The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-12-22
KaIe1gh, N C., Tuesday Morning December % 18oI

formed the Senator that his symp-
toms indicated apoplexy. and that
ne must quit work and take a rest:
but Mr.. Plumb was incredulous
and thought the doctor had become
unduly alarmed. He kept up his
labors, except when severe head
aches forced him to temporarily
abandon his work. He had a desk
IN the front room Of his apartments
and another in his committee room
at the Capitol He worked on
his immense personal business morn
ing and night, after doing a hard
days work on public affairs at the
Capitol. Last Monday he dictated
1O5 letters before breakfast. His
eyes troubled him and a skilled oc-
ulist examined him. His kidneys
were also examined by specialist.
Each of these persons reported that
the trouble lay not in the eyes or
the kidneys, and by their report
that there was some other organic
trouble confirmed the diagnosis of
DR.. Wales.
A few days ago Senator Plumb
went to Philadelphia with Senator
Quay for the purpose of seeing an
invalid son and consulting DR.. Pep
per. He returned to Washington
at 6 o'clock Saturday evening and
went straight to his room. When
he entered the house, Mrs. Jennings,
after inquring as to his sons con-
dition, asked: "And what did the
doctor say about your own condi-
ton %
"Well, madam" he replied, in
rather regretful tone, 81 must throw
up the SPONGE and complaining of
violent headache, passed on to his
room. His words were tragically
prophetic.
Despite his headache, the Sena-
tor left his room at Z o'clock and
went to Chamberlin' to attend a
dinner given by ex-senator Malone
to few friends. On the way he
met Col. E. w. Ayres, who warned
him that he was giving too much
attention to his work and too little
to his health. 81 know it, he re-
piled, "and my doctor has just told
me that l must stop it. am going
over to Philadelphia again to-mor-
row afternoon, and then for six
weeks l am going to do nothing but
, what my physician tells me-" With
this remark he proceeded on his
way to Chamberlin's. 1t was after
l o'clock when he returned to his
quarters. Shortly before 2 o'clock
MIR. Jennings was awakened by
knock at his bedroom door. Sena-
tor Plumb told Mr.. Jennings he
was very sick, and requested him
to come down stairs and sit up with
him.
Mr.. Jennings hurried down, and,
seeing that the Senator was seri-
ously i'll, quickly threw on his coat
and started to summon DR.. Philip
S. Wales, who has an Office just
opposite the Arlington. By this
time Mrs. Jennings had dressed and
remained with him until her hus-
band returned. He said to Mrs.
Jennings: 81 have such an excru-
ciating headache. Can't something
be done to relieve me ?"
A few minutes later Mr.. Jennings
returned and was quickly followed
by DIR. Wales. He saw that the
Senator was suffering great pain,
and gave him hypodermic injec-
tion Of morphia. This quieted him,
and he went to sleep, resting easily
until few minutes before Z o'clock.
The doctor had gone with the in
tention of returning in the course
of few hours. 1t was about 6:45
o'clock when the Senator awoke,
sprang out of bed, and rushed to a
corner Of the room to basin, in
which he began to vomit, due to
the nauseating effects of the NOR