The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-04
THE END CAME SUDDENLY,
Senator Beck, Of kentucky, Drops
Dead in the Baltimore and
Potomac Station.
Universal Sorrow Among the Dis
tinguished Statesman's Col
leagues In the Senate.
Power Dumps = Little Bin into tho Som.
ate Hopper-A Montana Land
VA Case Decided.

WASHINGTON. May 3.-Senator James r.
Beck. of Kentucky, dropped dead at the
Baltinaore.& Potomac station at O'clock
this afternoon. He had just arrived from
New York. accompanied by his daughter,
Mrs. Goodloe, the wife Of Major Goodloe.
of the United States marine corps. He got
OF 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 an effort and to breathe
with labor, but these symptoms have been
usual Accomplishments OF exertion with him
for some months past. After passing into
the station the senator and daughter
stopped and were joined by his private Sec
retary who had brought the carriage to
take them home. A few words were ex-
changed with regard to the care of
baggage, when the senator suddenly turned
pale and with the remark. II feel dizzy"
fell into the arms of his companions They
could not support his weight and he
away. Willing hands were numerous and
helimp and helpless body was borne into
the ofiice of the station master, about twenty
feet away. When physicians arrived here
was nothing for them to do except to exam
inc the body and determine the cause of
death. A superficial examination only was
possible at the time, but sufficient to satisfy
the physicians that death resulted from
paralysis of the heart, The news was tele-
Rraphed to the capitol and subsequently
spread through all sections of the city.
Representatives breckenridge, Caruth,
Stone and others of the Kentucky congress
sional delegation repaired to the station at
once and arranged for the removal of the
rAYn ainn tr rnOr, cuikahlo Y,laoo
Senator Beck had not been regular in at
tendance upon the sessions of the senate
for two years, and was in his seat but few
times this congress. The last legislation of
Importance with which he was connected
was the undervaluation bill, which passed
that measure with constant devotion, says
Senator Allison, who was associated with
him, until it was disposed OF. One morn
ing 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
was ever known to be sick, and from that
time forward he was never we'll man
again. During the debate on the senate
aenhasStMte for the Mills bill he was not able
TO take part, and his absence was great
loss to the democratic ranks. He was not
able to be present at the opening
senate s n1 in MpTh MpsSa 1885, se'sGa sna of sne
in by the president pro tenn, ingalls,, some
days afterward. He visited the capitol oc-
casionally since the opening of the Fifty
first congress, but took no part in the pro-
ceedings except to vote. His last appear
ance in the chamber was on the day the
case Of the Montana senators was settled.
Senator Beck was greatly beloved by the
employees of the senate for his uniform
kindness and courtesy and his active inter-
est in their welfare.
The body of Senator Beck was removed
from the station to the house of Representa-
tive Breckenridge, of Kentucky. No ar
ranRements have as yet been made for the
funeral. Major and Mrs. Goodloe, son-in-
law, and daughter of Beck. expressed
willingness to leave all arrangements for
the funeral in the hands of the Kentucky
delegation. Beck left a son, named George,
who, at present, is somewhere in Wyoming.
The only other child left by Beck is his
daughter, Mrs. Goodloe.