The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-11-28

lying in state at st. Paurs Cathedral,
the remains were buried at Forest Lawn
Cemetery, three miles from Buffalo. A
tall monument bears the inscription:
"Millard Fillmore. Born Jan. z, 1900;
died March 8, 1874"
Franklin Pierce. the fourteenth Presi.
dent, died on Friday, October 8, 1869.
at the residence of Mr.. Willard Will
Jams. Concord, N. H., of dropsy and
inflammation of the stomach. For the
last three days of his life he was nearly
unconscious, and died without pain.
His body Law in state at Doric Hall and
was buried in the Minot Cemetery. on
Main Street, on the 18th. The Pierce
lot is at the northwest corner Of the old
cemetery, and contains about an acre
of ground. 1t is surmounted by neat
iron fence six feet high. The monu-
ment is of Italian marble. surmounted
by draped cross, and its total height
is fourteen feet eight inches.
James Buchanan, the fifteenth Pres
ident, died at Wheatland, near Lancas-
ter, Pa, on June l, 1868, after an ILL
ness of one month. On the night before
his death he gave detailed directions for
his funeral and the erection of his
monument. debating the inscription, a
a blank to be left for the date of death.
(which cannot be distant" he sad.
His last authentic words, as he sank
into the sleep in which he died. were:
20, Lord God Almighty, as Thou wilt. "
IFS funeral took place on the 4th. the
exercises being conducted by DIR. Nevin.
President of Franklin and Marshall
College, an immense concourse being
present. He is buried at Woodward
Hill cemetery, Lancaster. on the banks
of the Conestoga. The lot is enclosed
by a neat iron fence. All around the
fence is a hedge of blooming roses, and
rose bushes are planted in the enelo.
sure. A fine sarcophagus of Italian
marble marks the grave.
Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth
President, died by the hand of John
Wilkes Booth, in Washington, April
Is, 1865. Nine of the persons sup
posed to be implicated suffered condign
punishment. The funeral honors paid
to the deceased Chief Magistrate, were
of the most elaborate character. His
remains are buried at Oak Ridge Gene
terry, Springfield, ILL., A fine pile Of
marble. granite and bronze marks the
spot. 1t bears the single word, Lin
coin"
| Andrew johnson, the seventeenth
President, died suddenly at Greenville
Tenn. on Saturday. July 81. 1875. and
was buried with Masonic ceremonies or
the Sd of August. His grave is al
Greenville, Tenn, on spot selected by
himself. The monument is of marble
upon base of granite, nine and hal
by seven feet The tomb was erected
by the Presidents three surviving sons
James A. Garfield. the twentieth
President, was assassinated in the Bal
timore and Potomac railroad depot in
Washington city. on July 2, 1881. by
Charles Guiteau, and died of his wound
September 10, at Elberon. near Long
Branch, N. j. Funeral services tool
place in Washington on Friday
September %, and the remains were
then transferred to Cleveland. Ohio
where they were entOmbed September
26. A handsome mausoleum for their
reception is now in course of erection
at Cleveland.
General Grant, the eighteenth Presi-
dent, died at Mt. McGregor, n. Y,
July %, 1885. The details of the death
and magnificent funeral of the great
soldier are still fresh in the minds oil
all. Baltimore Sun.
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