The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-04-09

Gen. Anthony Wayne is o Of
the few famous men who has two
graves, each equally entitled TO CON-
memora,ion. He died Of gcut ~
Erie, Pa, then Fort Presque Isle,
IN 1896, when he was on his return
from the successful Indian campaign
IN the Northwest He was buried
NJ the foot OF the lsg-ssaf 10 the fJrt,
and there lay und,sturbed for nearly
twenty years. Then there came
through the woods from the other
end Of the state, 10 q suIky, his
son Isaac Wayne. il search Of bis
fathers boues- He engaged DR. j.
Il. Wallace, who bad been through
the ludlau o with Gen. Wsybe.
10 exhum- bis bones, aud pack them
10 a box, that they might be strapped
IL The sulky aud taken through tnr
woods ano over the III ustains 10 ID.
faulty residebce In Chester county
Wien DR.. Wallace upeued the grave
he iouud 10 bis great surprise, the
body in an almost perfect state OF
cay ed Butt as impo s,b e for young
Wayne 10 carry the cuilia aud cuu
tents III his suIky. So DR.. Wallace.
no seems To have been as devoid
OF feeling as Que of the Indians whom
be fought, decided GU his " mu-
lion, aud without cvusulliug Mr.
Wayne, ~ sepatale he GsDerai .
buuss from their eDveloplDg hesh,
sud ,hus enable them 10 be removed.
To acc mpiish thls, boiling had To be
restored 10, aud the boues were then
denuaed of The flesh by The use OF
halves, aud were packed AID carried
away by young Wayne. and buried
near he Homestead la which Cen
erai Way e ~as born u III which
his d~escenoants still live. FDIs ac-
0 ant vi tbe ghoui-llke proceedings OF
DR. Wallace has al Incredible sound,
Out It is literally aud surely true,
aud Will be corrobvraled by afy old
cluzeu ot Erie. Young Mr.. Wayne
knew nolhlug of DR.. Wailace's ope-
r~aticns uhtIi many years alter. he
5 Then greatly shocked aud dc
ciared that 90 would never have per
United such treatment VI his fathers
remains, but would have retui nee
them 10 the grave aud postponed
I q "A n -. a.r. ..s ..l q.
season YET there Is 40 Reason t,
doubt that DIR. Wallace, who MAS
useful aud prominent man la Ills day
thought be was doing every Thug 10
tue best, aud meant no dlerespecl Il
the mortal part Ut Dis old freud ant
patIenG aud army comrade, Geuera
Wayne.
Over the Generals bones, ia Caes
ter county, . monument WAS raised
Bat bls teen was returned III is gray,
at the los OF The flag s1nff, III For
= Pre.que isle, by DE-. Wallace, un'
torguIteu. The tort-a mere stick
: sde-crumbled away, the flag stu
: delayed, and the precise location 1
The grave was lost.
Some tour years ago, however
digger FIR relics on the site of The ol
: t0rt uaeartned a coiii cover int
u which brass beaded nails bad bee
50 driven IS tu form the Initials "A
Z W" without the figures VI WayDe
. age, date of bis death, DC. fbl
ueterm!ued the location vi Tue grave
" aud there has since been Ia E,ie
- t~eeliug that IL should be marked by
y monument OF some surt. IL has, |
" fact, been surrounded by cnaius, sui
ported oy four pieces oi superanuste
= artillery, aud al.o marked by u TIA!
stall, but sU~nesblug mUre protDinei
, Is desired, aud viii douo less |
= bullt-if mt by Legislative a'd, ,he
by local subscription -Bufato l..
press.