The Washington critic., 1885-06-20

Suddenly, while We stood before
cleaning column, trying to read the let
tiers thereon without violating the rcgula-
tons which forbid any walking on the
grass, Maude said; Look at that glorious
beech tree Did you ever see its matchY
We had not. In the eastern part Of the
grounds, near the southern front of the
cemetery q purple beech upspTings from
the grassy turf and rears its magnificent
crown high over its aspiring compctitors.
II stretches out its branches, us if, with
idrgcss of generosity, it would clasp the
whole cemetery in its purple embrace. 1t
is q monarch among trees, and the Mont
Blanc of bccches. Under its lower limbs
it is cool, dark and shaded, not u ray of
sunshine pccring below, unless filtered
through the purple leaves above, We are
told by the employees that the tree was
brought from Belgium. IT is the most
beautiful thing of vegetable origin in the
cemetery, surprising in interest the one
hundred ycar'old bush of box that at
tracts the attention Of so many visitors.
SECRETARY STATIONS GRAVE.
We turn again TO the mementoes of the
dead. heavy, handsome monument is
that of Edwin NJ. Stanton, the great War
Secretary, inscribed simply, Born Dee.
10, 1911 ; died Dec. ~, 1869"
OTHER NOTED MONUMENTS.
monument marks the grave of Major
General Jesse j.. Reno. who was killed NJ
South Mountain September II, 1867. Be
side him rests Mary, his wife, who died
April !, 1850.
A very beautiful white marble shaft
commentaries Allie G. Jones, wife Of
Caleb g. Willard. Among the most bcau-
tiful memorials are those erected to the
memory of Salmon j. Chase, born January
49, 1908 died May Z, 1878 John l.. Ken
dali, Margaret L. Maynadier, wife of Will
la, l,sin nf nj
Maynadier; Lord George Frances Mon.
taguc; Judge Joseph Casey, William Ormc
Elisha Riggs DIR. Richard Joseph Adj
miral Baily, whose monument bears ship
| under full sail; Frederick ID. keyworth,
William Il. Todd, the wife of John f.
| Ohnstcad "a shaft with ivy leaves cling
| ing around), Matthew Calf, Edwin Green,
| Charles Bradley ST., formerly cashier Ma
| tional Bank ofthc Republic; John Potts,
| formerly chief clerk of the War Depart
| ment; T. G. McFeran, Captain n Il.
| Harrison, 4. $. ~; John b. Randolph,
| lieutenant L. :. N; Philip T. Berry II
T. Berry, Morris Adler, born in Germany
October 20, l700; died in Georgetown
| March 80, 1873; John Marbury, Albert
| Ray, Maria Louise, wife of G. p. Stone, L.
| 5. A.; died February y, 1868 Charles St.
| John Chubb, John Pclrcll, Sarah Ann
Greeves, Mary Ellen, wife of Charles Ed
monston
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mains of Philip Barton Key. who died
| Julv Is. 1915. i'm the 5Sth wear of his are.
| One of the bandsomest granite shafts
| marks the grave of Anna NJ. wife of VIM.
A, Richardson. formerly Secretary of the
Treasury. over the remains of John NJ.
Duncanson formerly superintendent of
| the Ascension Sundav-school, is a hand
some white shaft. The famous Lorenzo
Dow. the most eccentric of preachers,
Whose remains were brought here from
| Holmead's Burial Ground, has his grave
marked by a brown slab, bearing the in
scription:' Born October Is, III died
October, 1884"
An historic monument is the mauso.
lcum of General Van Ness, the husband
of Jessie Burns, which old citizens will
remember us standing for 50 many year,
on II street, between Ninth and Tenth
next to the old Ascension Church.
A broken column with u wreath of ivy
is the monument of Charles Ladisa,t,
Council Rogers Bass. who died March l3
1879. This monument was erected by hi.
disconsolatc mother, Eugcnia Bass Bar
tinalti.
Much admired are the monuments over
the graves OF john Carter, who died Junt
20 1870; Charles utcrmchIc, former well
known lawyer OF Washington; VIM
Cooking and wife the great -grandlathel
and grandmother and Jane Glover
| SluiINiI''i'i W 'ii'il'7 ~ ''l'N - NV
drew Hancock, Professor llllyards son
Maude daughter of Bushrod Robinson
Beatrice McFarland Sophie Washington
wife of ;; r. Middleton, and her father
Richard Washington; the Iowson family
General \, b. Dyer; Admiral Poor; Jane,
Mason; VIM. Blanchard, one Of tn,
founders of the National RepUbEcaD, ano
his mother; John Hunter formerly conf
dental clerk TO w. W. Corcoran, whost
monument holds his profile i'm bronze
Admiral Smith and his son, Commodore
smith, who commanded the Congress
when destroyed by the Merl1mac; JOSEPH
Mckay, only son of General McCummon
Nicholas Acker, whose monument Is {
very magnificent one; cX-Justicc of tn,
supreme Court Noah Swaync and wife
Jordan Maury; Professor Henry and wife
Key. Septlmus Iustin the lamontet
Mhllaln Nuckney ana ms son Nlillanl
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