The Augusta (GA) Chronicle
05 Apr 1936, p. 6
NOTED ENGINEER DIES IN AUGUSTA
Onward Bates, 86, Internationally Known, Passes at Winter Home
Onward Bates, world-renowned civil engineer, and recipient of practically every honor and tribute his profession awards, passed away at his home on Johns road yesterday morning after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tmorrow[sic] afternoon at 5 o'clock, Dr. S. L. McCarty officiating. Following the services, the body will be conveyed to St. Louis, Mo., being placed on the Georgia railroad early morning train Tuesday. Interment will be in Bellefontaine cemetery, St. Louis.
Active pallbearers will be James C. Harper, Joseph B. Cumming, Walton Flytne, Elroy Smith, Dr. George A. Traylor, and T. S. Clark.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Henry Garrett, H. P. Crowell, Charles P. Pressly, C. H. Phinizy, Sr., H. D. Beman, F. B. Pope, Bryan Cumming, elders of __eid(?) Memorial church; Dr. Joseph Akerman, W. M. Alexander, C. E. Clark, Judge O. R. Eve, I. S. Ferguson, W. M. Rowland, R. L. Sutner.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Breckinridge Bates; three sisters, Miss Frances Barton Bates, of London Bridge, Va.; Mrs. Seth Singleton, of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Edwon B. McClure, of Virginia; several nieces and nephews; and several grandnieces and nephews.
He was born Feb. 24, 1850, the son of Judge Barton Bates and Mrs. Carolina Matilda Hatcher Bates. His grandfather, Judge Edward Bates, was United States attorney general in the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln.
Mr. Bates married Miss Virginia Castleman Breckinridge, of St. Louis, in 1892.
He was a civil engineer with a record of distinguished work in his profession. He was a student of Rensselaer Polytechnic institute and while he left before graduation, the institute conferred on him the honorary degree of engineering in 1918. He received the honorary degree of C. E. from the University of Wisconsin in 1897. Other universities and organizations to honor Mr. Bates were University of Missouri, with LL.D., and honorable mention from Institute of Civil Engineering, Great Britain; University of Engineers, Chicago, and the Western Society of Engineers. He was a member and former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers and was presented the Chanute medal in 1912.
Mr. Bates' work took him not only to every part of this country, but in far corners of the world. As a young man he did work in Australia, representing Charles Shaler Smith, of St. Louis. In some of his memoirs he describes this trip as perhaps the most interesting and romantic bit of work that he did.
Many of the big bridges of the country were the work of Mr. Bates and he had much to do with the developments of the railroads in their pioneer days.
Some years ago Mr. and Mrs. Bates bought a winter home in Augusta and since then have divided their time between here and their home in Chicago. Their home has been the scene of much charming hospitality and they soon made a place for themselves in the life of the community.
Mr. Bates was a man of high character and of much personal attraction. He was popular with all ages and especially with young men, many of whom he had helped in their upward climb. He was very proud of his profession, considering it among the finest and most useful of the many lines of work open to men. He was jealous of its reputation and believed that every engineer should hold its standards high.
During the last few years after he had retired from active work, young engineers, as well as older ones, who had worked with him, were constant visitors at his home, many of them coming long distances to see him.
He was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church.
05 Apr 1936, p. 6
NOTED ENGINEER DIES IN AUGUSTA
Onward Bates, 86, Internationally Known, Passes at Winter Home
Onward Bates, world-renowned civil engineer, and recipient of practically every honor and tribute his profession awards, passed away at his home on Johns road yesterday morning after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tmorrow[sic] afternoon at 5 o'clock, Dr. S. L. McCarty officiating. Following the services, the body will be conveyed to St. Louis, Mo., being placed on the Georgia railroad early morning train Tuesday. Interment will be in Bellefontaine cemetery, St. Louis.
Active pallbearers will be James C. Harper, Joseph B. Cumming, Walton Flytne, Elroy Smith, Dr. George A. Traylor, and T. S. Clark.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Henry Garrett, H. P. Crowell, Charles P. Pressly, C. H. Phinizy, Sr., H. D. Beman, F. B. Pope, Bryan Cumming, elders of __eid(?) Memorial church; Dr. Joseph Akerman, W. M. Alexander, C. E. Clark, Judge O. R. Eve, I. S. Ferguson, W. M. Rowland, R. L. Sutner.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Breckinridge Bates; three sisters, Miss Frances Barton Bates, of London Bridge, Va.; Mrs. Seth Singleton, of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Edwon B. McClure, of Virginia; several nieces and nephews; and several grandnieces and nephews.
