The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
Death Caused by Blood Clot
i'm Heart Following
Sickness
WAS FIRST SENATOR
ELECTED BY PEOPLE
Unexpected News of Death Casts Pail
Over Senate-Was Engaged in
Important Legislation-Pub-
lie Funeral Tuesday

Washington. February 14--AEustus
octavfus bacon, u. $. senator from
Georgia for nearly 10 years and chair
man of the foreign relation. COMMITTEES
party. March 4. 1913. died In hospital
here today sffer an Illness of 10 dsys.
He was the first United states senator
elected by direct vote under the seven
teenth constitutional amendment.
Though Senator Bacon had been seri-
ously i'll with kidney trouble and oompli-
cations developing from a broken rib, his
death was unexpected. II came suddenly
at o'clock In the afternoon and news of
the end fell upon the Senate as shock
while 1t was In legislative session.
The immediate cause of the senator's
death was diagnosed as blood clot In
the heart, Throughout the morning no
had been in good spirits and 1t was an
nounced to his colleagues that he was
feeling better than for several days.
| Physicians had determined that an opera
ton, which had been contemplated. was
unnecessary. Despite his 70 years. it ap-
| peared that the affliction which he suf-
fered was Of recent origin ard specialists
believed It would yield to treatment.
This conclusion relieved considerably the
anxiety of his friends and associates in
| Congress
Talked With Daughter
| Half an hour before his death the SEN
ator talked with his daughter. Mrs. w.
Il. Sparkes of Georgia She had Just left
a. he.
| AS Mrs. Sparkes re-entercd tho room her
| father fell back in collapse and never re-
| gained consciousness.
In the absence OF Senator Hoke Smith
of Georgia. Senator overman was noti-
fed and proceedings In the Senate were
abruptly halted when the North Caro-
lima senator announced the death. A
brief resolution of respect was adopted
| aud the senate adjourned.
| For several minutes the senator's.
| shocked at tho sudden teings, remained
! In the chamber discussins. What should,
/ be done. hut later Arransements were
made for a public funeral in the Senate
! chamber next Tuesday afternoon at
| o'clock TO be attended by the Senate and
| House of Representatives, the President
of the United states and his cabinet,
/ justices of the supreme court, members
OF the diplomatic corps, the admiral OF
| the navy ana cnlef OF staH OIL the army
Unusual Scene
| The scene on the floor OF the Senate
was an unusual one. Not only had the
death of their colleague shocked the SEN
| ators but the effect OF his loss at a time
when important foreign relations meas
ures were pending at once impressed itself
| upon the minds OF democratic and repub-
J lican leaders
Informing the Senate of Senator Bacon's
| death, Senator Overman said:
/ "h the absence of the senator from
| Georgia. Mr. Smith. It becomes my pain
| fl duty to announce to the Senate the
| death of Senator Bacon at o'clock this
afternoon In this city. The sudden pass
| ing away of this great senator. who came
| TO this chamber with all the honors which
| his native state could confer upon him
| and who repaid that trust by his long.
! honorable and industrious career In TINS
| body, is an irreparable loss no tonly TO
| the Senate. snt 20 the people OF MS STATE
and also to the country at large.
| A resolution OF respect then was sent
| to the vice presidents desk and adjourn
| ment followed.
| A Senate committee was informally ap-
pointed to consult with the deceased som
| ator's daughter to her wishes, 1t being
| the hone of his colleagues that state
| funeral could be held in keeping with
| the high position Senator Bacon held ~
the service of the nation
Hold Funeral Tuesday
Vice President Marshall Senators Kern.
| Overman Swanson and salisbury hur-
| ried to the hospital and. after conferring.
announced that the funeral would be hell
! Tuesday In the Senate chamber. The
| Senate will appoint committee on ar
| rangements Monday. when cards OF in
vitation will be sent to the President.
members of the cabinet and diplomatis
corps on Monday. The services will be
conducted by the Rev. Forrest q. Pretty
man, chaplain OF the Senate, assisted by
| an Episcopal rector to be selected by the
| family. Announcement of Senator ba-
cons s death was made in the House later
! in the afternoon and resolutions OF re-
spect presented by Representative Bart
| lett of Georgia were adopted. Speaker
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