The Washington times., 1925-02-26
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est" and "a hard, two.fisted fighter
were among the expressions M
used.
at Is easy to keep MediIl McCor
mick in our minds and hearts,
Senator Pepper declared, because
his was character that compelled
love-"
The Pepper address brought out
the little-known fact that Senator
Mccormick was a great Bible stu
dent.
There was q closing prayer by
Doctor Muir. The Senators rose,
The others rose. The President
and Mrs. Coolidge passed out OF the
dark room and Gown the marble
stairway to their waiting automo'
bile. Graveiy, the others followed
The coffin win be placed on a
train for Chicago late today. and
funeral services will be held in that
city tomorrow. interment following
in the Mccormick family vault at
Graceland cemetery.
The body will be accompanied by
members Of the Mccormick family
now in the city, Senator William B.
Mckinley OF Illinois and other asso'
ciates Of Mccormick in public life.
Many Noted MOurners
Chief Justice William Howard
Taft represented the Supreme Court
at the services. Ambassador Rianc
OF Spain, dean OF the diplomatic
corps, represented the foreign min,
istries The entire Illinois delaga-
ton in Congress attended. as did
Congressman Nicholas Longworth.
Of Ohio, who headed the funeral
committee Of the House.
Mrs. Mccormick, the widow, was
accompanied to Washington from
Chicago by Mrs. Tiffany Blake,
George F. Porter and Harold F.
Mccormick.
Colonel Robert r. Mccormick,
brother OF the dead Senator, ar
rived with his wife in New York
yesterday, following a trip to Eu-
rope. On hearing the news Of his
brothers death, he Immediately
came to Washington. Mrs. Stanley
Mccormick, OF New York, a cousin,
was also present. Mark A. Hanna,
nephew, attended, as did Mrs.
Richard Potter Davidson. Of this
city, q niece.
When Mrs. Mccormick left Chi.
eago yesterday, her three children
were not told Of their fathers
death. They were left in the care
Of their govefness.
The Senators attending the serv.
Ices today were William B. Mo.
Kinley Of Illinois, Richard p.
Ernst Of Kentucky, Bert NJ. Fer.
maid Of Maine, Samuel NJ. Short
ridge Of California, James w.
Wadsworth. jr.. Of New York.
Oscar W. Underwood Of Alabama,
David !. Walsh of Massachusetts,
William H. King Of Utah, Nathan
tel B. Dial Of South Carolina, and
John K. Shields Of Tennessee.
Victim OF Heart Disease.
Messages of condolences are be.
Ing received in large numbers at
the Mccormick home in Chicago,
according to word received here.
One Of the first to arrive was an
expression Of sympathy from tbs
President and Mrs. Coolidge.
Myocarditis, with acute cardiac
dilatiop-heart treuble-Was named
by Coroner ]. Ramsay hewitt as
the cause of death. Shortly after
examining the body yesterday, the
coroner permitted Joseph GawieF'E
Sons. undertakers, to take charge
Of it.
The preliminary report that
death was due to > gastric hem
0rrhage arose from the fact that
Senator Mccormick had probably
been seized with vertigo and had
fallen, cutting his chin, which
bled. The Senator then, apparent
ly, lay upon his head, his hands
elasped over his mouth. In this
attitude, he died.
Speaker Gillett today named this
House delegation to attend the
funeral Of Senator Medill MeCeE,
mick Of Illinois.
House Leaders Nicholas Long
worth and FINS ]. Garrett; Con
gressmeu Martin B. Madden,
Charles E. Fuller, Fred A. BFitten,
Carl r. ChindbIom, Thomas S.
Williams, Edward e. DenisoR,
Richard Yates. Morton d. Hull,
and, E. w. Eproul of Illinois, Daniel
r. Anthony, jr.. Kansas, Bertrand
H. HAell of New York, William s.
Ware Of Pennsylvania, William II
Wood of Indiana, Otis Wingo Of
Arkansas, Ben Johnson of Ken
lucky, and Andrew j. Montague OF
Virginia.
Mother Is PROSTATE.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb.
2e,-PFostFated with grief and con-
fined to her room in the Hotel Break
ers here, Mrs. r. 8. Mccormick
mother OF Senator Mccormick, Is not
going to Baltimore to attend the fu-
neral Of her son, who died In Wash
tngt0a yesterday, according to a
statement issued by her close friends
early today.
Newspaper men were forbidden to
see the aged mother OF the late
Illinois Senator.
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