Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-21
Death of Senator Plumb,

Unitsd States Senator Preston P. Plumb,
of Kansas, aged Aity-ionr years, died yester.
day at his rooms on Fourteenth street in
Washington. Death resulted from apoplexy,
the ratult of exhaustion OF tia bcain, over
work ard irattentlon to tie iaws OF nature.
year ago be began to fall. His braiu be-
came more and moro frequent. His pbysi-
clans warned him that continuance OF his
lsbors meant death, but be refused TO heed
their warning. A few days ago Senator
Plumb went to Philadelphia fer the purpose
OF ooneuitlng Dr.. Pepper. BE returned to
Washington Saturday night at Z O'Clock
complaining Of q most violent headache, bnt
went to dinner at ChamberIain's given by
ex-senator Malone to few friends. l.
must have been o'clock or Letter yesterday
morning, when he returned to bis quarters
at a quarter to seven o'clock Senator
Plumb woke, and with spring Bounded ont
| Of bed to slopjar and began to Womb. His
lead was aching violsntly. Tae vomitiaS
ceased after time. Then the Senator
tossed bis hands to bis head end exclaimed:
"Oa. my God, 10y head, my head" the las.
words be ever uttered. Hs died about ncoo.
Ssrgeant-at Arms Valentine, CT the Secate
was on hand aud sssumsd the direction Ct
the funeral arrangements. Al utdertsker
WAS summoned end took charge OF the re-
mains. He proceeded at orce to prepare
the body for interment, and N short time
completed the embalming process. His
haste In this matter gave riae to Gsreis-
log incident. News OF her husbands Gea;h
had been telegraphed Mrs. Plumb, whn Is
at Emporia, Kansas, within few EaiuItas
after 1t occurred. Just after the III derisker
had embalmed the body telegram was re-
ceived from one Of the friends Of the family
at Emporla, directing that the remains be
not embalmed. Soon afterwards came s.
second telegram, explaining ths direction.
II stated that last summer Senator Plumb
was fog two or three hours in state CT sus.
pended animation and TO oil appearance was
dead. Having that crisis In mnd, Mrs.
Plumb did not wish the body TO he embslm-
ed until 1t was absolutely certain thst her
husband was dead. The receipt Of this tel
egram caused much unavailiog regret. The
undertaken, however, vas positively OF the
opinion that there ccu'd be no reason to
doubt the fact that death had occurred be-
fore he had undertaken the discharge OF his
functions.
Senator Plumb was born In Delaware
county, O., October IL, 1887. He was not
schools for the printers case, end in 1856
went to Kansas. He was chosen member
of the Leavenworth Constitutional Conven-
ton OF 1853 he was admitted to the bar in
1861, when Kansas became q State. AID
served 10 the Legislature In 1862 When
the war broke out be entered the army and
was commissioned a colonel in August, 1862
After the war Mr.. Plumb, returning to Kan
sas, was elected member and Speaker OF
the Kansas House nf Representatives, erd
In 1876 was chosen United States Senator to
eucoeed James M. Harvey, republican. He
took his seat 10 1877, and hss represented his
State as Senator ever since that time. His
term Of Office would have expired March 3.
1895.
Senator P;umb's oppoaition 10 the force
bill 10 the last Congress was potent factor
10 securing Its defeat. His death, 1t may be
observed, opens way for Mr. Inealls's re-
turn to the Senate. The Governor OF Kan
sas Ia O republican and the Legislature of
the State Ia not now In session. The Gov
ernor can, therefore, II he sses proper, re.
store Mr.. Ingalls to public life.