Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-21
SENATOR PLUMB
Died Sunday a. Washington
i'Om Attack Of Apep'slJ.
Told BY Physician 10 Give Up Work but
Hs AsslEts. The Warning.
A Noted Parsonage Removed Sketch Of
His Life aud Career.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20-"oh, my God
my b. sd, my hssd, my hea5i' sxclames
Sens.or Preston B Plumb Of ksasss. 81
Is this morrins A few minuies later hi
f,li unconscious snd h,,le more ,hsn 6vs
hours Afterwards he WAS dad His phy.i
elan, Philip 5 Wales, Lis clerk, B "
Fleau,ken and his lsndlord, Mr. JsnHings
were win him al the end. His wife auG
i~o chiljre3 are in ksnsss.
Desfh csms from Rpoplsxv, the result
Of exh.u.sion of tie brain. IL was 3 clear
case of over~ork and inat,etsion 70 the
laws OF nature The senator has been
known for years ss 8 most pushing, eneY
gene, hsid working member Of toe Senate.
Year sg, hs hegsp 20 fail, his braiu became
ffacted and fhrobbiog headaches became
mora ard more frcqnant
His physicians pernsd him that tha CO A.
tinnsncs o. his labor. meant death hu' he
refused 10 heed the warnings. He con
tinued to work with the energy OF stesn,
engine until tndsy when still sppsrently in
full vigor, sith msny years OF life before
him, be died
The ness IF his sudden death shocked
ana startled his ffierds snd acquaintance .,
of whom he had a arsst numbar. in sGd ou'
Of public life None cave ih3ss ST hi.
bedside kt ew hat he hsd been i'll. few
Of MIR. piumb's most intimate friends knes
that he hsd been aiting some time. but none
se'e pr, psred for the WORST.
He bad been In the Senste lsss week sni
appesred a. we'll a. ever A few days sso
be told Senate employee he sss younger
than the employee, who sss his ioior ny
twenty yssrs. He sc,iVeIy iookzd after
the interests OF his co stisue5ts last wss
a. d probably leafs any ether Senator IN
the rumber of bill introduce q this session
Lstierly he hss been ccmplsiuiDe OF
-leepies.ness. vertigo and sympo ms, which
in medicine are embraced in The term
sphsss. He complained of persistent psils
in the head, imp .irmant 81 memJry, grow
ing inability 20 clothe bis iteas in proper
sni soeriate words. The Senstor has
previously been so remarkably facet of
speech that h. was the terror OF the steno
grapners.
Not until two weeks ago was Dr.. Ws'es
stked for advice a. 20 the trouble. Tue
doc.or. after & careful study of the case.
informed that his symptoms indicated apo
pisxy snd hs must quit work ard take =
rest, but Mr.. Plumb vas ioc5e3uious ard
thought the dect3r was uDduly alarmed
He kept up his ishors except when tha
severe headaches forced hi II to Temporarily
'bandln his work He had desk in the
front room of his apartment ami another
in bis ceInmiitee room nt the capitol
BE worked on bis immense persorsl bus
mess morning and night bes lie doing a
tEr ~ jay's W rk hitp cH no
capitol HIS eyes troubled him sfd a
skiliul occullst examined them, Hii kid
reys were examined by a ppac'alis.. Esch
of these persons rep }rted that the trouble
sy NOT ~ the eyes or kiineys ard by their
report there was come o-her orga1ic
trouble, confirmed the dia ynosis o' Dr.
Wales A few days rco Sevaso Pumo
went 10 Philsdtigbis with Senator Q ,sy
for the purpose OF consuming Ilf Pepper
h reiurred 10 Washington last night,
com planning of violent heAasche, AID
went 20 dinner e. the Chsmb .rlaio, given
BY Ex Oetvr Mshore 10 few friends
1t nust hsve been one u'clocx or later ,hls
morring when he returned to hil guss.ers
Shorty before tRo O'clock Mr. Jeanltg.
was awakened Dv kBock s. his b d room
door. Senstos Pumb told Mr. Jeaniogs
re vas very sick aud requested tim 70 come
down stsirs snd sit up win him M Jen
nipgs cav the sens.Jrs coDdriJn wac seri-
lus a. at 2 O'clock Dr. Wales vas sum
moned The doctor siievist d TIE pain ll0d
aduli, istered proper remedies. He stayed
~iih hir. Plumb from untii half past ok
O'Clock and then lef. tne patient sleeping
q1ietly.
