Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18
Funeral Of Lucretia Mott,

the Philadelphia Press gave the fol-
lowing account of the burial services
OF the good woman:
The remains of Lucretia Mott were
laid in their last resting. place in Fair
hill burying ground yesterday after
noon, in the presence of large gather
ing Of those of her religious belief and
others whom her pure life and great
philanthropies drew to the spot to pay
last tribute of respect. The funeral
took place from her late home on York
road, just above the city line-sn un.
pretentious dwelling, simple in style
and sober in color, as is the dress of
the Friends, the only striking contrast
being where the ivy clings to the walls
at the corners. The house sets in a
broad expanse of lawn, showing even
on the late autumn day evidences of
care. Back is a greenhouse, to the
side of which the sails of a windmill
swing in the breeze which is robbing
the trees of their last remaining leaves.
It is just such home as the simplicity
of the owners tastes would lead one
who knew her to expect to find. Here
yesterday morning gathered the noigk-
bors to have last look upon the mild
countenance, hardly more peaceful in
death than in life, and here also early
in the afternoon the relatives and
friends of the dead, to take part in the
funeral rites. Simple, indeed, were
these, consisting merely in brief dis
courses upon the virtues of the de-
ceased and the lesson her life teaches to
all men and women, together with the
expression of the Christian faith that
she has gone to her reward. The
speakers were not all Friends; in fact,
but one of them was Of that belief.
They were Rev. DR.. Furness, Rev. Mr..
Ames and Deborah Wharton. The
simple, but touching, service over, the
funeral proceeded to Fair Hill burial
ground, Germantown avenue, above
Lehigh, where a large number of peo-
pie had assembled around the open
grave. The cars on Germantown
aveaue ran crowded for more than an
hour, and many people came on foot
and in carriages. Among them were a
few representatives of the colored race,
for which the dead woman had devoted
so much of her life, and these were old
men who had, in all probability, once
been slaves. The decadence of the
Quaker custom in dress was noticeable
in the style of the apparel of the
younger Friends present. While their
elders could be at once distinguished as
members of the Society of Friends by
the broad-brimmed hats and plain at
tire, there was nothing of the same
character about the dress of many of
the young people. The burial ground
presents striking contrast to those of
other sects. No monuments or high
tombstones appear, the graves being
marked by plain headstones, no higher
than the mounds,s upon which the
names and dates Of birth and death are
engraved. Low, square blocks of mar
BILE mark the corners Of the lots, and
bear upon them the names or initials of
the owners. Upon many Of the graves
are planted rose-trees, and some few
are bordered with lockwood.
The funeral arrived at the ground
shortly before 800 o'clock. The plain
walnut cefin, without name, plate or
ornamentaticn, was lowered into q pine
box already In the grave, and the peo-
pie stood in silence, the men with
covered heads, for several minutes.
Then at sign from the undertaken two
men began throwing earth upon the
coffin. After the box had been hidden
q voice was heard, and the men paused
in their task. The speaker, who proved
to be DIR. Henry T. Childs, spoke feel
ingly and briefly. He said that, as a
modern writer has said, our lives touch
others morally and spiritually more than
they do physically, and that the life of
Lucretia Mott has touched thousands of
others, giving them hope and happi-
ness; that her life was not ended, but
would ring down through the ages,
comforting the afflicted and strength
ening the weak. When DR.. Childs had
finished no one else spoke. The mon
resumed filling the grave and the peo-'
pie slowly departed.