The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-22
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Death OF ito Widow Of "Don't Give Up
the Ship Lawrence.
LAwREScE-At Newport, X. l., on Friday, September
ID, JULIA MoNrAuDEvERT, widow Of Captain James Law
renee, u g. NJ, In the 18TH year OF her age.
The above notice appeared In the list of deaths In
Tuesdays HERALD but attracted little remark, save
from the descendants and members Of the Ludlow
family who still reside in this city. The immediate
family Of Captain Lawrence and Julia Montaudever is
now, we believe, nearly extinct. Only one Of their
children, daughter, survived the hero Of the ILL
fated Chesapeake and her living descendants very
few. Mrs. Lawrence, like Mrs. sigourney like
Miss Hannah r. Gould, like Arthur Tappan and
like John Robins, all Of whom have died during
the present year, was link between the present
and the past She WAS representative Of that era
which is known as the "good old time" and
the announcement that her body was deposited
on Tuesday last in the vault in Trinity church
yard where the bodies OF her late husband and his
lieutenant Augustus Ludlow, will recall to the minds
Of the people at large many deeply interesting events Of
q past age. The death Of Arthur Tappan recalled to
mind the days when abotonsm lunacy; that Of
John Robins the days when the New York Of to-day
visionary that Of Mrs Sisourney aud Miss Gould
recalled TO mind tho infancy Of American literature.
Tho burial OF Mrs. Lawrence recalls the infancy Of the
United States Navy.
At the time of her marriage 70 Capt Lawrence Qsoe)
dent with her father who ga respectable merchant
In the then fashionable portion Of New York city, which
overlooked the Battery, and the husband young
lieutenant Of the navy, in command Of the Vixen The
record is that Lawrence and his bride modeI
the lady beautiful the Lieutenant noted being
one of the handsomest men in the navy, ga OF
noble stature and fine personal appearance" 'He had
the air and Of gentleman like sailor" says
Fenimore Cooper, ''apd was much beloved by his
friends He quick and mpetuous In bis feelings
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all critical situations his GOODNESS remarkable This
was model Of which we have lately had examples by
men who were midshpmen when Lawrence graced the
navy as captain, and the little "middy" Farragut has
revived the model for day and future ages nstruc
"a perfect man of,wars man." and Decatur ex::
pressed himself in even stronger terms Of
modose, in his sailors lingo 'Theres more dodge
about Lawrence than the manmasL" Many years AGO,
We deah d the, the Captain Car writer IN the N
been born m Bristol England, says he met old NEGRO
servant Of the Lawrence family and asking after Mrs
Lawreuces health, was answered that she was "doing
| quite well and had got o fine with eye like
bull" Lawrence was not only popular with his superior
officers like Decatur, but with the ''mddes" and his
crew also He took great interest tho mdshipmen,
until became proyerbia and for him the love OF
the mdshipmen of his entire squadron On occasion
the middes gave a dinner to Commodore Rogers and
for reason was proposed to invite no eutenants
Just as the freshmen and sophs at colleges occasionally
refuse to associate with the juniors and seniors with
each other On the announcement Of this proposition
some ofthe more sociable middies exclaimed What
not Lieutenant Iawrencei' Lawrence Immediately
excepted by reclamation, and 1t Is said was the only
lieutenant present at the dinner to the Commodore.
Cooper in closing his eulOgum on the hero, says"s
humanity and kindness of heart conspicuous
his courage" Mrs. Lawrence is said to have been
equally popular with her acquaintance. She had been
resident many years at Newport, and object
much respected and person much admired by the navy
did not know Of her husbands death for many months
after had occurred and that she gave birth to boy
short time af:. the father died She was only able to
be about after her ueSs in time TO attend the funeral
obseques to the dead hero in this city.