At d quarter to seven Sensto, Plumb
asoke, and With sp'ing bounded ou. Of
bed to the siop jtr, and began 10 vymir, his
hesd aching viUIenily. The vomidng ceased
Aflff time, Then i was that the senator
tossed his hands TO his head, sid GAINED I:
on, my God ny head, NY nesd ~ = he
last words he ever uttered Mr. Jennings
sgoksd his head 10 relieve The paia, and n
q few minutes Sir. Piano reispsed iao
siumte-, and llter l. 20 u Consciousness.
a. 10 o'clock Il w. FlsGniksn. clerk to
he cymmit;se ou public Lands, Of shich
SeDsior PLUMB was Chairman, and lis
prlvAe secretary tor rome ate, called,
as wss his custom, TO assist tne seHafor
With his c,trespondet ce, Mr.. Flsnoisen
noticed that was breathing heavily ssd
stentorously. DR.. Wales was sssin sud-
moned He sss at once that bis patient
h3h WIN tbiNhFh WIN APOPtAJH
Piumn WAS unconscious nj d ME tongue was
psralyzet The srd came ~ ii 80.
DR. Wsies raid tbi, afternoon tbst the
immediate Cause OF bis death was sUopiexy
brought on by fatty degeneration .ot the
drain from oveIwork and iaugue, If he
mad given up" remarked DR. Wales, in
all probability 1t wonld have been fsrepI.
He had 3 sirnfg frsme. bps had an encrm-
Gus amount of work to carry. No man
c7uld ke p NJ doirg Whist he vas doirg
Mt Plumb's deEk st his rooms il today
pIisa nigh with correspondence, pertoaaI,
busiress and political, sbowing the grea
sm1unt of work he was accustomed to
carry on.
Nsvs of the sad even. spread rapidly.
Within an heus sfter Mr.. Piumb's death,
Sens,or PETER, Sergespt-st-srm Vatentine
sad hi. deputy, Charles h. Reade, wers On
hard snd q sumed direction VI III. funeral
arrangements. An undertsker was aum.
mcred, who proeegded 1t once TO prepare
the body for intermeat, u. d soon completed
the emoaimiDg process. Ness Of her hu'-
bands death was teiegrsphed Mrs PUNT
at Empo,is, Kan, within 8 few minnIei
after it occurred
just after the undertaken hsd ennbslms
the body a telegram WAS received from one
Of the friends OF the family ss Emporia
directing has the remains be not cmpsImed
Sool afiefgards came a second telegram
stating that last summer 5enstor Punt
vas for too or three hours in state Of sus
resided animation and 30 ali sppesrancei
was desd.
H4vins that crisis in mind, Ms Plumb
did not uish the body emoslmsi until II
vas Absolutely certain ,hs. her hu' bsn1 ras
dead Thsfecsipt of this Iesram caused
rauch unvsilins regret. The uader,agsi
declared he had lad spu ubls evidence oi
dea,h in the fscs that no blood f3sed from
the arteries shen they were opened in th'
eour.e of the embsimiag process. WEeI
he remsirs had been properly prep.rsG
. su,rd u honor, composed o, the employ
; ers OF ihs United States Senate was detail
ed 90 vat b ever them aDtil they should Ds
removed to he capiioi.
Vice Prssd q, Morton Was informed ot
Senator PIupb's deah b early in the aftsr
noon. he called Immediately at the resi
dsnce Of toe deceased I'D sxended hi
gooei eftc<s Senator's MsnosrseB, Pad
dock. Wzlhsii, Gail I'M, Hale, Wash suf0e
| Teller, Weic1st and many olhef SENATOR
called during the day. They wsfe deeplI
grieved and condoiea with one smother upoi
the loss which tie county, sbe Senate ani
| themselves had susis.ned.
The Vice-Prss siteDt at once took step
toward the appointment Of . committee @
senators to cirecs The ob,eqaiss and com
mnnicstsd win Speaker Crisp in ofter tbs
! q corresponding committee msh, he Sp
f, pointed IN behalf Of the Hsuss. The De
I ceased senatof leaves wifs aod I've caii
drsn- Tso daughters are n5w a. Emp sri
With Ms. Plumb. Two sans are ., sgnoa
! In Pennsy!vs1is ard the thisd . confns
/ e. The hospital In PHiIadsipb By ssTlSu
ailmsnt
/ Sesatos Plumb vas born in DsIswt,
! county. Ono, Ocsober IL, 1887 &c IA