The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-18


because of the risk of exposure after
his recent hard cold, but Mrs. Wilson
and some of the family occupied places
in the gallery. A large wreath bearing
the cards of the president and Mrs.
Wilson lay on the casket, the only
floral tribute in the chamber beside
one from the senate.
Two guards of honor, one a, union
veteran and the other "a confederate
veteran, stood beside the coffin as it
lay in the marble room.
CEREMONIES SIMPLE.
The ceremonies were marked by
their simpliCity-there were no eulo-
gfes--only prayer and funeral service
by the senate chaplain and Bishop
Harding of the Episcopal church.
All arrangements were made to take
the body 1rCm Washington at 4:45
p. m. for Atlanta, where it will lie in
state in the Georgia capitol before be-
ing taken to Macon for burial.
Two hours before the body was
taken with tender reverence into the
senate chamber, it lay in the adjoining
marble room, where colleagues and as
sociates of the cad senator viewed
it for The last time. The public was
excluded. Later the body was taken
into the senate chamber and placed
upon the creped bier, directly in front
of the vice presidents desk.
SEATS RESERVED.
Seats upon the floor were reserved
for the president of the United States,
members of his cabinet, the chief JUS
tice and associate Justices of the su-
preue court. members of the diplo-
matte cops, members of the house OF
representatives, the admiral of the
navy, the chief of staff of the army
and the regents and secretary of the
Smithsonian institution.
Members of the dead senator's fam
lily and the officiating clergymen re-
manned in the presidents room
until time for the services when they
were conducted to the seats reserved
for them on the floor.
Admission TO the galleries was by
card, extended only to the members of
the house and the more intimate
friends Of the dead statesman. One
gallery was reserved FOR the use Of
! those invited by the president and the
vice president Hundreds Of those who
/ came 20 pay homage to the dead
statesEnan's memory were turned away.
When Eice-President Marshall walk
! ed slowly to his seat and called the
senate to order, the short and simple
services began. Departing from the
customary form, Mr.. Marshall in a
voice full OF feeling and lowered al
most TO q whisper, said:
Senators, the hour has arrived at
! which, IN accordance with the orders
! of the senate the final ceremonies over
! the body of Augustus Octavius Ba-
con, late senator from Georgia and
an unusually distinguished member of
t4f hnF he,r ,T1c- In.
formity to custom and In token of our
common faith. the chaplain of the sen
ate win offer a prayer 10 God, the
Father, God the Redeemer and God
the Comforter"
The Rev. Forrest ]. Prettyman,
chaplain Of the senate, offered prayer.
I'VE bless Thee for the life and work
of this great man
eve praise Thee that the hand of
death was not laid upon him until he
had spoken his message to the world
and had sent forth the influence OF
a devoted life into the soul OF our ma
ton He said.
'Blest with a physical form which
was animated by a presence. full of
the repose of self-masteIy, confident
through rich and varied scholarship,
in1exible by reason of a consecrated
aim, he faced and fulfilled the great
demands of a faithful senator
The Episcopal burial service was
pronounced by Bishop Alfred Harding
of the Protestant Episcopal church and
a benediction followed by the chaplain.
After the lapse of probably minute
the vice-president spoke again:
Into the loving hands of the conf
mittees of congress and the officers of
the senate" he said, we consign the
Moral body of our well beloved SEN
ator to be by them conveyed to his
home in the state of Georgia, there to
be deposited in it's final resting place.
May his II bors in the cause of consti-
tutional liberty long bless the repub-
lie"
Members of the capitol police force
bore the body back to the marble
room, where it remained until escorted
to the railway station for the journey
to Atlanta, where II will lie in state
at the Georgia capitol until taken TO
Macon for fnterment
The funeral party that aceompa nied
the body south included the commit
tees appointed by the two houses OF
congress. sergeant alarms Higgins |
the secretary OF the senate, Senator's
Smith OF Georgia, TiIln1an, Overrnan, |
Chiffon, Fletcher, Pomereue, Thomas, |
O'Gorman. Vardaman, Gallinger. Root, /
Nelson, Brandegee and Page, Repre- |
sentatives Ferris, Willis, Mann, Payne, |
Gardner, Anthony, Dyer and Prouty |
and the Georgia delegation, including
Representative Edwards, Park. Crisp |