The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-29
Attack Of Indigestion Is
Followed By Failure Of
Heart Action
HAD JUST REACHED HIS
HOME FROM WASHINGTON
Funeral Will Take Place fhurso"s anu
VIII He Attended BY a Delegation
of United states Senators
and Congressmen

s..or Samuel Douglas Mc1Inery died
at his home here this morning snoi .''
before 10 o'clock.
Senator McEnery arrived from Wash'
,,o.on Yesterday morning sunerins
<-or, on attack of indigestion. lie was
n,aced in a carriage at the raliroao
station and taken to his nome y" y.
Mary street. where physiciahs
hastily summoned The senator
somewhat after being treated a'''
.howed marked Improvement yes'ei
of+ernoon. Late last night MS con-
-, took a turn for the worse ana
sr,g this morning he lapsed into un-
consciousness -.
M senator McEnery was in the 14th
,ear of his age and his health had
nat been good for several years Inc
stack of indigestion weakened his con-
sttion and under the strain which at
tended the illness his heart action
failed Death came at twenty minutes
to 10 o'clock this morning. At MS oeo-
side at the time we're his w'fe' VINO
before their marriage was MISS EiiAa-
beth Phillips of Monroe, La, his dausn-
fer Mrs. Warren B. Parks and one OF
his sons, Charles P. McEnery
DIR. Douglas w. McEnery, another
son, of Washington, d. c., is now on
his wav to New Orleans, having been
autographed for early this morning.
Notice of the death of Senator Nc
Emery was today sent to the sergeant
alarms of the United States senate
at washington. Arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been completed.
Senator McEnery has been promi-
nentIy Identified with the history OF
Louisiana for almost half a century.
He served as lieutenant In the Con-
federate army and as young lawyer
in Louisiana Immediately following the
-var was conspicuous IN the work acs'
comnlished by the white league in
overthrowing the carpetbaggers aud
negro rulex He was elected lieutenapt-
governor BY the democrats in 1873 and
succeeded Governor Wiltz upon the lht-
ter's death in 1881 He was elected
governor by the democrats In 1883 In
1896 he was elected to the United States
Senate. where he has served continu-
ously ever since. His last term would
have expired March 8, 1915.
Senator McEnery was educated at
spring Hill college, Alabama, and the
University of Virginia. He was a mein-
ber of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity
The funeral of Senator McEnery will
take place at 1890 o'clock Thursday
morning and the interment will be made
in local cemetery. The funeral will
be official. A telegram to this effect
9of the Senate at Washingtont
McEnery an Independent
Washington. June 2s.-During his serv-
ices as a senator Mr. McEnery was
known as an independent democrat who
voted frequently with the Republicans.
This was true particularly in tariff legis :
lation Throughout the last two revi-
sions of the traif he contended jealously
for the protection of cane sugar interests
and was willing to make concessions to
the majority party In return for favors
shown him. At times hia attitude pro-
vo1ed some criticism from his party as
sociates. but this never swerved him from
his independent course. The fact that
Senator McEnery was afflicted with al
most total deafness prevented him from
taking an active part in debates.
Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdell telegraphed
today to learn the wishes of the family
In relation to having an official funeral
Until he gets reply there will be no
committees named.
Vice President Sherman. upon hearing
OF Senator McErery's death, sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Mrs. McEnery:
II am deeply grieved by the startling
news of Senator McEnery's death. Close
association with him engendered affec-
ton and respect. I feel a personal loss.
His state and his country lose firm and
faithful servant. To you and his family
t1x;<
Vice President Sherman has designated
the following senators to attend the flu
neral of the late Senator McEnery, which
: It has been learned Is to be held at New
Orleans at 1890 a. m. Thursday Messrs.
Foster. Dollver, Bailey Gamble. Clay,
Bradley, Johnston and Chamberlain. The
senators attending the funeral will leave
here tonight and wiM arrive at New Or
leans at 7:45 a. m. Thursday.
Speaker Cannon named the following
committee to attend the funeral on be-
half of the House: Broussard, Watkins,
Ransdel, Waycliffe, Puio. Estopinal and
Gilmore of Louisiana. Taylor of Alaba-
ma. Beall of Texas, Macon of Arkansas.
Sisson of Mississippi. Mckinley of Illi-
nois. Grant of North Carolina and Barch-
field of Pennsylvania.
Taft Sends Regrets
Washington, June 2s.-President Taft
learned with deep regret of the death of
Senator McEnery The Louisiana sena-
tor had been the friendship and admira-
tlon of the Chief Executive and was a