The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-07-05
DEATH CAME AT4:2O
A. M. WEDNESDAY
WAS BURIED AT TRENTON
Observing Request of the Sen
atOr the Funeral Services
We're Simple and None Were
Held in Washington.

Washington. July 4.--Accompan-
led by committees from the senate
and house, the body Of Senator Ben
]amin X. Tillman, Of South Carolina,
who died here early Wednesday, left
Washington last night at Z O'Clock
Tor trenton, S. c., where funeral SER
vices will be held this afternoon at
O'Clock. Services will be conducted
at the Presbyterian church, where
the body will lie in state from the
time of its arrival early in the af-
ternoon.
In observing request of Senator
Tillman, the funeral services will be
simple. None was held in Washing
ton.
Senators and representatives ac
companying the body to Trenton
were: Senators Smith, of South
Carolina; Swanson, of Virginia: ::
Gallinger, OF New Hampshire; Lodge
of Massachusetts; Penrose, of Penn
sylvania; Overman. OF North Caro-
lima; Nelson, Of Minnesota: Smoot.
OF Utah; Pomerene. of Ohio; Fer
nald. of Maine; Phelan, of Califor-
mia: Sterling, OF South Dakota:
Owen. Of Oklahoma Trammell. OF
Florida, and Mcclellan. OF Tennes-
see.
Representatives Lever, Byrnes.
Ragsdale, Whaley, Nichols and
Dominick. of South Carolina; Pad
sett. of Tennessee; Vinson. OF Geor-
gia; Butler, OF Pennsylvania Walsh.
of Massachusetts: Fess. OF Ohio:
Elliott. OF Indiana; Morgan. of Okla
homa; Langley. OF Kentucky: Will
Minus of Illinois; Austin, Of Tennes-
and French, of Idaho.
Secretary Daniels was unable to
accompany the party. but sent as his
personal representative. Rear Ad-
miral MCGOWAN, paymaster general
of the navy.
Senator Tillman, a veteran of "a
years service in congress and chair
man Of the senate naval affairs com
m!ttee, died at rs homes here early
yesterday as the ,sult of a cerebral
themorrhage suffered last Thursday.
The stroke completely paralyzed the
left side. and The right had been
. partially paralyzod since a similar
attack ten years ago, no hope had
been held for Senator Tillman's re-
covery since he lapsed into uncon-
seriousness last Sunday.
To honor the passing OF one of the
most picturesque figures in congress
and southern public Iife. both bodies
ofscongress adjourned.
60 governor OF South Carolina. as
leader in the southern wing OF the
democratic partys and as an active
participant In the last generations
growth of the American navy. Sena-
tor Tillman had been prominently
before the public for many years
Senator Swansons OF Virginia. prob
'ably Will be his successor as head of
the naval committee. to which Sena-
tor Tillman had devoted almost his
exclusive Interest in congressional
gislation for many years. He had
been It's chairman since 1919 and
was one OF the most ardent ssbip
navy" advocates. being among the
hrst to urge extension OF submarin,.
- Notion and government manu-
of armor plate
kor Tillman had been in fail.
phh for several years. All
.Tst d partially recovered from
! .ssa rxabie @troke of paralysis. his re-
stand the vitality was unable TO with
tack. Hisslast and more severe at
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