The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-11
TAYLOR
.sy s.PASSES AWAY

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Special.
Scores of friends of Senator
Robert l.. Taylor. who died i'm his
Washington apartments Sunday.
following an operation for gail
stones, dallied ut the apartment
of the deceased statesman I'm
StOneleigh Court. to honor
in death the man they loved
s. i'm life. Such display of affec-
ton for dead statesman has
seldom been seen i'm Washington.
Thousands of kilograms from ali
over the country, and particulars,
from Tennessee. the homo IA.
OF "FiddIin' Bob" brou.i .r..-
OF consolation TO his Wis.A. md
expressed deep regret at the TAX
ing OF OF one OF the bestowed OF
public men.
Funeral services for Senator
Taylor were held from the home
OF his cousin, Mrs. Alder. I'm Knox
Vile, Tenn, on Wednesday. In
terment was I'm the Taylor lot
in Gray Cemetery i'm that city. be-
side the body of his first wife.
sarah Bard Taylor. who died
Twelve years ago. and who was
mother of all his children. No
services will be held i'm Washing
To. with the exception Of funeral
ments.
Funeral in Knoxville.
The body will be taken to Knoxvill,
on special train at 10 O'Clock Tues.
day, accompanied by his widow
NJ rs Mary ST. John Taylor; his son
David Taylor; daughter. Mrs. Camn-
bell Pitcher, and her husband: Mrs
5. h. Williamson, a cousin. and rem
resentatiVes of the Senate and House
The pallbearers have not been select
ed. Committees VIII be appointed 10y
Speaker Clark and Vice President
Sherman to attend the funeral
IF the Tennessee solon.
Both houses Will adjourn early in
aspect to his memory. Funeral ser
ices in Knoxville will be conducted
~ Rev. DR.. Neighbors, Of Bristol
renn., Methodist clergyman and
lose friend of the deceased.
Senator Taylor died at Providence
Hospital Sunday morning at $40
clock, after a LONG illness. He had
been in poor health for several
months and the knife was resorted
@ on thursday by DR.. Harrison Crook.
rs physician, in an effort to save his
life. Although he rallied from the
immediate effects of the operation.
lie steadily sank later. lapsing into
at three o'clock Sun
lay morning and remaining in a coma
ose state until the end.
AT the time of his death Mrs. Tav-
or, her brother. Charles ST. John.
drs :. Is. Williamson. and DR.. Crook
were at the Senator's bedside. Sen
ltor Luke Lea. of Tennessee, remained
II the bedside all night, leaving for
lis apartments to take a short rest
ust before Senator Taylor passed
'way. Mrs. Taylor suffered consid-
'rably from the shock. and was under
medical care at the hospital for the
greater part of the day. returning I,
her apartments in the evening.
Prominent i'm Politics.
senator Robert Love Taylor was a
prominent figure in Tennessee politics
or years. He served three terms as
Governor before coming to the Sen
ate, and was defeated for a fourth
-erm by the incumbent of the Cub
ernatorial chair, Governor Ben w
Hooper, at the last election.
He was born at Happy Valley. Car
-er county, Tenn. July 81, 1850 a,
ne place on the Wautega River
where the first fort was established
by John Sewer. His parents were
Nathaniel G.. Taylor. a former mem
Der OF Congress and Commissioner
IF Indian Affairs under President
Johnson, and Emily Haynes Taylor,