New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-02


This burying-grouni il romsntically located On q
bill overlooking TIE famous Sleepy Hollow where
the bridge Of the HeadIess Horsean is stiI pointed
out. Near the entrance Is the old Dutch Church al
luded to By Dir. Irving in his works II was erected
in 1909, by Fred. Philippe and Catherine Van
CourlsLdt bis wife, 80 says the ancient tablet
The 10, of the Irving family has south elevation on
the s. w. side Of the ground and commands the love-
Hest view Of the Hudson anywhere obtsinable. Ia II
are already Deposited the ashes Of William Irving and
wife-the parents Of Washington his brothers, Peter
and William, and the wife Of the later and the wife
and three children Of Gen. Ed. Irving the surviving
brother Of the deceased
All the graves are marked with very plain and un-
pretending marble stones. The grave Of Washington
Irving was made at his own request, by the side Of
his mothers.
On arrival Of the funeral cortegt at the spot, the
solemn Burial Service was read by the Rev. DIR.
Creighton, while thousands gathered mournfuly and
silently around.
The Rector seemed greatly affected in the peforn-
ance Of this last offce-his utterance being almost
choked with emotion. sSome members Of the choir
chanted the Anthem" heard a voice from Heaven,
saying, blessed are the dead that die in the Lord
during which the aged brother Of the deceased was
yiibly overcome. This concluded the services, and
the people ngeringly dispersed, but not till after the
grave was filed with earth, and sodded over, and
honored with wreath of bays-the tribute to fame
which lady placed last of all at It's head.
And there Washington Irving rests-amid the very
scenes he legendzed, and conseorated for all time Fit
buralpace for the author and the man; on the banks
Of his darling Rverthe trees be best loved wav
ing over bmhis tomb the shrine Of the dearest liter
any associations the future Mecca of many pilgrim
who win honor and long TO emulate his fame.
THE BEREAvED FAMILY.
Gen. Ebenezer Irving, the surviving brother of the
deceased is Sc years DID, and consequently Wash
ngtons senior by ten years. lie feels keenly the
shock of his brothers DEATH having thought that in
the course of nature his own summons would have
been the first. His three unmarried daughters,
Catharine julia and Mary, are the nieces who have
kept house for the deceased and tendery cherished and
iQbtened biz declining age. Another daughter Sarah
is the wife Of WIN. Grinnell, esq, of Havana n. Y
His son, the Rev. Pierre NJ. Irving, Of Brighton,
Staten Island, was the last person to whom Mr. Irving
spoke before his death. The Rev. Theodore Irving
also Of Staten Island is another son--and there are
two others, whose names did not obtain. Pierre
p Irving, esq.,, nephew Of the deceased by older
brother and brother of Mrs Moses II. Grinnel forms
one of the bereaved family at Sunnysde.
Mr.. IRyISGs LAST HOURS.
Those who have seen much of Mr. Irving, for some
time past cay that he retained to the last bis erecness
Of posture and noble bearing. few days before his
death, while suffering painfully from the asthmac at
tack which fastened II, he stopped very little only
as Il from weakness in the chest His death was
wrongly reported having taken place at o'clock
Monday evening He conversed with his usual spirits
and mingled in the family amnsements, until about 10
O'CLOCK when he to retire, and had proceeded
far as his bedchamber on the second story before he
fell in death.
WASHINGTON IRVING As CITIZEN.
1t has been said that the most trying test to which
the character of famous author be subjected is
the estimation in which be is held by those everyday
neghbors who feel the actual contact of his social in
fluence, and know him best as a man. The full round
ness of fame is seen better at a distance, and the alb
sorbng pursuits of successful authorship too apt to
engender harsh Dannerisms that in time the
many lesser virtues of private life. But Mr.. Irving
could well abide the judgment of his felow-towns-
men. Not alone the wealthy, well-read residents-
who have enhanced the natural beauties of the vi
entity of Sunnysde by their exquisite Summer haunts,
and revered and loved hun with an intellectual SYM
pathy-but the humble villagers and farmers, to whom
he was SO well known, were among the truest mourn
err that followed him to bis grave.
The genial persoRRel-the broad, loving, human
heart-of Washington Irving impressed alike all classes
that knew him. Many one was heard to speak,
Yesterday Of his gentleness of bearing his kindly
words to the suffering, his sunny SMILE his clear gre
eye