The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-28
,orv Of War. and Captain John Nye, brother

Of Senator Nye.
A not very conspicuous monument per-
petuates the names OF Beverly Kennon and
Abel Parker Upshur former Secretary of
both Navy and State Department, who were
killed BY the explosion of the great gun on
board the United States frigate Princeton.
Omitted in life, in death they are not di-
vded" The magnifcen. monument erect
ed to the memory Of the young ladies who
were killed by the arsenal explosion recalls
terrible tragedy.
Mary, wife of Jacob Gideon, sweetly
sleeps in neatly enclosed lot surrounded
by all that affection could do to ameliorate
the terrors of the tomb. In each of the
four corners stand respectively, marble
statutes of Hope, Charity, Contemplation,
and Divine Love- The latter stands with
folded arms and head turned slightly up
ward with cxpcctant, scraphic look. Con-
tcmplation sits in bowed attitude, with
hands clasped upon the lap, in seeming
meditation; while Charity, with lips parted
in a smile. holds outstretched a vase.
pure white marble angel with pinions
noised for upward flight symbolizes Mary
Alice Parker, who "wcnt home" in the 18th
year of her age.
The friends of Allen L. Bowen have
erected. in one of the fairest spots of this
Gods acre." Il finely sculptured Angel OF
Death, bearing scroll upon which is in
scribed, 1T is born a natural body; it is
raised "a spiritual body The red man,
too, is here represented, A square, white
washed stone bears this legend "Push-ma-
ia-ha, IA Chocaw chief, lies here. This mon
ument to his memory is erected by his
brother chiefs who were associated with
him in delegation from their nation in
1924, to the General Government of the
United States. He died in Washington on
the 24th of Dccembcr 1884, of Group, in
the 6Oth year of his age. Among his last
words were, "Whcn am gone let the big
guns be fred over me-"
Adjoining this is a monument erected by
order of King Frederick William III. OF
Prussia to the memory of Chcvaier Fred
rrck Greahm.
John 4. Mclaughlin, Lieutenant in the
l.. :. navy lies in s'umber no longer haunt
ed by hurting shot and shell. in a sunny
part of the dccivity' that reaches down to
the tinted flow of Anacostia At each
corner of the enclosure cannon points its
hrazen throat to the summer sky. Like the
hero they guard, they have ceased from the
work of war, and rest grim and motioness.
In one of these engines of death n little
bird has built her nest and there will rear
her young. While we stood gazing she
perched upon the silent iron, once ablaze
with fire and smoke, sang few notes,
sounding strangely like bencdicton, and
disappeared.
Near the grave of Commodore Chancey
is colossal monument erected to Amer.
ica's noblest genius, Attorney General Will
liam Writ, ''borl November l772, diet
February. 1884," He was Attorney Gen.
era from 1877 to 1929
One of the most costly and elaborate
structures in this cemetery is the tomb OF
Elbridgc Gerry, Vice President of the
United States, who died suddenly in this
city while on his way to the Capitol as Pres
dent of the Senate, November %, 1914
aged seventy-onc years, thus fulfilling hi,
own memorable injunction. at is the dut,
of every citizen, though he may have bu
one day to live, to devote that day to tn
good OIL his countr'." This monument wa
erected by order of Congress in 1928.
Adjoining this i, very massive and i'm
posing looking monument, made of bricl
and mortar covered with composition, an,
crowned by the representation of bacol
fire, concentrating the virtues and publ
services of Vice President Clinton, who wa
also general in the revolution The in
scription states that she was born in tn
state of New York on the Goth ofJuly, 1888
and died at the city of Washington Apr
20, 1911, in the 73d year of his age. II
ton, eminent in council and distinguishe
in war lie filled with uneXampled useful
ness, purity and ability, among many othc
high offices, those of governor of his nativ
state and Vice President of the Unite
States. While he lived, his virtue, wisdom
and valor were the pride, the ornament an
security of his country, and when he die
he left an illustrious example of Il well
spent life, worthy of all imitation"
Having alluded to Daniel AFRO Buck
it may not be unnteresting to Vermonter
to say that he was born in Vermont il
1889; graduated at Middlebury college il
1907, and also Mt the West Point Miitar
Academy in 1908, when he entered tn
army. He resigned his commission in 1871
was re-appointed MS II captain in the arm
in 1913, but finally left the military profes
sion in 1916 lie then established himsel
AS a lawyer at Chelsea, VT. and was 70
fourteen years member of the State Leg
islature, officiating about half that time q
speaker of the lower house; was states al
torney for Essex county for six years, an
in 1921 was presidential ccctor. He wa
representative in Congress from Vernon
from 1928 to 1925, and again from 1927 t
1928, and was afterward connected with til
Indian Bureau of the War Department i
Washington, where he died December "a
l34l
Another son Of Vermont who figured i
duel in which Henry Clay was a prom
nent actor also found "A last resting plac
here But l will pass from his record t
that of the redoubtabe Mathew Igor
whose name is perpetuated on one of the pr
tent Congressional head stones and ,vbos
somewhat eventful life, to say nothing
his "scrimmage" in Congress, deserve
more than passing notice. Born in Ir,
land in l746, he emigrated to this countr
lau iliirtoot, an mil III