The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-01

the world of light and love These ask through
Christ to whom with the Father and the Holy Ghost
God the praise Of salvation be ascribed and
During this solemn ceremony there few hearts In
that vast assembly unmoved-few eyes that did not pay
the tribute Of q tear to departed worth.
PROCESSION TO THE TOMB.
At Its close the procession formed to escort to the tomb
the venersted remains It composed wholly OF Pc
destrisns and moved, in the following order:-
dawn by two elegant black horses appropriately draped
Asa Hewett, Seth Weston
Seth Peterson Tildcn Ames,
Joseph p. Cushman, Daniel Phillips.
Fletcher Webster and Sons.
James W. Paige. and John JOY and other Relatives.
Domestics Of the Mansion
Workmen upon the Farm.
Attending Physician and officiating Clergyman.
scectmen Of Marshfeld.
Committee Of fifty Of the citizens Of Marshfeld.
Governor and Council
President Of Senate and Speaker Of House.
City Governmtn mt Of Boston.
General Pierce and Mayor Seaver.
Edward Everett, Rufus Choae, Hon. Abbott Lawrence,
and George Ashmun
City Governments Of Roxbury Charestown, and Cam.
bridge
Delegations from other cities and towns
Delegation from the New York Historical Society
Delegates of New York Bar.
Delegates from General Democratic State Committee
New York.
Friends and Neghbors.
Citizens generally.
THE sEPULCHRE.
It had been among the Of Mr. Webster IS latter
years to construct tomb his grounds Wherein
should repose the ashes of himself and his deccndants
1t stands ss We have before said elevated spot
about quarter Of mile norhward from the house. occu-
plying the site Of the old church Of Marshfcd From Its
summit the takes in large extent of country ncud
ing the little village and its two modest spires the man
sion and its grounds and in the distance is seen the blue
waters Of the which at that hour lay calm as
sambering babe" The tomb, which is merely separated
by metal psliDg from the old cemetery Is rude ana
IN rs
srched with undressed stones collected about the farm
and six sene steps conduct into It, Mr. Webster had in
tended before his DEATH to have removed into the sepu
chre the ashes Of his first wife and children who had been
inferred In Boston lie did not live to execute that pous
duty himself but he requested that 1t should be perform
ed previous to his own interment On the proceeding
day therefore, in obedience to this expressed inclina
ton, their remains were exhumed from vault under
St. Paus Church and conveyed to Marshfsld. There
eight bodies and the silver plates upon the collins
bore the following Inscriptions
GRACE FLETCHER
Wife Of Daniel Webster. Died Jan. q, 1928, aged A.
JULIA WEBSTER,
Wife Of Samuel Appleton Appleton Born Jan &c. 1873
Died April 49, lS4S.
WEBSTER,
Late Major Of the First Regiment Of Massachusetts, In
fantry. Died at San Angel near the city Of Mexico,
Jan. %, 1S4s, aged 2S
ctARLEs WEBSTER,
Son 81 Daniel Webster. Died December 10, 1924 aged
3years.
HARRIET PAIGE WEBSTER,
Daughter OF Fletcher Died March 2 1s49 aged II
months and "a days
CONSTANCE MARY APPLETON,
Daughter Of A. Appleton and Julia Webster Appleton.
Born Nay &c. lSi7. Died March Is, 1Sao.
FLETCHER WEBSTER,
Daughter Of Fletcher Webster Died February 7, 1Slo
aged6
The remains deposited the left side Of the
front stand three square marble tablets inscribed fol-
lows: -
GRACE FLETCHER,
Wife Of Daniel Webster.
Born January l6 1871.
Died January 81. 1928.
Blessed the pure in heart for they shs Cod
WEBSTER,
Wife OF
Samuel Appleton Appleton.
Bern Jan. 10, 1873
Died April %. 1888.
"Det me 90, for the day breaketh.n
NARY CONSTANCE APPLETON
Born Feby7 l84S.
Died March Is, 1S49.
MAJOR WEBSTER
Born July 20, 1920.
Died a. San Angelo In Mexico,
In the military service Of his country.
Jan. % 1s4S.
dearly beloved Son and Brother.
Mr. Webster has directed that einiar monument--no
larger smaer-shal be there erected to his
memory the only memorial Of him at present existing
there is plain marble slab about eighteen inches in
length rising out Of the mound and bearing the ncrp
ton Daniel Webster The little burying ground Of
wb-h this tomb may be said to form part is supposed
to be the second oldest in New England and contains the
ashes Of Gov Winslow which rise plain monument
with the following inscription quite lcgibe upon it,
tine HoNnLE JOSIAH wINsLow
Gour Of New Plymouth dyed December ye Is 1850
etatis 81.
PENELOPE We WIDOW or couR wISslow
Dyed December ye7 1908 @tatis 70
HoSBLE wIssLow EsQRE
Dyed December ye Ia 1888 setats co.
1t also tradition among the pessantry that Pere
CRIME White the first child OF Engsh parents born In
the colony, is inferred here.
LAST SCENE ALL.
When the head Of the procession reached the tomb the
body borne within the enclosure and placed upon
plain deal box case covered with n pail Some
eight hundred persons, who had left Boston by the
steamboat Atlantic and had not been able to disembark
where expected they would arrived at the place of
interment Mt this moment II their anxious desire
to be permitted take last look az the lustrous dad
and to crafty them well others who had Joined in
the procession the coffin brought outside of the gate
and the upper portion Of taken of Again was repeat
ed the sad which hid taken place under the poplar
tree and upwards Of hour elapsed in this manner At
length the m0urners slowly departed the Anal PRAYER
was said, the coffin was lowered into the tomb and all
that mortal OF Daniel Webster passed for ever from
tho eyes OF man.
, Yes! the grave
Hath qGenched that eye, and Deaths relentless frost
Wthered that arm but the unfading fame
; Which virtue hangs upon its votsry's tomb;
The deathiess memory of that man whom kings
Call TO their mind and tremble; the remembrance
With which the happy spirt contemplates
Its well spent pilgrimage on EARTH
Shall never rass away.