Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-15
News Reaches an Executive Ses-
sion of the Senate at 2.25 P.
NJ, So That Body Adjourns to
Arrange for a Notable Funeral.
Services Will Be Held in Wash
ington-Body Of the Statesman
viii Then Lie in State in Atlanta
Before Being Sent to Macon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE death
Of Senator Bacon was announced In
the Senate at 2;25 o'clock, while a
prolonged executive session was be-
ing held.
The news from his bedside, as con-
veyed to his colleagues at noon when
the Senate met and went into execu-
tive session, was that his condition
to-day was unchanged, and that his
condition was regarded as every way
hopeful. His secretary, Colonel ]. T.
Boifeuillet, left his bedside this aftec-
noon at o'clock and came directly
to the Capitol and conveyed the news
to several veterans of the Senate that
Senator Bacon was unchanged, AMI
that the doctors stated th..t unless
complications set in there was every
reason to believe that he would re-
cover. The Senate was then in ex-
ecutive session, and this information
was regarded as in every way hope
full
Has a Sinking Spell.
At 2:25 o'clock the message came
10 the Capitol by telephone that he
had taken a sudden sinking spell and
that the distinguished patient hal
passed away quietly.
The executive session was inme di-
stely concluded upon the announce
ment of the death of Senator Bacon
by Senator Lee ). Cverman, Of North
Carolina, and amid a pail OF gloom
the members OF the Senate gathered
in group in the middle Of the Sen
ate floor and, with grave faces, dis
cussed the death of one who had for
quarter of a century been a con-
spicuous figure on the floor Of the
Senate.
1t was then agreed that Senators
0verman, Gallinger, Kern and Swan
son should go to the home Of the Sem
ator, at the New Netherlands, ani
confer with Mrs. w. B. Sparks Of
Macon, the daughter of Senator Ba-
con, as to what plans should be fol-
lowed in regard 20 the funeral, the
Senate standing adjourned lntil noon
Monday, out of respect to the de-
ceased. They vii, report the result
Of their conference to the Senate WHEN
1t convenes Monday.
Body Coming to Atlanta.
No plans have been made yet. but
II has been tacitly agreed that there
shall be a public funeral held in the
Senate chamber Tuesday at noon, a I'D
that the body and the funeral party
Of twelve members of Congress shall
leave here Tuesday afternoon at AIS
o'clock for Atlanta, where the body
VIII lie in state in the Capitol We'd
nesday, and that the funeral be at
Macon, the home of the deceased, Oh
Wednesday or Thursday. Several
public funerals have been held in the
senate chamber. notably those Olsen
ator Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee,
whose body lay in state in the SEN
ate chamber for six hours: also
mat of Senator Mark Hanna, of
ohio, whose body was brought to the
Senate chamber and a public funeral
ned here. The last public funeral ex-
eFcise held in the Senate chamb Der
vas that in memory Of former Vice
resident James 8. Sherman stimuli
'aneouslv with the exercises at his
nome at Ithaca, \ Y.
OVerman Pays Tribute.
senator Overman, of North Caro-
una, close personal friend and ad-
mirer of Senator Bacon, offered the
'ormal resolution providing for ad-
'ournment out of respect to the men,
Org Of Senator Bacon. Senator Over
man and Senator Salisbury and
o'hers hurried in automobiles to the
Bacon home. Discussing the death
VI his colleague, Senator Overman
said:
y regarded Senator Bacon as one
the ablest men Of his creation.
1e was a student Of the affairs to
which he has long given attention by