The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-04-07
aud now nearly lJonst tAesed at the Navy yard in
New York. In few days they will be shipped
to Norfolk to be placed on board.
Death Of thx-1aaief Justice Drake.


| Hon. Charles D. Drake, late Chief Justice of
| the Court of Cl7ims,s died suddenly and very
| unexpectedly at his residence on Twentieth
street northwest, Washington, on Friday morn
| ing, April /, Of heart failure, superinduced by
| an attack of grip The Judge attended a
prayersmeetingo on Thursday evening. and spent
| some time with his family after returning to
his ms home, and retfredin apparently good health:
When called OH Friday morning he did not
| respond, and when his door was opened the
Judge was found dead in bed. His aged wife,
who was the first to enter his room, could not
believe he was dead. Some three weeks ago
the Judge had slight case of the grip, but he
had recovered, aud was able to 60 about.
Judge Drake was born in Cincinnati, o.,
April II, 1911. His education was received in
the ordinary schools of Ohio and Kentucky,
except period of IA months in 1923, "a, spent
in st. Joseph's College, Bardstown, Ky. and
eight months in a military academy of Middle
town, Conn. April ], 1927, he was appointed
Midshipman in the United States Navy, which
he retained till January, 1880. In May. 1888
he was admitted to the bar in Cincinnati. In 1884
he moved to st. Louis and in 1910 united with
the Second Presbyterian Church. In June, 1S47,
he returned to Cincinnati July, 1S49, he was
appointed Treasurer to the Board of Foreign
Missions of the Presbyterian Church. which
position he held till October, 1850, when he
returned to st. Louis and resumed the practice
of law. In 1856 he was elected ruling elder
OF tho Second church. In 1859 he was elected
q member of tho Missouri House of Repre-
sentatives, and in 1863 member of the Mis-
souri, State Convention. A year later be was
elected a member of the new Convention to
revise the Constitution of Missouri, of which
body he was Vice President In January, 1867,
he was elected United States Senator from Mis-
souri, for six years. but in December, 1870 he
resigned this position to accept that of Chief
Justice of the Court of Claims, from which he
resigned in 1856. In 1869 Judge Drake was
member of the 20. 81 General Assembly OF the
Presbytery of st. Louis; was On the Committee
OF Conference ON Reunion, and was appointed
chairman Of a committee to consider and In
vestigate all matters of controversy in regard
to the Theological Seminary of the northwest
In the November following he presented the
report of the committee, settling all contro-
versies. The report was adopted by the As
sembly. In 1880, before the second General
Council of the Presbyterian Alliance, he read
paper on "Christianity, the Friend of the
Working Classes and in 1854 he published "a
Treatise on the Law of Suits by Attachment in
the United States" He also published life
of Daniel Drake, his father, prominent physi-
clan, who died in Cincinnati in November,
1852
Justice Drake leaves widow-his second
wife-now 80 years old, and a daughter, Mrs.
Wescott, and a number of grandchildren. By
his will it is provided that his body be cre-
mated. His funeral took place from the West
ern Presbyterian Church Saturday, April 2.
The interment will be in st. Louis. The pail
bearers were Chief Justice Richardson, Judge
Weldon and Judge Davis, Of the Court of
Claims; Judge Wylie. Secretary Noble Sena-
tor Dawes, Commodore Easeby, Admiral Tenn
ple and Admiral Lee