Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-02-20
LOCAL.
DEATH Of EE-SBICRBTARY
STUART.

DIUhIlI.
H0N0RS PAID TO HIS MEMORY By THE GOV
ERNMENT AT WASHINGTON.
HIS LAST NIOMENTs-FUNERAL TOUCH
ING LETTER WRITTEN BY HI11-THl
OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENT
AT HINGTON-TRIBUTEs FROM TIL
BAR, THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
AND THE VALLEY MUTUAL-ExPREs
sIoNs OF THE PRESS.
&C., SC, &C.
On Friday last, we announced that Hon
A. III. Fl. Stuart Was dying, and gave {
sketch of the events Of his long and emf
nent life. He died at l o'clock that after
noon. His illness commenced with al
attack Of pneumonia, but that was con
quered by his attending physician, Dr.
Henry M. Patterson, and the venerable
patient afterwards succumbed to exhaus
ton. On the Tuesday before his death, he
said to Dr.. Patterson who was administer
ing medicines, 1T is no use Doctor to keep
this up. This is my last attack. You had
better let me gO.'' The Doctor promised
that directly he saw medical remedies
would be of no avail, he would see that he
should not be troubled with them, and that
he should be left undisturbed. He gradu-
ally sank and on Thursday morning was
unconscious, in which condition he remain
ed until he breatheu his last. His three
daughters, and their husbands-Dr Hunter
Mcclure of Richmond, Rev. r. II. Gibson
of Cincinnati, and Mr.. Alex. T. Robertson
of Staunton-were gathered at his death
bed.
THE FUNERAL.
The burial Of Nh. Stuart took place on
Monday last at noon from Trinity 7. e.
church. Among those who came from else
where to attend it, were Mr. Samuel Nor
ment of Washington city, the Treasurer
which MI. Stuart was the first President;
Professors VIM. NJ. Thornton, james II. Gil
more and DR.. w. G. Dabney, representing
the Faculty of the University of Virginia.;
W. Writ Henry, President Of the Histori
cal Society of Virginia; Hon. J. Ran.
Tucker Of Washington & Lee University;
Judge VIM. Mclaughlin Of Lexington;
James N. Ransom of Jefferson county, W.
Va: W. d. Cabell Of Washington, D. c.,
and Miss Ellie D. Bouldin OF Washington
a daughter Of Judge Wood Bouldin.
The funeral service was conducted by
Rev. W. c.. Hullihen, rector of Trinity
church. The following is the list Of pail
bearers:
Active-G. G. Gooch, James Bumgard-
ner, J. c. Shields, Marshall Hanger, Geo.
NJ Harrison, DR.. Newton Wayt, II. N.
McIlhaney, Jed. Hotchkiss, A. f. Kinney,
Frank 7. Stribling.
HonOrary-Col. Jas. II. Skinner, Judge
John \. Hendren, General John Echols,
Major 7. G. Elder, Hon. Jos. 4. Waddell,
Judge William Mclaughlin, Hon. J. Ran
dolph Tucker, Capt Frank B. Berkeley,
Hon. 4. II. Fultz, Judge Jno. w. Stout,
DR.. B. N. Atkinson.
Mr.. STUART KINDNESS TO YOUNG MEN
A TRIBUTE FROM ONE WHO EXPERT
ENCED THAT NDNESS-TOUCHING
LETTER FROM THE vENERA-
BILE STATESMAN.
The following two letters explain them
selves. The writer of the first is Rowland
D. Buford, Esq, for thirty years Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Bedford, and himself
now in his sixty fourtlgear. He is one of
a type of old Virginia gentlemen that is,
alas, fast passing away:
BEDFORD CITY formerly Liberty VA,
Feb'y 10Th, 1891.
Editor Stdunton VindicGt0r:
Dear Sir.-I deeply regret my inability
to be present to-day in your city to pay the
last sad tribute Of respect to the memory
of the late Hon. A. FL. II. Stuart.
In 1915 I was sent to the county of Rock
bridge and entered the Clerks offices there
in my eighteenth year, as assistant to
the late Col S. Med. Reid, who was for
many years Clerk Of Circuit and County
Courts, where [ continued until 1854. 1t
was my good fortune the whole of my So
journ there, to be thrown into close business
relations with such lawyers as the late D..
E. Moore, j. D. Davidson, John Letcher,
S. Med. Moore. Charles 2. DOrman and
Others of the Rockbridge bar, Hon. A. II.
II. Stuart. Thos. J. Niche, j. B. Baldwin,
H. w. Sheffey, David Fultz and others Of
the Augusta bar, Wm. H. Terrill Of Bath,
and the Andersons and others of Botetourt.
All were men of high order of taient-some
were giants III their PROFESSIONAL the
pink of honor, and stately and courteous in
demeaner. Like autumn leaves all have
passed away. I recall them all in my mem
DRY with great pleasure.
There was, however. one amongst them.
who, by his unsolicited and unselfish kind
ness. placed upon me debt OF gratitude |
could not repay. ] refer to Mr.. Stuart.
was in great degree a stranger amongst
strangers. When l Went tG Roclzbrdge |
knew 10 one there nor in Augusta, tho
was at-great- maternal grandson Of tie
late Capt. John Mathews who emigrated
from the Northern part OF Ireland and set
tied on James River in Augusta (noN
Rockbridge) in 1737-tWo Of whose sons
Sampson and George, afterwards resided in
OF near Staunton, and [ knew OF no &c
scendants in Roelzbridge. For some rea-
son, know not what, Mr.. Stuart became
possessed of a kindly feeling for me. AT
one time he voluntarily offered to secure for
me situation in one Of the Banks i'll
Staunton if L would consent to accept it.
On another, after he had been installed
Secretary of the interior at the n National
capital and was, in company with President
Fillmore and the late w. w. Corcoran. Oh
a visit to the parade grounds Of the Y. NJ
I. at Lexington, he called me to him anG
offered me clerkship in his De oartmen1