Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-01
FUNERAL
WILL De SATURDAY;
TAFT WILL ATTEND
While Nation MournS High
Executive Utica MournS
"Jim Sherman" Beloved by
Fellow TOWnSmen
fRv Associated rrsss.l

the nation today mourns the death of
Vice President James s. Sherman.
Mr.. sherman's death occurred at 9:42
o'clock last night at the family resi-
dence, Of Bright's disease, complicated
with a malady of the heart and harden
ing of the arteries, following period,
of more than twenty-four hours of al
most total Inconsistencies.
Exalted public functionary though he
was, he was known to people of Utica
a Jim" Sherman. Indeed. IN most
cases the surname was dropped. and
common exchange of salutation
among the older residents today was
Poor Jim is gomez
All city flags were lowered to half
mast at the beginning of the day and
by every other possible way the vice
presidents home city indicated its
grief over his demise.
Mr. Sherman was a prominent factor
in many business enterprises in the
city and the offices of all such con-
cams were closed
The funeral win take place Saturday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock in the Dutch Re
formed church. 'of~-which Mr. Sherman
was parishoner.
Worn with their many hours of
watching. the members OF the family
were, slow in taking up the details Of
the obsequies. but so far as there was
expression it was favorable to the
quictest possible proceeding common
surate with the vice presidents Off
ciaI position.
TAFT WILL ATTEND.
The expectation here is that Presi-
dent Taft and many members of the
cabinet and both houses of congress
will desire to attend, but it is not
probable that the presence of even the
nations greatest dignitaries will shake
the determination of the family to
avoid ali ostentatioH. t.s,a
Mr. Sherman was a member OF the
Dutch Reformed church and the under
standing early in the day was that the
obsequies would be conducted in sc-
cordance with the forms of that de-
nomination.
Many messages of coincidence were
received here during the night and they
continue to pour in today from all
quarters Of the country. They include
kilograms from President Taft, Colonel
Roosevelt and most of the men in pub
lie life. These messages of sympathy
began to arrive even before Mr.. Sher-i
man had actually passed away. but all
such were for the time withheld from
the family.
Since the beginning OF the illness
Of his chief. Harry Devendorf. who,
for the past eighteen years. has been
Mr.. Shernan's private secretary. has
been constantly with him and he now
is giving close attention to all details
pertaining to the late vice presidents
affairs and totthe approaching funeral
ceremony.
The people of this city have seen
Comparatively little Of Mr.. Sherman
for the past year.
He left here for Washington early
In December. 1911, and was SO con-
standy occupied with his duties as
presiding officer in the senate that he
was unable to visit the city on more
than one or two occasions previous to
his return here at the beginning of his
inal illness last June.
Not until it became evident that the
crisis was approaching did his ply
sicians make known the fact that after
Mr.. Sherman left Utica and went co
Big Moose had he come near dying at
that place. Dr. F. H. Peck saidN today
that Mr.. Sherman had not been there
twenty-four hours whep he became so
i'll that for a time HIS life was de-
SPARED of. When, however, he re-
turned to Utica the lower altitude and
the agreeable surroundings had the
effect of rapidly reviving him. Occa-
sionally he walked on the streets but
gradually che trips down town grew
/ less frequent and he scarcely had been
seen outside of his own residence since
his appearance in the public park here
fetal notification of his denomination
for the vice presidency. : 1t was not,
] However, until last Sunday chat init
nations began to be received of his
extremely critical condition. Always
averse to public notice, the vice pres
ident's family seemed to shrink espe-
cially from all publication concerning
his physical condition. Even when DR..
Janoway, the New York specialist,
came to visit him on OCT. 90 he was
enabled to come and go without at
tracing public attention. The vice
presidents physicians have been aware.
however, for the past fortnight that
the malady had made rapid Roadway
and all of them feared that it soon
must end fatally.
HISTORY OF MALADY.
\ DR.. Peck. who has been in constant
attendance upon the vice president as
his familE physician, has had little hope
for him FOR weeks. He'll, however, was
not without hope of postponing the final
| ity so long as 1t was possible to induce
the kidneys to perform any considerable
portion of their natural functions. When
they failed in this respect he frankly, al
though confidentially, stated to newspa-
per men and others that the end could
not be long postponed. Not until yes
terday morning. however, did he become
willing to admit that his patients life