The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-22


some cloth.covcred casket OF cedar, on
the lid OF which was plain silver plat,
bearing the following inscription:
PRESTON b. PLUME
Ions OCTOBER l?rr, 1887
DIED DECEMuEi! @0Tli, 1891.
During the night the only watchers ut
the residence OF the deceased, on Four
tcenth street, were Il detail OF messen.
gers from the capitol and his private
secretary. This morning there were L
few callers Mt the house, mostly senate
employees, who greatly admired Senator
Plumb in life Tor his many charitable
efforts III their behalf, and held his
memory in the deepest reverence.
At II o'clock the casket was borne
from the house to the hcarse by eight
OF the capital police, under the dircc-
ton oil Assistant Scrgeant-at-Arms Mcr-
rill.
The small procession moved slowly
down Fourteenth street to Pennsylvania
avenue and wcndin. itS way up through
the capitol grounds to the northeast
front OF the capitol where the caskct
was removed from The hear8o and car
red up the white marble steps OF the
senate wing They were then taken
into the marble room in the rear OF the
senate chamber, and only few feet
from the Vice Presidents chair. Soon
after the Cagkct was deposited in the
marble room q large number OF persons
gathered around the door at the
entrance to take Il last look at the
features OF the dead, but i'll view of the
condition Of the body it was deemed
best not to expose them to view When
the senate met the chamber was partly
arranged for the funeral obscquies. The
desk and chair OF the deceased senator
were heavily drapGd. The galleries
were crowded with spectators except
the diplomatic and the Vice Presidents
galleries which were reserved. In the
opening prayer Rev. }. &. Butler, the
chaplain, referred in feeling manner
to the death OF Senator Plumb.
On motion OF Mr.. Henderson, the
reading OF the Journal was dispensed
with, and Mr. PETER rose to make the
formal announcement OF Mr.. Plumb's
death and to offer the usual resolutions.
He then spoke briefly but eloqucntly OF
the great loss to the state as we'll MS the
notion sustained by the loss OF his de-
ceased colleague. After the usual reso-
lutions the seuatc took recess until
! p. III.
Shortly before l o'clock the cabinet
officers and assistant secretaries OF the
executive departments began to arrive
and were shown to the Presidents
room.
At1:20 Capt. Bassett, the doorkecper,
announced the speaker ana members OF
the house and five minutes afterwards
the members OF the diplomatic corps.
They were followed by the chief justice
and justices OF the supreme court. At
exactly hall past one Capt. Bussett an
nounced the presence of the President
OF the United States and his cabinet
President Harrison and the members OF
his cabinet were shown to the arm
chairs on the right side OF the area,
President Harrison nearest the central
aisle and Mr.. Blaine next to him.
At | 40 the committee OF the two
houses, escorting the body OF the dead
senator, appeared at the main entrance,
and while NIL in the chamber stood up
the procession moved up the aisle, the
chaplain rcciting the opening sentences
OF the funeral service, Il am the resur-
rcction and the lie, saith the Lord,'
and the caskct, which was borne by
capitol police, was deposited on the cat
aiulque in front OF the clerks desk.
The chaplain finished from tho speak
cr's desk the reading OF the funeral SER
aud Dt snlnpttNrc
the Scri ptures closing with the recita-
ton OF apocm.
When the prayer was concluded the
vice president rose and said: "rhe SER
gcant.at-arms, under the direction OF
the committee, will execute the order OF
the senate and escort the remains OF
the late Senator Plumb to his home in
Kansas"
Then with the whole asscmblagc
standing in respect for tho deceased,
the procession was reformed and the
body OF the dead senator was taken out,
to be taken to tho railroad station. The
senate, without any formal motion
standing, adjourned till tomorrow.
Tho body, preceded by tho con-
grcssional committee, was then carried
through the corridors to the cast front
OF the capitol, and thence down the
many steps OF the marble stairway to
the hcArSc.
Following the remains came tho sen.
ators and representatives who, formed
by twos with Vice President Morton at
: the head, accompanied the body OH loot
to the station.
The President and his cabinet and
other distinguished persons were usher.
cd to their carriages and joined the
procession.
GENERAL ltliNLT DEAD.
4 Veteran General of tho Mexican WA