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Funeral of Mrs. Bass Held This Morning
Hundreds Of Friends Manifest Their Esteem
Tragic Death of Popular Lady Proves Shock to Whole Community
Much Sympathy For Husband and Children
At 11 o?clock today the last sad rites were said over all that remained mortal of Mrs. Ida Madden Bass.
The afternoon train took the funeral party to Nashville, where the interment will take place Monday.
The funeral took place at the East Lake home and was conducted by Rev. J.A. Baylor, pastor of the Centenary church, of which the deceased had been a member for many years. The music was by the First Presbyterian choir. The casket was borne by eight members of the cavalry squadron of which the husband of the deceased is commanding officer. They were:
H.F. Wenning, Jno. G. Martin, Fred Henderson, J.G. Gahagan, J.S.B. Woolford, R.C. Richard, Alex Scott, and C.W. Rankin.
The pallbearers were W.C. Henderson, J.P. Skyffe, C.A. Raht, T.W. Fritts, F.M. Caldwell, M.M. Allison, T.C. Thompson, Z.C. Patten, Jr.
The Colonial Dames, who in the death of Mrs. Bass, mourn one of their most beloved and esteemed members, attended the services in a body.
The services were impressive in the extreme and the high place held by the deceased in the affection and esteem of all Chattanooga was testified to by the unusual floral tributes and the many sorrowing friends who bowed in grief during the services.
Mr. Percy Madden, brother of the deceased, left Nashville yesterday at 3:30 but was unable to reach here until 7 a.m. today on account of the railroad wreck.
The funeral party, which included many close friends, occupied a special car on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis train which left at 1:35 for Nashville.
Community Shocked
The entire community yesterday afternoon was shocked at the news of the death of Mrs. Bass. No woman who has made Chattanooga her home has been more universally loved and esteem than has Mrs. Bass a daughter of Dr. J.W. Madden, a prominent and old resident of Nashville. She was brought up in an atmosphere of southern society typical of off that has been best in the nation?s history and to the host of Chattanooga friends she came to the ideal type she represented.
Besides her husband Mrs. Bass leaves two children, Jack and Louise, a little girl of 6 years, who so miracously escaped injury yesterday; her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J.W. Madden, J.W. Madden, Jr., Mr. Percy Madden, Mrs. Louise Madden Brown, all of Nashville and Mrs. Foust of Waco, Texas.
Details of Accident
The accident in which Mrs. Bass lost her life occurred about 11:30 near the plant of the D.M. Steward Manufacturing Co., on the Camp street road. Mrs. Bass was driving to Lookout Mountain to a luncheon, accompanied by Mrs. R.W. Gates and her own daughter, Louise, 6 years of age. The horse became frightened at some well drilling machinery and in shying to the side of the road, one of them became entangled in wire that was lying in the road. Of course this frightened them more. Will Bates, the negro driver, reached down to remove the wire from the animal?s foot, but in doing this was thrown from the trap.
With the driver gone and the reins dragging on the ground, the horse started on a dead run, the light carriage swaying from side to side threatening to overturn each moment. By this time they were approaching a decided grade, and the frightened ladies, knowing that they would be thrown out of they remained in the carriage, decided to jump.
Mrs. Gales, with little Louise in her arms, was first to make the leap. She was terribly bruised about the body and suffered a severe cut above the eye, but protected by the arms of the brave woman, Louise was oly slightly injured.
It is rather uncertain as to whether Mrs. Bass really jumped from the carriage or was thrown from it; at any rate, the fall was terrible. Her head and shoulders were the first to strike the ground, the force of the contact breaking her neck. Life was almost extinct when assistance reached her. She never regained consciousness and died in a few minutes after the tragedy occurred.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1858 - 1907 (49 years)