The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-19
Guarded BY Citizen-Sol-
diers in the Georgia
Capitol
LATER BORNE BY
RAIL TO MACON
VIII Be Inferred There ToaJy.-
Mahy vgiII Witness she
IHseEIient of
Remains
(By Assocllied pregs !

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" atlanta u Ga. Feb. fe oi hlgfew
hours Today the body5of scRaior IL
stas O. Bacon, gdarded bS tiSsn9
4 lay IA state beneath me daiiie
I6E sseorgia's capitol, while thousands
OF those who hpnpf6t; the venerable
statesman In lifeSpai their last, low
ing tribute 70 his memory. At sum
set the coffin vas taken to it's flow
eF-banked bier and placed on board
the funeral train. A few
minutes later the sorrowfIi Journey
TO Macon, whore the burial services
viii be neid today, was resumed.
aeorgia's official tribute to the
memory of Senator Bacon was Solemn
and impressive. From sunrise; TO sun-
set the flags that flew over every
public building in the capital reFnain-i
ed at half mast. When the funeral
train arrived In the city. jisst before
midday, those who accompanied the
body from Washington were met III
the station by state officials ana ess:
eortsd to- waiting carriages.
Six soldiers OF the Seventeenth
United States Iffantrv In fnIl-Ass..ss
uniform took the .flower-laden eotfln
from the train and carried II between
double ranks military let's and stsssi
ttonal guardsmen to the plaza Fhere
e peetal escort OF Conf dsfate vbte-
rams WIS grouped around the heaS Sas.a
& as17e e$l 3 IS lilj - 8!
tlteif el a0illrads
hrough silent. Gro oWded Iffeetsi
the cortege. headed by the itifliiarTi
band from Fl McPherecn. (. = {.
slowly to the capitol, where Goy. J0lii{
Marshall Slaton and his staff AVA 3. I.
First in the procession were tie
United States regulars. Next marctil
ed the military cadets In uniforms Oh
gray and gold. Then came the hsarahl
'Tiiith ft5 escort or Confederate Vdt.
Grams. followed by the Fifth GeorsIls.
Infantry.
s5fihers of the Atlanaa Bar ABsoa
City officials, fiSs5i
rary escorts and other bodies wire
He1t in line. wfliie last came the car
5riages IN which rode Enembefs of.
Senator Bacon's Immediate family and
the congressional party which &C.;
:: Ted The ssay g..s:s:
ton. & 3 8 b
On arrival at the capltol, the iiiii, 4
borne by the military palibeafere
again was carried between tiosEial
ranks OF soldiers and cadeta klirotira
the somhre drRpeds corridors OF tiss
state house To- ;the;S seata afalqpe9 81 pre-
pared for 1t be1aih the AsciiifI9 a oiak
s2a 0iheers OF ther1ll lltehrR Riaai 4 ifsla ~ +
.9narG atheE TUX their gtatsuns AZ
the afonr corners sof tfa biarn Il fg
ing Silent thhJugh the brief anacE isliff,
IVES gpsrmllted theipubIle 20 lord fonl
the last tiftieb ADoni fIlai 10 aas sklslz
dead senator islftlii HiIFs
Silently andaWith barred heads, The !
long lines of monFneeS entered A SIN.
gle file, looked for moment llpop ~ a J
body and gave place 10 those VIE al
lowed. No services were hold 6Tef |
Senator Bacon's body here. No hstaIil
we're sung, no prayers spoken
AT sunset the funeral corIege hs6iaI |
formed. The cofin, dfaped sn bianE
and once more covered wisb ffd Ss6ef
was borne 10 the waiting hear 6lssi !.
the solemn procession retnrnaa ~ fstss
railway station At g O'clock til nm
ernl train, with the IIloslfners fy,Tt
Washington, left for Macon. sen az. /,
Bacon's former home, and those Iillo I
had done their part in gIvihk ekeiI
expression OF Georgtn's gfief elsper- /
Thousands throneed 10 thS alty
hall tonight to take & Ilnai fDnk att
the features ef their Eel sbw a. ~
man.
& The burial will be held al III eseiGGE
tomorrow ct Rlveraide censefssy hafe3l |
FQlr military companies VIII act atll
an escort OF honor. Confederate xstsI
erans anG numerous civic bodice wilt
follnw the funeral ebttege Tlla RSt
John s. Bsistings rector or fiffsafl
ChuTeh, EpiscOpals win conduct the
Bsrgices.
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