Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-10-01
Funeral Ob>equieS of Daniel EoOne !.

The Frankfort Commonwealth, of yesterday,
contains a long account of the ceremony at Frank
fort Saturday, the 18th inst, of the burial of Dan.
Boone and wife, at tho now cemetery near that
city. We make the following interesting ex-
tracts:
This imposing ceremony took place in the pres
ence Of concourse of people whose numbers
have boen variously estimated at from fifteen to
twenty thousand. Scarcely county IN the
State was unrcpresented, and many individuals
from the Western and Southern States were also
there to pay the last funera honors TO the plo-
neers of the Western valley.
Although seventy years have passed. since the
first adventurous, with Wow to permanent &C.
cupancy were led into the wilderness by the
great hunter, some of his companions and cotem-
porar here to toll Of the trial. and perils
Of that glorious band, and to pay the last honors
to their daunte.s leader. Providence has 30
chosen to keep unbroken tho link that binds gen.
eratons together until tit occasion for their
conveying an important truth occurs, that, SIDE
by side with the old men of Boonsborough and
Harrodsburg, there totterod along the first black
man who ever trod the soil OF kentucky, and his
stops were sustained by another, also Of African
descent, who was the first child Of other than In
dian parentage ever born in what IS now Com
monwoath of nearly million of souls an1 tho
parent Of others scarcely less numerous.
Early in tho morning, the steamboats, from va
rous points, filled with passengers, arrived at the
wharvcs, and simultaneously with them the rs
from Lexington and stages from the interior came
in, crowded to their greatest capacity. And
then for hours every avenue, by which the town
can be approached. presented to the eye a
moving of people, in carriages, on horse
back, and on foot; all pressing forward to be in
time to partc pate IN the bestowal OF honors to the
iustrious dead.
Tho hearse, on which were placed in separate
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was drawn by four white horses and superbly
decorated with evorgreens and flowers. These
decorations that would havo been out Of taste on
other occasions, wore peculiarly appropriate on
this; for Boone and his companion wero lovers OF
the green woods and the wild flowers, and made
their home among them. AT either side OF the
hcarse. as pail bearers, the following distinguish
ed and venerable men attended: Col. Richard Nj
Johnson; Gen. Jas. Taylor, of Newport; Cen
Ward, of Mason; Gen. Robert B. McAfee. Of
Mercer; Mr.. Waller, Bullock, Of Fayet.e; Capt
Thos. Joy ce, of Louisville; Mr.. Landon Sneed, Of
Franklin; Col. John Johnson, Of the State Of Ohio
Gan early companion Of Boonc:) Mr.. Williams oil
ken,on county; and Col. William Boone, Of
Shelby, a nephew Of Daniel Boone. The henrse
was preceded by the following military compa
MES and in the following order: l. Horse comPa
nv Of Woodford county. commanded by Captain
Grady; 2 Lexington flying artillery. comma ndec
bv Capt. S. D. Mccullough; 3. Versailles. artille
| capt. l.. IL. Ecu, 4. artillery SdPt
S. S. nv; Lexington old Infantry, Capt. Hap
py; 9. Frankfort cadets, Capt. F. Chambers; Z
Frankfort lancers. commanded by Captain Vest
| 8. Capitol guards Capt. A. G. Hodges. These
troops were all in splendid uniforms, and thei1
glittering arms and holding plumes and sou
stirring music constituted of themselves splen
did pa gean,; but this effect was greatly heghten
ed bv the almost in.erminable procession of the
Masonic Fraternity and the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, in their appropriate costumes
and decorations.
The civic part of the procession. as distinguish
ed from the military and associated orders. con.
tanned in the ranks the most distinguished citizens
of kentucky, including those who had heretofore
filled the office of Chief Magistrate and the dstin
guishsd gentleman who now fills the Executive
chair. The ladies also in great numbers walked
in the procession. and following thom were the
children of the Sabbath Schools little host II
numbers. But by far the most worthy of obser'
walton, that part of the procession IN which
preceded by their venerable bishops, the mem.
bers of the Methodist conference moved on IN the