Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-21

AT HIS Lucy
ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIS ruSEAAL-sKETcH OF
HIS CaREEa-GossTp As TO HIS SUCCESSOR
Senator Preston y. Plumb OF Kansas died at
| few minutes before noon yesterday. Apo
plexy was the cause. While the fatal termina-
ton was unexpected and shocking there had
been symptoms which, If needed. would have
indicated the approach of serious trouble.
Nh. Plumb had been aiiing more or less ever
| since the close OF bis herculean labOrs in the
last campaign in his state. which resulted so
satisfactorily to himself and his party. lie was
| ut ali times iHGefatigabic worker. bu: III this
! campaign he outdil himself. On his return to
Washington he attempted 20 throw into his
senatorial duties his accustomed ardor but
complained that he could not concentrate his
faculties with his accustomed readiness. He
felt dazed and uncertain both mentally and
physically. Preliminary symptoms of the dis
| ease which finally carried bIm off with such
startling rapldity were not wanting. For weeks
past, when be had occasion to write letter
personally, the lines wandered UP and down
the iage III the most irregular manner. greatly
diff ring from his usual precise bankers chi
Biography, and he found difficulty even in sign
ing with regularity those letters which his
secretary prepared for him.
TOLD By HIS PHYSICIAN TO REsf.
About two weeks ago DR.. Philip S. Wales was
called in. After a careful examination of the
Senator's condition the doctor said that the in
dications al pointed to apopleXy. The i'm
mediate remedy prescribed absolute rest,
but Mr.. Plumb failed to heed the advice.
Only when his regular headaches were
especially severe did he aGaEdon his work. and
soon as tie slightest relief came he at once
returned to the enormous correspondence and
other arduOus duties pertaining to his position.
The symytoms became mere aggravated and
SO confused was the Senator's mind ;ha. he
frequently failed to locate his whereabouts on
the street. just after the opening of the Senate,
walking with Col. 4. G. manning. his frequent
companion. he stopped as Manning about
TO leave him and Said: Don't 80. Mannln6,I
want you 10 stag by me: l don't know exactly
where am" lie thought that the trouble
might arise from some impanm ent
OF his vision, and after the all
journment OF TIC Senate on Thursday last went
To Philadelphia, w.icse his eldest son is under
treatment Tor defective eyesigIt. to take advice
IN his own case. The eminent medical men lo
consulted told him frankly that unless he gave
himself an immediate rest and exercised the
greatest care softcnIug OF the brain might re-
suit. With this warning ringing i'll his he
returned to Washington with the determine
ton that after the Senate adjourned for the
holidays he would return to liiiade! phia and
put himself under the care of DR.. Pepper Tor "a
prolonged course OF treatment. He even men
toned to friends that he might return 20 Phila-
utIpnla TOMORROW WITHOUT Wtlll1K tAe al
tournament OF the Senate
DINNER AT cHAMBERLINs.
He came back by the 6-oclock train and
went to Chamborlin's. On the way he met Col
Z. W Ayres, who warned him that he was Civ
ing too much attention to his work and too
little to his health. Il know it," he replied
land my doctor has Just told me that must
stop it. am going over to Philadelphia again
tomorrow afternoon, and then for six weeks
am gong to do nothing but what my physician
tells me-"
At Chamberlins he took his seat at one Of
the small tables in the rear Of the public dining
room alone. Senator Plumb was An abstemious
man and he did not depart from his usual GUS
tom on this occasion. He partook of wine
or other stimulant. Ex-senator Malone, Mr.
Frank Hatton, Senator Squire and his private
secretary were at adjoining tables. They all
entered into conversation with Mr.. Plumb, but
in the midst of it the Kansas Senator stopped
and drew out a bottle of medicine, which he
shook up and took dose of, remarking, with
an apology for his doing so, that he was feeling
quite sick and feared he going to be laid up
with the grip. He would not even yet admit
the grave brain trouble of which ne had been
warned.
SUDDENLY TAKEN VERY SICK.
1t must have been o'clock or later yester-
day morning when be returned to his quar- tiers
at 6i2 i4th street, for his landlord, Mr.. jim
nings. said that he did not retire until nearly
i O'Clock and the Senator had not yet returned.
shortly before o clock Mr.. Jinnings was awak-
ened by a knock at his bedroom door. Senator
Plumb told Mr.. INNINGS he was very sick and
requested him to como downstairs and sit up
with him. The Senator's condition was serious
and at o'clock DIR. Wales was summoned. The
doctor alieviated the pain and administered
proper remedies. He stayed with MIR. Plumb
from 2 until $50 o'clock and then left his
patient sleeping quietly. At Gas o'clock Sena-
tor Plumb awoke, bounded out of bed to a slop
jar and began to vomit The vomiting ceased
after time. Then the Senator tossed his
hands to his head and exclaimed, "Oh. my God
my head, my head !''-the last words be ever
uttered. A few minutes later Mr.. Plumb lapsed
into slumber and later into Inconsistencies.
About 10 o'clock Mr.. u. F. Flenniken. clerk
TO the committee on public lands, OF which Sen
ator Plumb was chairman, and his private Sec
rotary for some years, called, was his Gus
tom, to assist the Senator with his correspond
ence. There was slight appearance of con-
sciousness at the secretarys entrance, but the
senator's power OF speech was gone for ever.
His breathing at this time was very labored.
Col Marshall personal friend, who now ar
rived, seeing that the Senator's condition was
momentarily growing more critical, hastily left
the house and summoned DR.. Wales, but before
be arrived there was q deep purple hue in the
Senators visage, and when the doctor saw il he
said, "Apoplexy." Stimulants we're admins
tered, but these were Intellectual and at l50
THE SENIOR SENATOR FROM KANSAS EXPIRED.
Senator Plumb's private secretary telegraphed
the president Of the Emporia National Bank OF
Kansas Gin which Mr.. Plumb was a directory
and left TO him the task of communicating the
sad news to the family. The first communica-
ton from Kansas was a dispatch requesting
that the body be not Immediately embalmed.
| A second telegram gave as a reason for the re-
quest q statement to the effect that the Senator
had on one occasion last summer experienced
| suspended animation for nearly three hours.
! Before the FIRST message was received Under
| taker John r. Wright, in obedience to instruc-
| tons. completed the embaiming operation.
| Evidence that the Senator was positively dead
| before the embalmirg process was commenced
| is said to be absolute and irrefragable.
| EXPRESSIONS OF REoRET.
| The news Of the Senator's decease brought o
great many of his colleague to his late resi-
dence. Vice President Morton, accompanied
/ by Mrs. Cameron, wife Of Senator Don CAM
| eron OF Pennsylvania, was one of the earliest
callers, and placed his services at the disposal
| of the friends of the dead Senator. Senator
/ PETER Mr.. Plumb s alliance colleague remained
| in attendance several hours answering ques-
tons ana rendering any assistance in his power.
| During the afternoon nearly every Senator in
| town either called In person or sent messages
/ o. coincidence, and some OF the most earnestly
| expressed OF the latter came from Senators on
i the side ~ all ~ whom, sha Eap