The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-06-13
GEN. SCOTT IN DEATH.

Vorld thus pictures Gen Scott after
death:-
cat eight o'clock last evening, Colo
mel Hill took me into the bed chamber of
Gen. Scott, where the body still lay un-
attended. The piazzas of Roc's Hotel
made historic by this grand demise,
were quite filled with quietly chatting
but not dispirited guest, who sat in
groups, as OF immemorial spring nights
for these past many years. while the lone :
ly and uninhabiled stature lay close
above. Cadets were here, speaking, to
their cousins, sweet.hearts, and sisters
Officers of the post In full dress uniform,
talked softly in the moonlight. There
were the ominibusses before the stairs,
as usual, and folks were registering their
names and paying bills, while the sup>
pressed clatter OF dinr er sounded below.
Now and then bugle threw its harsher
bray into this respectful matter of life in
death and in the mild clear night, every
neighbonng highland showed its rolling
or abrupt outline, while the river sent
up the sound OF putting tugs, and the
railway lamps and whis les quickencd
and echoed and died, BY hushed
though peopled hall, up silent stair, |
am ushercd into a common place hotel
ante chamber Here are three officers,
richly uniformed, aud In complete arms,
and at a word from Colonel Hill, they
open the door # the chamber adjacent,
A corner room overlooking Gro Nest
on the side, and in front the parade
ground. This room has picture or
two of no specific individuals. few chairs
and in the centre long, covered sone-
thing, wlichthe gas, as it is lighted,
shows to be of formidable length for a
coffin. White innen envelopes it entries
ly, and this Is saturated with cool melt
ing of ice beneath. A cross cf laurel,
set in the interstices, with lilies of the
valley, AID in the middle with fresh
white rose, rests on the breast OF this
bier; two wreaths of the same leaves
aud flowers lie rear the feet these were
prepared by ladies Of the houshold of
the officers OF the post.
Directly the liunen at the head of the
bier h, removed, and round sunken
face of white is revealed. This was
once the ''radant Haunted Palace"-
the face OF the General. 1t is like, and |
yet very saddening and changed
Death has given it the peaked look of
corpses, and this is further sharpened by
the loss of the false teeth which make
the chin draw close to the nose, and
greatly shortens the face. His eyes have
been closed, but one OF them is a little
unsealed, so that there is trifle of crew
ice OF the white eyeball shining through
The well cut nose and mouth have little |
suffered the hair is white and thin. 1t
is fashionable to say of General Scott
that hc was unequal to the wishes of the
late great war Let all belittlers of his
history, IN this regard, look at this very
old man, and accuse not him, but Nature
It was for vigorous lite time face
grand with mastered energies, so cloth |
ed with dignity that when it relaxed to
smile one loved it for tie coadescension
Now, it is an old, old face, drawn up and
childish in outline, as it was in fact
though not in appearance, for two years
prior to the inal burning out Of the soul
within it. 1t was waste, disntegration,
age, that changed the man. lie failed
to meet young exigercies because he
was no longer young. But he lived to
the full comfort and appreciation of the
majestic tidings of victories won by his
pupils IN the army he disciplined, and
died in the glorious knowledge that this
land was stronger, worlhier than he be-
lieved, but no stronger nor worthier
than the men who lad come to inhabit
and guide it
In the spring of 1861 young lady of
Washington made for General Scott
large American flag, every thread OF
which her own dainty fingers sewed
and having some time preserved it with
pride and affection the General no longer
than month ago, SAID he wished to be
buried in this flag. 1t was untolded
last evening in tho ante-chamber OF the
dead soldiers room, and will contain
his remains.
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