The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-12-25
Kansas I1luStriouS Statesman
Dies of ApOplexy at Wash
ington, ID. C., Sunday,
December 20
ne Nest Heartfelt Syzpathy Expressed
By All, Irrespective Of Party,
Fer the Less 70 Kansas and
Tie Natioa.
ONE OF KANSAS MOST IGNORED CITIZENS
OTerWsrk Supposed 70 Be Tie Csase Of
His SsaAen Dealse---A Brief His
tsrieal Sketch Of His Ltfs-.-A
Physicians OpIai0a.

Senator Preston B. Plumb died at his
rooms on Fourteenth street, Washing
ton. D. c.. Sun lay, December 20, al
11:5O a. m, of apoplexy. He was at
an entertainment on Saturday evening
given by ex-senator Mahene and COM
ing in late was taken sick in the night
Assistance was called, but he was
taken with stroke of apoPlexy and
died after about ten honrs of intense
suffering.
He was apparently in the full vigor
of manhood, and hence people will at
once enquire for the cause of his sud-
den death. Here is DR.. Wales, his
physician. report of The case, taken
from the Topeka Capital:
WORKED TO DEATH.
cit Is clear case Of man being
worked to death. His death is the re-
Anlt of fatty degeneration of the brain
caused by unremitting application to
his senatorial duties. The vital tiss ues
were displaced by fat. In my opinion
he could never have been 3 we'll man
again Absolute rest. II taken = few
DAYS ago, might have delayed death
awhile. hut the vital issue was inevita-
BILE. He did not realize his condition
until few weeks ago. Senator Plumb
consulted me on the 9Th of December.
He complained of vertigo. persistent
pain in the head, chiefly located in the
forehead, impaired memory, growing
inability To express his ideas with APP
prOPriate words, impaired vision, sleep
lessness add arrangement Of the func-
tions of the stomach and bowels 1
noticed more or less confusion of ideas
in that conference, and an uncertain
aud staggering gait in walking. He
said that he first became alarmed while
on a sleeping car on his way from
Kansas 10 Washington, the early part
Of this month, when he had a severe
attack of vertigo while attempting to
read newspaper. He said he had
been attacked in this way several
times. Il was Immediately after his
arrival in Washington that he came to
see me He was greatly worried. He
came up to see me almost every eve
ming, and would talk for sn hour or
two about his case. 1 don't Think,
however, that he ever told anyone that
ne wAs consulting me. With me he Was
frank, and told everything. lam sure
he knew he was on the eve OF some
terrific change made 3 thorough
examination as to the condition Of his
Kidneys. which were found sound. His
eyes had beeh examined by OccuLsts,
but no glasses had been prescribed that
gave any relief TO his vision. The liver
and stomach had been carefully ex-
plored without discovering anything
further than functional arrangement
NJ conclusion as to the nature Of the
case was that there was tsxtural altera-
tion in the brain, probably OF an stherO-
mAtous character. he was advised TO
give up his work at once end to seek
recuperation in rest, diet and change
Of climate, This advice It was the
senator's intsstion 20 adopt in =
few days, as soon as press
ing engagements permitted. I told him
not to delay It = day. Whsn ] was
called this morning II O'Clock. saw
In minsta that he was in terrible
conditions that there was little hope
for him The immediaks canss % ais
death wa apoplsxy. II be had recOv-
cred from this strOks he would have
been confirmed pafslYtic and eOald
not have lived mole thsa ninsty days
yes" said the doctor In closing,
''it Il another case Of rublie zssn who