The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-05
INMEMoRY OF PIuMR.
Fifteen Hundred CITIZENS Turn Oat TO Honor
The Dead Statesman

Last Sunday night the representative
citizens OF Wichita with their wives and
children, turned out by the hundreds TO
the Presbyterian church TO pay another
! tribute of respect TO the memory of the
truly lamented Senator Plumb, that dis
tinguished son of the great commonwealth
of Kansas, whose bones were laid to rest
ten days ago in the Jealous bosom of the
soil he loved so dearly. The church was
crowded at an early hour and when the
memorial services commenced every seat
was filled, every foot OF room in the aisles
was filed and many crowded around the
door of the edifce 10 share in
the efforts of the citizens Of
Wichita to properly honor the memory
of the grand commoner whose fame will
live in the annals Of Kansas for genera
lions yet to come. One might ask why so
many of the youths of the city were pres
enL and the answer is that the parents
brought them there TO i'll them with the
| inspiration of the occasion and teach them
to emulate the life and the character OF
the man in whose honor the services were
held under the auspices of the Garfield
| post. Grand Army OF tie Republic. The
! post referred TO marched in u body to the
| church and made procession which clear
| lv demonstrated the high place the lament
| ed senator held in the affections OF the
barge men who saved the union and the
blessed institutions which enabled
| the honest, ambitious, steadfsst
| printers apprentice to climb from OBJ
/ security to one of the most exalted positions
/ that man can aspire to-a seat in the SEN
ate of the greatest nation under the sun
and niche in the hearts OF all the citizens,
| without regard to party, color, sect or sex,
| OF the most enlightened, progressive and
prosperous state Of that great sisterhood,
| which is the admiration OF the age and
/ the envy of nations carved into existance
/ by the sword OF CGeser. The chaplain Of
the post uttered the opening prayer and 1t
was full of feeling. His soul seemed to be
/ in touch with every other soul in the house
and many tear dimmed the eyes OF even
| stout hearted men, while the expressions
! of sympathy softened the most lndurated
| heart and brought it nearer the deyine in
! fiuence which seemingly permeated every
where within the sound of the reverend
gentleman's pious invOcations. The chap
laiR's prayer was followed by an address
by Col Lewis which was very eloquent
effort He took up the life of the dead
statesman from the cradle and in neatly
rounded sentences he used it to illustrate
the possibilities of an American boy, no
matter what his position in life may be so
| long as he possesses laudable ambition
aud just and upright mind. He made
very pleasant references to the lives OF the
immortal Lincoln, Grant and Garfield for
the same purpose.
Judge SIuss followed Colonel Lewis and
delivered fine eulogy on the character OF
the dead senator He referred to his per-
sonal habits and manners, which were
always manly and genial, and to his I'M
approachable industry and untiring labor
in the interest of his people.
Colonel Halloweil followed with a re-
view of the life of Senator Plumb in all
the walks of life, including his career as q
printer, lawyer, soldier, statesman, a
citizen and friend. HI recited many IL
| Illustrations of the service he did his state
in the field of carnage, and told many
stories of his campaigning, which he stated
| be had heard from his comrades in arms.
He told the old soldiers present that a
great friend had fallen and that in his
death the veteran of the civil war had lost
the best friend they had since the death of
General Logan.
Rev. David Winters closed the meeting
with very earnest prayer which was de-
voutly joined in by every one present.