The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-05
PRESIDENT HARR1soNs TOMB.
Long Neglected, it May Now be
Marked by a Monument
From the Net0 York World.

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From the NetO York World.
CINCINNATI, July There is a regular
Harrison revival here at present, and every
| incident connected with the past history of
the family is coming to the surface. The
'oldest inhabitantn is in request, and his
/ stories and anecdotes of Old Tippecanoe are
| told and retold with variations in hotels,
| clubs, barrooms and other places where
men do congregate. Aside from the ex-
plots Of the old General, the family history
! Is Singularly destitute of incident the
| careers of Ben and his father furnishing
next to nothing in the way of material for
interesting gossip. This is the home of the
western branch of the Harrison family, and
J from this county the doughty general went
| forth to battle against the red man under
! st. Clair and Mad Anthony Wayne as an
| humble ensign; to the command or the
northwestern army i'll the war of lSl2, with
its browning victory of the battle of the
| Thames and the death of Tecumseh; to the
governorship of the Territory of Indiana.
then embracing within its limits all the ter
| rltOry from which were afterwards carved
| the States of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
| Wisconsin; to his seat in congress as terrific
rial delegate and afterwards as regular
member from Ohio; to the position of min
| lister of the United States to the South
to the Presidency of the United States.
Here, after these honors, save the presi-
| dency, he was glad to take the position of
| county clerk i'll order to add its emOluments
| to the slim income from his farm, and 1t
1t was while holding this position that the
| second nomination tor the presidency came
| to HIM Here he married the daughter of
| John Cloves Symnes, the famous owner of
''all the land between the two Miamis," as
| he was described, and here, after his brief
| career as President, his body was laid to rest
| in brick vault in the family graveyard on
| the summit of the high hill that,
| Jutting out into the stream, forms the
| bend that thenceforward became a historic
| point i'll the geography of the west. For
many years after his death the Tomb Of
| Harrison was the Mount Vernon of the
western country, place to be seen by all
| the youngsters of the rising generation at
| home and a point of interest to travellers
| from abroad. Steamboat excursions to the
sacred spot There were no railroads them
| from points above and below ON the Ohio
| were frequent, and number Of ami
| versaries of the battle of Tippecanoe, and
other incidents in the history of the north
west, were held in the vicinity.
| IL then became custom of steamboat
| men to toll tho bells when passing the tomb,
| and ali of the passengers stood on deck with
| uncovered head rs the vessel swept under
| the historic headland that formed the dead
| nero PRESIDENT only moiufnenU. uradually
Che custom leil INTO desuetude, generation
| grew up that knew not Joseph travellers
passed the spot unheeded by, and Harrison's
| place of Seputure was neglected and for
| gotten by all save few of the older people,
| VINO "oulu al irregular inter alS make spas
| IhodlC ehorGs 10 nave Che legislatures OF Ohlo
ana INDIANA appropriate money LOT tle
erection OF suitable monument over the
grave blils upon DlllS LOT the purpose
| were introduced III the ONO legislature
ohly 70 tall' ana the grave TO TINS day re-
mains unmarked by anything save the
vault, nake oven sorC Oh STRUCTURE,
covered on Cnree siueS ana Top Dy tne
healeu up eafcil, leaVlhS Jhe IrohV OF DrlcH-
Work ana Ihe IRON door expoSeu, Ill a sorU OF
rouSh IInlG It Oh Ihe washington Collo
aG MOUNT vernon; except IlaU Une sarco-
| phd9l' HlsIead Oh Delhg exp seq 10 vie" as
ao mount vernon are hldueh, each III us
ndIro" sioU anu "tileu III MUCH aIleF uhe
style IGAC P[SValls III inc ABOVE Grouhu
ceIneUeiles Oh NE" orleans.
NO" OnaU ING sehelal SIahuSoii mas as
Sutheu such prominence as a hatl0haI re-
pupilc'i ii c'itIIIaCe' Vhe lePupucal le8lsia-
lure VIII uouoIiess DO hloVei 10 remember
the iohg-neglected grave ana IL Is SAFE 10
Preulct that on the iliSt day OF the next SEES.
sun d huilper Vi pllS lor inc purpose OF
hlaKlhS aPPfopriaOi4hs lor monument
VIII DE introduced. IN Che meantime, now
ever, the dead resident is TO be h0nored
anu the clly OF Clhcihilaul peanllhe4 ny tne
erection Oh an equestrian statue OF heroic
SIZE IN the center Oh custom mouse square,
racing VGe peautllul lyIer baVldSon fount-
alll III ffoo ,. place. Inc I1ea OF the
erection OF TINS monument was born IN the
hraih oil Col. A Il. Jones, a cltlzen OF great
antiquarian reiilinIscehce ana much patrl-
QUO puDic spirit Inc lloheer ASSOCIATION
TOOK honi Oh IL, the clty councli backed IL
up, petIlohs IRON ihhuiherable cltlzons,
Who' as usual didht Know what they were
signing poured IN on the last legls-
iature' ana that letharglc BODY was finally
induced 10 pass a OH permitting the citizens
to TAX themselves Tor the purpose after the
proposition mad been submitted to the voters