The sun., 1919-05-30
BACON,
DIPLOMAT. AND
BANKER, DEAD
Former Envoy to France
and Secretary of State
Passes Away Here.
MEMBER OF MORGAN co.
Breakdown Followed Long
Period of Overwork I'm
der Gen. Pershing.

Col. Robert Bacon, flnancier. former
Secretary of State and one time Am
bassador to France. died at 1850
o'clock last night in the New York
Eye and Ear Infirmary in Second ave-
nue.. His death followed an operation
performed in the hospital last Satur-
day. The operation was for sinus
trouble and mastoiditis, and 1t was
said at the hospital early this morn
ing that blood poisoning had devei-
oped in the patients neck.
Mrs. Bacon and her three sons were
with Mr.. Bacon when he died. They
were informed only a short time be-
fore the end that there was no hone
for recovery. Heroic measures had
been resorted to in an effort to save Mr..
Bacon. but they were too late. When
it became apparent that the patient.
Instead OF gaining ground as had been
predicted he would. was sinking rap
Idly. six noted physicians, all special
lists, were hurriedly called into con-
sultation. One OF them, DR.. W. F.
Phair of Johns Hopkins University.
'ane from Baltimore on board a
special train in response to telegraphic
summons.
Col Bacon's death came suddenly. DR.
Alexander Lambert. one of the physiclans
who had been attending him, examined
Mr' Bacon earlier in the night and, It was
said at the hospital. found no change in
his condition. which before that had been
reported as very good. Again at 10 40
o CLOCK 1t was reported at the hospital
that the patient was resting comfortably
and then hope again was expressed for
his recovery. Just before IL o'clock.
however. a new examination showed that
MI Bacon was sinking. and then for
the first time it became known to re-
porters that blood poisoning had deyel-
oped.
AT the same time II was learned that
the physician iinew of the DEVELOPMENT
OF the poisoning for some time. and that
the expressed hopes for his recovery
were based upon the condition that this
poisoning did not spread more rapidly.
Suffered Much Pain.
1t did spread. however. and FOR about
an hour before he died Mr.. Bacon suf-
ttred considerable pain. II was at this
ume that Mrs Bacon was summoned.
with her sons. Robert L. Bacon. Gaspar
Bacon and Elliot Bacon. They were ac-
&C mpanied to the hospital also by Mrs
Bscon's daughter. Mrs George whitney
All were in the Bacon home / Park ave-
rue. They had been at the hospital only
a little while when Mr. Bacon died.
The operation was performed on Mr.
Bacon by DR.. Adrian Van S. Lambert.
brother OF DR.. Alexander Lambert. Until
recently Col Bacon had been In France
working hard as a member OF Gen
Pershing's stan 1t was said the mas
told trouble bothered him before he went
abroad He came back to New York
In April and just after that sinus trouble
began to give him much annoyance. For
time after the operation the patients
high temperature caused alarm, but
that receded and then, his general con-
dition also improving. increasing hope
was held out for his recovery. He was
SO years old.
Col. Bacon became delirious Just be-
fore IL O'Clock. and when his wife and
other members of the family reached his
bedside he was unable to recognize or
speak to them.
The following statement on his fathers
death was issued early this morning by
one OF the sons I'VE are all shocked
nj my fathers death he had such a
rugged, hardy constitution. We thought
he would be able successfully TO fight
OF his weakness. My mother is pros.
trated. She has received medical at
tention
when my father returned from
France he was very much run down and
tired out from overwork He
has never really recovered his full |
strength since his return home. MY
father had many friends In Boston They
will be shocked to hear OF his death"
When MaJor-Gen. Leonard Wood -
keen for preparedness and with vision !
enough to see the inevitable when al /,
most every one else in high place was !
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