Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-04-28
SENATOR PLATT DEAD
THE CONNECTICUT STATESMAN
Was Serving His Fifth Term as United
States Senator-Death Caused
by Abscess Of the Lungs.

Washington, Conn, April 22-Unitcd
States Senator Orville Hitchcock Platt
of Connecticut died at his summer
home In Washington. his native town.
at S:53 last night. from pneumonia.
The end came almost unexpectedly,
the immediate cause being the break
Ing OF the abscess which had formed
In the right lung. and which produced
strangulation.
Only few minutes before DIR. Ford.
the family physician. had prepared u
bulletin from the sick room to the ef
feet that II the patient did not have
another sinking spell, such as had
come to him during the forenoon. he
would probably live through the night.
When the physician left the sick cham
ber the senator was perfectly con
scious. appeared to have no pain and
had answered questions put to him by
those at the bedside. showing that his
mind was clear. In the room AT the
time Were Mrs. Plat and the senator's
only son. Judge James =. Platt OF the
United States Circuit Court.
Senator r'latt contracted a severe
cold while the Swayne Impeachment
trial nj the national capital was In pro.
sr.ss before the Senate. lie had not
fully recovered from II at the time OF
Senator Hawlcy's funeral lie stood
In the railway station at Hartford for
some time awaiting til. arrival of the
train on which General iiawlcy's body
was brought from Washington. During
the walt he complained Of n slight chill.
In consequence OF which. after the eS'
crciscs at the capitol. he returned di.
rect TO his country home In Washing
ton.
March 3ist the Senator was taken
with the Illness which proved fatal.
Tn. hrSt attack WIS of bronchitis
pneumonia OF u comparatively slight
nature. This was followed April 'iih
by u second Iniiiciion. which lasted for
abou, II week. April ilIh he showed
signs Of improvement, 20 that hopes oi
his recovery N.T. entertained. but
soon after tn" lung ahsccss began To
develop. and April 18th he had bad
chill. Tn" following day his phy yRIcian
and nurses feared !, would be- the end
but ne rallied from that attack. Other
| chillH. however. followed nj Intervals.
/ eliminating In n particularly seven.
| one this forenoon between . and II
o'clock. Although the sick man seemed
To rally somewhat from this attack and
become eomfoTtnbl" DURING the after.
noon. IL was evident that his life vas
-bbinE away.
His physician Mt S:iS o'clock stated
| that III" sud would come with another
chill. and the tread of life would snap
suddenly. This proved to h. the case
and few minutes later senator rlait's
| life Was ended.
orViii" Hitchcock rlaii was horn nj
Washington. Connecticut july -
1887. II" received an academic -'iuca
;ion. He studied law at i.iIchncid. vas
admitted Ia IN" bar In 1913 and has
sine" pTactic"d Law at MCTiien. lie
WAS clerk of the State SrHai" of Con
n-ctirul in 1855 and 1856. secretary oi
the stat" ot Connecticut in 1851. in-in'
b-T ot the Stat" Srna," IN iSGi'S:
member of the Stat" House ut Repre-
srniatiSrs from 1864 tn 1863. serving
the last year "a s!rakrr, lie uas
elected 10 IN" United Sisirh SrnA," ir
succeed William u, ilaTnun. nrmnrTai.
who had b--u elected to MI th" va
cancy orcasiourd by the death II orTis
y. Ferry. Republican: took his s-ai
March Is. 1879. Sas reelected In iSss.
1880. 1897 and 1903.