He was born Feb. 24, 1850, the son of Judge Barton Bates and Mrs. Carolina Matilda Hatcher Bates. His grandfather, Judge Edward Bates, was United States attorney general in the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln.
Mr. Bates married Miss Virginia Castleman Breckinridge, of St. Louis, in 1892.
He was a civil engineer with a record of distinguished work in his profession. He was a student of Rensselaer Polytechnic institute and while he left before graduation, the institute conferred on him the honorary degree of engineering in 1918. He received the honorary degree of C. E. from the University of Wisconsin in 1897. Other universities and organizations to honor Mr. Bates were University of Missouri, with LL.D., and honorable mention from Institute of Civil Engineering, Great Britain; University of Engineers, Chicago, and the Western Society of Engineers. He was a member and former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers and was presented the Chanute medal in 1912.
Mr. Bates' work took him not only to every part of this country, but in far corners of the world. As a young man he did work in Australia, representing Charles Shaler Smith, of St. Louis. In some of his memoirs he describes this trip as perhaps the most interesting and romantic bit of work that he did.
Many of the big bridges of the country were the work of Mr. Bates and he had much to do with the developments of the railroads in their pioneer days.
Some years ago Mr. and Mrs. Bates bought a winter home in Augusta and since then have divided their time between here and their home in Chicago. Their home has been the scene of much charming hospitality and they soon made a place for themselves in the life of the community.
Mr. Bates was a man of high character and of much personal attraction. He was popular with all ages and especially with young men, many of whom he had helped in their upward climb. He was very proud of his profession, considering it among the finest and most useful of the many lines of work open to men. He was jealous of its reputation and believed that every engineer should hold its standards high.
During the last few years after he had retired from active work, young engineers, as well as older ones, who had worked with him, were constant visitors at his home, many of them coming long distances to see him.
He was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church.
The Augusta (GA) Chronicle
05 Apr 1936, p. 6
NOTED ENGINEER DIES IN AUGUSTA
Onward Bates, 86, Internationally Known, Passes at Winter Home
Onward Bates, world-renowned civil engineer, and recipient of practically every honor and tribute his profession awards, passed away at his home on Johns road yesterday morning after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tmorrow[sic] afternoon at 5 o'clock, Dr. S. L. McCarty officiating. Following the services, the body will be conveyed to St. Louis, Mo., being placed on the Georgia railroad early morning train Tuesday. Interment will be in Bellefontaine cemetery, St. Louis.
Active pallbearers will be James C. Harper, Joseph B. Cumming, Walton Flytne, Elroy Smith, Dr. George A. Traylor, and T. S. Clark.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Henry Garrett, H. P. Crowell, Charles P. Pressly, C. H. Phinizy, Sr., H. D. Beman, F. B. Pope, Bryan Cumming, elders of __eid(?) Memorial church; Dr. Joseph Akerman, W. M. Alexander, C. E. Clark, Judge O. R. Eve, I. S. Ferguson, W. M. Rowland, R. L. Sutner.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Breckinridge Bates; three sisters, Miss Frances Barton Bates, of London Bridge, Va.; Mrs. Seth Singleton, of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Edwon B. McClure, of Virginia; several nieces and nephews; and several grandnieces and nephews.
He was born Feb. 24, 1850, the son of Judge Barton Bates and Mrs. Carolina Matilda Hatcher Bates. His grandfather, Judge Edward Bates, was United States attorney general in the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln.
Mr. Bates married Miss Virginia Castleman Breckinridge, of St. Louis, in 1892.
He was a civil engineer with a record of distinguished work in his profession. He was a student of Rensselaer Polytechnic institute and while he left before graduation, the institute conferred on him the honorary degree of engineering in 1918. He received the honorary degree of C. E. from the University of Wisconsin in 1897. Other universities and organizations to honor Mr. Bates were University of Missouri, with LL.D., and honorable mention from Institute of Civil Engineering, Great Britain; University of Engineers, Chicago, and the Western Society of Engineers. He was a member and former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers and was presented the Chanute medal in 1912.
