Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-23

NrERESrfNo sKkrCH OF TIE PASSAGE or WASH.
INoToN's HOME FROM tn. yArHER OF HIs
COUNTRY INTO HIS hands, AND THE crRcuN.
STANCES UNDER WHICH HI NET HIS DEATH.
As everything associated, even indirectly,
with the memory of George Washington APP
pears to command continually increasing in
terest, the writer hereof having been in early
life intimately associated with the subject Of
this sketch, assumes that the facts herein set
forth, and especially those relating to the death
Of Col. Washington, which, IL is believed. have
never heretofore been properly presented to
the public, NAV prove of interest q matter
of history. The Mount Vernon estate, the
home of Washington was devised by Augustine
Washington, who died in Stafford county, Va.
April IL, 1743, to Lawrence, tine second son by
his first wife, Jane Butler. Lawrence WASH
ington, who gave the name of Mount Vernon to
the estate, in honor of Admiral Vernon, Of the
English navy, under whose command he served
in the expedition against Carthagena, died
in 1884, and under proviso of his will 1t be-
came the property of his half-brother, George,
the oldest child Of Augustine and his second
wife, Mary Ball.
GENERAL WASHINGTON,
who died December IA. 1799 left Mt. Vernon to
his nephew Bushrod, son of his brother John
Augustine, and an associate Justice OF the SUI
preme Court. Bushrod Washington died
November 26, 1929, without issue, leaving it in
turn to John Augustine Washington, son of
his brother Corbin. John Augustine Washing
ton. soon after the death of his uncle Bushrod
removed to Mt. Vernon. where he resided until
his death in June. 1882. After the death of his
widow Mt Vernon became the property Of his
son, John Augustine, whose name appears at
the head of this notice.
COL. JOHN AUGUSTINE WASHINGTON
was born May g. 1920, at "Blakely," the resi-
dence of his father, in Jefferson county, Va,
now West Virginia. He married in February,
1912. at Exeter" Loudon county, Va, Eleanor
Love. daughter OF Wilson Carey Selden, ESQ.,
He had issue, two sons and five daughters, all
OF whom are now living, and all married save
one daughter He resided at Mt Vernon until
a short time prior to the late war. and until it
passed into the possession of the Ladies' Mt
Vernon association" under the control Of which
it is still,held
On the breaking out Of hostlities between
the states Col Washington became a volunteer
aide, with the rank of colonel. on the staff Of
Gen. Rob't Z. Lee. and was killed September
10. 1861, while conducting a reconnaissance ON
the turnpike along Elk Water river. about
miles northwest Of HuttoDsville, Randolph
county, W. Va.
Col. Washington was graduate Of the uni
versity Of Virginia. and was a man of fine
natural parts as well as a gentleman of culture
OF a warm. impulsive temperament and gener-
Gus nature. In manners and hospitality a
veritable type OF the Virginia gentleman. The
following facts connected with
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS DEATH
were recently related to the writer by Col J.
H. Morrow, late third regiment, Ohio volun-
teers who commanded q brigade of four regi-
ments under Gen. George B. Mcclellan in the
West Virginia campaign at the time and in
whose arms Colonel Washington expired and
with whose permission make this statement.