The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-15
Had Been IlI Zen Days
With Kidney
Trouble
SENATE WAS
sHO cKED AT NEWS
Had Been Merlber Of SenaEe
Many Years and Leader on
Foreign Relations
CoIaInittee
tBy Associated press.)

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Washington, Feb, Aigustus Oc-
taylus Bacon Uniteds States senator
from Georgia for nearly nineteen
Years ana chairman of the forelEn
relations, colfsI,it ttee since the aseeIia
tlafley sort the democrat tic party, March
4s 1913 today q led in q hospital here
after aR Illness Of ten days. #Ie was
the FIRST IJnit2i States senator elect
"a ~ ~ {; TSte nf me tjsopie under
che eyehtesnta constitutional amend
ment, 90
Though Senator Bacon rad been se-
riously Ill with kidney t.ouble and
complications developing from q
broken hip, his death was unexpect-
ed. It came suddenly at q O'clock In
sas afternoon ana news or the end
felf upon the Senate as q shock while
II twsts in executive session.
The immediate cause OF the Sena5
tors death was diagn osed as blood
clot In the heart. Throughout the
morning he had been in good spirits
and IT was announced to HIS collea--
cues q that he was feeling better than
szF e = siSiaii5 had de-
terlnlned tllas an operation which
had been Sonsanfp lated was lnneces-s
sasy. Despite mis- % years, Il ap-
ipeared this The q lection which he.
suffered vas 81 ea5it ard
specialists beiieYed It would Yield fo
treatment This cluaIon lieVefi
scoilstde bly, tlIa anxiety sof his friends
and aesec 81 fsss. s.
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atf ponr q f8ss Iifs Ma iilIs
Senator tes ,H,itl tsssg daal s htef
Mrs. w. B pafles 6f Ge6fTia. She
had ilss LETT the room when ie rails
ed himself iIl hed. AS aFfa. Spaflfeg
re-entefad the focffl her father feII
back In collaps and never fegaiE "a
coHscl0nsness. ) Is 81
In the absence of Senr.tSr Hokel
Smith of Georgia. Senator oVernian
was notifed and preces sdings IN the
Senate were abruptly. halted when
the Nortis CSrollna slsenst0r ANNOUNCE
cd ti3 death; BRIEF resolution or
respect was adopted ana the, Senate
adjourned.
For several minutes, the seliat tors
sshOclEed at the sudaan tidInRs. resi
manned In the ninaIilhei, .dlass.s ss.s.. 4. -
what should be done, but later ar.I
TangenaeiIis were made for Ss u,ibiinII
funeral IN the Senate cliamber next
Tuesday afternoon at o. o'clock, teaa
be attenslai by the Senate and House
OF Renuea the resit,ea t,f
the Uniseg8 tea sslgi his cabinet
justices OF the supreme coiirt, Iiisnl-
bers OF the III rtcula4I 4Ic Z eorps. the
5atinliral pl nay and CHIEF OF
star OF army u
s5ceIse WAS UnnsaaIs 3
The scene on the floor Of the Sen47
ate was aSs unusual one. Not oriy;
had the daat . Of their cofleague shock
ssa 6 the saa s;;tist .s;;ti;t ssiiie erect Of
foreign relations measures were
pending at once IIEpreRsed itself IN
on the nllDna OF demo Il attic and re-
publican leaders,.
a resolution Of rsspect then was
aene TO the vice nreaidents desiy and
adiournsnent foIlnped
"A Senate lllnfsi tee Fas irgornnliy
appplllsea to consult With the deceas.s
ed sefsetor dsHgfiteF as tD her
SglElie,l tt being the hore t0f his coi.
leagues that q State fsIiierai corf5I "a
held ~ keepins with The flieh rosi-
tion Neaatur Barpii, held IA the Is ef
Vice of the EfsinS,
rEalse For RuhsFel
Vice Pfessd rshali seAa 81
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