The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10
HUEY LO.lG DEAD, MACHINE
IS TOPPING; ASSASSIN PAID
MARTYRS HONORS AT RITES
Gar Of All Louisiana Succumbs to His
Wounds After Desperate Battle; Five
Blood Transfusions Given
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s last night he began sinking rap
idly. At 805 p. m. his wife and his
20-year-old daughter. Rose. hastily
/ summoned. were admitted to his
f room.
At 9.05 he received his third blood
f TRANSMISSION and adrenalin was adj
ministered hypodermically to stimu-
late his faltering heart. At 1920 he
/ received his fourth TRANSMISSION. At
1885 his two sons, Russell, Is, and
Palmer Reid. y. reached their ia
theirs bedside. At 1925 a. m. the
fourth tank Of oxygen was con-
neCted to the breathing tent erected
over the bed. Thirty minutes later,
Gov. Allen was summoned. Then at
l.55 a. m. he was given his fifth
TRANSMISSION
Give Samples of Blood
Husky members Of the highway
police gave samples of their blood
in the sanitariums laboratory, and
those selected as blood donors were
prepared for the operations by
nurses and held in a room near
Longs.
Adjt. Gen Ray Fleming of the
Louisiana National Guard left New
Orleans for Baton Rouge to take
command of an honor guard over.
Longs body as it lay in state. -
Fourteen men arrived from New
Orleans to comprise the guard
Company A of the l56th Infantry
at Baton Rouge was modified for
similar purposes.
It was stated authOritatively that
an autopsy was planned on Senator
Long body. The physicians report
yesterday stated that the bullet en-
tered the right abdomen and ranged
upward. penetrating the colon in
two places. and grazed a kidney and
emerged from the back.
The body was taken to the Ra-
benhOrst funeral parlors for the
burial preparations.
Flags at Half Staff
1t was the same funeral parlOrS
to which the body of DR.. Weiss who
fired the fatal shot into Longs body, /
was taken after Dr. Weiss had been
riddled with bullets after the shoot
ing Sunday night.
Flags in Baton Rouge we're at
half-Staff.
Rain which fell during the night
had ceased by Woodworking al
though the skies still were sullen
and gray.
In the city citizens stood on the
corners in little knots, discussing
Longs death.
At the Heidelberg Hotel, head
quarters for the Long organization,
the lobby was filled with groups,
converSing earnestly.
Detection at StatehOuse
There was an air of detection at
the Statehouse. In addition to
personal feelings at Longs death
there was the thought in many
minds that jobs might be gone.
Senator John H. Overton Cd, |
Lao, Longs Junior colleague, was
expected to arrive in the capital
later IN the day.
Gov. Allen said he favored burial
of Long on the StatehouSe grounds,
but that he planned to consult the
family and defer to their wishes.
If they approved, he said. he would
have a resolution introduced in
Legislature
Formal announcements of the
funeral and burial plans was be-
ing delayed pending that decision.
NO Desire for Glory"
1t was learned that Senator Long
spent three hours Sunday trying to
convince Gov. Allen to be a candi-
date for Congress in the January
congressional primary, but Allen
declined.
L told Huey that I had no more
political ambitions and wished to
get out of public life" Allen said.
Il was a lieutenant of Huey's and
am proud of it. But as to seeking
further public glory, have no de-
sire for it,
The Senate Finance Committee
met as scheduled. 1t functioned
Win customary precision and ad-
vsncei one after another the bills
the Administration sponsored
George Wallace. assistant attor-
ney general replaced Long in lex
planning" the bills. Committeeman
were solemn and seldom raised their
voices above a lower conversational
tone.