The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-16
FUNERAL or col. TRUMBULL.

The New Haven Morning Courier Of Monday Con
talns The following account Of the funeral Of Co.
rrumbull, which sure will be read with a. -
| liyeest interest
The remains Of this venerable soldier staie.u,,r
and painter, reached this city Saturday at no,,
from New York. Yesterday afternoon the luuer.I
selemntes took place in the College Chapel AID tts
| remains were subsequently, placed like those Of he
| patriarch Abraham, the same tomb with hl, " M.
Sarah The Faculty Of the College, with the lei.
atiyes and friends of the deceased and pail bearer.
assembled at the house Of Professor Silliman al L
past one O'Clock, and proceeded with The corpse 10
the Chapel Professor Fitch delivered an apbforr,
ate discourse from Genesis ky. 6th 9Th, aud lo,,
verses, and then the College choir beautifully r.r
| formed an anthem. The sermon was historical vtr
the exception OF lis Introductory passages, where the
character OF Abraham was told, and also than when
he died he was buried with Sarah his wife ~
The parallel carried out found the venerable
painter like the ancient patriarch, rich in year, AMI
| full in godDess and wisdom, aud both dying wera
nombed in the same sepulchre with their wives esr
Of whom bore the name Of Sarah" Professor
Fitch gave a brief but faithful sketch Of his e,eltl
life-of his birth and percentage in Lebanon IN In,
State, 1853 He graduated at Cambridge, in l773 sDt
soon after became Aid TO General Washington AM
participated IN many Important acts Of the ReyOv.
ton. He visited Europe several times where h.
began some Of his great historical productions after
having been pupil of West. lie subsequently, ca,
tracted with the Government to supply lie four ,
perb paintings which occupy the pannes in the r.
tundo at Washington, for which he received abo.,
$50, 900, or s. 900 for each Of them. For man,
years he devoted himself studousy TO his profession
except when acting secretary to Mr.. Jay, duro,
the negotiation Of his celebrated treaty
After his final return from Europe he conceived
the design of establishing permanent CALLER, ol
paintings where all his productions, except those 4,
Washington, could be gathered up and preserved
Ihe proposition made TO Yale College and 49,
cepted that he should receive 1000 annually
while living, aud al his death, the whole collettoI
should revert to the institution, the income Of
exhibition, 10 be applied 10 the aid of INDECENT .,u
dents which sum he has received for eleven year,-
During the last two three years, he has beer re.
siding ia New York, prior to which he had been r
this city IN the family OF his distinguished and near
est relative Professor SilliHan His health has been
gradually failing, and last Friday morning he died
IN full Christian hope, at the advanced age of a.
Professor Fitch closed his discourse with beautla
and comprehensive epitaph, such the proudes t
roes, as well as the most gifted Scholar rarely ha,,
engrayen on their tomb-sion.s
After the exercises had terminated, tie corpse
with Judge Hitchcock, Roger 5 Baldwin, Captain
Goodrich, Ex-Governor Edwards, r. | lngersol
Zebui Bradley, and b. l.. fIamlin, as pail bearer.
was taken through College to Chapel, from Chapel 10
High street, and from thence 10 the Trumbul Gal
lery followed by the Faculty Of Yale College stu.
dents in the different Departments, and the under
graduates. Beneath Prof. Tyler's Lecture Room
vault was constructed some years since at Col 1rum.
bulls own expense, and the remains Of his wife
placed there. IL is made of brick and covered with
large slab, hereafter TO be hermetrcalh sealed
BY the side OF his deceased consort ere then
placed the remains Of the scholar and soldier the d..
unguished artist and the courteous and accomplished
gentleman, there TO sumber under the beautiful
nausoeum his genius conceived and his lberalitN
erected, until the earth and gye up their dead