River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-08-29
Graves OF Presidents.

Inc aSheS OF NlIlldm henry hdrTlSOn,
the occupant for only one month OF the
| Presidents chair, repose, with those of his
wife and children, in plain brick vault
on the summit ora hil.ock at North Bend,
| Ohio, fifteen miles west of Cincinnati. A
| fiat stone at the height of about two and
one-half feet from tine ground roofs the
| brick work OF the vault. A. thick I'M
dergrowth covers the hillock, and a few
small evergreens cluster near the tomb. 1t
does not bear a letter of inscription. The
owners of the Spring Grove cemetery at
| Cincinnati have offered the Harrison fam
| ily lot; to which it is likely that the
Presidents remains will be removed.
Just ten yards east OF Monroe's grave
at Richmond is turfed mound beneath
which lies buried the body of John Tyler.
At its head is a SIN Ii magnolia tree, now
in full bloom, beneath which are a tea
rose and blooming green rose. AT its
! foot, round u large deodar, cluster a
| bunch of chrysanthemums, white lily
and a tea-rose. On the south side is a
magnolia bush; on the north young but
vigorous juniper tree. Not stone IS
| there to tell that beneath lies the body of
| John Tyler AT the time Of his death IN
| 1862 he was member of the confederate
house in Richmond; and was buried with
distinguished honors. The State Assem-
! bly, instructed the governor to cause a
suitable monument to be erected 10 his
memory.
The James K. Polk mansion is at the
corner of Vine and Union streets, Nash
vile, Tenn. A few feet from the gate
u white-shell path conducts to the tomb
of the ex-prl sident, which stands in the
center Of smooth Grass plot, encircled
by another path of dazzling white shells,
BY who, d clump of white lilies are in
sut bloom. Flscre ore small shrubs
bordering he Path, but no other trees or
lowers. The monument, which is about
twelve feet square and as many high, is
in limestone. In style it is Grecian doric,
though the columns are unfluted which
support the usual architrave, frieze
cornice and attic. The stone or column
on the floor beneath rises to height of
some five feet, and though solid is OF
similar shape. The tendus of plaI of
Kenilworih ivy ciings to one of the col
umns. On the architrave OF the eastern
front is engraved simple inscription,
giving the name of the President, and
the date of bis birth and of his death
Zachary Taylor's body now occupies its
third grave, and soon will find a resting
place in fourth. It was first placed in
the cemetery at Washington, and thence
moved to the Taylor homestead, five miles
back of Louisville. KY, whence a few
months ago it was taken to Cave Hill
cemetery, at Louisville. The old family
burying ground had in years of ngelec
gone to complete ruin, the rotton pallng
had crumbled away Or been laid pros
trate by storms or breschy cattle, and
weeds and rank grass were matted over
the sunken mounds, when Taylor's
nephew, Richarz Taylor, removed the
bones of his distinguished relative to Cave
Hill. where their present resting place is
| indicated by small and plain slab of
white marble. In the course of the sum
mer they will be taken to Frankfort,
where over them the STATE will erect an
appropriate monument. The Legislature
at its last session appropriated $4,000 for
this purpose, and Senator Beck has bill
before Congress for extending further
and to the project from the national treas
ury.
Three miles north of Buffalo is Forest
Lawn cemetery. Almost upon the crest
of the hill and near the center of the Gem
etery rises the obelisk of Scotch granite
that marks the resting place of Willard
Fillmore. The Fillmore lot is thirty by
forty feet, inclosed by plain iron railing
set in stone curb, and containing four
graves The obelisk is TWENTY-FIVE feet
in height, resting on a pedestal of the
same material superlmpOsed on base of
Lockport stone. A slight Moulding run
ming around the pedestal is the only or
nament; the wcrd Fillmore is on the
northern side of the base in large raised
letters. Willard F'llmore's grave is at
the eastern extremity of the lot in tie
center of the grassy space. Over it is a
small arch OF green wire supporting q
large cross surmounted by a crown, both
of juniper, purple and yellow immor-
telles, all faced and dry
The remains OF Franklin Pierce were
laid in the Minoe cemetery, on Man
street, in Concord, n. Il. The Pierce lot
; is surrounded by neat iron fence six
feet high, traversed by concrete paths
aud neatly sodded, though there arc
neither Enclosures nor curbs. Pierce's
monument is of pure Italian marble,elab-
erately wrought, spire, with cap die
dfid pAAhAA pu DdoG DI granite
three and half feet square, and sur.
mounted by a draped cross, its total
height being fourteen feet eight inches
On the plinth is the word Pierce" and
on the PANEL of the die the inscription
! The grave of james Buchanan is il
! Woodward Hill cemetery, Nheatland
Penn, on bluff in the southeastern par
OF the city. The lot is thirty by twelve
feet, enclosed by a neat fence Of black
iron, with posts of mottIeu white anc
black granite on the corners. Al
around the fence is a hedge of blooming
roses that interlace closely the iron bars
In the center of the lot Buehanan's re
mains lie in vault of heavy masonry
u covered with large limestone flags Or
these Is ground base of New Hamp
shire granite, seven feet two inches long