The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-05-09
SENATOR BECK BEAD.
THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH AN AT.
TACK OF HEART DISEASE.
His Last Appearance in the Senate on tile
Day Sanders and Power We're Seated
The Funeral Seryices-Congress Adjourns
as u Mark ST Respect.

Dny sanders and Power We're Seated
The Funeral Services-Coneress Adjourns
as u Mark ST Respect.
Senator James B. Beck, of Kentucky.
dropped dead in the Baltimore & Potomac
station at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the
Bird. He had just arrived from New York,
accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Good
loe, the wife of Major Goodloe CT the
United States marine corps. He got off
the train with the rest of the passengers
and walked with his daughter the entire
length of the platform and through the
gate leading to the station proper. He
seemed to walk with effort and to breathe
with labor, but these symptoms were the
usual Accomplishments of exertion with
him for some months past. After passing
into the station the senator and his daugh-
ter stopped and were joined by his private
secretary, who had brought a carriage
to take them home. A few words
had been exchanged with regard to the care
OF the baggage, when the senator suddenly
turned pale and with the remark, II feel
dizzy" fell into the arms of his compan-
ions. They could not support his weight
and he dropped to the floor, where be
swooned away. Willing hands were num-
erous and the limp and helpless body was
borne into the Office the stationmaster,
about twenty feet away. When the physi-
clans arrived there was nothing for them
to do except examine the body and deter
mine the cause of his death. A superficial
examination only was possible ut the time,
but was sufficient to satisfy the physicians
that death resulted from paralysis of the
heart.
The news was t%elegraphed to the CAPT
tol and subsequently spread to all sections
Of the city. Representatives Breckenridge,
Caruth, Stone and others of the Kentucky
congressional delegation repaired to the
station at once and arranged for the re-
moval Of the remains to q suitable place.
Senator Beck has not been regular in
his attendance upon the sessions of the
senate for two years, and was in his seat
but a few times during this congress. The
last legislation Of general importance With
which he was connected with was the
differentiation bill, which passed the SEN
ate in March, 1888. He worked on that
measure with constant devotion, says
Senator Allison, who was ASSOC
ciated with him, until it was dis.
posed OF. One morning shortly
afterwards he came into the room of the
committee saying he had been sick the
night before and was not then feeling we'll,
That was the first time he ever had been
kno Wn to be sick, and from that time for.
ward he was never a we'll man. During
the debate on the senate substitute for the
Mills bill he was not able to teke part, and
his absence was a great loss to the demo.
cratic ranks. He was not able TO be pres.
ent at the opening of the special session
of the senate in March, 1889, and was
sworn in by President. Pro Tenn Ingalls,
some days afterwards. He visited the cap
ital occasionally since the opening of the
fifty-trst congress, but took no part in
the proceedings except to vote. r.
His last appearance in the chamber was
on the day the case of the new Montana
senators, Sanders and Powers, was set
tied.
Senator Beck was greatly loved by the
employees Of the senate for his uniform
kindness and courtesy and his active in
terest in their welfare.
The body of Senator Beck was removed
from the station to the house of Repre-
sentative Breckenride, of Kentucky. No
arrangements have as yet been made for
the funeral. Maj. and Mrs. Goodloe, the
son-in-law and daughter of Senator Beck,
have expressed their willingness to leave all
1 nnnu sr 81 81 %gasut & d iss fH9sral in the
James B. Beck was born in Dumfriesshire
Scotland, February 13, 1922. He received az
academic education in Scotland and graduated
as q lawyer ut Transylvania university, Licking
ton, Ky, in March, 1886. He practiced law il
Lexington never holding any Office until elect
cd q representative in the F~ortietf, Forty-first
Forty-second and Forty-third congresses. H.
was elected to the United States senate as
democrat to succeed John w. Stevenson. He
took his sent on March S. 1877, and was re
elected in 1882 and 1883. His term of service
would have expired on March 8, 1896.
The announcement of Senator Beck
death was made by Blackburn. Resolu,
tons were adopted for the appointment
of q committee to superintend the
funeral in the senate chamber.
The presiding officer announced the fol
lowing committee to attend the funera.
and have full charge of the arrangements
Senators Blackburn, Harris, Vance
Kenna, Dawes, Eyarts and Henderson.
A committee of arrangements of the two
houses of congress and the pail bearer
met at the house of Representative Brock
inridge on the 9Th. At 10 o'clock Senate
Beok's body was taken to the marble room
of the senate and there remained to b
viewed by the public until 1870 o'clock.
AT l o'clock, upon announcement of tn,
presiding officer, Chaplain Butler and ex
Chaplain Bullock concluded the funera
ceremonies. The funeral procession thel
m arched to the Baltimore & Ohio sta
ton, and from there a special train con
veyed the remains to Lexington, Ky.
Breach of Promise Case Settled.
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