Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-09

kraves, while suitable sentiments in proc
and verse from the best authors are scastere,
about, the tvo most admired being . cent
mens Of President Lincoln and verse; frou
fhe Birouac Of the Dead There are q
present al graves. representing regiment
from many Shses. interspsrsed here ant
there With the grave Of an old man o war;
man. Who has cast his last anchor in rogus
AZ general thing the graves, like the
ret Who sleep beneath have uniform look
18th there milk white headstones, wavins
American dags, and srassy mounds but still
there are come exceptions. notably the last
resting place Of John Kirk Who died
May 18th aged forty i've years He vas an
Englishman but on the breaking out Of the
rebellion be espoused the Union cause and
vas badly wounded in one of the many bat
ties in which he took part. He held the
d nerent positions in the Home Of Possmast-
e., Notary Public and Chief Clerk Of the Of
hae for many years. always trusted and re-
spseted by his superior officers. and honored
and beloved by all the soldiers al the Home.
HIS funeral was attended by ali the iumates
OF the Home. every member Of Cutler Post
No. 4s Dept. Of Maine G. A. r., and large
body OF Uniformed knights of Pyshias
The monument 10 . splendid piece of work,
erected by his widow and the grave 10 pro-
fusely decorated with potted plants, rose
bushes and beautiful glass case containing
m morals.
There 10 . large and beautiful headstoue
of italian marble over the grave of Colonel
Hcratio Deming Jarvis, who commanded
the 56th Regiment Of Maze. Volunteers.
He Was born in the Sandwich Islands In
lsSs and died in Toeus, April 10th. 1888,
and his last request was that instead of send-
ing his body home, it should be buried on
the hill with his old comrades in arms, and
his wish was complied With.
Another 10 that Of Sergeant of Police
Maioy who was shot while In the discharge
of his duty on October 9Th. 1884; this 10 also
a large and beautiful piece Of work and en-
Rrssed on il 10 bis name, service, age, and
manner of his death and underneath this
handsome tribute Faithful and Brave
There is \ peculiar incident in connection
with the death Of Sergeant Malloy. which 10
worth mentioning. When in the perform
ance OF his duties ~ Police Sergeant at the |
Home, he had an inseparable companion in |
in he shape of u large Newfoundland dog. |
The faithful animal was with him 1t the |
time Of the shooting that ended Malloy's life,
and tried his best to rend the murderer; ever
since, when an inmate 10 to be buried, and
the Home band commences to play the Dead /
March, the dog will hide himself among the |
trees and wait patiently until the fret dis
charge Of musketry from the firing party
when he will rush at the firing squad with
every symptom Of madness or frc my and it
10 with great difficulty he is kept away. Sun.
'hiue or storm, the canine frend has never
missed funeral since the burial Of his mas
er in 1884.
All the other National Home Cemeteries
ire furnished by the Government with large,
beautiful and costly monuments, but as
fogus is in somewhat of an ou:-of-ihe-way
,lace, it has been overlooked in this matter.
ien,r raj Stephenson, however, has deter
mined to remedy the deflcieIc cy and the result
s. we are TO have q beautiful monument,
Unique in it's kind and having n parallel in
lone of the other homes of the country. The
,xtreme height will be 27 feet, & inches,
irst base of rough hewn graGite. 7 feet, sec
md base, 6 feet, shaft, IL feet. cspstone, 3
eet, peak. 5 feet, 6 inches, and it is to be
ioped that the peak will be surmountsd with
golden eagle. or some other patriotic de-
ign. On the four squares Of the second
'ase there will be large square block of
'olished granite suitably engraved, and il
sould seem very appropriate and right to en-
,rsve one of the blocks with the following
acts. The idea of the monument originated in
he Home with General Stephenson, the de-
ign was drawn by William II. Spaulding,
IN inmate Of the Home, and = former mar
de worker Of Philadelphia, Pa Who 10 the
builder of the monument. All the stone
vork and dressing IL under the supervision
# Jeremiah O'Brien, also an inmate Of the
lone, but formerly a noted stone-cutter Of
quincy, Mass, and Westerly, X. 1.
1t is a remarkable fact that with the ex-
eption Of the cement used in the building
# the monument, everything connected
With it, namely. designing, building, quarry
ng and stone cutting, has all been done on
he Home ground, and by inmates Of the
lone rs tribute to their loving dead COM
AIDES. I'D.