The opening Of his tomb to receive the body Of his
wife was accomplished on Tuesday last, and amid the
roaring Of the great city scarcely attracted notice The
event. interesting and suggestive passed without other
record than that which give 1t. Who attended
at the solemn ceremony IS not known to The man
and his deeds forgotten, however and the great
deed Of this sailor Of past age is worthy
membered by people, who have busy paying
homage to living heroesand model sailors at that too
the Chesapeake is familiar to all-he unfortunate Ches
apeake, which may be said 10 have begun the war Of
1872 and to have persisted with it,
Lawrence to the command Of the frigate Ches
apeakc while she lying In Boston harbor undergoing
repairs He had green crew to whom he was stran
ger and was, besides only temporarily in command
He expecting daily to be relieved and under all the
circumstances he should propaby have declined the inv
eight guns) saucy threw in his teeth by appearing of the
harbor fine morning in June and impudenty
says Fenimre Cooper, 'that Lawrence fought
the Chesapeake contrary TO his own Judgment" But
prompted by raantry and the country has long since
forgotten the fault in admiration OF the sublime bearing
and OF the hero. He accepted the invitation,
however and sailed out with his crew, halfoficercd
His first Lieutenant Page Ill on shore, and Augustus
G. Ludlow. who took his place. was fresh from among
the middes and inexperienced as lieutenant Out
sailed the gallant Chesapeake, however, and the two
ships became engaged about six O'Clock the afternoon
The action was begun by the Shannon who fred her
guns the Chesapeake, coming up TO her. some
distance Off but Lawrence reserved his fire until hostile
yardarms touched each other when he fred ''wel
directed broadsde which sounded like single report
severe cannonade kept up fbr several minutes,
when the Chesapeake became unmanageable, "was
nipfo he vii nd "a mn q
Shannon, the waist anchor OF the latter hooking
her rigging" AL tho accounts in detail are
filled with the various technical terms, and
Just the warriors and sailors Of the present day
tempt to explain away their defeats did the hsto
rians for Lawrence and Ludlow. They did not think
worth effort to live after defeat Lawrence twice
wounded the second time mortally. and boing shot
through the body Ludlow ordered him TO be carried be-
low. As he was being carried down the batchway by
his sailors he sad addressing Ludlow Nevcr strike the
flag Of my ship" This language has since been cor
rans with greater fondness for dramatic effect than for
truth. Lieutenant Ludlow also twice wounded by
grape, and when the ship finally surrendered both he
and Lawrence were found to DO in dying condition.
They died the following day and buried with every
Of the shannon they wcfc subsequently brought
TO New York by land, In consequence OF the
or New London, allow Commodore Decatur, in the
ship Alert, TO land and convey them by sea They were
received here the 18th OF September 1913, and
the 18th the bodies inferred In Trinity churchyard
with great pomp and ceremony. The procession had
parallel for the number that attended II in the United
States and the spectators estimated mt thirty thou
sand The only additional fact have or the Oh.
seques the young heroes the brief statement that
Bishop Hobart consigned the bodies TO the grave" II Is
worthy Of note that Mrs Lawrence died the 1fty
| second vorsary OF her husbands funeral
Mrs. Moore, Widow OF the Poet.
A link between the literature q this day and tho
Byron broken the 9th instant by the death Of
the widow of 'Tom Moore at the age Of sxtysix She
Superior Cottage England long the residence Of
tho brilliant author Of the "Meodes." Few are now
lcf says the London Times OF the brilliant company
who adorned the early part Of the nineteenth century,
and whose names famous In our literature Among
/ these names is or will DO he'd In more kindly
remembrance than that OF the lady whom the poet
Moore gave his heart Moore not only loved her-he
proud OF her. and delightful 10 see In his letters and
| In his diaries with what eagerpess he sounded her
praises. He writes to his mother Ia 1913
You cannot imagine what sensation Bessy eictsd al the
ball the other night She prettly dressed and
certsisy looked very beautiful never saw much sd
mrstisn excited II strikes everybody almost that
| her how like form expression o