The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-11-03

1IAy bQo EXPENSES OI removing bI0 re-
mains of the illustrious Virginian to
Hollywood Cemetery, near Richmond,
and for the erection of monument over
chartered steamer, on which the re-
mains were taken to Richmond, escorted
by the Seventh regiment, then COM
visitors were received with great hospi-
tality, although the enjoyment of the
occasion was marred by the accidental
drowning of Private Hamilton, grand
son, if I remember right, of the great
financier. The only monument erected
over the grave when was last at Holly
wood, two years since, was an iron affair,
which resembled mammoth hy-pro-
tector over an exaggerated roll of butter.
john Quincy Adams was stricken with
paralysis at his post in the House of
Representatives on the 21st Of February,
184S, and was tenderly carried into the
room of Mr.. Speaker Winthrop, where
there is now a mural tablet, erected at
the instance of Hon. Samuel Hooper,
which bears the following inscription,
written by Charles Sumner. There is a
bust of the illustrious deceased, and be-
meath it is inscribed: 'sJohn Quincy
Adams, who, after fifty years of public
service, the last sixteen in yonder hall,
was summoned hence, to die in this
room, 23d February, 184S." Funeral
services were performed over the re
mains of Mr.. Adams at the Capitol, and
they were then escorted to Quincy by a
committee of one Representative from
every State and Territory, which was
Hospitality entertained in Faneuil Hall
after the funeral. The remains of Mr..
Adams and his wife were placed in the
same vault where he had deposited the
remains of his parents, and a similar
mural monument to that which he had
erected in the Unitarian Church in honor
of his father was erected for him by his
only surviving son, G. +. Adams.
Andrew jackson died at the Hermit
age, his estate near Nashville, Tenn, OF
consumption and dropsy, on the Sth OF
June, 1s45, aged 7s. His death-bed
was surrounded by his relatives and
slaves. and two days afterward he was
laid in the grave by the side of his wife,
of whom he had said, not long before he
died, "Heaven will be no heaven to me
ii do not meet my wife there" Itwas
estimated. that 5000 persons were pres
ent, and joined in singing the favorite
psalm of the deceased, commencing,
"Why should we start and fear to die?''
His sepulcher, built by himself, is a
small temple of gray stone, with eight
columns supporting heavy dome.
Within are the graves of Gen. Jackson
and his wife-his inscribed with the
dates of his birth and death, and hers
bearing a long, eulogistic epitaph of his
composition. Funeral honors were paid
to Gen Jackson's memory in every city
and large town in the country, consist
ing usually of procession with mill
tary escort and an oration.
Martin IAN Buren, died of diseases in
cidentato old age at his estate, Linden
valid" about ten miles from Undertook,
N. Y, in the 8lst year of his age. His
remains were brought to Undertook,
the funeral services were performed in
the Reformed Dutch Church there,
which he had attended, and they were
then taken to the rural cemetery on the
outskirts of the village for interment.
The village fremen escorted the hearse,
which was followed by the pall-bearers !;
then come his three sons-John, Smith
and Abraham Van Buren-in the re-
spectacle carriage which had been used
by the deceased when he was President,
and then came the other relatives,
citizens and few strangers. There
were brief services at the open grave,
and after the benediction the multitude
slowly dispersed. ..
William Henry Harrison was inaug-
urated on the 4th of March, 1S41, and
died on the 4th of April following, of
pneumonia, with congestion of the liver,
having been literally worried to death
by ofice-seekers and politicians; aged
63. The funeral services of the Episco-
pal church were performed over the re-
mains in the East room of the White
House, and they were then escorted to
the Congressional burial ground by O.
large civic and military procession, two
miles in length. A few weeks later they
were removed to the family vault at
North Bend, on the bank of the Ohio
river, few miles below Cincinnati.
When I last saw it, from the deck of
steamer on which I was going to Louis
vile, the tomb had dilapidated and
neglected appearance.
John Tyler died on the 18th of Janu-
ary, 1862, in the 73d year of his age, at
Richmond, Va, where he had gone to
take his seat as Representative from
Virginia in the first Congress of the
Confederate States. After the funeral
services, which were attended by all the
leading rebel officials, his remains were
inferred in Hollywood Cemetery, where
his resting place was unmarked when L
NTr, T-fn- &c 1irinry
James Knox Polk died about three
months after the expiration of his Presi-
Dental term, at his home near Nash
vile, Tenn. He was inferred with Ma
sonic honors, Presbyterian clergyman
conducting the religious services, and
his remains repose beneath handsome
monument erected by his widow (who is
still living) in the front yard of her resi-
dence. and bearing an epitaph which
closes by saying that "the beauty of
virtue was illustrated in his lfe-the ex-
cellence of Christianity was exemplifed
in his death"
Zachary Taylor was inaugurated on
the 4th of March, 1849, and was in his
usual robust health when he attended
the 4th-of. July exercises the following
year at the Washington monument, and,
after having been. exposed nearly two
hours to heat of unusual intensity,
lunched heartily on milk and cucum-
bers. That night he was taken ill, and,
on the evening of July 9, 1850, he
breathed his last, aged 66. The funeral
service of the Episcopal church was
performed over his remains in the East
room of the White House. Among the
mourners were Col. Taylor, his brother,
DR.. Wood, Col. Bliss and Col. Jefferson
Davis, his sons-in-law the Senate and
House of Representatives, the foreign
Ministers and the leading officials, civil,
military and naval. The remains were
then taken to the Congressional burial.
ground on catafalque drawn by eigh
white horses and escorted by large
force of regulars and volunteers, com
manded by Gen. Winfield Scott. Tht
war-horse of the deceased, "Olc
Whitley" was led behind the hearse, ant
the attendant procession was so long