The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-05-28
DEATH OF HER MOST ILLUSTRIOUS> SON
SENATOR WILLIAM 0CONNELL BRADLEY.

United States Senator William O'Con-
nell Bradley died at his apartments in
Faux stone Park Courts, Washington
D. C. at 9:45 o'clock Saturday night
May 23d, his death beingdue to ureamlc
poisoning resulting from complication
of diseases. About ten days previous
to his death Senator Bradley while
running in an effort to catch a street
car, suffered fall causing a fracture
of two fingers and slight wound in
his forehead. He had however appar-
entity recovered from the effects of the
fall and was able to appear at his Office
on Monday the 18th, but shortly after
ward he was taken violently ill and 1t
was thought that he was suffering
from an attack of acute Indigestion,
but it was afterward discovered that
the passage Of gall stones was causing
the intense pain which he bore with
the greatest fortitude. Physicians. did
everything to relieve him within the
knowledge of medical skill, and sue
ceeded in affording him temporary re-
lief but it was known from the very
incipiency of the attack that there was
grave danger, and his relatives were
communicated with, and his daughter
Mrs. John G. South and her husband of
Frankfort FASTENED to his bedside and
were with him when the end came. All
that loving kindness of relatives and
friends could do was done to alleviate
his suffering and restore HIM to health,
but they were unavailing, and the
brave soul took It's flight. forsaking the
frail body that hal endured and suffer
ed so much.
Accompanied by members of both
house of Congress, his recent colleagu'
es, the body borne upon special fun
eral train left Washington on Monday
afternoon, reaching Frankfort at 9:3C
Tuesday morning, and was immediately
taken to the home of his son-in-law
DR.. South, where the funeral services
were held at $3.50 O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon.
Because his daughter, Mrs. South
who was Frustrated with grief, anC
because the Senator himself dislikeC
ostentation-had declined a senatorial
funeral in Washington and the pro
posal made that his body should lie il
state here in the old Capitol, where
for four years he had presided al
Chief Magistrate, there was no in
truson on the arrangements made a
the family's request; but despite tn,
lack of display. the public at las
claimed him, and devoid of the POM
of ceremony his funeral rites by tn,
very multitude assembled became 1
mighty demonstration of respect.
1t was the most distinguished gath
ering attending the burial of a public
man in Frankfort in many years, ant
thousands viewed the cortege as i
passed to the cemetery, while as man!
more Rad secured places of advantage
to see the cortege arrive. Every avail
able public vehicle in Frankfort ant
Lexington and many private convey.
ances were engaged to carry the Wis
itors, who came from Washington ant
all sections of the State to pay thei
respects to the memory of the lat,
Senator. Grouped along the route ant
in the cemetery were hundreds of ne
groes, indicating that the race which
had followed him in life revered hi
memory in death.
Gov. McCroary closed the executive
offices at noon and all other state of
fcials followed his example.
Flags on the Capitol and State Arse
nal were hung at half-mast, an bust
ness houses closed at noon, as did tn,
! city and county Office, and as tn,
cortege left the South home big gun
on Arsenal Hill fired seventeen guns.
The Rev. DIR. Jess R. Zeigler, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
who was summoned home from the
general, assembly in Chicago, read the
burial services at the house. DIR. Zeig.
Ter offered prayer and read passages
from the Twenty-third Psalm and Johr
xiv, and the choir of the Presbyterian
church sang There Is Light in the
Valley for Me" and "Abide With Me. y
The casket rested in the drawing
room. covered with blanket of palms,
roses and lilies. Seated in the hall
were the pallbearers and in the room