The Indianapolis sentinel., 1885-03-12

The Quaint and ca Gus Announcements
of the Event.


The dedication of the National Monument
to Washington, eighty five years after his
death, renews the special interest in the
first announcement of his death. TIE fol.
lowing reports, made by the newspapers of
Alexan dris. Georgetown and Baltimore dur.
ing the week succeeding his death, will be
read with interest at this time.
The Alexandria Times and District of Co
lnmbia Advertiser, of Friday, December %
1899, OF which one.half sheet is all that is
known 10 be in existence, thus announced
Wasbington's death and funeral. The ef-
feet of the sudden news of his death upon
the inhabitants of Alexandria can better be
al disorder, wildness and consterns-
tale appeared an ilIusory dream, as
the iaving of sickly imagaina.
tion. But these impressions soon
gave place TO sensations of the most poig-
nant sorrow and extreme regret. On Mon
day ard Wednesday the stores were all
closed and al! business suspended. ss if each
family bad lost a father. From the time of
his death TO the time of his interment the
bells continued to toll. the shipping in the
hsrbor wore their colors half mast high and
every public expression of grief was OBJ
served. On Wednesday the inhabitants of
the town. of the county and adjacent
parts OF Maryland proceeded to Mount YER
non to perform the last Offices to the body of
their ilIustrious neighbor. ALI the military
within a considerable distance and three
Masonic lodges were present. The concourse
Of people was immense. Till the time of
interment the corpse was placed on the
porticO fronting the river, that every citizen
might have an opportunity of taking a last
ing farewell of the departed benefaotor."
A letter from Alexandria dated December
10, communicated the intelligence to Balti-
more thus: II mention to you the truly
melancholy event of the death OF our much
loved General George Washington. He made
his exit last night between the hours of IL
and y, after short, but painful illness of
twenty.three hours. The disorder of which
he died is called by some the crupe, by 9TH
ers, an intammatory quinsey, a disorder
lately SO mortal amcng the childr-a of this
place, and, l believe, not until this year
known to attack persons OF the age OF ma
turity. My information | have from DR..
Dick, who was called in at late hour.
Alexandra is making arrangements to show
its bigh esteem for him. We are all TO close
our houses and act as we should do If one of
our family had departed. The bells are to
toll daily until he is buried"
The GEORGETOWN Centinel of Liberty,
semi-weekly, in its issue of December II,
1899, thus announces Washington's death:
1T is our painful duty first to announce to
the country and the world the death of
General George Washington. This mourn.
full event occurred on Saturday even
ing about II o'clock. On the pre-
violent inhammatory affection of the
throat, which In less than twenty tour hours
put period to his life If a long life de-
voted to the mostimportant public services;
il the most eminent usefulness true great
ness and consummate glory; il being an
honor to our race and model to future
ages; il all these could nationally suppress
fof rNova 10.
so little. But as they are the most powerful
motives to gratitude, attachment and venera-
tion for the living, and of sorrow at their de-
partuIe, never ought Am erica and the world
to mourn more than on this melancholy oe-
casion.n
On the Goth the Centinel reports the fu.
neral ''of the Father of His Country and the
Friend OF Man" as follows: "a multitude
OF persons for many miles around assembled
at Mount Vernon, the choice abode and last
residence of the illustrious chief. There
were the g,oves, the spacious avenues, the
beautiful and sublime scenes, the noble
| mansion; but, alas the august inhabitant
was now no more. The great soul was gone.
| His mortal part was there indeed; but. ah !
| how affecting! how awful the spectacle OF
| such worth and greatness thus to mortal eyes
| fallen! Yes, fallenl fallen, In the long
and lofty portico where oft the hero walked
in ali his glory, now lay the shrouded corpse.
Ahc stl1l pOccu duu scIeuc,
seemed to express the dignity of the spirit
| wich lately dwelt in that lifeless form.
There those who paid the last sad honors to
the benefactor of his country took an i'm.
! pressive and farewell view."
After reporting the funeral ceremonies,
| the Centinel concludes: "The sun was now
| setting. Alas the sun OF glory was set
| forever. No, the name of Washington, the
American President and General, will tri-
| umph over death-the unclouded brightness
| Of his glory will illuminate future ages"