Connecticut western news., 1874-07-31

prlnc1pal With ms opened umbrella
 Burr was rowed as rapidly as possible
 to Richmond Hill, where he gathered g
 few necessary articles and then fled to
 Philadelphia. He at once felt that his
 crime had exiled him from New York,
 and he did not revisit this city until
 after the lapse of eight years. Had he
 been caught there with1n week after
 the duel, he would without doubt have
 been hanged by the populace. Hamil.
 tons boat was directed towards the
 ferry-house, at the foot of Cedar street.
 It was no doubt the intention of the
 party to convey him to the family resi-
 dence in that street (No. 54), but cir
 cumstances prevented. That morning
 his departure in 8 boat with Pendleton
 and Dr. Hosack had been noticed, and
 the report became rapidly known.
 Among others whose fears and suspi-
 cions had been excited by it, was his
 friend William Bayard. This man took
 his place at the ferry house Ca building
 which still stands at the corner of Cedar
 and Greenwich streets, which latter then was the beach,, and watched the
 return of his friend. At last he saw a skif approaching, and soon descried
 oAS puAS3SOA cAAS& UAO 6OCOAuS 'OuU ing was to be seen of Hamilton. Bay ard understood this and burst into tears. As soon as the boat touched the wharf he urged them to take the wounded man to his house this was 142 Greenwich street, near Liberty, the spot being now occupied by the Conti- mental Bank Note Company, and his in- vltation was accepted.
 Dr. Hosack says he found Hamilton sitting on the ground, upheld by the arms of his second. "His countenance I shall never forget; he had just strength enough to say 'This is mor- tai wound, and then sank back to the ground, apparently lifeless." The ferry men put forth every effort to return, and the sea breeze revived the wounded man, who immediately referred to his wife. "Let her be sent for," said he i; but break the news gently and give her hope" Dr. Hosack soon found the words of the unfortunate man too true {; the wound was mortal. Mrs. Hamilton and the family reached Bayard's about noon, and here the dying man took his last view of that group which he had so greatly wronged. The spectacle was too painful for him, and he closed his eyes in mental agony but when the children (six in number) were with drawn he consoled his wife with the words, Remember, Eliza, you are 8 Christian" Here he was subsequently visited by Bishop Moore, who was gratifed to hear the dying mans re- pentance, and administered to him the communion according to the custom of the Protestant Episcopal church. Hamilton's wound was beyond human aid Hosack found on post-mortem ex- animation that the bullet had fractured the third rib and then passed through the liver and diaphragm and lodged in the second lumbar vertebra. Hamilton fingered in great agony until the next day at two o'clock in the afternoon, when he expired. Thus Aaron Burr obtained " satisfaction.
 Hamilton's city residence was closed for the season, or the funeral would probably have been held there. The remains, however, were removed from to the house of John B. Church, No. 25 Robinson street. Church was so dear friend that he had been named as one of the executors of his WILL, 1Ao AO NO0Ou C4dfOo bAI6 1dSU DI1N1- lege of hospitality to the dead. know, has been merged into the exten- sion of Park Place. Here the funeral took place on the following Saturday. MT. Coleman, editor of the EUe,a5asg Post, in referring to the sad event, says: "In the death of General Hamil- ton have lost my ablest adviser and dearest friend" and on the day of the funeral the office was closed and no paper issued. The obsequies were under the control of the Society of the At 10 o'clock Colonel Morton and his corps appeared in the Park with six pieces of artillery. Two of these were stationary, and fired guns during the procession, of which the others formed an imposing feature. The Cincinnati and the clergy met in the college near by, and thus, in detail, a grand funeral column was formed, which marched from Greenwich street up to the Park, then down Beck man street and up Pearl to Whitehall street, after which it swept through Broadway until it reached Trinity Church. Here Governeur Morris de- livered an appropriate eulogy, and the remains were buried and three volleys were fired over the grave. The monu- ment placed here is still one of the most interesting features in Trinity Fifty-three years after his burial the remains of his widow. were laid by his side.
 The death of Hamilton at once de- stroyed Burr's political prospects. He reached Philadelphia within 8 week after the duel, and thence travelled in the South, but returned to Washington on the opening of Congress, and re- sumed his seat as president of the Sen ate, that being his last term. The next feature in his life was called " Burr's Conspiracy" for which he was arrested and indicted, the charge being treason. His plan was probably the creation of a new government in the Southwest. The trial took place in Richmond, and here Washinging Irving saw him a prisoner in the penitentiary, and the interview was no doubt mutually painful. ;" Burr" says Irving, %seemed in lower spirits than formerly, but he was com posed and collected as usual" After his acquittal Burr went to Europe, where he suffered many privations. He had hope of interesting Napoleon in some of his projects, but failed to ob- tain even an audience. He was at this time much impoverished, and on his arrival in London was for short time the guest of Jeremy Bentham. In 1872, just before war was declared against Great Britain, he returned to this city, where he resumed the law, but never got into successful practice. His chief support was derived from his pension as colonel in the Revolutionary army, in which service he won his highest honors. The Jumel case revives the fact that one of his last exploits was 8 marriage with the eccentric ''madame," !" who soon shook him of, and never, in
 deed, bore his name.
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