The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1914-05-27
SENATOR BRADLEY
DIES At CAPITAL
After Several Years Of
Poor Health.
HAD DISTINGUISHED; CAREER
First Member of the G. 0. P.
to Be Elected Governor
of Kentucky.
BURIAL TO BIZ AT FRANKFORT

Washington, May 23.-William
O'Connell Bradley, Kentucky's Sc
Nor United States Senator. and the
most distinguished Southern Repub-
lican. passed from coma into death
tonight at 9:45 O'Clock. A. general
refusal of his organs to functionate
was the immediate cause OF death.
but the Senator had been in poor
health ever since he entered the up
per House of Congress in May, 1909,
General kidney and prostate trouble
was his malady. On May IA last
he had announced that poor health
precluded his making the race to
succeed himself, and that he would
retire from public life at the end of
his present term, March 4, 1915. =
A few minutes after the Senator
had given his statement to the press
he left his Office for his apartment
in Falkstone Courts, and while has
tening for a street car, fell heavily,
with the, outward injuries of two
broken fingers and gashed fore
head. 1t was feared at the time that
. the Senator had suffered internal
injuries, but none developed at the
time. and the resOlute old Kentuck-
ian insisted upon resuming his Off
cial duties two days after his fall.
This was last Saturday. The. fol-
lowing day found him slightly re-
lapsed, but he came to his office
again on Monday. Wednesday morn
ing, however, found him complain
ing of feeling badly again. Never
theless, he went to his office. but
during the afternoon, while he was
seated at his desk, debating letters,
painful seizure gripped him and a
physician was called
/, At first this attack was diagnosed
as acute indigestion and, after treat
ment in his office, the Senator was
taken to his home and went to bed.
From that bed he never arose. His
condition changed from serious to
critical, then to desperate. Or. Lew
is A. Walker, his physician, worked
over him all Thursday night and
Friday morning and was able to re-
vive the Senator to some extent, so
that he put in good day yesterday.
But the hope of the day was chang
ed to sorrow on the part of his bed
side watchers last night when the
distinguished patients kidneys be-
came congested, and his unconscious
and delirious condition was no long
er dispelled by periods of intelli-
gence. For time to-day Mr.. Walk
er was able to rouse the Senator's
sluggish organ. but he remained un-
conscious and delirious throughout
the day, gradually sinking to death
tonight
At Senator's Bradley's bedside
when the end came were his daugh-
ter. Mrs. John G. South. of Frank
fort; Senator Ollie James, Miss Rel
la Lane, his secretary, Herbert May.
nephew. Mrs. Emma Grigsby. a
sister of Miss Lane . his nurse. his
physician and few neighbors. Y
Many of his colleagues expressed
regret tonight over his death.
Among them were Senators Kern.
Kenyon and lanes.
Senator James said tonight the
congressional funeral committee
probably will be appointed Monday
and funeral train leave for Frank
fort Monday afternoon. The burial
, will be in the Frankfort cemetery at
the Senator's request.
Sketch of Dead senator.
senator Bradley was born on a
farm near Lancaster. Garrard coun-
~. SKY. March IS. 1s47. He was
the son of Robert NJ. and Nancy Il.
tTotten) Bradley The education
he received In the ordinary public
schools was all that Tyoung Brad
ley ever enjoyed. He ran away to
beginning their academic pursuits
and never attended college. me
boy Joined the arm twice. enlistii,s
in the Union caus'. but both tirr'a
his father took tb2 matter into fi'
hands and forced the return OF his
son.
by a special act of tn; Legi+latsre