National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-13
PRESIDENTS GRAVES.
REsrlNo-pLAoEs OF OUR RULERS.
Short Description Of the Burial Places OF the For.
mer Bulers OF the Nstlon-The Neglect
OF Our Great Dcad--Tombs
Uncared For.

The grave of the first President, the
father OF, his country, has been visited by
so many thousands OF Americans and for
eigners that IL will be Of very little in
tercst 10 the majority Of readers to peruse
description Of the place now. The Mount Ver-
non Association has taken good care Of the first
Presidents last resting.place. washngton's re-
mains were deposited in their present receptacle
in 1887
JOHN ADAMS
Beneath the Unitarian Church Of Quincy Mass.
may be found the remains Of two American Presi-
dents. The church was compctedin In 1898, and the
body of John Adams was removed from the family
vault In the cemetery Just across the street, into
the room beneath the church. John Quincy
Adams body was placed in the same room In 1918.
Their wives are buried with them. The bodies lie
in lcadcn caskets, placed In cases hewn from solid
blocks ofstone. The tombs are seldom visited, and
the apartment is kept dingy and dirty.
JOHN QulNCY ADAMS.
On the otherside of the pulpit Is the tablet con-
tanning the inscription TO the other Adams II
reads thus: Near this place reposes all that could
die ofJohn Quincy Adams, son Of John and Ab-
gail (smith) Adams, sixth President of the United
States. Born 1tth July, 1867, amidst the storms Of
civil commotion, he nursed the vigor which in
spires n Christian. For more than halfa century,
whenever his country called for his labors in
| either hemisphere or In any capacity, he never
| spared them in her cause. On the 9th December,
1911, he signed the second treaty with Great Brit
ain, which restored peace within her borders on
the 2}d February 1913, he closed sixteen years Of
eloquent defense of the lessons OF his youth by
dying nt his post in her great National Council
Son worthy Of his Father, a Citizen shedding
| glory on his country Scholar ambitious to ad-
| vance mankind, this Christian sought to walk
humby In the sight ofhs God.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
In n thick growth of woods, IL few hundred Yards
to the right of road leading from Charlottesville
Va TO Monticello may be seen the grave of Jefer-
SON. IN n little inclOsllre With thirty Others. An
obclisk nino feet high marks the spot The base
| has all been clipped away, and the monument
\ looks like n rough meaningless stone. Born
April ., o. s. 17is; died July T. 1896" is put upon
! the bnse. Another inscription has been almost
entirely obiterated
AT Montpelier. four miles from Orange, Va,
Madison Is buried; The grave Is ~ the centre of
alarge Level field in lot about 100 feet square,
n sign" Madison, 1890" -Four graves are here.
| Over one of them rises mound twenty feet high.
Of white marble, Inscribed W memory % Of Dolly Dolly
Payne. wife OF James Madison; born May 20, 176s;
James Monroe Is buried in Hollywood Cemetery,
Richmond, Va, Il is on beautiful site. Five
feet under ground in vault OF bricks and granite,
the remains rest. on the sarcophagus, on a brass
| plnte is this memenlo: James Monroe, born In
| spIlls TOO uIeu III tue
| city OF New York. ith of July, 1881 by order OF
! the General Assembly his remains were removed
to this cemetery, 5th July 1873, as M evidence Of
| snn." Over this monument Is gothic temple IL
feet long and feet WIDE resting upon four pillars
on q foundation of dressed Virginia granite. A
cast-iron screen almost prevents n view of the
nor nmG wthn TIT IG temple i Eainsd drae
| Around II are beds of iiOwcrs and tall oaks.
ANDREW JACKSON.
| Andrew Jackson is buried at the Hermitage, his
famous home, on the Lebanon Pike, eleven miles
from Nashville. A massive monument Of Ten.
nessee granite marks his grave aud that of his
wife. II is placed In a corner Of the garden. The
grave Is Kept In good order. Three steps lead up
to It's foot II Is composed of eight fluted Doric
columns, supporting plain entnblature and dome,
upon which stan, stands an urn. Inside the space s
ornamented with white stucco work. A pyramid
resting on square is the monument proper and
nearly beneath 1t rest the bones of the President
| stone contains this inscription: " General An
drew Jackson, Born Mnrch Is, 1867; Died June g.
