UPSON COUNTY  GA  OBITS  Senator Thomas E. Watson

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FUNERAL TRAIN LEAVES WEDNESDAY FOR THOMASTON, GA.
Atlanta Journal News Bureau
By Theodore Tiller
Washington, Sept. 26 --

Thomas E. Watson, Junior Senator from Ga. and nationally-
known political figure is Dead.

Senator Watson died unexpectedly in this city at 3
o'clock Tuesday morning. 

Acute Bronchial asthma and heart failure caused his
death. He was dangerously ill about midnight, and despite
the efforts of two Physicians, passed away three hours
later. The body, accompanied by a committee representing
the senate and house was sent to the Senator's home in
Ga. Wednesday.

Senator Watson's body will not be taken to Atlanta to lie
in state at the capitol. A suggestion that this be done
was made today by Rep. Carl Vinson and other friends, but
it was later determined to take the body direct to
Thomaston.

Early this afternoon, after conference between the
sergant-at-arms of the senate and house, it was decided
that it would be impossible to send the body of senator
Watson home today. Instead it will leave Washington at
3;15 via the Atlantic Coast Line and Augusta on Wednesday
afternoon to Reach THOMASTON Thursday.

The body will arrive at Thomaston at noon Thursday, and
the funeral will be held at 1:30 that afternoon.

With senator Watson when he died were his office staff, a
nurse and 2 physicians, Dr. Grant S. Barnhart and Thomas
P. Conrad.  Mrs. Watson had preceded her husband to
Georgia.

Senator Watson had planned to Leave for GA. Today or
tomorrow but there came a sudden recurrence of the
bronchial affection, from which he suffered during the
past winter.

The death of Senator Watson occurred at the summer home
he had rented during the summer in Chevy Chase, a suburb
of the national Capital. 

It was at this address, No. 8 Melrose St. that senator
Watson experienced, about two months ago, a severe attack
of bronchitis and gastritis.