Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-06-01

ssoSe cennazpE for each member Of Con
gress WAC mss died daTing the term for
uhsck be was esecsed since the Gspit1l
fek been located n Washington. These
cen0tzphs. more than Gle hundred a1d
affy ia number. srranrec In rOss and in
scrIbe1 win the names o. the honnr6d
dead, fOrrn d conspscuo1s feature u the
place They are short. square and plain
pillars. with cove tops. bzsed On pcdeesEls,
and nanny Of them are painted white
Tkree members o. Congress, before this
cemetery wzs LAID o1t. were Inferred IN
Rock Creek churcbysrd. The cemetery
was laid on In 1907, and the name origI-
mated from the fact that number Of sites
we're set spsrs for the intermeDt of mem
te~s a Congress in return Tor Government
donations u land and money
The oldest graves, which lie Doyth Of
Tie SD perinteDdent's lodge. are VI VIII
ian. Mary and James Matters, 1901.
MANY IL the usonuUe71 10 these grounds
are exceedingly Interesting, not Only a.
MAGNIFICENT works Of art. bat ON account
Of The Distinguished names 70 be found
inscyibel upon many 0f ihern. Among
the nsOsi attractive and conspicuous arc
those ia memory Of 1eorge Clinton, IL
tridge Gerry and william Wit The
monument ia memory Of George Clinton
Il q pyramid, sigceoe1, about twelve fees
high. reared On broad base and mounted
% steps. One side presents q bold relief
profile Likeness. cut IN marble, surround
ed witis civic wreath, and beneath II cut
The following appropriate inscription :
TO the memory ri George Clinton. He
was born in The STATE q New York on The
2gsA u July, 1879, aud died al the city Of
WAXING 90 on the 2Dtb Of April, I5ii, In
t.5e seYenfy.thifd year Of his age. lie WA
a soldier and statesman Of the Reyolu-
ton: eminent ia council, distinguished
in war. He flied with unexampled use
f1lBess, purity and ability, among other
high Offices. those Of Governor Of bis n2-
tive State snd Of Vice. President ~ the
United States. While he lived his virtue,
wisdom ana yalof were the pride, the or
nament and security Of his country, and
when be died be Ieft an iIlustri0ns exam
Die ~ q weii.speDi life. worthy Of al imi-
iaiioD This monument IL aifectionately
dedicate5 by bis children"
A pyramid supporting vase points 70
where the ashes Of Eibrjdge Gerry, Vice
| President Of the United States, are depos.
| tied fl Ia inscribed a. follow; "Eibridge
Gerry, N Hassaohusciis, Vice President
81 The United states Died suddenly on
his way " the Capitol, Nov. %, 1914;
aged seventy Thus fulfilling his own in
| junction, |, 10 the duty Of every citizen,
/ though be may have but one day To live,
70 devote thai day 10 the service OF bis
county"
There are also several distinguished
officers Of the army and navy buried here
among them Mai Gen. Mac0mb, the pred
| ecess0r Of Lient.-Gen. Scott ~ Com
| nandef- chief. Maj Gen. Jacob Brown
Gen. Gibson, Gen Archibald Henderson,
and Com. Isaac Giiaaneey. Near ths
| lodge is the grave Oh Com. Tingey, ssc
| Oud 10 command 10 Com Decatur In tiis
Algerine war. Not far from GerTy's mon,
umeDi IL the grave II Tobias LeaT, private
| secretary and friend N George Washing.
| ton, who died in 1915. The remains ri
Gen. Taylor, Henry Clay, John g. Cal
| hOun, and others whose names are histOri.
| cal, reposed for while IN the plain old
/ vault near the center Of these grounds
| While there are monuments In memory oi
| military and naval heroes, the red man Oi
/ the forest il not without representatives in
various graves Here are the grave and
monument Of pus-ma- ha, Ch0ctas
warrior and chief, the white mans friend,
| who died In this city in 1924, at the age 81
sixty. Among his last words were the
following; When am gone let the big
guns he fired over me-" In the western
part Of the grounds 10 the monument
erected 10 the young ladies who were
killed by the arsenal explosion during
the late war. The Masonic fraternity pur
chased 100 burial sites In this cemetery
| for The benefit Of the craft who should die
in INDECENT circumstances. The lots anc
vaults Of rneof the Oldest citizens Of thu
District are also In this cemetery. -- Wash
tagt0n Chr0Htcie.