Evening star., 1925-07-27
Ap,oplexy Fatal
tOCOnnOner
in Sleep.
INVALID WIDOW
BRAVINC SHOCK
Friends and Foes
Pay Tribute to
Memory.
BY the Associated Press.


DAYTON, Tenn, July 27.-The
body of William Jennings Bryan
T.ho died suddenly in sleep here late
yesterday. will move on a special
railroad car. from Dayton to Wash
i1gton at $40 o'clock Wednesday
r7orning, Mrs. Bryan announced
through her friends today.
Burial of the political and religious
leader will be in Arlington Cemetery,
Virginia. at a time to be determined
later, Mrs. Bryan said
The funeral party, which will in
Clude the widow and an escort of
Dayton friends, is expected to reach
the National Capital early Thursday.
Road Offers Special Car.
Mrs. Bryan has accepted the offer
OF a special car from the Southern
Railway Company, along whose lines
the funeral train win pass from Day
ton to Washington. The car. COM
bination observation and Pullman
will be taken on the local train to
Chattanooga, whence, at 1870 o'clock
Wednesday morning, it will be con-
nected to the regular fast train from
Chattanooga to Washington.
Among Tennessee friends expected
TO accompany the body are Sue K.
Hicks, Herbert Hicks, Ben G. Nc
Kenzie, Gordon Mckenzie and Wal
lace Haggard, all of local prosecution
counsel in the Scopes trial. and At
torney General A. T. Stewart No
ceremonial guard of honor will be in
attendance on the body, in accordance
with the expressed wish of Mrs.
Bryan. who told her friends:
I'VE are simple people, and we
want all arrangements simply made"
Mrs. Bryan, though an invalid, con-
fined to a chair, continued to display
remarkable resolution in the unex-
pected death of her husband. She
gave directions for all arrangements
which have been determined upon.
Floods of kilograms poured in upon
Mrs. Bryan today. They brought mes
humble and great in every part of the
continent and many verbal tokens of
grief which those in high places
shared with the widow. Their mes
sages were read to her at intervals
by her friends and attendants. They
seemed to soften her sorrow, TO which
she has resolutely refused to yield.
From until this afternoon the
body of Mr.. Bryan was to lie in state
home, where he lived during the
Scopes proceedings, and where he
died unobserved by man.
AS a guard of honor on this occa-
sion, while the mountain folk of east
ern Tennessee pass before the casket,
n squad from the Fred w. Brady
Post. No. 100, the American Legion,
composed of Dayton former service
men, will be on duty. The guard will
he in uniform and without arms.
ApOplexy Causes Death.
The end came yesterday afternoon
while the Commoner was sleeping in
the house Of Richard Rogers, which
had bee assigned him during his stay
here, when he came for the Scopes
trial DIR. w. +. Thomason and DIR.
A. c. Broyles, who examined the body,
stated death was caused by a hemor-
rhage of the brain, resulting in apo
plexy. He was 65 years old.
James Mccartney. family chauffeur,
was sent by Mrs. Bryan at 4:30 pm.
10 wake her husband. Mccartney
shook Mr.. Bryan twice in an attempt
TO arouse him and then noticed he
was not breathing. Rushing to the
home of a. B. Andrews. a neighbor,
the chauffeur called for physicians,
who reached the home within a few
minutes.
The doctors said Mr.. Bryan prob
ably had been dead 80 or 40 minutes.
The Commoner had been living un-
der a strenuous program since he
came here three weeks ago to assist in
the prosecution of John T. Scopes,
found guilty of violating Tennessee's
anti-evolution law. He appeared in
excellent health, however, and was
planning to launch a great campaign
this week in behalf of fundamental
ism.
Widow Stands Shock Bravely.
Mrs. Bryan, who has been an in
valid a number of years, Immediately
took charge Of the funeral arrange
ments and received a few of the hun
dreds of persons who called at the
residence to express sympathy.
4 am happy that my husband died
without suffering and in peace" she
said.
His last words to her. as he entered
the room for his nap, were:
II am so sleepy
Before he went to sleep, Mr.. Bryan
autographed two books for Judge John
r Raulston, who presided at the
Scopes trial. The books were THE
Seven Questions in Dispute" and I'm
His Image
He wrote: "To Judge and Mrs. John
r. Raulston, Winchester, Tenn, with
good wishes of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ].
Bryan, July 26, 1925"
After travelling over 200 miles Sat
Irday and delivering speeches at Win
chester and Jasper, Tenn, Mr.. Bryan
returned to Dayton early yesterday
from Chattanooga, where he had
spent the night.
Before he left Chattanooga Mr..
Bryan joined A. w. Lessly, owner of
the hotel at which he stopped, and
several others, for breakfast. Mr..
Lessly accompanied him to Dayton,
and during the trip the Commoner
expressed determination to ''see the
case through" Mr.. Bryan showed no
evidence of bad health, Mr.. Lessly
said, but remarked that he was suffer
ing with diabetes.
While in Chauanooga Mr.. Bryan
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