Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-11
EDWARDEVERETT HALE DEAD
Aged Chaplain Of Senate Passes Away
at Roxbury Home.
END COMES WITHOUT PAIN
Had Not Been Confined, bat Member,
of Family Knew Dissolution wss
Near and Were with
Him.

BOSTON. Mass, June 10.-Rev. Or. Ed
ward Everett Hale. chaplain Of the United
States senate died at his home in Roxbury
today.
\ News Of the death Of Or. Hale shocked
Boston to ar unusual degree because COM
paratively few knew that he was III. A
week ago he was present at a celebration
bin honor OF the ninetieth birthday of Mrs.
julia Ward Howe. his contemporary in
many Of the reform movement with which
both had been identified for more than
fifty years. To his family it had been APP
parent for some time that DR.. Hale's health
was falling. A few days ago heart weak
ness was noticed and his condition became
alarming. His great Rge-S7 years-mlli-
tRted against him. Yesterday, however, he
WAS up and about his apartment. In fact
he had not been confined to his bed at
any stage Of mis- illness. He retired at the
usual time last night, but his physician
had noted evidences that led him to warn
the immediate members Of the family that
the end was not far off. AS the night
passed Or. Hale constantly became weaker
until death came, about 3 o'clock this
morning.
Grouned about DR.. Hale's bedside when
he died were Mrs. Hale, his wife; Philip
l.. Hale, his son; Ellen, his daughter. and
the family physician.
DIR. Hale was born in this city in April,
1922, and by training, education and tradi-
ton he represented throughout the eighty
seven years of his life the spirit of the
founders OF the Massachusetts Bay colony.
He was graduated from Harvard in 1888.
He was actively connected with the Boston
Advertiser many years ago and his first
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Worcester. He was a prolific writer and
had for years been allied with the prin-
clpal phllanthropic movements Of the city,
state and nation.
senate Chaplain six Years.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-Dr. Hale has
been chaplain Of the United States senate
since 1908. His selection at that time to
fiji a vacancy was generally regarded as
a high tribute to his accomplishments and
Intellectual ability.
Since his appointment he has been a
very consistent attendant upon the sessions
of the senate and his i%nvocations at the
opening Of each days proceedings were SO
marked by eioquence, a keen appreciation
of the events of the day and a warm SYM
patty with humanity, that few of the
| senators IalleO TO De III lleH seats Nu0n
the gavel fell.
Serious inroads first appeared in his
health about the beginning of the present
calendar year; he was rather feeble in
auguration day. and finally in the first
week Of May he became so i'll as to be
obliged to cancel his engagement to deliver
the Invocation upon the occasion of the
unwilling of the statue of Longfellow in
this city. Ee left Washington several days
before that ceremony and never returned.
Prominent Figure in Senate.
The. news of the death OF DR.. Hale
reached the senate early in the day and
was received with general expressions OF
regret. No figure had been more familiar
about the senate than that Of the ven
cradle chaplain and no person was more
respected or beloved. BY his unassuming
manner and general disposition he had be-
come a general favorite with the senatorD
and employees, while his distinction in the
world of letters and theology had caused
him to be generally sought out by strang-
ers.
Dr. Hale became chaplain OF the senate
on the 14th Of December, 1908. He received
his appointment through Senator Frye.
| who was at the time acting as presi-
dent. The selection was made at the in
stance Of Senator Hoag, who had been his
life long friend. AS both we're men of
learning there was much in common be-
tween them.
He always wore a long clerical robe when