The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-10
EDWARD ". BARRETT, EDITOR OF
 HERALD, DIES SUDDENL Y, VIC TIM OF HEART FAIL URE
EXPIRES WHILE
 IN THE ROEbUCK
 SWIMMING POOL
Was in Shallow Water When Seized and End Came
 Almost Instantly

Edward w. Barrett, editor and proprietor of The Bir- mingham Age-Herald, died suddenly last night of heart failure at the Roebuck Coun- try club.
 Death came at 10:45 o'clock while he was in the swimming pool at the club with a party of friends. He had been in the water only a few minutes and was standing where it was shallow. He started to swim and gave a gasp and seized the hand of Mrs. Hubert Drennen, who was near by.
 She called for assistance and MT. Drennen, R. H. Me- Intosh, H. L. Badham and Dr. N. P. Cooke rushed over and l lifted him from the water.
 He had expired almost instantly, though Dr. Cooke and others worked over him for some time in attempt ing to resusticate him. It was found there was no water whatever in his lungs and Dr. Cooke, as we'll as Cor oner Russum, who was called later, announced that death was due to heart failure.
 sfof in Goad HsaIti Mr. Barrett had complained of TO feeling well for several days. bu his condition was not regarded such ns to cause alarm to his friends Ho seemed to bo feeling much better yesterday, and last night, less thaI an hour before his death he calico Tho Age Herald office by telephon' and dictated a number of telegrams
 He had felt so well during the aft ernoon that he accepted an invita- ton for himself and Mrs. Barrett t' dinner party at Roebuck. given bl R. II. Mcintosh. Other guests of Mir Mcintosh included Mir. and Mrs. Bad ham, Dr. and Mrs. Nerborne P. Cooke Mrs. Fanny DeBardeleben. Mrs. Wal ker Percy and Mir. and Mrs. Huber Drennen.
 Mrs Barrett was standing only ! few feet from Mir. Barrett when h' was seized by the heart attack.
 Remains Brought to City
 The remains were brought to tn city to the Johns establishment las night and will be conveyed to tn family's town house, 3603 Cliff Road this morning.
 The funeral hour had not beer definitely determined last night pending word from relatives but | will be Tuesday afternoon. Inter mingham.
 MT and Mrs. Barrett and famil' have been spending the summer .t Bracewood. their country home, oi Shades mountain.
 MT Barrett is survived by hi widow and three children, Miss Jan Barrett, Miss Kitty Barrett and Ed ward w. Barrett, Jr. Ensign Georg Cunningham, U. s. N, Is a stepsoI of MT. Barrett.
 Other surviving relatives inclu'i his brother. Thomas Barrett of Au gusta, Ga, and two sisters, Mrs. E. Dugas and Mrs. Savannah Butt
 Here Twenty-Five Years
 On August 1 MT. Barrett woult have been 25 years editor and prln cipal owner of the Birmingham Age Herald He was born at Athens. Ga September 4, 1866. the son of Thomas Glascock Barrett and Grace Airing ton tWare) Barrett.
 He received his early schooling In Richmond academy in Augusta Ga, and took civil engineering course at Washington and Lee uni versity from 1881 to 1885. His news paper training began on the August. Chronicle, where he learned to se type, and later filled the positions O , telegraph editor and city editor. Bu i. If was in 1888 that he was offered al [ opportunity that meant much to hi tContinued on Page Two)