Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-12-27

Az INTERESTING CEREMoNl l-RrBUR.
IAL OF JoHN RANpoIPu's REM,ISs.-
On Saturday last the remains of the eel.
ebrated John Randolph OF Roanoke,
Nirginia's great commoner," were in.
tered in Hollywood Cemetery, Rich
mond. Randolph died in Philadephs,
at the Old City Hotel, June -, 1888.
He was there on bis way to England,
where he sought TO be cured of a chron-
lc bronchitis, but was, in fact, dying
man when he started on his journey.
He was taken i'll on the way from
Frenchtowu 10 Philadelphia, aud was
attended there and at the hotel also by
the late Dr. j. w. i. Dunbar, Of this
city, who wrote very interesting &C.
count OF the dying mans last days. II
is in this narrative that ihe written and
printed word tRemorse2 2nlays such
Mr.. Randolph's remains were taken to
Roanoke and buried near the front door
of his dwelling, under favorite pinc
tree, nothing bat a simple stone mark
ing The grave. Randolph was a solitary
man, but his memory has still been
treasured in the affections Of some Of
his kinsmen. This has notably becn tho
case with Mr. John Randolph Bryan,
the son OF one Of the statesman's most
| intimate friends, who was educated by
| Randolph, and was married in 1880 10
Elizabeth Coaller, Randolph's favoIiie
niece. Just before the civil war Hon.
! Wood Bouldin, afterwards Judge OF
! the Virginia Supreme Court OF Appeals,
bought the Middle Quarter" part OF
| the Roanoke estate, where Randolph
! lived and was buried, and bnilt a hand
some residence there. Recently this
( mansion was burned down, whcrcupon
judge BOuldins family removed 10
! another place. Under these circun.
stances Mr. J. II. Bryan thought il beat
| great commOner 10 permanent abiding
place in the beautiful cemetery OF Holly.
wood. lie accordingly started out upon
this sacred errand on "Wednesday last.
and returned 10 Richmond on Friday
! with the remains, which were inferred
! IN Hollywood on Saturday. The body
was found buried at the depth Of eight
! feet, the box surrounding the coffin aud
the cofiin itself being much decaycd.
The latter contained AN oval silver plate
with The inscription, "'rhe IIou. John
Randolph. Of Roanoke Virginia. Born
June 2, 1878. Died May ~, 1888. /"
! The skeleton, which was perfect, and
the dust OF the great orator and repre-.
sentative were transferred TO metallic
case aud inferred in Hollywood with
strictly private ceremonies The pail.
bearers were Gov. r. w. NJ. Holiday.
John Stewart, Esq, Judge WelforJ,
| Charles Ellis, Esq, Col. a. 5. Boiord.
Hon. w. Writ Henry, Judge Hunter
Marshall, J. II. Lacey, Esq, and Hon.
/ B. Johnson barbour a good many
representative men Of Virginia and other
! friends and connections oflbe l,andolphs
and their kinsmen were present Only
one Of all the party had been present at
Randolphls original burial at Roanoke
in 1888. This was Judge Hunter Mar.
shall, one Of the pall-besrers on Satur.
day, who in 1888, while quite q child.
accompanied his father 10 The burial.
and is thus perhaps the only person
who assisted al both OF the obsequies Of
the great, fiery, eloquent and most w.
happy statesman, John Randolph Of
Roanoke. BoiiRors Sun.