, 1891-12-21
STRICKEN DEAD.
SENATOR PLUMB, or KANSAS, SUD.
DENLY EXPIRES.
OverwOrk the Main Cause of rt-A
Dramatic Scene i'm His BED
Chamber -Arrangements
for the Funeral.

ing some hours in an unconscious condi.
q ton he died at 11:30 O'clock. At7o'clock
a IN the morning he jumped from his bed
suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, my God NV
head, my head'' and fell unconscious ia
the floor in his room. He had been sub
ject to throbbing headaches kidney
troubles, weak eyes, failing memory, etc.,
and called in DR.. Wales, who made dag
nosis of his case, telling him that apoplexy
was indicated. A few days ago Plumb went
to Philadelphia with Senator Quay to con
suit with DR.. Pepper. He returned Satur-
day evening complaining Of violent
headache, but went to dinner given bv
ex-senator Malone to few friends. He
returned home about / o'clock Sunday
morning, and about O'Clock called Mr..
Jennings, his landlord, who lived above.
and requested him to come down and sit
with him, as he was i'll. Mr. Jenninge saw
that the senator's condition was serious
and summoned DR.. Wales. The lat
ter alleviated the pain and re-
mained with the senator until
$50 o'clock, when he went away, leaving
Plumb sleeping soundly. Fifteen minutes
later Senator Plumb awoke, bounded out
Of bed to the slop jar and began to vomit.
When the vomiting ceased be raised his
hands to his head and exclaimed: aOb
my God, my head, my head,p his last
words. Mr.. Jennings stroked his head to
relieve the pain, and few minutes later
he lapsed into slumber, and soon after
| 1nnOn A
Wales returned, and saw at once that the
senator had been stricken with apoplexy.
He remained unconscious until the end
came, at 11:30. Dir. Wales said the imme-
dlate cause Of death was apoplexv, brought
on by fatty degeneration Of the brain
from oyerwork. ut was a clear case Of
overwork," said the doctor. nTf be had
given up some time ago it would have been
different, but no man could stand what he
was doing in his condition"
Senator Plumb died from over work. He
was "a years of age, a native of Ohio. a
printer in his early days, then an editor. a
lawyer and banker. He went to Kansas
n 1906, was a member of the Leav-
enWorth constitutional convention Of
1922 was IN the legislature in 1862.
served in the Eleventh Kansas Infantry
from second lieutenant to colonel was
again member Of the Kansas legislature
after the war and in 1876 was elected III. &
senator to succeed James M. Harvey. The
news OF his death was great shock to liz
friends in Knansas, where he was SO popu-
lar. Mrs Plumb, is at her home ii
IN Emporia, where she has been an invalid
Tor many years. She was able for the FIRST
time IN several months to attend church
| yesterday, and it was there that the news
Of her husband Is illness was communicated
70 her. She was prostrated, and was taken
nome II carriage. She scarcely arrived
there when second dispatch announced
Plumbs death. Mrs, Plumb is now com
| pletely prostrated.
senator Plumb leave wife, two daugh-
ters and three sons. He was a man of
wealth, and in addition to his senatorial
duties was actively concerned in railroad
and industrial enterprises, and widely
known in financial circles as an indefatig-
able promoter.
THE LAST TRIBUTE
| Today the United States senate, house Of
representatives and judicial government
repres entatatiyes of foreign powers and his
many friends among the Washington pub
| llc paid the last tribute of affection and re-
spect TO the i, memory OF the late Senator
Preston b. Plumb. Early this morning
| the body was placed in handsome CLOTH
covered casket of cedar, on the lid Of which
was plain silver plate, bearing the follow.
ing inscription:
| PRESTON b. PLUMB.
Born Oct. 10, '37,
Died Dec. 90, 81.
| During the night the only watchers at
the bedside of the deceased was detail Of
messengers from the capitol and his pri-
vate secretary. This morning there were a
| few callers at the house, mostly senators.
At O'Clock the casket was borne from the
| house to the hearse by eight capitol police-
men. A small funeral cortege, consisting
OF the hearse and single casket, arriving
at the capitol, the casket was placed near
the presidents chair in the senate cham
requested to retire.
When the senate met at noon the cham
Der was partly arranged for the funeral
obsequies, the desk and chair of the de-
sceaied senator being heavily draped. The
galleries were crowded with spectators, ex-
cept the diplomatic and vice presidents
1 galleries, which were reserved. In the
| opening prayer the chaplain referred in a
i feeling manner to the death of Senator
i Plumb
On motion Manderson the reading of
| the journal was dispensed with, and Sena-
tor Pelffer rose and made the following
announcement of Plumb's DEATH and
offered the usual resolution. He said
Mr.. President, esteem myself peculiarly
unfortunate in that before was member
of this body long enough to become fa-
millar with even the dimensions of the
chamber in which we sit, I am called
on to announce the death
OF my distinguished colleague
on whose wonderful resources / expected
largely to rely. Peiffer euloglzed his late
colleague eloquently and concluded by Of
ferlng the following resolutions:
Resolved. That the sudden death Of p
b. Plumb causes profound sorrow and
deep regret to his associates in the senate.
Resolved, That committee of five SEN
ators be appointed by the.yice-president to
take charge. with acommittee Of the house
OF representatives, experimenting the flu.
: neral Of the late Senator Plumb and as q
mark of respect for his memory that bis
body be removed from the capital to the
state of Kasas, in charge of the sergeant
i alarms, and attended by said committee
which shall have full power to carry this
resolution into effect.
Resolved, That the senate will, at 2:3(
to-day, attend, in its chamber, the exercise,
; incident to the funeral and that these reso
olutions be communicated to the house O
representatives.
The resolutions were agreed to unani
{ mously and the president an
rounced as the committee on th,
part OF the senate, Peffer Dolph
. Paddock, Ransom and Palmer The sen
2 then took a recess