The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-15
BY Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Associate Jus
tice John NJ. Harlan, Oldest member of
the supreme court of the United States
for years conspicuous in Kentucky
politics, once candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for vice-president Of
the United States, a foremost constl-
tutional attorney and prominent in the
councils OF the Presbyterian church.
died at his home in this city today.
He was 7S years old last June. His
last words were: Goodbye. ! am
very sorry kept you waiting so lorg.
Justice Harlan had been Ill with
acute bronchitis less than a week. He
sat on the bench last Monday when
the cDurt h ird arguments on the SO
called anthracite coal trust case. The
following morning Chief Justice White
announced that Justice Harlan wac
slightly i'll" and ye terday asked at
torneys to consider that Justice Har'
Ian was sitting in their case, although
not physically prese t.
Justice Harlan, however, was much
worse than his colleagues in the court
realized. Despite his advanced age, he
was robust and ordinarily enjoyed the
best OF health. He was rarely absent
from the bench, an attack uf infiuef.Za
a few years ago being almost the orly
illness from which he had suffered for
q long period.
very much affected Justice Harlan.
Chief Justice F'uller's death In the
summer OF 1910 also was a great SHOCK
to the venerable jurist.
Justice continued to perform his
share of the work of the court FITS
great ambition was to serve until next
June, when he would have exceeded
he 1Y-xyfa OF nr W O
sat on the bench.
AS 1t was his service was longer
than that of any other justice except
Chief Justice Marshall and Associate
Justice Stephen ]. Field.
Fields was the longest service--34
years, months and 10 days; Mar
sha1l's, "a years. months, 5 days.
Harlan's. 33 years, 10 months, 25 days
His service did exceed that OF JUS
tice Story, who was on the bench So
years, 9 months, % days.
These are the only justices who have
served for more than a generation.
It was while on the bench Monday
that Justice Harlan first felt the attack
of bronchitis. He asked for such sim
pie remedies as were at hand and re.
mained on the bench. BY Tuesdsy
considerable fever was manifest. ON
Wednesday he was markedly weaker
and his condition grew worse.
Yesterday ne seemed little DetIeF.
His son, John M. Harlan. of Chicago,
n lawyer, was summoned here and an
other son, DR.. Richard c. Harlan, now
travelling in Europe, was notified.
Last night he grew worse and death
came at S:13 o'clock this morning.
His death was a great shock to his
judicial associates. They had not un-
derstood the extent of the Illness. Tie
had had some bronchial affection for
nearly ten years. resulting TO some de
gree from his custom OF going about
Washington In all sorts of weather and
of usually making the Journey to and
from the court on the platforms of
street cars regardless OF rain or cold
Justice Harlan left a widow and five
children. Four of the children were
at his bedside. The included Inter
state Commerce Commissioner James
s. Harlan. John Maynard Harlan Of
Chicago, and the Misses Laura AND
Ruth Harlan, who live here. Tie
other son. Rev. r. D. Harlan formerlv
president OF Lake Forest University,
Is touring Europe.
The funeral will be Tuesday at the
national cemetery at Arlington, Va.