The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-10-30
Miss Mabel Lowry Bate.

Death proved victor yesterday over
love and science In Il contest which has
aroused more interest, perhaps, than
any other case ot yellow fever that has
so far occurred, aud deaths conquest
Is the more deeply regretted by all
who knew Of the case beeau'o of the
beautiful courage OF the young lady
whom love aud science failed TO save.
Miss Mabel Lowrey Bate was
stricken with The yellow fever seven
teen days ago iua house where mum
Der Of otltr easps had occurred, Her
mother urged her to leave the city
when tho fever broke out, but Miss
| Bate knew her mother could not
| leave, aud would not herself leave her
mother. She remained by her, assist.
| ing her in many ways during the
sickness OF others IN the house, and
after the premises had been disiniect-
ed WAS herself stricken,
From the first she was fearless, al
though her case was severe one.
Toward the end OF the first week her
conditions became worse, although free
of complications. She suffered from
Intense nausea, which the ordinary
means Of medication did not relieve,
and Dr. Kennedy her physician, call
ed in DR.. Parham, who contributed
the thoroughuoss and earnestness
which always characterizas him The
two physicians after consultation found
means ofrelIegng tho suffering girl,
who apparently improved, in few
DAYS her condition seemed to warrant
slight hope Of her recovering enough
strength 30 be declared conYalescent.
The severity Of the strain to which
she had been subjected, however, was
too great. The stimulation watch
seemed to be working barely per
cepuDle Improvement in her condition
failed of perman ut results, and Sun
day morning she began to sink slowly.
v,.,,, '.v morning It was evident to
=, ! so T -'"iAn. whose enthus-
iasm had been aroused by
ness and courage of the patient. thu,
the vitality OF the bright aud lovely |
young life bad been exhausted by the
long siege, aud yesterday afternoon
when he visited her (bOut l o'clock |
he saw that she was dying.
As he took her wrist and felt her
pulse she looked up with faint, but
still bright, smile into his face and
said, very feobIy, "Good-by, my doc
Or, am going" 1t was true, and
.wo hours and a half later the fea-
ures Of the beautiful face took upon
themselves the calm of death.
To Miss Bates many friends here
t will be a source of sad consolation
o know that her illness was attended
~ every care that love and science
ouId suggest. Her physician spent
whole nights at her bedside, and the
onsuting physician was hardly les
ttentive, while her mother and others
Il the house did everyth ing that
uman love could affect. The case
1as one OF those hooking incidents of
be yellow fever's uncertainty, prov
lg fatal oftentime where everything
Gems al first to almost guarantee re-
oVerY.
Miss Pate was granddaughter ofex
iov. Lowry, of Mississippi, and was
orn in Brandon, Miss, twenty-four
ears ago She was educated at Col
mbus, Miss, and was a young lady
f rare social accomplishments. Her
lind was as bright as her disposition
'aS loVable, and she was as popular
llh the older and more serious men
nd women, because Of her knowledge,
) she was with the younger folks, be-
suse OF the brightness and viVacity 4
hich made her so generally beloved.
Miss Bate was a communicate of
rlnity Episcopal Church. Rev. Dr. t
'arner read the Episcopal service
yer the remains at the house and =
,mpleted the service before the re- i
living vaults in the Washington
emetery at o'clock 10 the evening, 81
e funeral being attended only Mrs.
ate and Rev, Dr. Purser, besides ?,
r, Warner.-Times Democrat. q