The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
PRESTON B. PLUMB E
APOPLExY, THE RESULT OF
OVER-WORK, THE CAUSE.
The Disting uished Kansan's Sudde
Demise n Shock to the Country
He Had been AlIlng
for Some Time.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-"O, my God
my head my head ~ said Senate Preston
B. Plumb. who, as a representative of the
state of Kansas in the United States SEN
ate continuously since 1876, had occupied
a prominent place in the councils of the
Republican party, a few minutes after fell
over unconscious, never 10 regain knowl-
edge of what was going on about him.
1t was a quarter of Z yesterday morning
when Mr.. Plumb uttered the exclamation.
A little more than five hours later the
broad framed, powerful looking Kansas
senator was stretched out lead in his mod
est apartments on Fourteenth street. His
physician. DIR. Phillip Wales his clerk, b.
w. Flenniken, and his landlord, Mr.. Jen-
nings, were with him at the end.
Death came from apoplexy, the result of
exhaustion of the brain. 1t was u clear
case OF overwork and inattcntion to the
laws of nature.
DIR. Wales said yesterday afternoon that
the immediate cause of death was apo
plexy, brought on by fatty degener .tlon OF
the brain from overwork INT fatigue.
ut Is a clear case of overwork," said Che
doctor, IF he had given up in all proba-
bility it would have been different. He
did not consult with me until two weeks
ago. 1 warned him to cease work, but he
went on. He had q strong frame, but he
had an enormous amount of work to carry
and no man could keep up doing what lie
was doing"
Senator Plumb lived for tho last four
years at 6l2 Fourteenth street in q plain
roomy three story basement pressed brick
house. He occupied the first two rooms
on the main floor. The front room he
used as an office and reception room and
the room in the rear as n bedroom. In this
room he had q desk, and to-day it was
piled high with correspondence, personal,
business and political, ghowing the great
amount of work the senator was accus-
toned to carry on.
At 10 o'clock this morning the body OF
the late senator was taken from the apart
ments he lately occupied TO the marble
room in the senate wing of the capitol,
escorted by the capitol police in charge of
the sergeant at arms. AT a quarter past
one the body was removed to the senate
chamber, where n quarter of an hour later,
funeral services were held, conducted by
g j. G. Butler, the chaplain of the SEN
ate.
The following named persons had been
invited to attend the services In the senate
chamber: The president, tho members of
che cabinet, the chief justice and the as
sociate Justices of the supreme court, men,
bers of the house of representatives. the
diplomatic corps, the general commanding
the army and the senior admiral of the
navy. Other friends of the late Senator
in this city had been invited to the gal
lery OF the senate.
At 80 the body was taken to tho Penn
sylvania station and escorted by the com
mittec by the two houses, the members on
foot. Other persons invited to the floor
and gallery of the senate as desired to dc
also marched to the station. Arriving al
the staff on the body was placed in Q
special car attached to the Columbian ex,
press train, left the city at 1895 p. m,
and taken to Emporia, Kan, where the
interment will DO made. IL will probably
reach there Wednesday afternoon. Fur
Their services will be held on the following
day at Q o'clock.
The route to Emporia will be via the
Pennsylvania, the Missouri Pacific and
the Santa Fe railroads. The body will bt
accompanied by the committee OF the sen
ate and house in charge of the sergeant Of
arms of the former body.
Mr.. Plumb's death has created a pro
found impression here, especially on those
of his senatorial colleagues who are il
town. All day long gray haired senator.
with sad and serious faces have come anc
gone from tho house in pilgrimages of re
spect and grief for the dead statesman
Death forgets politics and wipes out party
lines and some of the most sincere ant
stricken Of those who stood by the pal
and looked on the dead, still features o
the Kansan had not seen better opponents
in many a hot and hard fought battle o
the senate They loved him and felt il
him 1.-THE grim joy which warriors feel il
foemen worthy of their steel.'
1t was the feeling universally expressed
that in the death Of Senator Plumb hi
state lost one of the ablest and most force
full agents she ever sent TO the councils o
the nation.
The death of Senator Plnmb makes
vacancy on three of the most important o
the senate committees. He was chairman
of the committee of public lands and
member of the appropriations and Distric
of Columbia committees.
MRS. PLUMB VERY BRAVE.