Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-05
THE SUDDEN DEATH
or Senator James b. Beck, Of Ken
lucky, nj Washington.

sWAsHINGToN, May 3.-As an
nounced in Saturdays News, Sem
ator James b. Beck of Kentucky
dropped dead at the Baltimore and
Potomac station at 4 O'Clock this az
ternoon. He had just arrived from
New York, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Goodloe, wife Of
Major Goodloe Of the United States
Marine Corps. He got of the train
with the rest OF passengers and
walked with his daughter the entire
length Of the platform and through
the gate leading 10 the station prop
er. He seemed to walk with an ef-
fort and to breathe with labor, but
these symptoms were the usual ac-
COMPARTMENTS Of exertiOn with him
for some months past. ...-
After passing into the station, the
Senator and his daughter stopped
and were Joined by his private sec
rotary, who had brought n carriage
TO take them home. A few words
were exchanged with regard 10 the
care of baggage, when the Senator
suddenly turned pale and, with the
remark, 81 feel dizzy" fell into the
arms Of his companions. They
could not support his weight, and he
dropped to the floor,
WHERE HE swooNED AWAY.
Willing hands were numerous and
the limp and helpless body was
borne into the office Of the station
master, about twenty feet away.
When the physicians arrived there
was nothing for them to do except
TO examine the body and determine
the cause Of death. \ superficial
examination was only possible at
the time, but it was sufficient TO
satisfy the physicians that death
resulted from paralysis Of the heart.
The news was telegraphed 10 the
capital and subsequently spread to
all sections Of the city. Representa-
uves breckenridge, Caruth, Stone
and Others of the Kentucky con-
gressiOnal delegation repaired 10 the
station at once and arranged for the
removal Of the remains 20 a more
suitable lace.
Senat.1 Beck had not been reg
ular in his attendance upon the ses-
sions Of the Senate for two years,
and was in his seat but n few times
this Congress. The last legislation
OF any importance with which he
was connected was the ''undervalu-
ton bill" which passed the Senate
in March, lSSS.
s'He worked on that measure with
constant devOtion,'' says Senator
Allison, who was associated with
him, ''until il was disposed Of. One
morning, shortly afterwards, he
came into the room Of the commit
tee, saying that he had been sick
the night before and was
NOT THIN FEELING WELL.
That was the first time he was ever
known TO he sick and from that
time forward he was never we'll"
During the debate on the Sen
ate substitute Tor the Mills bill lac
wa. not able to take part, and his
absence was great loss TO the DEM
Ocratic ranks. he was not able TO
be present at the opening Of the spe-
cial session OF the Senate I'm March,
1859, and was sworn in by Pres
ident pro tenn Ingalls, some days az
forwards. He las visited the Cap
itol occasionally since the opening
Of the Fifty-iirs. Congress, but took |
no part in the proceedings, except TO
vote. HIS last appearance IN the
Chamber was on the day the case Of
the new Montana Senators, Sanders |
and towers, was settled.
Senator Beck was greatly beloved |
by the employees Of the Senate for
his uniform kindness and courtesy,
and his active interest in their well
fare