Show HEART TROUBLE FOLLOWED GRIP United States Senator Red Redfield Redfield Redfield field Proctor Dead Had Been III Only a Week Washington March 4 United States Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont died at his apartments at the Cham Champlain Champlain plain here thIs afternoon after a short illness following an attack of grip The senators son Governor Fletcher Proctor of Vermont who was sum summoned summoned summoned to the city was at the bedside when the senator s passed away Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Proctor was 77 years old The senator had Jad td been ill III and con COll confined confined fined fine to his room at the Champlain Champlin Champl ln apartments for about a week His nil ali ailment aliment ment was diagnosed as the tha P which later developed into pleurisy with pneumonia monia m mla complications which affected I Ithe the heart and which In his enfeebled I condition proved too much for tor his pow powers powers ers of resistance Besides his son Gov Gay Governor Governor Proctor the governors wife and several intimate friends were at the bedside when death occurred The sen senators senators body will be taken to the old home In Vt Feeble All Winter The senator had been In feeble health ever since the assembling of congress and it was remarked by bJ his friends that for forthe forthe forthe the first time in their recollection he had failed to return from his usual summer fishing trip in the high state of health which he always enjoyed His condition became alarming today and the members of his family were notified that the end was near During the day his colleagues in the senate learned for the first time of the dangerous turn his illness had bad taken The news of ot his death reached the sen senate senate senate ate a few minutes after atter 6 5 Sen Sea Senator Senator ator Warren chairman of the committee on military affairs was then urging the passage of a bill to increase the pay of the army ann which is a measure that th t for or many years rears has attracted the interest of the late Vermont senator He had advocated advocated advocated putting the army on an equality with the navy as regards the pay of en enlisted enlIsted enlisted listed men for many years No announcement of the death was made to the senate senat The information was communicated to Vice President Fair Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks banks who immediately advised Senator Warren Will Be Announced Today Mr Warren asked that the pending bill billbe billbe billbe be laid aside for the day The senate was adjourned It was not desired to for formally formally mally maily announce the death for the reason that it was thought best to lay la aside business for an entire day In respect r to the senators memory Therefore the of official official official announcement will be made tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row by Senator Mr Proctors colleague from Vermont While definite funeral arrangements have not been announced Senator Proc Proctors Proctors Proctors tors body probably will be sent tomor tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow row evening to Proctor Vt for inter Interment meat ment on Friday When the Ule two tW houses of congress meet tomorrow at noon of official fj lal announcement will be made of Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Proctors s death and adjournment will be taken as a mark of respect The vice president and the speaker of ot the house of representatives will tomorrow appoint committees to accompany the body to Vermont |