Evening star., 1914-02-15
FUNERAL OF BACON
IS TO Be IN SENATE
President Wilson and All Other
Leaders in Public Life to
Attend Tuesday.
DEATH OF THE SENATOR
CAME AS GREAT SHOCK
Chairman of Foreign Relations Com
mlttee Should Have Led Debate
on Eight Treaties.

The body of Senator Augustus q
Bacon OF Georgia. one OF the NEST pow
erful and prominent members of III.
upper house. who died yesterday after
noon VIII lie in state IN the Senatt.
chamber Tuesday. and at O'Clock of
that day public funeral Will take place
IN that chamber. The funeral viii be at
tended 10y the President. the Senate IN"
House of Representatives the members
OF tn" supreme Conrt. the members or
the cabinet. The diplomatic corps. the
admiral of the navy and TIE chief Of
staff Of the army
The arrangements for the funeral were
made yesterday afternoon by merabors
OF the Senate. after consultation with a
daughter of senator Bacon, Mrs W. r.
Sparkes. who was al the senator's bed
side when he died
The high position held by Senator
Bacon in the service of his co ,1trv
made il eminently Hitting that Il state
funeral should be held in the opinion
OF his colleagues. The funeral services
VIII be read over Senator Racon's BODY
Just two days in advance of the debate
III the Senate chamber of important arbl-
tration treaties with eight foreign
powers. which chairman OF the com
Hittee on foreign relations Senator Ea-
con should have led.
Invitations to Be Sent.
The services viii be conducted by Rev.
Forrest j. Prettynan. chaplain of the
Senate assisted by an Episcopal clergy
man TO be selected by the family OF
Senator Bacon. The Senate VIII formally
appoint committee on arrangements
tomorrow. when cards of invitation vii
be sent to the Pres tent. his cabi,,et
members of tn. diplomatic .sorps and
other distinguished men
rev funerals nave taken place in the
senate chamber ia recent years pt,-
among the members of the senate who
died while in office and who were give,,
public funerals in the chamber were
Senator Mark Hanna Of Ohio Senate.
lsham g. Harris of Tennessee and Sem
ator William H. Bate, also OF Tennessee.
The Presidents Statement.
When President Wilson heard of Sena-
tor Bacon's death, he was sitting e
his typewriter. He wrote tn efollowine
statement on his machine and issued it
to the press:
"All who know senator Bacon Mil
sincerely deplore his death 1t deprive
the Senate OF one of its oldest and most
with something Ike reverence To ii.=
traditions of ire great body of which
ne was so long part and who sought in
all that ne did to maintain its standards
OF craftsmanship and service.
The great state OF Georgia will ,.reatl,-
miss her distinguished son and servant
My own association win him had been
of the most cordial and, TO me, helpfui
sort
Il particularly proiit.d by his expert
n .str.
The news OF Senator Raron'S deaf h.
which occurred at Garfield Hospital at ::
. clock yesterday afternoon. came to the
Senate while that body WAS in executive
session. and adjournment out oil respect
10 his memory immediately followed
Had Been Ill Two Weeks.
Though Senator Bacon had been s.rl-
ously i'll for almost TWO weeks with
kidney trouble and complications develop
ing from a broken rib. his death WAS
unexpected, and only an hour before
reports had been received as
to his condition.
The immediate cause of the senator $
death was diagnosed as a blood cIot in
the heart. Physicians mad determined
that AN operation which had been COLI
templated was unnecessary. Despite his
wears il appeared that The
atiiiction from which he suffered was Of
recent origin and specialists believed *
would yield 10 treatment. THIS concill-
sion relieved considerably the anxiety or
his friends and associates IN Congress.
Half an hour before mis- death the sena-
tor talked with his daughter. Ms. w j..
Sparkes OF Georgia. She had just lsfs
the room when Ne rais..i himself IN be
AS Mrs. Sparkes re-cntercd the room hr-
father fell back in collapse and never re-
gained consciousness.
Senator overman Notified.
In the absence of senator Hok. Smith
of Georgia Senator Overnlan was noti;is4
and proceedings in the Senate wero
abruptly halted when the North Carolins.
senator announced the death. 4 brief
resolution of respect was adopted a,.d
the Senate adjourned.
The scene on the floor of the Senate
was an unusual one. Not only had tt.,
death of their colleague shocked the san:.-
tors. but the effect of his loss al 4 tiills
when i'm portanl toreiGn relation III, }e-
ures We're pending at once impressed ii.
self upon the minds Of democratic aud
re repuh!ican leaders.
Informing the Senate of Senator la
con $ death. Senator overman said:
I'm the absence of the senator from
Georgia, Mr.. Smith, il becomes my pain
ful duty to announce to the Senate the
Heath of Senator Bacon NJ = o'clock this
afternoon in this city. The sudden pass
ns away of this great senator who came
10 this chamber with all the honors whi. II
his native state could confer upon him
and who repaid that trust 10y his long
and industrious career in this
body. is an irreparable loss. not only 10
he Senate. but to the people of his state
md also 10 the country Al large"
Resolution OF Respect.
\ resolution Of respect was then sent TO
he Vice Presidents desk and adjourn
nent followed Vice President Marshall
md Senator's Kern. overman. Swanson
nd Salisbury hurried TO the hospital and
,fter comforting with Mrs. Sparkes. an
bounced that the funeral would be held
n the Senate chamber Tuesday.
Announcement of Senator Bacon's =
Ieath was made in the House later in th..
Lfternoon and resolutions OF respect. pre-
ented by Representative Bartlett OF
ieoreia. We're adopted. Speaker Clark
appointed as 4 special committee of the
Iouse to cooperate with a Senate COM
nittce for the funeral the members oc
he Georgia delegation and Representa-
ives Ferris. Willis, Mama Payne. Card