Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-03
From the iios,on Bee OF October 90 +.
The Opposite of the Remains of Mr.. Web
ster's Family. ~

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own secluded habitation, side by side, in chosen
SPOT, was often the theme Of his ardent thoughts.
1t was his intention to have them so deposited be
! fore his return to Washington; and 1t was among
his last requests that they should be borne there
the day before his burial. -
| Accordingly, yesterday morning, Mr.. Franklin
Smith, undertaken in this city, proceeded TO exam
| inc the remains from q vault under st. Pauls
church, which he subsequently conveyed to Marsh
field There were eight bodies. Each coffin bore
a silver plate, from which we copy seyerally the
'''''" 80 - GRACE FLETCHER,
| Wife of Daniel Webster. Died Jan, 81, 1925,
| aged 47.ayCFI
| JULIA WEBSTER, gtgg.u,.
Wife of Samuel Appleton Appleton. Born Jan.
| IL, 1915 Died December %, ls4s.
| EDWARD WEBSTER,
Late Major of the First Regiment of Massachusetts
| Infantry, died at San Angel, near the city of
! a Mexico, Jan. 2sd. 1s4s, aged %.
| -r. CHARLES WEBSTER.
Son of Daniel Webster. Died December 10, 1924,
HARRIET PAIGE WEBSTER,
Daughter of Fletcher. Died March, 194s, aged
II months, "a days.
CONSTANCE MARY APPLETON,
Daughter offs. A. Appleton, and John Webster
Appleton. Born May 80, 1s47. Died March
| Is, 1849. ,
| GRACE FLETCHER WEBSTER,
Daughter OF Fletcher Webster. Died Feb Z, 1919,
| =-sss = aged 6. -4sssl-r.-g
| The bodies were deposited i'll the Tomb, d:spo-
| scd in such manner, as to leave space IN the
centre for the remains Of Mr. Webster; and at the
going down of the sun tonight, family OF nine
will be gathered in one eternal household, the ike
of which can nowhere else be pointed to in Amer
lea. There they will sleep IN death, husband,
wife, father and mother, son and daughter, brother
| and sster-a rich and sacred deposite of human
dust. Under the bosom OF that peerng height
| around which the sky sends down to shield, and
the ocean chants its ceaseleSs requiem, and birds
! sing, ard breezes watt, and nature is decked in
beautiful attire-there repose the mortal remains
of Daniel Webster; whose loss all nations will
mourn, whose place no nation or age will supply.
| THE SLAB r1a
Over the tomb is plain and small; and on 1t
is inscribed, in unadorned letters, .u!..r4 .,a.
! '.DANIEI. WEBSTER. l.-. .t ~ ..u.-.
Nothing more is wanted. The name itself is
grateness, to which no marble ofcolossal magnitude
no shaft of peering height, could suggest grandeur,
lsuplimty, or greatness
The tomb is enclosed with an iron fence, and in
the enclosure are two small white marble monu-
ments, in memory Of members of the family. A
similar one, mo larger, no smaller in the lam
guage of Mr. Websters request, is to b. erected to
his own memory. - ...
MIR. WEBsTERs PRESENT APPEARANCE.
| Mr.. Webster'S present appearance Is that OF one
in sound and quiet sleep, rather than in CLOWN I,
nexorabe death. His countenance wears no
deathly hues; hardly suggests deathly thoughts.
The beholder scarcely realize but that the great
man will ere long open those massive, startling
eyes, move that large iron muscled frame, utter
with that eloquent tongue, impress with mighty
intellect. Lsu.U.r
| Saving thiniiess of cheek, there is not the Sigh
test change in Mr. Webs,ers face. Its color is
the same as in life. Over the whole countenance
there tests n matcheSs serenity, almost the sweet
est ofSmles. There is no indication Of pain
racked body, or shattered mind, only of one,
who has '' s.t.-f" -.a .7s- ,-a ...r.'.s
"Wraped his mantle round him,
And laid down to pleasant Dreams
The body is arrayed in citizen hablimens, con-
sisting of dark blue broad cloth dress coat,
with brass buttons, white pants, patent leather gal
ter boots, white cravat and vest, and white silk
gloves. The bodYs deposited in an elegant me-
,alic coffin, lined and cushened with white satin.
MIR. WeLsters AIMS are crossed midway over ms
body. ea-
The case splaced upon the favorate table OF
Mr.. Webster. and on which he performed all his
writing; other person ever using it. On the up
per portion the Isl silver plate, with the
name ''s-
| s'pAslEr WEBSTER" se-.
inscribed upon it. The who!eis drape': in black
broad cloth, suitably trimmed the mountings being
of silver. T. Dit-'
The body is in Mr.. Webster's splendid Library,
portion of the furniture having been removed for
the accommodation ofsuch rs may be permitted
to enter and see the corpse. On the walls are
three paintings-of Mr.. Webster, Lord Ashburton,
and Major Edward Webster, who died in Mexico
PERSONS AT MIR. WEBSTERS MANSION.
Most of the relations and intimate personal friends
of Mr. Webster, arrived at the mansion yesterday.
Among the number noticed MessrsJ. w. Paige,
and family, of Boston; Samuel Jordon, of New
York, private Secretary of Mr.. Webster 30 years
ago; ] ohm Jay OF Boston; Mr.. Leroy and family OF
New York; Geo r. Abbot, ofthe State Department;
Edward Curtis, of New York; Richard N. Batch
ford of New York, one of the Executors, together
with some twenty others. The downcas: connte-
nonce, the fearful eye, the solemn tread, the sub
dued voice, oil indicated the deep and common
sorrow of the house. Never have we seen so sin
ceie and heartfelt grief. DO .., 49,. II -.-
MIR. WEBSTERS FARM. ~.
The farm of Mr.. Webster is probably one of the
most notable aid extensive in America. 1t was
well that so great q man should have so great, so
klngly domain. 1t stretches over eighteen hun
dred acres Of land, the Northern border ending in
ranges OF peerng hills, the Southern extending to
the waving sea. Upland, woodland, forest, stream,
field, are spread out almost as far as the eye can
reach. 1t is lovely SLOT Nature must have
thought Of Webster when she wove together
those hills and daes forests and fields, and thread
ed the Thousand acres with flowing streams, and
dotted them with shining lakes. .U
1t is worthy oil remark, that it was Mr.. Webster's
dying wish that this wide domain, in all its worth
and beauty, should be kept sacredly i'll the family,
without division. We are gratifed to know that
his wish will be religiously complied with, an as
sertion guatanreed by the pecuniary condition of
MIR. w ebSter's affairs. a,Fli.s 81 .gI.... I-tp.I
Mr.. Webs,er's farm-originally 800 acres-was
purchased Of the late Capt. John Thomas, one of
the old Colonial families. descendant-dr.
| tltHty lHouhS. WIN hoW icSiueS III buA-
bury, was agreat personal friend of Mr.. Webster.
Mr. Il. has had The superintendent of the ere c.
ton of the Tomb. r-,r
THE MANSION AND GROUNDS.
Our limits will not permit, nor does the occasion
require, an elaborate description Of Mr.. Websters
ma nsion, and its immediate grounds. They both
are stamped with the Characteristic beauties and
the beautiful characteristic of Mr.. Webster'smind.
The mansion is model in simplicity, taste and
beauty; he grounds complete pages in the best
lHrpl .F, rtohn Il hN
art. The lawn, the venerable trees of century
and half the flowers, fruit, the garden, all meet
and fill the eye. All have rich, proud, beautiful
Websterian look. The mansion, the place, tree,
olinula ALI -nadn he