The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-15
"HOME, SWEET HOME"
The Remains of John Howard Payne Con-
vcyed to Their Final Resting Place.

The Remains of John Howard Payne Con-
vcyed to Their Final Resting Place.
The remains of John Howard Payne have
at last been inferred in Oak Hill cemetery
Washington, in the beautiful spot provided
by Mr.. W. w. Corcoran, his early friend.
The remains we're taken from the receiving
vault at the cemetery, and were placed in
the Corcoran art gallery, where at 4 O'Clock
P. NJ. the procession formed. The remains,
inclosed in a handsome casket richly up
holstered and with an outer covering of
heavy white satin, were borne from the
building shortly after 1 o'clock and placed
in the hearse. This had been specially built
for the occasion, and was drawn by four
white horses.
About fifty coaches followed the hearse
with the relatives of John Howard
Payne, the orator of the day, the
poet of the day, the President of
the United States, members of the cabinet,
members of the diplomatic corps. the chief
Justice and associate justices of the supreme
court of the United States, clerk and mar
shall.
At the cemetery the speakers and distin-
guished guests took seats upon the north
platform, whichhad been reserved for them.
Upon the front row sat the President, Mr..
w. W. C~orcoran, Right Rev. William Pinck-
ney and Rev. w. A. Leonard, Mr.. Chiffon
and Mr.. Robinson, (the poet and orator of
the OCCASION. Among those cccupying
seats upon this platform were General Sher-
man. General Hancock, Chief Justice Waite
and Justices Strong and Matthews, of the
supp eme court Senators Lapham, Conger
and Morton; ex-Secretary Blaine, Agricul-
tural Commissioner Loring, and Others.
About EOl0 paODla Witnessed the cerp-
monies from a large platform and a 81 are
surrounding IL. Just as the first low
strains from the band of Home,
Sweet Home" were heard a few
drops of rain came pattering down through
the foliage and seemed to add poetic cadence
to the music. The exercises we're formally
opened by the reading of portions of scrip
ture by Rev. Dr.. Leonard. This was followed
by music, quartet and chorus, after which
the poem written for the occasion was read
by Mr.. Robert S. Chiffon.
The monument was then unveiled, and
Payne's Home, Sweet Home was sung
by the full chorus, with the band accompany
ing and the entire audience rising to their
feet and uniting with the chorus in singing
the last verse.
The funeral Grafton was then delivered
by Mr.. Leigh Robinson. He sketched
ment and bafiied aims, a life no.
wise proportionate to boyish promise and
precocity. As his earthly abode became the
spoil of his creditors, every home in Christen-
dom became his spoil. Every home is the
sweeter for him. He might be termed the
apostle of home. Therefore it is that the
grave cannot confne him in the land of the
| stranger nor the ocean divide him from his
own.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Robinson's ad-
dress the the coffin was lowered to its fina
resting place, Bishop Pinckney officiating at
the head of the bier and the Rev. William
Leonard at its foot.
The ST md "Hallelujah Chorus" from
Handles messiah" was rendered by the
Philharmonic society and the Marine band,
the audience rising, after which the bene-
diction was pronounced by Mr.. Leonard and
the audience dispersed.