| Show I JI J. W I BRYAN b DIES HILE WHILE ILE ASLEEP GREAT COMMONER PASSES AWAY PEACEFULLY DURING AFTERNOON AFTERNOON AFTER AFTER- NOON NAP World Mourns Passing of Man Whose End Came While Apparently Jn In In Best of Health Nurse Discovers Discovers Dis Dis- covers Death Dayton Tenn William Vill nm Jennings Bryan Oryan died here S Sunday July The man who had won and held the title of oC The Great Commoner and whom man many y predicted wo would ld again emerge into the political limelight limelight lime lime- light as a candidate for the presidency dency jency on the religious Issues raised ay JY y the Dayton Daton evolution trial passed peacefully apparently worn out by hy bylie he lie strain of the recent dramatic vents here The Commoner was sleeping when he end came No one was with him Dr A. A C. C Broyles and Dr W. W F. F I Thomason stated that death was caus- caus I sd d by a hemorrhage of the brain ausing apoplexy Mrs Bryan Dran was seated on the porch looking through the screen door durIng durIng during dur dur- ing th the entire time Mr 1 Bryan was asleep She said she thought the Commoner was sleeping longer than L L 1 usual anu and did urn UlU not nOl want to lu disturb Ul him Mr Bryan who had come here three weeks ago to attend the scopes trial had spent Saturday at Winches Winches- Winchester ter leI and ard Chattanooga coming conning here by automobile At 11 o'clock July he attended services at the Methodist Episcopal church South He led in prayer and after aCter the benediction went to the home of Mrs Richard Rogers where he lie and Mrs l Bryan have haye been making their home since coming to Dayton The dinner hour was spent with Mrs Bryan Dran There were no guests at dinner Mr 11 Bryan Dryan ate with relish then retired to his room to rest est The exact hour when death came is not known Mrs Stevens the nurse who Is constantly with Mrs Bryan Dryan who for years has been an invalid passed I through Mr Bryans Bryan's room at four Cour She noticed a strange pallor on the face She bent over o him He was dead I Mrs Bryan was self possessed when wilen told that the end had come for her illustrious husband A sob A 1 tear tear tear- then she took charge of the situation She addressed messages to their son and daughter telling of their fathers father's death 1 The news spread over o the village villaga and countr countryside side the people of Dayton Dayton Dayton Day Day- ton loved Bryan He stood as the champion of their cause cause for most of oft t these lese people are Democrats and most of the men of the older generation had voted for Mr Bryan Dryan in his free silver campaign for the presidency 4 Mr Bryan had gone to Chattanooga Saturday to have printed the address ho lie had expected to make before the jury in the scopes trial He had not been able to make the address because because because be be- cause of or the sudden termination of the trial The address was a defense of the fundamentalists Saturday before going to Chattanooga Chattanooga Chatta Chatta- Mr Bryan Dryan had delivered an address at Winchester Tenn He lie spent the night of July with A. A W. W Lesley owner and manager of the Ross hotel and they motored to Dayton Dayton Dayton Day Day- ton next morning Mr Bryan Bran was cheerful and enthusiastic over the prospect of of his latest lecture which he was scheduled to deliver July It was entitled What Can I Do With Jesus Mr Bryan prayed fervently at church Sunday morning said F F. F E. E Robertson who attended church with Mr Bryan Dryan He appeared to enjoy the services and went home saying he would have dinn dinner r with his wife and spend the afternoon resting quietly Mr Bryans Bryan's final act before ing to his room was to call over oyer long distance George F F. F Milton Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattanooga Chattan Chattan- publisher asking him to complete complete com com- arrangements for the printing of the speech which was to have been delivered at the Scopes trial but which was prevented by its u unexpected ed termination He also informed Mr Milton MiltQn that he lie had declined the request of a s syndicate syn n to write write a series of articles in reply to one to be written b by Clarence II Darrow on the subject of evolution My fight tight is with the modernists I in the church and not with agnostics Mr Br Bryan an told Mr Milton Mrs Bryan Dryan was the only member of the family in Dayton when he died I His daughter and was was In other cities |
