Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-10-06
Death of the Presidents.

GEORGE WASHINGTON
Died at Mount Vernon, of intiammatoIy
quinsy, December IA, 1900. His coffin
was of lead, inclosed in mahogany
shell, with ornaments inscribed Surge
ad judicium" and "Gloria Deo," and a
silver plate, on which was engraved: !:
General George Washington departed
this life on the 14th of December, 1899,
Et. 6S." There was an escort, composed
of cavalry and infantry, with a band of
music; next was led the Generals horse,
with his saddle, bride and pistols; then
came the body, on bier, with COlonels
Simms, Ramsay, Payne, GilpIn, Marstel-
Ter and Little as pail bearers; the Free
Masons followed, bearing the greater
and the lesser lights; and citizens closed
the procession. When the procession
moved, minute guns were fired from a
vessel at anchor in the Potomac. On
approaching the family vault the caval-
ry halted, the infantry marched to the
door, halted, opened ranks and faced in
wards; the clergy and the Masonic
brothers preceded the remains to the
vault and the funeral services were per-
formed. The infantry then fired three
volleys, and eleven pieces of artillery
near by paid the last tribute to the ex
President and General OF the army.
JOHN ADAMS
Died at Quincy, July 4, 1925, of old age,
having lived almost ninety-one years.
An immense concourse of people attend
ed his funeral, and escorted his remains
to their resting place beneath the Unita
rian Church.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Died at Monticello, his Virginia home
stead, of a complication of diseases at
tendant upon old age, on the 4th OF. July,
1925, the same day on which John Ad-
ans expired. 1t was his wish that his
interment should be private, and accord
ingly no public notice was gwen of the
time of his funeral. His body was borne
on bier down the mountains side by
his slaves, and followed by his relatives,
to the small family battle-ground where
his wife reposed.
JAMES MADISON
Died at Montpelier his rural home, at
the base of the Allegheny Mountains,
127 miles southwest from Washington,
at the advanced age of eighty-seven
years, on the 23d of June, 1886. He had
a large funeral, and he was inferred in a
private burial ground on the estate,
with naught but tradition to mark the
spot. After repeated unsuccessful eff
forts to raise by subscription a sum for
the erection of monument, some gen.
tleman of Orange county collected 800
in 1887. 1t was with some difficulty
that the exact location of the grave was
identified, but in digging for suitable
foundation the coffin was found. 1t was
of black walnut, IN perfect preservation,
and the interior was nearly filled with. a
species of moss, amid which were the
skull and few of the larger and harder
bones.
JAMES MONROE,
Revolutionary soldier, diplomatic, Sena
tor, Secretary of State and Psesident.
died a poor man, at the house Of his SON.
in-law, Postmaster Gouveneur, in the
city of New York, July 4, 1881, aged
seventy-three. There was an imposing
funeral, old General Jacob Morton COM
manding the military escort, and the re-
mains were deposited in small ceme-
terry in Second street, just below Third
avenue. in the vault of Thomas Tillot-
son. In 1858 the State Of Virginia made
an appropriation Of $4,000 to defray the
expenses of removing the remains OF the
illustrious Virginian to Hollywood Gem
etery, near Richmond. rfer
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Was stricken with paralysis at his post
in the House Of Representatives on the
21st of February. ls4s. and was tenderlyi
carried into the room of Mr.. Speaker