The daily gazette., 1879-07-17
SECOND EDITION
A.shs.y wsyss'srwo Graves.

l1l0
VOW IT HAPPENED THAT THE REMAINS
or sroxy POINTS HERO LIE IN TWO
PLACES.
ERIE, Pa, July l4.-There are few
ne, sons outside Of this immediate vicin-
ity who know that The remains OF Gen.
Anthony Wayne, the hero OF stony
Point and the northwestern indian wars,
are inferred in two grayes-ohe peIilg
In his native county OF Chester, III .ne
southeastern corner OF TINS state' anu
one on the shore OF Lake Erie, IN tne
northwestern corner. History makes no
mention Of this singular iacl, but IL IL
we'll authenticated. The circumstances
connected with it will be oi peculiar IN
terest now, IS the centeiniai ahhi'er-
safy OF the storming ana capture oi
Stony-Poin', one OF the Bost important
events of the revolution, IS 10 De cele-
brated on Wednesd day next, at u &C ne
of.Mad Anthony's" great exploit.
In 1896 what is now the city OF Erie
wss Fort Pressure Isle. The fort was
nothing more tnan wooden stOckade.
Gen. H,ype, after his successful cam
naien AGAINST the indians, returned to
pressure Isle in the above year. He
aoon Afterwards died in the fort OF goul.
He was buried at the foot Of the flagstaff.
In 1915 his family obtained permission
10 remove the remains 10 Chester coun-
ty. A son of Gen. Wayne's made the
Journey clear across the state, much OF
il then a d .nse wilderness, with horse
and gig. He had info med DR.. John Z.
Wallace, Plesqus Isle, OF his intention
To remove the remains, and requested
him To disinter them and prepare them
for removal. DR.. Wallace was an old
indian fighter, and bad accompanied
Gen. Wayne through all OF the latter's
campaipns. He exhumed the remains.
He was surprised to ind that the body
had not decayed, but that the d sh had
become as hard as bone, and OF great
weight. Knowing tina it would be I'M
possible for the sou to carry the bocy TO
Chester county in that condition, DR..
Wallace determined to remove the flesh
from the bones This was done by boil
ing and the use of knives. The bones
OF General Wayne were then carefully
packed in convenient form, and were
delivered to the son on his arrival. He
was not informed Of the operation thai
had been performed. He returned witt
contents were buried with appropriate
ceremonies A fine monument, com
memorative Of lhe dead hero and hi
deeds, was subsequently erected at The
grave. The portion OF the rrmains re
moved by DR.. Wallace was placed III
coffin ard returned TO the grave wher
General Wayne. vas buried in 1876. Th
lid of the coffin bore the Initials of th
deceased, his age and date of his deatl
made by brass-headed nails. Fort Pres
que Isle gradually went to decay j
the course OF few years nothing re
NAMED to mark site or that of tn
grave.
The parties concerned in preparing til
remains for removal died, and every
thing connected with the burial was t i
gotten. Four years ago an antiquaria
was digging tor relics around the groun
where the old fort stood. Two feet b'
low the surface he found some pieces
wood, which he removed. On one of Il
remnants was found the initials "A. W
in bra-s-headed nails. Other pieces co
tainined lettering and figures in bras
headed nails. These decayed pieces
wood proved to be the remnants OF I'll
coffin in which the deceased remains
Gen. Wayne had been buried. Tn
were returned to the earth, a mou
made, and the spot enclosed by hea
iron chain hung on four posts. Ii
winter the citizens of this city petition
the legislature for an appropriation
paw for the raising of a monument oy
this grave of Gen. Wayne. Inquiry
members of the legislature resulted in
ablishng the above facts. The grave
Chester county, already marked by
monument, was regarded as the RI
burying place of Gen. Wayne, howev'
and the appropriation was not MAJ
The tizens of Erie are now moving
rear a monument on the old +
Presque Isle gave by voluntary contril
tion.-N. J.. Sun.