The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-16
BATE FUNERAL IN SENATE
impressive Services Held in Upper
House Over Remains Of Dead
Tennessee Senator.

A Washington special says: The
funeral services for William B. Bate
of Tennessee were held in the senate
chamber Friday afternoon.
The president Of the United States,
the members of his cabinet, the chief
justice and associate justices of the
supreme court, the diplomatic corps.
members of the house Of representa-.
tives who are in the city and repre-
sentations of the army were present
and occupied seats in the chamber.
The body Of the late senator was
brought from the Ebbitt house to the
capitol at 1:45 p. M, and was met
by the committee of escort at the
bronze door Of the senate wing. The
committee formed in open rank and
after the remains had passed through
followed to the senate chamber.
An exception was made to the SEN
ate rule adopted recently excluding
flowers from the chamber. The desk
Of the secretary and clerks of the
senate was completely covered with
beautiful offerings, mostly of roses,
carnations, hyacinths and violets.
When the casket was brought in it
was accompanied by a number Of i'm
mense floral tributes which were plac.
ed on the casket.
The galleries were crowded and
extra seats had been placed on the
floor, some of them being occupied by
members Of the house.
The ceremony was begun at 2:03
p. m, when Vice President Fairbanks
raped for order. The officiating cler-
gy, Chaplain Hale Of the senate, DR..
Samuel H. Green, pastor or the Calva-
ry Baptist church, and DR.. j. F. Pret-
lyman Of the Mount Vernon Square
Methodist church, South, took seats
at the secretary's desk.
After all were seated Dr.. Greene
read passage from the Bible and
DR.. Prettyman delivered the funeral
address.
Paying a high tribute to the char.
acter Of Senator Bate, DR.. Prettyman
eulogized the record the deceased
had made in the service Of his coun-
Try in craftsmanship and in the Mex
ican war. He praised the gallant
fighting qualities displayed by the SEN
ator in that later conflict, the civil
war. in which he served the confeder-
acy. The address was brief, consum-
ing not over seven minutes.
The services were closed with pray.
er by DR.. Charles Hale, closing with
the Lords Prayer, in which all Joined.
DR.. Hale read an announcement to
the effect that all who cared to &C.
company the remains to Nashville,
Tenn, for the funeral would be &C.
commodated on a special train over
the Southern railway, which would
leave Washington at p. m.
Senator Carmack then escorted Mrs.
Bate and other members Of the family
from the chamber. President Roose-
velt and his cabinet, the supreme
court, diplomatic corps and other
guests retired, and on motion Of Sen
ator Allison, the senate at 2:30 ad'
journed until Monday.
The remains lay in the closed SELL
ate chamber until Z p. M, when they
were taken to the special train TO.
Nashville. The members Of the SEN
ate who went to Nashville are
Messrs. Carmack, Proctor, Daniel, Pet
tus, Scott and Overman.
Only three members Of the Ten
nessee delegation in the house OF
representatives were in the city,
Messrs. Sims, Brownlow and Gaines.
They accompanied the family to Ten
nessee.