The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-12-21
nous amount Of work to carry. No man
The Funeral Arrangements.

nous amount OF work to carry. NO man
could keep up doing what he was doing"
The Funeral Arrangements.
Mr.. Plumb's desk at his rooms today
was piled high with correspondence, per-
SOnal, business andl political, showing the
great amount of work he was accustomed
TO carry on. The news of the sad event
spread rapidly. Within an hour after Mr..
Plumb's death, Senator PETER, Sergaant-at-
Arms Valentine and his deputy, Charles
.. heade, were on hand, and had assumed
direction OF the funeral arrangements. An
undertaken was summoned, who proceeded
at once to prepare the body for interment,
soon completing the embalming process.
News of her husbands death was tele-
graphed to Mrs. Plumb, at EmpoIia,
Kansas, within a few minutes after
it occurred. Just alter the undertaken
mad embalmed the body, a telegram
was received from one Of the friends OF the
family at EmpOrla directing that the re-
mains be not embalmed. Soon afterwards
came second telegram stating that last
summer Senator Plumb for two or three
hours was in a state of suspended animation
and to all appearances was dead. Having
that crisis in mind, Mrs. Plumb did not
wish the body embalmed until absolutely
certain her husband was dead. The re-
celpt of this telegram caused much una
valling regret. The undertaken declared
that there was indispntable evidence of
death IN the fact that no blood flowed from
the arteries when they were opened in the
course OF the embalming process.
Wnen the remains had been properly
prepared, guard OF honor composed Of
employees of the United States Senate, was
detailed to watch over them until removed
to the Capitol. Vice President Morton was
informed OF Senator Plumb's death early
in the afternoon. He called Immediately
at the residence of the deceased, and ex-
tended his good offices. Senators MandeT-
son, Paddock, Walthall. Cullom, Hale,
Washburne. Teller, Wolcott, and many
Others called during the day. They were
deeply grieved and condoled with one an
other upon the loss which the country, the
Senate and themselves had sustained.
The Vice President at once took steps
toward the appointment of a commit
tee of Senators TO direct the ObseQuies and
communicated with Speaker Crisp In Or
der that corresponding committee might
be appointed in behalf of the House.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the body
OF the Senator will be taken to the marble
ro0m,in the Senate wing of the Capitol.
1t Will be escorted by the Capitol police in
charge OF the sergeant-at-arms. At quar-
ter past one the body will be removed to
the Senate chamber, where, quarter of
an hour later funeral services will be held,
conducted by Rev. j. q. Butler, chaplain
will be taken to the Pennsylvania railroad
station, escort by the committee of the
two houses and members of the Senate on
foot. The body will be placed In special
car attached TO the Columbian express
train leaving the city at 1926 p. m., and
taken to EmpOria. Kansas. Further SER
vices will be held the following day at 2
O'clock.
Mr.. PIumb's Life and Services.
The deceased Senator leaves a wife and
| five children.
The two daughters are now at Emporia
with Mrs. Plumb; two of the sons are at
| school in Pennsylvania and a third is con-
| fined to hospital in Philadelphia by Sc
| ri0us ailment. Senator Plumb was born
IN Delaware county. Ohio, October r.
1887. He left the common schools for a
printers case and, as a journeymen print
| er, went IN 1856 co Kansas, where he
| plunged into the thick of the political
| strife then wagiDg over the slavery ques-
| ton. lie at once went to the front and
was chosen member OF the Leavenw0Ith
! constitutional convention in 1859. He was
admitted to the bar in 1861 ana served in
the Kansas legislature in 1862, being chair
man Of the judiciary committee. He was
subsequently reporter of the supreme
court. When the war broke out, he en-
tered the army as second lieutenant. He
was commissioned a colonel in 1862 AT
ter the war, h1 was elected member and
speaker of the Kansas House of Represent
tatives. In 1876 he was chosen United
States Senator to succeed JAS. nj. Harvey,
Republican. He took his seat in 1877 and
has represented his state as Senator ever
since. His term of office would have ex-
pired March 3. 1895.
Undoubtedly Senator Plumb stamped
his strong individuality upon the legisla-
tive history of the United States in more
permanent character than have the major
| lty of his colleagues. He was man of the
! most positive views and always had keen
appreciation of the line of separation be-
tween the impracticable and the expe-
dent. He was devoted to Republican
principle and never hesitated to point out
what he regarded as mistakes in the policy
outlined by the party leaders and to use
his best efforts to correct them. He was
peculiarly fitted to grasp details and amply
exercised that faculty as member of the
Senate committee on appropriations. IL
was generally understood among his BROTH
er Senators that SenatorP Plumb, was unim-
concerning the intricate machinery of the
government service. He was chairman of
the committee on public lands aud MEM
Der OF the committees on agriculture, exec
utive departments, meat products and the
administrative service of the Senate. Mr.
PlumDs social qualities were highly es-
teemed in Washington. He was wealthy,
and in additional TO his senatorial duties
he was actively concerned in railroad and
industrial enterprises. He was widely
known in financial circles as an inde-
fatigable promoter.