St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-22
PRESTON B. PLUMB.
Born October 18th. 1897.
Died December goth, 1891.

At 10 o'clock the caSket was borne
from the house to the hearSe, which was
driven through the capitol grounds to
the northeast front of the capitol. where
the casket was removed from the hearse
and carried up the white marble steps
of the senate wing. AT the entrance to
the building the remains were met by
Sergeant-at-ArmS Valentine, who eS-
cOrted them through the lower corridors
of the building and upstairs to the
marble room, in the rear Of the senate
chamber, and only few feet from the
vice presidents char. When the senate
met at noon. the desk and chair of the
deceased senator were heavily draped.
The galleries were crowded with specta-
tors, except the diplomatic and vice presi
dents galleries, which were reserved.
In the opening prayer. Rev. j. q. But
Ter, the chaplain, referred in Il feeling
manner to the death OF Senator Plumb.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson, the
reading Of the journal was dispensed
with, and Mr.. PETER rose to make the
formal announcement of Mr.. Plumb'S
death, and to offer the usual resOlu
tons. He said:
Mr. President: / esteem myself peculiarly
unfortunate in that, before l have been
member OF this body long enough TO have be-
come familiar with even the dimensions of
the chamber in which we sit. | am called
upon to announce the death of my diStin-
guiShed colleague, upon whose wonderful
resources had expected largely TO rely.
Preston B. Plumb. senator from Kansas,
died i'll this city yesterday, ten minutes be-
fore II O'clock This is not the time or Oc-
casion 10 speak a length of the life and pub
lie services of the absent senator. The dark
drapery about the seat he so long occupied
reminds his fellow members that they have
lost one of their most active workers. His
KV0 IF iDo
his sagacity and his great powers of endur.
ance, his consistency and faithfulness on
duty, and his alertness in action, made him
q conspicuous figure among the strong men
of the nation.
But there are others who feel this bereave-
ment more keenly than we. upon whom the
blow has fallen with crushing weight. There
is a home where this man was known as the
world knew him not. a place where hearts
are lacerated and bleeding, where a loving
family Will be glad. even in its grief,
10 receive at our hands what is left
of the fond husband and father in
whose life theirs were closely bound.
To them there are at least two sources
of consolation, one that he fell while on duty
at his post in The service of his country; the
other. that there is Il fountain of strength in
finite in power aud duration from which we
all may draw i'll time of need. At the proper
time will ask the senate TO name a time
when We may pay tribute to our deceased
brother in an appropriate manner; and now,
Resolved, That the sudden death Of Hon.
Preston Is. Plumb causes profound sorrow
and deep regret TO his associates in the
senate.
Resolved, That a committee of five senators
be appointed by the vice president TO take
order with committee of the house of rep
resentatives for experimenting the funeral
of the late Senator Plumb; end. as Il mark OF
respect for his memory. that his body be re-
moved from the capitol TO the state of Kan
sas, in charge of the sergeant-at-arms and at
tended by said committee which shall have
full power 10 carry this resolution into effect
The resolutions were agreed to unani-
mOusly, and the vice president an
the senate MessrS. PETER, Dolph, Pad
dock, Ransom and Palmer.
The senate then, on motion of Mr..
Sherman, took recess until p. m. At
p. m. the senate was called to order by
the vice president, the president and
members of his cabinet, the house of rep
resentative-, justices of supreme court
and diplomatic corps beng present.After
the chaplain had finished reading the
funeral service, the vice president rose
and said: The sergeant-at-arms, under
the direction of the committee, will exc
cute the order of the senate and escort
the remains Of the late Senator Plumb
to his home in Kansas" Then, with
the whole assemblage standing in re-
spect for the deceased, the procession
was reformed and the body of the dead
senator was borne out, to he taken to
the railroad station.
Following the remains came the SEN
RtOrS and representatives, who formed
by twos, with tie vice presi-
dent at the head. and accom-
panied the body on foot to the station
The president and his cabinet and other
distinguished persons were ushered to
their carriages and Joined the process
sion. The funeral cOrtege reached the
depot at 2:40 p. m, headed by the con-
gressional committee and followed by a
large number of senators and repre-
sentativeS. The congressional COM
mittee stood in line, with uncov-
cred heads, and the casket, carried
by the capitol police, and followed by
members of the senate and house, was
borne to the train. The train left
Washington at 9:25, and will reach
Kansas City about 6 or O'clock
Wednesday morning. The funeral
train will there be met by the state off
GERS led by Gov. Humphrey. who will
accompany it to Topeka. At Topeka
the LOdy will lie in state for two hours,
after which the funeral services will be
held. From Topeka the body will be
convened to EmDOria.