Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-21
or senator Preston 70. Plumb of
Kansas


TOT Preston u. Plumb, who, M rrp-
tssentntive ~ thc State OF Kansas ia
the United States Senate since 1875,
has occupied q prominent place In tho
councils OF the Republican party, n
few minutes later fell uncousciOus.
never to regain knowledge Of what
was going ON arOuni him. Ii was a
quarter O. seven this evening when he
| uttered the above exclamation. A
little more than live hours later tho
broad-'ramrd, powsrul-looking man
was stretched out dead In his modest
apartments In Fourteenth street. His
physician, DR.. Philip Wales, his clerk,
! u w. Flrnnikon, and his landlord,
pit. Jennings, were with him ut the
lnst. His vile and two children are
IN hansaa. Death came rom apOplory,
clearly the result OF ov.rwork.
Tho Senator has been known for
years ~ one ~ The most energetic
members Of the Senate. a year ago he
began 70 fail, his brain becnme affected
aud throbblng headaches became moro
and more frequent. His physicians
warned him that the continuance Of
| MS labors meant death, but he
/ refused to heed their warning
~ iar ~ outward appearances went,
lac was moot vigorous looking and APP
/ tarcnily the persDui dcAtlOn OF health,
heconlinucd 20 work with the energy
/ Ola steam engine, and today, whsn
seemingly In fun vlgor, died. Two
weeks ago he WAS troubled by falling
memory and other symb,oms which
medical men class us "apnealaD Ho
called IN DR.. Wales. The latter, after
careful study, Informed the Senator
that his symptoms Indicated apople,.y,
anu that he must quit work. But
Plumb thought the doctor unduly
alarmed. He kept up HE laboTs both
ia the Senate an1 at home. His eve,
then troubled him, a. did also Ills
Kidneys, and he had skilfIl speclalis,s
examine him. Thoy reported there
was nothing the matter with those
organs, that 1t was some other trouble
which confirmed DIR. Wales diagnosis,
n few days ago Plumb vent to Phila-
delphla with Senator Quay, to consult
win DR.. PepperHf returned last evcu.
ing complaining ola violent headache,
but won't 10 a dinner given by ex.Sen.
ator Malone TO few friends. He re.
turned home about O'Clock this morn.
ing, and about . O'Clock called Mr.
Jennings, his landlord, who lived
above, and requested him to come
down and sit with him, as he was nj.
AlF, Jennings saw bis condition was
SERIOUS, and summoned Dr. Wales.
The latter allsvlated the rain, aud re.
manned with the senator until G:8O.
when he went away, leaving Plumb
sleeping soundIy. Fifteen minutes
ialer senator Plumb awOke, bounded
out Of bed TO a slop jar and began 10
vomit. When tue vomiting ceased. his
raised his hands to his head and ex-
claimed, ooh, my God! my head! my
heAdl"
ms LAST WORDS.
Mr.. jennings stroked his head 10 70.
liove the pain, and few minutes
later the senator lapsei Into slumbe.,
anu soon alter Into unconsciousn,ss.
About 10 O'Clock Dr. Wales returned
ana saw nj once that the senator had
been stricken with apoploxy. He re-
manned unconscious until tho end
came, At 1880. Dr.. Wsles said the
Immediate cause OF death was apoplexy
brought on by fatty degeneration Of the
brain, from overwork. at WAS a clear
case OF overwork, " said the doctor, ar
no had given up some time ago II
would have been different, but NO man
could stand what he was doing In his
condition."
The news OF tue sad event spread
rapidly. Within an hour SENATOR
Peiler was ut the bedside Of his deal
colleague, and Sorgeant.at.A Arms BaI.
leatyre OF the Senate assumed diree.
tion of the funeral arrangements. An
un1ertakar was summoned aud EN-.
balmed the remains, his haste In this
matter giving rise to distressing inci-
dent. Shortly Ntor the embalining was
a dispatch was received from
the widow, who IL In Emporia, Kas,,
requesting that the body be not EN-.
balmed. IL was stated that last sum.
mer senator Plumb was, for two or
thtee hours, ia state OF suspended
aud 10 all Appearance dead.
Having that exists ia mind, Mrs. Plumb
did not wish the body embalmed until
there wa, no doubt OF death. The re-
relpt ~ this telegram too late caused
much uoavailing regret. The under.
iaker and Doctor however, are positive
The senator was dead.
\ GUARD or HONOR,
Of employees Of the Senate.
gar detailed 10 watch over the re.
naias until they are removed TO the
Capitol. Vice President Morton and
many senators called al the house.
Iuring the afternoon.
At 10 O'Clock tomorrow the body OF
he late senator will he removed 10
he marble room OF the Senate wing OF
he Capitol. Al l:l5 O'Clock the body
viii be removed 10 theSonate chamber,
where fifteen minutes Inter the funeral
ervicss will be held. At a.8J the
he Body VIII be taken to tae Pennsyl-
ania Railway station, escorted by
ommiitoe Of the two houses aud mem,
ers Of tue Souate ON foot. IL will DO
aiken to Emporia, Kas., where tho
nterment viii be made.
Senator Plumb leaves a wife and
We children Y, two daughters and thres
lns. lie vas born in DeawaT.
'ounty, Ohio, October ~, 1887, LEFT
ne common NchoJl for the printers
ass, and In iylrsuEnce Of that vooa.
on went to Kau,as IN 1850 and
hinged at once into the thick OF the
rife then raging over the slavery
uestion. He vt once went 10 the
ont and soon becahp n men b,rof