1919" Jacksons wife is buried OH the right of the
pyramid.
| Martin Van BnrCn sleeps in the little village
cemetery of KindcrhoOk, Columbia County, New
York. The Presidents grave Is in the family lot
granite shaft fifteen feet high contains the fol-
| lowing:
MARTIN YAx nrRrN,
| With President orthe US.
Died July 2i 1851.
There Is no carving of any kind upon IT, Tn,
inscription is in large black letters. The name o
his wilo appears upon another facc of the shat
The house Is Mt the southern end of the village
near the creek, n frame building, which has beer
entirely remodclcd Of late, years. His other resi-
of farmers who live there.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
The rcstlng-place OF William Henry Harrison
was brought prominently before the country three
years ago by the desccration of his sons grave
is situated at North Bend,a few yards from tn,
track OF the indianapolis CncnnAtiand Lafayette
Railroad, where u enters the tunnel. The grav
"a simple mound. unlcnced, on little knoll, nnC
Is shaded by beeches and other trees, There is n,
monument and no inscription anywhere to tel
the story Of the life of the departed hero Sine
the desecration of Scott lIarrison's grave tn,
mound has been improved somewhat. The vnul
r has been ccmcnicd on the top in imitation 0
stone slabs. The iron door on the left is now sc
curely fastened, and some effort is made 10 keel
honor to the remains orthe hero OffTppecanOS. sS u
JOHN TYLER.
The grave of John Tyler is practically unmarked
little mound, covered with bushes, lust ten yard
from the, grave of Monroe, in Hollywood Gene
terry, Richmond, isrolntcd ont MS the spot wher
II Presidents remains lie. At Its head Is Il smal
magnoliatree, ON the south another magnolia tree
Is neither incloscd nor curbcd.
JAMES X. FOLK.
~ the corner OF Vine ana Union streets, Nash
vile, at the old family homestead, may he foun
the grave OF JGmes X. Polk. The monument Is
square block, - feet by u In height. II is nppro
Rs{S %ms Go"Pss Pd mhs amTps P%ay ShG
dent of the United States. Born November Q, 1905
died June 10, !Si9" He was buried here neGrl
ZACHARY TAYLOR.
The remains Of Zachary Taylor have been move
three times, They rcpose now in public spot I
cemetery Mt Washington, then In u lot on the Tay
lor homestead, five miles back of Louisville, an
then u Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville. In ISL
the remains were placed in the beautiful cemeter
at Frankfort, where they are in the. company {
, many il,sirous dead, including Vice rrcsidei
Richard Mentor johnson.
MiLLARD FILLMORE
, Nillard Fillmore lies buried at Forest Law
Cemetery, three miles from Buffalo. The grave
well taken care of, and II n beautiful spot "a
|, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the inscription, "Millard Fill
more liOrn January 7, 1900 Died March S, 1874
The grnyc Is at the eastern extremity Of the lot
the centre OF grassy space. At Its head rises th
monument,
! FRANKLIN PIERCE
! The remains of Franklin Pierce rest nj Concor,
n N H., in the Old Cemetery on Main street Pierce
a | monument Is of italian marble aud bears the 70
lowing: Franklin Pierce, Born Nov. -, 1904, Die
Oct. s. 1862" The Pierce lot Is at the northwoster
corner Of the Mmot inclosure, aud contains abol
an acre Of ground. IL is surrounded by neat lrn
fence, six feet high trnvcrsed by concrete pail
Q and neatly sodded, The monument displays
spIre, with cap, die, and pinlh, resting on ba,
7; Oigranite three and onc.quarer feet square. Il
surmnunted by draped cross. and It's total helgl
Z is II feet mches. In the Old Cemetery the foun,
1 ers of Concord rest.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
James Buchanan Is buried at Woodward III
Ceneteryy9 mile or, so west Of Lancaster, Pa, Q
- by neat iron fence. 4 fine monument OF Italia
= marble contains the following:
i Here rests the remains Of james buchanan. q
Gen prIsldsnt Of ihe " gnled 1e states % IoR " Fran
n June !, 1868
The grave is down near the Conestoga Riv,
The lot is 20 by IL feet, with white and black gram
hedge of blooming roses, and rose bushes are
~ the iuclosure. The spot Is kept carefully, and