The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-13
HRS. [. G. PLATI DEAD
The Senator'S Wife Expires in New
York This Morning.
Suffered From Heart Trouble for
Several Years Pa>t-AIwnys Inter
ested in Her Husbands Political
Affairs, and Woman of Keen
Intelligence in Business Matters.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Mrs. Thomas C
Plat. the wife Of the Senator from New
York, Gied at o'clock this morning at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The Senator. his two sons. Frank H and
Henry B., and his daughter in-Iaw were
at Mrs. PIatt's death6ed- She had been
! a sufferer from heart trouble for some
years and for a week past her case had
been regarded as hopeless.
Friends Of the bereayed Senator who
called at the Fifth Avenue Hotel today
to offer their condolences. recalled how
attentive Mrs Plat had been to her hrs
band during his own spells of nervous
trouble caused by overWork
BESIDES being a model wife and moth
er. 4drs. Plat was known among her
friends as 4 silent politician and he fIss
lieutenant Of her husband she was his
adviser and helpmate for many years.
ana gave him noble encouragement. say.
those VINO knew her best. When they
were married ne was only a grocer's
clerk in TiOga, and she was country
girl.
Senator PIatt is one Of the few men
who enjoded being leased about subnais-
sIcn 10 the wiIe's advice. He liked to
admit that he is proud Of her. and it is
without first consulting her
Mrs. Plat described her own charac-
teristics and ideals better than perhaps
anyone else could do in conversation.
less than q. year ago, at which time Sen
at0r Platt was i'll
DO you believe in woman in politics.
she was asked.
That depends" she said. smiling. u
believe that every true wife ought to be
her husbands companion in mind as well
as II fact. She should be il terested in
what interests him. COnsequf ntIy. II he
IS a politician she cannot help being one
Al the age OF sixteen Mrs Platt was
married to Mr. Plat who was thea TWEEN
" years old They were Cousins her
name being Ellen Barssow She belonged
10 an old Massachusetts famil" but was
born in New York State Shortly after
their marriage. about forty-tive years ago,
when Mr. Platt became Interested IN the
then new Republican party. Mrs. Platt be-
gan studying politics
Mrs. FiaJt WAS tail and OF fine aDpear-
ance with q weu-shaped head and coro-
nal OF grey hair Her face was kindly but
strong.
II was as a business woman that Mrs
Plat shOne most brightly She was a sue
cessfui orange grover. with a large plan
tatiCn il Florida and disposed Of her
crops to one OF the largest firms of gro
GERS in New York. Beyond politics she /
had few hobbies She was very fond OF /
cats and other animal pets. of which she |
had large assortment at her country
home. She vas greatly interested in col /
lectirg rare books and china, and was q |
most skiilIuI amateur photOgra pher
Mrs Platt VAS pGSSionately fond Of |
travel. ana had visited many lands When /
she went 10 the Pacific Coast some years I
ago she visited Alaska. She had been /
through Europe. to South America. and 4
even 10 aEOnia, where she was com |
PEELED to land, owing 20 a terrific storm /
then prevailing in the Straits Of Magellan |
For The past fifteen years she lived st I
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. where she enter |
tanned her hosts Of friends When her /
husband held political consultations with /
prominent men. Mrs Plat was often /
present. knitting quietly and intenJly list /
eniug 10 the conversation She as5iGuousIy !
read the papers ard discussed the news /
with Mr. Plat She was a brilliant talker /
ana well posted on current topics
She was brought up in the Presbyterian /
faith and when IN good health. regularly /
attended the Madison Avenue Church. Of !
which the Rev Dr. Parkhurst is pastor
Some years ago Mrs Flatt vas an i'm |
portauJ factor in the social life Of the /
Capital. bat iII-health caused her gradual |
retirement from an active participation in /
So ,,iety. and for the past three winters /
she has lived very quietly while in Wash 4
inEt n in her apartments at the Arlington /
Hotel.
In The Senate today the Chaplain re-
ferred feelingIy 10 the death of Mrs /
pIatt He asked = blessing on the he