Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-01

tice of the Court of Claims was found dead in
his bed this NOR ming at his residence, 14l6 Goth
street His death was entirely unexpected.
Last night he attended prayer meeting at the
Western Presby terrain Church and took part as
usual Returning home he spent an hour or
two with his family and retired, seemingly in
good health.
DR.. Joseph Tabor. who has been Judge
brakes attending physician for the past twenty
years. stated that the justice was attacked with
slight case of grip three weeks ago, but that
his condition was not at any time serious
enough to occasion alarm. Last evening Jus.
tice Drake walked to the West Presby terrain
Church to attend the services there.
He seemed at the time to be better than at any
time since the attack Of grip. This morning
when he was called he did not respond, and
when his room door was opened it was found
that he was dead
In the summer Of 1880 Judge Drake was a
member of the commission to the Puyailup
Indians. Washington. and had since been
busily engaged on the work of preparing his
report to the Interior Department.
FOUND PEACEFULLY SLEEPING IN DEATH.
1t is doubtful whether the judge himself had
any premopition Of coming death. He ate
heartily at dinner and seemed to be in happier
spirits than usual.
He walked both ways to and from his church.
He retired at the usual hour. This morning
about o'clock his aged wife, who occupied the
adjoining room. entered his bed chamber and
found him lying as if in peaceful slumber.
His face wore a calm expression and it was
that the fatal truth was forced
with whom she had 10 spent '"AI a
married life Of nearly fifty years was no more
Medical aid was at once summoned,
but he was past medical aid. The
ha hat
he had been dead about two hours. He there
fore must have died about 5 o'clock. The
shock to his wife and to his daughter, Mrs. Wes-
colt, and to the other members OF the household
was all the greater because it was entirely I'M
looked TOR.
Although Judge Drake was within few
weeks of reaching the advanced age of eighty
one, yet he had unusual vigor Of both mind
and body.
He was great walker and every day when
the weather permitted he went out on little
excursions through the city. Since lis re-
tirement from the Court of Claims in 1885
Judge Drake has lived here mingling in society
and taking an active part IN the work Of the
church, of which he was an elder.
Funeral services will be held from his late
residence, 1416 Goth street, tomorrow, at 2
o clock. In accordance with wish expressed
In his will, Judge Drake remains will be Gre
mated and the remains taken to st. Louis for
interment. 1t has not been determined what
death OF its former chief justice.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Charles Daniel Drake. lawyer, was born in Oin-
cinnati April II, lS11 and was the son of DR..
Daniel Drake. He received a common school
education and spent short time at St. Joseph's
College, KY, and at a military academy at
Middletown, Conn. From 1927 to 1880 he was
q midshipman in the United States navy and in
1888 was admitted to the bar in Cincinnati and
in 1884 he removed to st. Louis. In 1S47 he re-
turned to Cincinnati. but in 1850 he again went
to st. Louis to practice his profession. In 1859
he was elected member OF the Missouri
house of representatives and was conspicuous
for his opposition to the secession movement
In 1858 he was elected to the Missouri state
convention; was a presidential electOr in 1864;
in 1865 he was a member and vice president of
the convention that formed the present con-
stitution OF Missouri. and In January, 1867, he
was elected Senator from Missouri for the
term ending in 1878, serving on the committees
on naval affairs, Pacific railroad, contingent ex-
penses and ordnance. In 1871 he was appointed
chief justice of the Court Of Claims, from which
position he retired few years ago. Since re-
siding in Washington Chief Justice Drake had
been especially active in the affairs Of tho
Presbyterian church. He was a leading men,
Der of the Western Presbyterian Church. Az
a member of the Washington city presbytery
and as a delegate to the general assembly OF
the Presbyterian church he had exercised
much influence in church affairs He took an
active part in the recent debates on revision.
Judge Drake was a man of strong convic-
| tons and never hesitated to speak his
mind with such force and directness
that he was not liable 10 be misun-
derstood. As deIater he has won
many a hard-fought battle and he was recog-
nized as a power Of no ordinary magnitude.
Judge Drake leaves a wife who is over eighty
years Of age and one daughter. Mrs. Wescott,
! who have the sympathy Of . large circle OF
| friends In their affection.