Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-07
TRIBUTE OF FRIENDS
Scores at the Bier of Former
: Senator Ptatt.
A.
FINAL SERVICES AT OWEGO
Prominent Men Declare Death Will
Not Affect State Politics.
HAD GIVEN UP LEADERSHIP
&
Life Ends. Suddenly After Active
y Career of Years-Dies of
- Bright's Disease.
FINAL SERVICES AT 0WEGO
HAD GIVEN UP LEADERSHIP

NEW YORK. March Political lead
srs united today In tho expression that
fhe passing of former Senator Thomas
Collier Plat, who died here yesterday.
wili be without influence on the course
81 New York state politics. His retire
inent from politics in 1908, when his
Aauefvas left off the list OF delegates
10 both state and national conventions.
was absolute and complete.
- Scores Of friends called today at the
Tome Of Frank II. Plat. where the body
of THE dead senator lies. to pay their re-
spects There will be no public funeral
in this city. and the body will be taken
tomorrow TO Owego, y. V, where fu-
Aerab services will he held Wednesday
morning in the Presbyterian Church The
FORMER senator will he buried in the
,thurchyard beside the first Mrs. Plat.
:, Disposition of His Property.
a senator Flat was not in the larger
.heaping.a rich man, and is said 10 have
divided his fortune among his heirs at
.tre tine of his trouble with his second
Aife. who was Mrs. Janeway- His sue
Sesor as president of the United states
cypress Company has not been selected
:" Senator PIatt died at 4. A. o'clock yeSter-
Cav afternoon IN the apartment OF MI dilu
Mrs Gustav Adele West nth street.
from whom he had rented three rooms
Tor the last four years. Mrs. Adele had
been his nurse. DIR. Paul Auterbridge, his
p1ysitian, said tonight that the cause of
death twas chronic and acute Brights
Disease. The body was removed last
might TO the home of Frank II. Platt, his
sSon. and will he taken on Tuesday to
hVego N ". the senator : birthplace,
where it will be buried. Funeral services
r~ilI be held Wednesday at the Presby-
'ferian Church in Owego.
:: Startlingly Sudden.
- The end was startlingly sudden. An
-four before the senator died his two sons.
Frank and Edward. with their families,
and his widowed son, Harry, with the
1atteF = daughter Charlotte and son Sher-
man. had left the house, after their
Visual. Sunday visit The senator said at
-7har time that he felt very we'll and
thought he would read the Sunday paper.
At O'Clock he was taken with faint
ing Mt and Dr.. AuterbTidge washurriedly
called The family was notified and re-
from hts first lapse hut sank into -un-
Consciousness again at 30 and died fif-
ieeIr minutes later
The relatives were all at the bedside.
:. Only last week Senator Plat was at
~Eis office down town. For several years
sbe had been in feeble health, and latter
~ the use of his legs had almost desert
I'd him, but his condition until today was
mot looked upon as more serious than
usual although a physician called upon
him daily. Thursday at breakfast the
senator had a mowentary fainting spell,
.5fnt rallied quickly. year ago his fee
..pleness was markedly accentuated and
his life was despaired of for period,
but with .remarkable' vitality he'll ecoy
cred and went about his business as
.slsJral.
-
!: OF Unusual Vitality.
4 I'r. Auterbridge said last night that the
Vitality of his patient was truly I'M
gIsual- In spite Of his feebleness he took
active interest in affairs and refused
TO neglect his business until the dictates
ipf nature imposed rest. He was out
'of bed at o'clock every morning and
always early at his office.
No Panbearers have vet been named.
Fin fact, all the family We're pros
5rated by the unexpected suddenness Of
the senator's death that they were I'M
:sbe to discuss it in any manner for
qualification.