The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-11-04
N. FULTON COUNTY. KENTUCKY. -FRIDA

fronted vault in the hillside with an
iron door, over which, on a small mar
BILE slab, is inscribed: a. Il. Taylor, born
Nov. 24, 1884 died July 9. 1850. +"
When L was there, some years since,
this slab was prevented from falling by
a fence-rail, which some friendly hand
had propped against it. All around was
matted shrubbery and weeds, and the
cemetery had a neglected appearance.
Mlllard Fillmore experienced a stroke
of paralysis on the 18th of February,
1874, at his hcme Mt Buffalo, and he
| died there on the Sth of March following.
in the 18th year of his age. On the 10Th of
| March his remains IN rosewood cas-
ket, with heavy silver trimmings, were
removed to st. Pauls Episcopal Cathe-
dral, where they lay in state in the YES
! tibule, with a military guard of honor.
| At 2:30 in the afternoon, his family hav-
| ing entered the cathedral, the casket
was borne in by SIX sergeants of the
! United States artillery, headed by Rev.
| DIR. Shelton, the venerable rector and
| lifelong friend of the deceased. The
| services, with the aid of a full choir.
were very impressive. a procession was
| then formed, escorted by a brigade of
national guards and two companies of
| United States artillery. The hearse was
/ followed by long line of carriages con-
tanning pall-bearers, mourners, public
/ officials and citizens, to Forest Lawn
| Cemetery, where, after the final services
| of the Episcopal church, the remains
were deposited in the family lot A
handsome monument has since been
erected.
Franklin Pierce, left lonely and desc
late 10y the death of his children, his
wife and his friend Hawthorne, and by
the secession of many of his political
friends, died rather Unexpectedly at the
house of Mr.. Williams, where he board
ed, at Concord, n. H., on the Sth of
October, 1869, aged 65. He was buried
on the following Monday, Oct II,
when his remains were removed in the
morning. under escort, to the State
House, where they lay in state during
the day in coffin covered with black
cloth with silver trimmings. At l
o'clock the remains were removed to ST.
Paul's Episcopal Church, of which the
deceased was a member, followed by ma
tional, State and city officials, members
of the bar and citizens The rites of the
Episcopal church were performed by
Rev. Drs. Eames, Colt, Edison and
Lambert. The funeral procession left
the church at ? o'clock, aud deposited
the remains in their last resting place in
the Minot Cemetery, where he rests 10y
the side of his wife and two sons be
meath a monument appropriately in
scribed.
James Buchanan died at Wheatland,
his rural home, near Lancaster, Pa, of
pleuro-pneumonia, June /, 1868, aged
AZ. His funeral was, as he had request
house and surrounding grounds We're
filed with personal friends, political adj
mirers and towuspeople, who stood dur
ing the long service conducted by Rev.
DIR. Nevin, President of the Franklin
and Marshall College, "a distinguished
PRESBYTERIAN divine. The remains were
exposed to view in the wide hall of the
house, in q white satin shroud and
plain coHin. They were escorted 10y
long procession, In carriages and ON foot,
to Woodland Hill Cemetery, south of
Lancaster, overlooking a curve of the
Conestoga. A monument has since
been cree ed over the grave, composed
of massive block of Italian marble,
weighing over seven tons. The inscrlp-
ton, written by himself before his death,
simply gives his name and the dates Of
his birth and death.
Wilkes Booth, in Ford's Theater at
Washington, on the evening of April II,
1865, and taken to the house of Mr..
Peterson, on the opposite side of the
street, where he died at twenty minutes
past o'clock the next moning. After
an autopsy had been made the remains
were taken to the White House, where
they were embalmed. The funeral servi-
18th of April, in the East room of the
| White House, where a catafalque had
been erected, beneath which was the
coffin, covered with black cloth with
silver ornaments and fringe. The Judges
of the Supreme Court, many Senators
and Representatives, the diplomatic
corps, and many civil military and
naval officers, and the representatives of
| leading journals were assigned standing
places on temporary raised platforms.
| The funeral services were conducted 10y
| Rev. DIR. Hall of the Episcopal Church,
who read the liturgy from the book of
common prayer, Bishop Simpson, who
| offered prayer: Rev. DIR. Gurley, who
| preached the funeral sermon and closed
by benediction by Rev. DIR. Gray,
| Chaplain of the Senate. A funeral pro-
/ cession was then formed, escorted by
two regiments of the Veteran Reserve
| Cops, two regiments of cavalry, bat
terry of artillery, and a battalion of
marines, followed by large body of
officers on foot, and by upward of 900
mounted officers. All of these bodies
of men We're war veterans, and they
presented fine appearance. Next came
! the attending clergymen, the physicians
| and the pall-bearers, and then the
funeral car, drawn by six gray horses,
and followed by the favorite saddle-horse
of the deceased, led by groom. Then
came carriages, four abreast, containing
prominent officers, and followed by State
associations, organizations of different
kinds from the Northern cities,
and citizens. 1t is estimated
that there were $4,000 persons in
the procession, which was an hour
and half passing any given point.
On reaching the Capitol tue remains
were placed in the center of the rotunda,
which was draped in mourning, where
they remained under guard of honor
until the next morning. Mr.. Lincoln S
remains, with those of his son, were es-
corted to car, and taken to Springfield,
ILL.,, by the way of Baltimore, Harris
burg, Philadelphia, New York, Albany,
Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, Indian
apolis and Chicago, stopping long
enough at each place to permit impos-
ing demonstrations of respect. The
final interment took place at Oak Ridge
Cemetery on Thursday, the 4th day of
May, and an imposing monument has
since been erected there.
Andrew johnson, who was at the time
a. United States Senator, having been
elected after he left the Presidential
chair, was stricken with paralysis on the
29th of July, 1875, at the house of his
daughter, Mrs. Brown, in Carter county,
| Tenn, and he died there on the morn
ing of the 31st, in the 9th year of his
age. His dying request, " Let my body
be shrouded in the flag of the nation and
my head pillowed on the constitution OF
my country" was complied with, and
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