The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-16

/ UVER" EkER!1UN
CAUSES DEATH
Of MR. CHOATE
4 NEW YORK. May l5.--.Tos"ph Hodges
Ch"atr. former ambassador u Great
Britain and lawyer OF international
Tame. died suddenly of heart disease Mt
his h"m" in Tins city lat. last night;
Mr.. Ch"n:''' complained Yesterday MORN
ing "f feeling oppressed and his physi-
cian WAS called Mr. thoalr was ordered
10 stay IN he'd. but later in the day he
irii hi Srunm several times 10 irauSar.
pressing business affairs. About 1854
o'clock last night lac called his wife and
daughter. Miss Muh'. Chuata. tn his bed
side. According IL Miss rhuatc. he sail:
Il am feeling very i'll: | think this is
The end. y few minutes later he died
wlth9tand!nr his advanced years
Mr.. thnatc took an active part III the
entertainment last week az the French
and british war commissions in New
York. lie was chairman ~ The rcccp-
ti",i committee that mot NJ. Rene vi
Want. Marshall Juffrc and other diStln-
gU!$h"d members of the French mission
last Thursday. and acted i'll Il similar ca
raCity when tho British mission. headed
by Arthur Iain"S BaliUur arrived IN
New York "n Friday. 1T the reception
III City tlnll fur Mr.. IialfoUr ana the
BRUSH commission. Mayor Mitchell rc-
!f"rrcu /" Mr. Chnalr rs tho foremost
citizen of N,w York." Al tho hau4u'';
rm Friday night for the British ana
French commissions. Mr.. thuatr WlS
one "f the speakers and on saturday
evening he entertained al Il small dir
ncr al his home for Mr.. Balfour. Mr..
t. tlt"al" WAS & personal friend "t the
mulch Of each other during til" stay of
thu British commission in New York.
His acllr" participation III IN" cilYS
welcon" II III" two war commissions
was far more than NJ" Lhoatr had AT
tempted in many years.
Mr.. th"atr InIrrlru on October lf.
! 1851. thc daughter ~ FREDERICK Sterling.
o! Columbus. -. There are lhrc" soaa
!Sl"rling. George and Joseph NJ. lr.
Mrs rhoate, who was WIKI her hu5-
band when II" died. collapsed and MS
carried from his room. Physicians and
nurses were called IL attend her. Early
today Il bulletin ISSUED by The ph%S-
clans stated that her condition VA"
critical.
Was IS Years Old.
Mr. CErar" was 81 years old. n life
Tim" during which hc WAS ON" If tho
! most distinguished practitioners Of law
~ III" United States. ambassador 10
ENGLAND with signal success, spot
er applaudcd ON innum"rthu occasions,
Land finally q rrlnarkab BILE "GtuEcnarIan.
lie came from an old New England fam
lily. noted for strength "I character ana
rmc,.Ial viGnr. HIS father WAS Il cousin
of III" famous l:ufuS Ih"atr. He was
graduated from Harvard IN 1852. Il cri-
lcec mat" 81 Philip Brooke. ilc "Sinb-
IiShrd himself III New York IN lS'G. soon
after finishing his law studies. and as
member Of the iirm of ENarts, South
mayd a. Chuatc he rose to the leadership
Of the New York bar.
! Mr.. Ch"at" appeared In all the cclr-
hratcd cases. He figured in the prose-
culirn of Boss. Tweed and his follow
rrs who looted the New York city treas
my; he ST. successfully defended Fitz-
John Porter that by reversal OF court
martial that officer wa% rcinslatcd; he
appeared III the ridden will case. the
contest over Commodore Nandcrbllts
millions and the Chinese exclusion Cnsc
Ambassador to England
Mr.. Choatc was Republican. Int
! had never held public office. beyond
& brief term as member OF state
! constitutional convention, when he was
/ invited by President Mckinley in l>9?
10 go To London as the American amha$.
sador. After his six years in England
| lie Was Iaudcd on both sides OF the At
| lanlic for the remarkable success he had
| had IN strengthening the tics between
the EngliSh-Spcaking peoples. His range
of suclabllity made him known as am
haSSador I" the people as we'll as am
| haSSador to tho court. NumbcricSs
| times hr appeared as lecturer on .\inrr!- ,
| mon.
\ mark of respect never h"fore con
| frrrrd upon foreigner III England %lnr''
| The middle of the seventeenth cCntur%
was paid him when h. WAS adopted r.
the inner circle OF the British nnr and
! made :. "benchcr." or member 81 tho
| governing body of tho Middle cTmri".
, 1t was. III fact. q compliment never he
| fore paid To 4 London lawyer Of -\mCri-
can birth and training.
! Causes Profound Regret.
! NEW YORK. May lH.--Thc news o.
thcdcath last night of Joseph II. Chuat".
so son after having taken 4. conspicuous
part in this city'S extraordinary r""rr-
tions ~ the British aud French war mis-
SinnS. caused the proiound"St regret lu-
day throughout tn" ruir" metropolis
at the sudden close Of his distinguished
career.
Preparations were begun AT onre by
tn" municipal authorities aud r"pr"$"n-
tativ"S Of leading civic organizations 1"
pay Appropriate tribute {" IN" memory
Of Mr. Chualc. characterized 10y Mayor
Mitchell in his address al welcome /"
Arthur ]. E;Lllour, at IN" City Hall as
New York'S foremost citizen.
The Mayor ordered the flags At City
Hall placed ut half mas. bcf0r" tho
cIly'$ business started for the day. and
On numerous buildings the rNanIpl" WINS
followed. Al the opening o; the courts
the dead lawyer and Statrman WAS Culo-
gi2cu. IN the supreme court h" WITS
! alluded To rs " Il lawyer Of lawyers.
1t WIS announced that tn" funeral Will
be- held Thursday morning IN St Lar
thulumrw'S ChuCh in this city and burial
will b. at Slurkhridgr. Mass. the SUM
mcr home ri IN" thoatr family.
! Il hccam" known today thai Mr..
| ChuaIc'S first complaint of Illness WAS
| on his return To his hnmr at one O'Clock
i.Sunduy morning from the british Red
! Cross benefit 1T CarucIi" Hall. before
| going to the bonrIit hc hHd given a FRI
! valc dinner in his home on Saturday
night III honor of Mr.. lialfour. The next
! day he complained Of fattSu" and pains
| in his heart and abdomen. Dr. Draper.
tho family physician. discovered thnr
Mr.. Chuatc had added Il fresh cold IL an
attack Of grip from which he was re-
covering.
! Against The aivic" Of his famil? that
TN" cxcriion OF taking 50 prominent q
part in greeting the visiting war mis-
| Siuus would tax his strength. Mr..
/ Chnatr laughed away their fears ami in
sisted h.. Wuild carry through the pro-
! .r:,,u ''iuSt like a boy"