The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-14

during his long and emineutiy useful IT.. bsv.
tho ctis'ns OF Quincy been permitted to Welcome back
the living patriot to hs familiar Of his childhood
to eroy short season Of rspose from the tolls Of pub
10 life To-day, alss the meisr choy duty dsvoves
upon them OF rscevig IL sacred rust bis hororsd re-
msinsto be cousigred to their long and last rsposs
And the citE.ns Of Quincy like thu children Of one
sU@%on neu.shols viii su.ronod the bier 81 sns p:
form no more and feeling the fall sad import Of his dv
ing words" This Is the last Of earth ~ In the
scsom OF their peaceful community, he 70 hence
forth to rest from al his labors Sacred indeed
will be the spot his shall lie. ten st IN.
zrus repair to thu hoaorsd tomb 80 which h- mortal
frame sbsll to recall the memory OF MS public
and private virtues Impress upon The hearts OF their
good and great, like him
Thes. ceremonies being thus concluded the Quincy
Ia which placed Ia the same there also
rode the pail the Mayor. and Committee OF Ar
rspgements Of Boston, and the CHIEF and Assistant
Thiu nrst special train left the depot at Eve minutes
before twelve O'Clock, and ran at slow rate d"wo TO
Quiucy The track pastes the Estates OF the
Adams family and the approached the mansion
houses Of Sr Adams and his son. the motion Of the
train was seued go that every one could improve the
chance to obtain view Of thoss edidc.s PAssiog the
mansions at less than half speed the
tss srr,,a w.. hsrsdsa by s.aa sw.n
ty-nine guns, fred by the Roxbury Artillery, under
command of Captain Chase.
pie. at this moment was most impressive The whole
people were in Acknowledgement only from Quincy but
lees than from eight to ten thousand men, wsmcn ssd
children gathered together in the public streets and
al deeply sensible of the so.muity Of the COCA
nion all anxious to pay heart felt tribute to tho great
ness which has pass away Men who have for years
enjoyed the society Of the have mingled
with him In tho daily business Of fewomen who have
socially oommuned with him, and have been made to
fee that his honest heart and simple manners were
graoes in his character yopd all public
children who have been taught to lock to him an ex
ample Of good and great member OF our rspubic-sl
there end the expression faces showed
usf than hoh anti nYtaf
they felt at the less they had sustained.
The church in which Mr.. Adams had been a commu-
meant since 1896 dressed in mourning weeds both
inside and out. The flag staff the town hall
shrouded in black and the national banner osted from
in front of the pulpt the bier destined to receive
and support the ccu during tho funeral services 1t
surrounded by black tablet bearing in white let
tiers, the dying words Of Adsms:-
This LAST EARTH"
The galleries Of the church were opened for the ad.
and were aned at once Many hundreds remained on
the and under the portoo unable to penetrate
At tho station, when tho train stopped the seleotuen
Of Quincy, and commttess from all tho towns in the
Eighth Congressional District, in readiness to
dresses de ut this point but the corpse
Immediately placed in q hearse drawn by e single
deceased There 1t was placed in OF the drawing
rooms, and remained until the arrival Of the next
special train, bringing the committee OF Conersss Go
and Legislature OF the City Ceun
ellis Of Boston, Roxbury Cherlestown Cambridge, and
Salem and various other unotionaries who designed to
take part In the funeral ceremonies
There were ALSO ut the express desire Of numerous
citizens Of Boston and Its neigl very
added to each OF these special trains which were led
with private IL dividuals who wished to testify their
respect for tho distinguished departed by attending bis
interment.
late residence and before the appearance OF the
train your correspondent walked through Of thu
,pect of the town Almost every dwelios was deserto
and closed. The people hsd turned out en massc, to
sn In the solemn duties Of day. their wordo
business abandoning their household lsoors forget
FOL OF every thing tbs fui duty Of paying
he last sad tribute to the dead 1t ia true indeed that
funeral smbls not displayed nom many of the
private horses Of the citisens but how much sig
nncant OF eef The air of utter desotion appavent
s all How expresive of love and regard for the
ceased patriot was the eager thr.ngpg every who
could walk bs carried abroad, to the depot tho
church, OF the family msnsion
the hpai procsssos, went to the graveyard OF the
town, to survey once more the tomb: OF the Adams
il not there His tomb the no.r of the church
rbuted largely which the burial services Of his dis
tpguised had just been performed, aud which Is
s:n:rsl, known - tho Adams Temps me ne TOMB O
direction. IL Is brick vault with front Of Quincy
granite, but In gothic style, and now bearing
only the plain inscription
But the drst President Adsms took great deal OF In
tsres preserving the memory Of his ancestors which
Adsms caused four ante monuments to be erected In
tots ancient place Of sepulturs around which are the
original tombstones Of the family The Inscriptions on
Will ut this time be read With much iotsrest
they follows, lioe for linz, md word for word
Ths nrst 10 the inscription penned oy John Adams In
commemoraton Of his great great grandfather Henry
Adams, tbs frst Ct the family that smigrsted from
England.
In memory Of
HENRY ADAMS,
who took his A. ght from the dragon
persecution In Devopebirs, Ia EGG and,
and aghtsd with eight sons nesr
Mount Wollsston. Ono OF tho sons
returned 20 pglaud and after taking
time to explore the country, four
removed to Msddsli aud the neighbour
ing towns; two to Chelmsford One on.
ly, Jossph. who lies here 1t his lefe hand,
remaiped here. who original
propristor in the Township Of Brsintree,
Incorporated in tue year 1852.
This etone and several Others have been
placed 10 this yard by great great grandson,
from . venerst'on Of the piety, humility,
simplicity, prudence, patience temperance,
frugality ndustry and psrstverancet
his Ancestors, in hopes OF rsoonms nding
an imitation ( their virtues to their
fosterity.
The next is to Joseph Of the preceding, and his
wife -
DEDICATED
TO the memory OF
JOSEPH ADAMS, SENIOR,
vho died ID cam Der 8, 1884,
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