The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-11-30

James Monroe, Revolutionary soldier,
diplomat, Senator, Secretary of State
and President, died poor mnu, ut tho
house OF his son-in-law, Postmaster
Gouyeneur, In the city OF New York,
July 4, 1881, aged 70. There was IN
imposing funeral, old Gen. Jacob Nor
ton commanding the military escort, and
the remains were deposited in small
cemetery in Second street. lust below
| Third avenue, in the vault OF Thomas
| TilOtsOn. In 1858 the State Of NIrginit
made an appropriation OF ~, UUO 10 dc-
| fray the expenses OF removing the re.
mains of the illustrious Nrginian to
Hollywood Cemetery, near Richmond,
| and for the erection Of Il monument over
them. Some of the New York merchants,
| chartered steamer, ON when tho re-
mains We're taken to Richmond, escorted
by the Seventh regiment, then com.
manded by Col. I,cticrts. The military
visitors were received with great hosp
tally, although the enjoyment OF the
occasion was married by the accidental
drowning of Private Hamilton. grand
son, If | remember right, OF the great
tinancier The only monument erected
over the grave when | was last ut Holly
wood, two years since, was m IRON affair,
which rescmbled a mammoth tly-prO.
tector over an exaggerated roll of butter.
John Quincy Adams was stricken with
paralysis ut his post III the House oi
Representative on the 2lst OF February,
1913, and was tenderIy carried INTO the
room of Mr.. Speaker Winthrop, whore
there is now mural tablet erected 1T
the instance of Hon. Samuel Hooper,
which bears the following inscription,
written by Charles Sumner, There Is
bust of the illustlious deceased, and be
meath it is inscribed John Quincy
Adams, WHO, after fifty years Of public
service, the last sixteen i'll yondcr hall,
was summoned hence, to die IN this
room, 23d February, 1915 Funeral
services We're performed over the ro
mains of Mr.. Adams at the Capitol, and
they were then escorted to Quincy hy Il
committee OF ono Representative from
every State and Territory. which was
hospitality entertained III r0neuu nau
after the funeral. The remains OF Me-.
Adams and his wife Were placed IN tho
same vault where he had deposited the
remains Of his parents, and u similar
mural montmcut to that which hr lmt
erected in tbs Unitarian ChUrcI! in houn
of lis father was erected for him Ivy W.
only surviving son. G. + Aipu};,
Andrew Jackson died at the Hermit.
age, his estate near Nashville, Tenn, OF
cohs'i',,,Tn' "''' u,"'S'; ,r -" NV I'I
june l0f'' nHca -, h'T u'"'"'l''S
WINS sufl"nii"t" Wy ms I''l,'',S "'i'
saves, ana TWO Guys a''iW'I' II" WIS
Hud III '"e grave ny ''lc sue VI '',' WV
Ui Wi"hi ne h"' saw ''o' h'Hp '''V'' II"
Hlr", heaven VIII NE no "'"EG'' !" l'''
II" no' i''c, r.> WIZ "''''' - "''
estimated ''i"' ''ooo persons were P'''-
ell, ana l"lheu III SINGING 'i'' 'oNUil''
psalm ui tHg Gtrr"NeI, roihi'''In'Rs,
,,Why should We Slilf' ana rear 10 "i''
his scPulcil'f' pun ny hillISrlI, Is
small Temple OF gray s,"le, WIN ''%"l
columns supporting u n'"Nf "u""'
Nlt'iin are tH' grave" 81 '''9' '"cA'3I
ana MS Wlc---ills il@ci'nt" wiz i''
u''es Vi ms o'''n "4'! u'"ti' "il' "r!'
poaIlh8 a loh8; '"i"H'5,'c tlH'I'l"l ms
coinpoSlu"h' F"n'r'' n"Iio'S were la,"
10 Gen 'achSoi' uiriu"rN III every r''S
ana ''rSr t"Wi' III '''' county, V"'''tIt'
ing usually oi " procession VIII " NM
'"iS escort anu II" or''io'
Martin Van Buren dled OF dlSrts NJ
cldont to old age III his estate, " Lndon-
WnII AIN nj fen miles from hlIIsrllnnk
n. T., IN the oiSt year OF ms age HIS
remains wer" brought to hindcrhook,
the funeral services were pertorIned III
the Reformed Dutch Church there,
which he had attended, ana they Were
then taken to the rural cemetery on the
OF the village Tor lntcrnent.
The village tlremcn escorted the htmae,
which was followed by the pNli-hcnrclH;
then came his three sons-John, Smith
and Abraham Van iuLeh--m inc re-
spectacle carriage which had been used
10y the deceased when he was President,
and then came the other relatives,
citizens aud few strangers. There
were brlef services ht the open grave,
and after the bcncdicnoh inc multitude
slowly dispersed.
William Henry Harrison was lhaug,
nr1ted on the lth OF March, ISL, ana
died on the 4th OF Aprll following, oi
pneumonia, with congestion OF the liver,
having been literally worried to death
ny oiIlce'seek'lS anu lo''.'v n'l ~"
DO, me i'hor"' '',IN.cr' u we l'''o"'
l"I c'urcil w''' l'pi''i hou V'Ui w H., ~