Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-27
STRICKEN IN COURT
Dealt, of Ex-Attorney General
Garland.
Tho Summons c"me while Iio was
addressing tho Highest Court In
the Land ana Il Was Quickly obey
cd-IIis Career.
(By Telegraph to virgIn,an-PIlot,

Former Attorney General Augustus II
Gerland was stricken with apoplexy
while addressing the United Safes SUI
preme Court at 1915 o'clock this af-
teInoon. and died within ten minutes.
The occurrence came with startling
and tragic uneXpectedness, changing
the usual calm and dignity of the
court into temporary confusion, while
the dying man was carried from the
chamber in II futile effort to alleviate
his condition.
When the court convened, at noon,
Mr.. Garland resumed an argument in
the case of Towson VS.. Moore, which
mad begun yesterday. There was Il full
bench with the exception OF Justices
Brewer and White Mir. Garland spoke
calmly and with no evidences of agita-
ton or effort He had read from a
law volume and had followed with the
sentence:
This. your honor. is our contention"
HIS LAST WORDS.
AS the last word was uttered. Mr.
Garland was seen to raise his hand and
then gasp. He tottered and fell side
wise, striking against n chair and over
turning ii as he fell heavily to the floor
y succession of loud. deep gasps came
from him as he lay on the floor. His
associate in the case, Mr.. Franklin
Mackey, was at once by his side and
with the aid of other counsel and Of
iicials the head of the dying man was
raised. his shoes removed and 4 glass
OF water given him. y deathly pallor
had overspread his face, and this soon
gave place to deep purple, which fore
told the gravity of the attack lie was
carried from the chamber across to the
room of Chief Clerk Mckinney, and
there placed on II sofa. Senator Gal
linger who is 4. physician, was near ut
hand. y single glance told him that
the attack would be fatal Within ten
minutes from the time of the stroke
Mr.. Garland brcathed his last
AN EXCEPTIONAL STROKE.
The court. in the meantime, had post
pcncd the case in which Mr.. Garland
was engaged and until the seriousness
of the attack was known had proceed
ed with other business. Word of the
tragedy was soon noised through the
Capitol and Senators and Representa-
tiVcS hurried to the courtroom. The
two Arkansas Senator's, Mr. Berry and
Mr.. Jones. were among the first to view
the body, and following them was a
long line of persons high in Legislative
and legal circles, who had been asso-
clated with Nlr. Garland at various
times in his long and notable public
service.
history of the United States Supreme
Court has an attorney been stricken
with death while making an argument
there. There have been cases in which
counsel have fallen stricken with i'll
ness, but no case in which death has
followed within n few minutes, as hap
pcned to-day.
IN POOR HEALTH.
Mr. Garland had been in poor health
D.
ago was in the hospital for some
weeks. His friends noticed when he
was we'll enough to he out again, that
he had failed rapidly. and was grow
ing feeble Several weeks ago he was
taken i'll with the grip and had suf-
fered from its effects ever since. lie
doctored himself by taking popular
remedies. and. it is understood, had not
considered his case serious enough to
call in a physician.
Yesterday afternoon while in the SUI
preme Court room he laid his head on
his hand, as he sat at a table for the
accommodation of counsel, and COM
planned of feeling very ILL., This morn
ing before he went into the court room
he spent some time in the clerks Of
flee and remarked to one of the Off
Gals that he was not feeling very well,
and he thought he would go to Fort
Monroe next Monday to take n rest. lie
did not regard his condition at all Sc
riouS.
THE COURT ADJOURNS.
After the death of the former Attor-
ney General became known the SUI
premc Court adjourned for the day.
This action was taken on the motion
of Attorney General GrigGs who in
making it, said:
May it please the court. 1t is my sad
duty TO announce to the court the
sudden death Of an eX-Attorney Gene
raj of the United States-AuGustus
Hill Garland. The sudden and uncxpcct-
cd death of this distinguished man
comes with n shock OF surprise to those
of lis who have heard of it. aS UNI
doubtedlY ii came to those of this court
who witnessed his seizure. He was n
man so distinguished in his profession,
so distinguished as statesman i'm po-
litical life. and so connected officially
and professionally with this court to the
last moment OF his life. that I deem
it proper that / suggest to the court
that out of respect to his memory they
should take n recess until tomorrow,
and | make that motion"
Responding for the court, Chief Jus
tice Fuller said:
"The court learns of the death of Mr..
Garland with sincere sorrow. ana con-
ours In the suggestion that has been
made. out Of respect to the memory of
this distinguished member of the bar.
an adjournment will he taken until to-
morrow Mt the usual hour
PROFOUND SADNESS.
The news Of Mr. Garland's death pro-
duced n profound sadness in the SEN
ate. where he had served for many
years as ono of n galaxy of distin-
gu!shed men. While in the Senate he
had been n member OF the Committee
on Judiciary and had taken rank with
the strong men of that day. lie natu-
rally gave the greater share Of his at
tention to legal questions. as tho natu-
raj tendency of his mind was In that