Mr. Bates' work took him not only to every part of this country, but in far corners of the world. As a young man he did work in Australia, representing Charles Shaler Smith, of St. Louis. In some of his memoirs he describes this trip as perhaps the most interesting and romantic bit of work that he did.
Many of the big bridges of the country were the work of Mr. Bates and he had much to do with the developments of the railroads in their pioneer days.
Some years ago Mr. and Mrs. Bates bought a winter home in Augusta and since then have divided their time between here and their home in Chicago. Their home has been the scene of much charming hospitality and they soon made a place for themselves in the life of the community.
Mr. Bates was a man of high character and of much personal attraction. He was popular with all ages and especially with young men, many of whom he had helped in their upward climb. He was very proud of his profession, considering it among the finest and most useful of the many lines of work open to men. He was jealous of its reputation and believed that every engineer should hold its standards high.
During the last few years after he had retired from active work, young engineers, as well as older ones, who had worked with him, were constant visitors at his home, many of them coming long distances to see him.
He was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church.
05 Apr 1936, p. 6
NOTED ENGINEER DIES IN AUGUSTA
Onward Bates, 86, Internationally Known, Passes at Winter Home
Onward Bates, world-renowned civil engineer, and recipient of practically every honor and tribute his profession awards, passed away at his home on Johns road yesterday morning after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tmorrow[sic] afternoon at 5 o'clock, Dr. S. L. McCarty officiating. Following the services, the body will be conveyed to St. Louis, Mo., being placed on the Georgia railroad early morning train Tuesday. Interment will be in Bellefontaine cemetery, St. Louis.
Active pallbearers will be James C. Harper, Joseph B. Cumming, Walton Flytne, Elroy Smith, Dr. George A. Traylor, and T. S. Clark.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Henry Garrett, H. P. Crowell, Charles P. Pressly, C. H. Phinizy, Sr., H. D. Beman, F. B. Pope, Bryan Cumming, elders of __eid(?) Memorial church; Dr. Joseph Akerman, W. M. Alexander, C. E. Clark, Judge O. R. Eve, I. S. Ferguson, W. M. Rowland, R. L. Sutner.
Mr. Bates is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Breckinridge Bates; three sisters, Miss Frances Barton Bates, of London Bridge, Va.; Mrs. Seth Singleton, of St. Louis, Mo., and Mrs. Edwon B. McClure, of Virginia; several nieces and nephews; and several grandnieces and nephews.
He was born Feb. 24, 1850, the son of Judge Barton Bates and Mrs. Carolina Matilda Hatcher Bates. His grandfather, Judge Edward Bates, was United States attorney general in the cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln.
Mr. Bates married Miss Virginia Castleman Breckinridge, of St. Louis, in 1892.
He was a civil engineer with a record of distinguished work in his profession. He was a student of Rensselaer Polytechnic institute and while he left before graduation, the institute conferred on him the honorary degree of engineering in 1918. He received the honorary degree of C. E. from the University of Wisconsin in 1897. Other universities and organizations to honor Mr. Bates were University of Missouri, with LL.D., and honorable mention from Institute of Civil Engineering, Great Britain; University of Engineers, Chicago, and the Western Society of Engineers. He was a member and former president of the American Society of Civil Engineers and was presented the Chanute medal in 1912.
Mr. Bates' work took him not only to every part of this country, but in far corners of the world. As a young man he did work in Australia, representing Charles Shaler Smith, of St. Louis. In some of his memoirs he describes this trip as perhaps the most interesting and romantic bit of work that he did.
Many of the big bridges of the country were the work of Mr. Bates and he had much to do with the developments of the railroads in their pioneer days.
Some years ago Mr. and Mrs. Bates bought a winter home in Augusta and since then have divided their time between here and their home in Chicago. Their home has been the scene of much charming hospitality and they soon made a place for themselves in the life of the community.
Mr. Bates was a man of high character and of much personal attraction. He was popular with all ages and especially with young men, many of whom he had helped in their upward climb. He was very proud of his profession, considering it among the finest and most useful of the many lines of work open to men. He was jealous of its reputation and believed that every engineer should hold its standards high.
During the last few years after he had retired from active work, young engineers, as well as older ones, who had worked with him, were constant visitors at his home, many of them coming long distances to see him.
He was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church.
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