Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-22
The Connecticut Statesman Sue
cumbs to Pneumonia After
a Long Illness
THE END CAME SUDDENLY
Doctors Were Encouraged by Favor
abe Turn, But 1t Proved to Be the
Calm Of Approaching Death-He
Was His States Foremost Public
Man and Had Distinguished Career.

Washington, Conn, April 22-United
States Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt
of Connecticut died at his summer
home in this, his native town, late last
night, from pneumonia. The end came
almost unexpectedly, the immediate
cause being the breaking of the aSscess
which had formed in the right lung
and produced strangulation.
Just q few moments before DR.. Ford,
the family physician, had prepared
bulletin from the sick room to the eff
feet that If the patient did not have
another sinking spell such as had come
to him during the forenoon, he would
probably live thru the night When
the physician left the sick chamber the
senator was perfectly conscious, APP
pea1ed to have no pain, and had an
swered questions put to him by those
at the bedside showing that his mind
was clear.
4 In the room at the time were Mrs.
Plat and the senator's only son, Judge
James p. Plat, of the United States
home during the afternoon and report
ed ut the house three hours earlier.
The funeral will probably be held
next Tuesday, tho the date has not
been conclusively fixed. The service
will be held in the Congregational
church, which stands in the center Of
the village. The Rev. Robert Carter,
pastor of the church, will conduct the
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sscter In keeping with the taste of Sen
.ator Platte and the wishes Of Mrs
Platte.
Turnout his whole life he kept him
self in the most sympathetic touch
with New England institutions of ev-
cry kind. The church, the townspeo-
pie. the farm and the schools, were the
objects of his keen interest. Partic-
.ularly strong was his love for his ma
tive, town Of Washington with whose
citizens he had always been familiar,
where several years ago he built a
beautiful summer home and where
most Of his summer life Of late years
was passed.
His Last Public Utterance.
Senator Platt's last public utterance
was at the state capitol on March 81
when before the general assembly he
delivered the eulogy ever General Haw-
ley, whose body lay in state in the
corridor below. He spoke as if from
heart that was overlooking with grief
and with words that touched deeply all
who heard him, telling of the personal
side Of his long relations with General
Hawley, rather than of the political
battles they had fought with varying
fortune for the party to which they
both had life long adherence. At thu
TIME 1t was noticed that Senator Platt
seemed to be of impaired health and
this was attributed to his alduous labor
In. the senate and added responsibilities
thlwn upon him by the then recent
death OF Senator Hoar.
Senator Platt succeeded Senator
Hear after the latter's death as chair
man of the judiciary committee of the
Urited States senate Later he was
made chairman Of the special commit
4 tee of the senate appointed. to conduct
Z the Swayne impeachment trial, and this
was followed by his appointment as
Z presiding officer of the senate sitting
as court during the Impeachment
trial. This was his last high public
duty before returning to his native
state to assist in paying honor to the
memory of his late colleague in the
senate General Hawley.
Senator Plat was first elected to the
senate in 1879 to succeed Senator w.
II. Barnum, a democrat, who had been
elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of Senator Orris S. Ferris, re-
publican. His last reelection was in
1898.
A Senator PIatt's Personality.
AS regards! his political and public
personality, Senator Platt was a man
to the last degree plain SPOKEN. While
not brilliant speaker, he was a clear
and forceful one on the public platform,
using the plain, Anglo-Sstxon speech
without metaphor. This plain speak.
ing quality belonged to him in private
as in public life, and was one great
source Of his influence, particularly
as. in both personal and public relations
he. was always approachable.
Probably the most striking feature
In Senator Platt's public life was his
intimacy with the state of Connecticut
ard it's problems and interests as con-
nected with federal affairs.