On Monday, January 28, 1895, Samuel Bacon. Funeral private.
A Sad Suicide
Mr. Samuel Bacon Ends His Life With a Pistol
Mr. Samuel Bacon, a son of Gen. Peter F. Bacon, was found dead this morning about 7 o'clock with a bullet wound in his left temple. A servant employed at the residence of Gen. Bacon, 336 Indiana avenue, discovered the body. The dead man was found seated in a chair near the table in the dining room, and the wound in the head and the presence of a revolver close by were clear evidences of suicide. The body was cold, and it is thought that death had taken place several hours previous to the discovery. Policeman Herbert of the sixth precinct was called in, and he notified the coroner, who later decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The death proved a great shock to a wide circle of friends, who are earnest in their expressions of sympathy for the bereaved family. The dead man was the eldest son of Gen. Peter F. Bacon, one of Washington's oldest and best-known citizens. He was fifty-one years of age, and had been associated with his father in business. As a member of Washington Commandery and other organizations he possessed a wide circle of acquaintances and was universally popular. For some time past Mr. Bacon had been afflicted with fits of despondency, and during one of these periods of temporary derangement he undoubtedly committed the rash deed. Arrangements for the funeral are still incomplete.
--The Evening Star, January 28, 1895
A Sad Suicide
Mr. Samuel Bacon Ends His Life With a Pistol
Mr. Samuel Bacon, a son of Gen. Peter F. Bacon, was found dead this morning about 7 o'clock with a bullet wound in his left temple. A servant employed at the residence of Gen. Bacon, 336 Indiana avenue, discovered the body. The dead man was found seated in a chair near the table in the dining room, and the wound in the head and the presence of a revolver close by were clear evidences of suicide. The body was cold, and it is thought that death had taken place several hours previous to the discovery. Policeman Herbert of the sixth precinct was called in, and he notified the coroner, who later decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The death proved a great shock to a wide circle of friends, who are earnest in their expressions of sympathy for the bereaved family. The dead man was the eldest son of Gen. Peter F. Bacon, one of Washington's oldest and best-known citizens. He was fifty-one years of age, and had been associated with his father in business. As a member of Washington Commandery and other organizations he possessed a wide circle of acquaintances and was universally popular. For some time past Mr. Bacon had been afflicted with fits of despondency, and during one of these periods of temporary derangement he undoubtedly committed the rash deed. Arrangements for the funeral are still incomplete.
--The Evening Star, January 28, 1895
On Monday, January 28, 1895, Samuel Bacon. Funeral private.
A Sad Suicide
Mr. Samuel Bacon Ends His Life With a Pistol
Mr. Samuel Bacon, a son of Gen. Peter F. Bacon, was found dead this morning about 7 o'clock with a bullet wound in his left temple. A servant employed at the residence of Gen. Bacon, 336 Indiana avenue, discovered the body. The dead man was found seated in a chair near the table in the dining room, and the wound in the head and the presence of a revolver close by were clear evidences of suicide. The body was cold, and it is thought that death had taken place several hours previous to the discovery. Policeman Herbert of the sixth precinct was called in, and he notified the coroner, who later decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The death proved a great shock to a wide circle of friends, who are earnest in their expressions of sympathy for the bereaved family. The dead man was the eldest son of Gen. Peter F. Bacon, one of Washington's oldest and best-known citizens. He was fifty-one years of age, and had been associated with his father in business. As a member of Washington Commandery and other organizations he possessed a wide circle of acquaintances and was universally popular. For some time past Mr. Bacon had been afflicted with fits of despondency, and during one of these periods of temporary derangement he undoubtedly committed the rash deed. Arrangements for the funeral are still incomplete.
--The Evening Star, January 28, 1895
A Sad Suicide
Mr. Samuel Bacon Ends His Life With a Pistol
Mr. Samuel Bacon, a son of Gen. Peter F. Bacon, was found dead this morning about 7 o'clock with a bullet wound in his left temple. A servant employed at the residence of Gen. Bacon, 336 Indiana avenue, discovered the body. The dead man was found seated in a chair near the table in the dining room, and the wound in the head and the presence of a revolver close by were clear evidences of suicide. The body was cold, and it is thought that death had taken place several hours previous to the discovery. Policeman Herbert of the sixth precinct was called in, and he notified the coroner, who later decided that an inquest was unnecessary. The death proved a great shock to a wide circle of friends, who are earnest in their expressions of sympathy for the bereaved family. The dead man was the eldest son of Gen. Peter F. Bacon, one of Washington's oldest and best-known citizens. He was fifty-one years of age, and had been associated with his father in business. As a member of Washington Commandery and other organizations he possessed a wide circle of acquaintances and was universally popular. For some time past Mr. Bacon had been afflicted with fits of despondency, and during one of these periods of temporary derangement he undoubtedly committed the rash deed. Arrangements for the funeral are still incomplete.
--The Evening Star, January 28, 1895
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