The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-10
Veteran of Two Wars,
Governor and Senator.
DIES IN WASHINGTON
His Death is Believed to Be the Result
Primarily Of Pneumonia Caused BY
Exposure On the Day Of the In-
auguratiOn Of Roosevelt
and Eoirhankc
and Fairbanks.
(By the AssoeIated Press.l

Washington, March 9.-United
states Senator william Bkimage
Bate, of Tennessee. twice governor Of
his state. a veteran of both the Mexi-
can and Civil wars, rising from private
to major general in the Confederate
army and for eighteen years a con-
spicuous member of the upper House
of Congress, died at his hotel apart
ments i'm this city today, aged seven
ty-eight years. Death was due to-
pneumonia and defective heart.
Senator Bate attended the inaugu-
ration ceremonies on March 4th and
his death is believed to be due prim-
arly to exposure on that occasion. he
suffered a slight chill on that day.
He, however, continued his official du-
ties and occupied his seat in the Sen
ate last Tuesday, He became sud-
denly i'll at the dinner table that
evening and Immediately called for q
physician He was put to bed and
his condition was recognized as serl-
Gus. Despite the efforts of his phy-
sician he became steadily worse and
all hope for his recovery was given
up yesterday.
His lungs, howevgr, showed inn
provement, and it is probable he
would have recovered, but for the
weakness of his heart which is at
tributed not only to his advanced age,
but the serious strain to which 1t had
been subjected by a Ions standing
asthmatic condition.
Bury Me at Nashville.
Senator Bate was entirely conscious
until his death and realizing that the
end was near yesterday asked that
he be buried at his old home in Nash
Vile. He steadily sank during the
night and the early morning hours
and passed away peacefully at six
o'clock this morning.
Gathered about his bedside when
the end came We're Mrs. Bate, MI
Masten a grandson Robert Cantwell,
his private secretary; Mrs CarmaciS,
wife of the junior Senator from Ten
nessee; Mrs. Ellis, of Tennessee, a
close friend of Mrs. Bate; the
doctor and the trained nurse. Beside
the widow two daughters, Mrs. Thos
f. Masten, of Texas, and Mrs. Childs,
of Los Angeles, survive the senator
A brother, Captain Bate, OF Ten
nessee, and a. sister Mrs. Harris, Of
California, were sent for but were
unable to reach here before his death
Senator Bates remains will be taken
to his old home at Nashville. and
will be Inferred in the Mount Olivette
Cemetery there.
Took His Seat In 1887.
Senator Bate took his seat in the
Senate IN 1887 and was sworn IN last
Saturday foc another term of six
years He was the ranking minority
member Of the Committee on Terri
tories, Military Affairs and Agricul-
ture and Forestry; also a member Of
several minor committees and chair
man of one of the minority commit
tees.
The funeral party will leave Wash
ington at 1880 D. m. tomorrow even-
ing over the Southern Railway for
Tennessee.
Sergeant-at-Arms Casson Of the
House designated the Tennessee dele
CATION, consisting of Messrs. Brown
low, Hale Moon, Butler Houston,
Gaines, Padgett, Sims, Garrett and
Patterson as a committee to repre-
sent the House at the funeral SER
vices of Senator Bate in Tennessee