Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-06
JANIS MONROE e.
ROBERT TILLOTs0N.
VAULT
No. IA1.

tDueTDeatn tulS IaDleV II tue 'ault
which belonged TO Monroe's son-in:lsw,
and the opening Of which Is IN tue middle
OF the adjacent path.
The country had been shocked July T.
1928, by the simultaneous death OF Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams on that day.
On July 4, 1881, the national holiday was
turned into period Of bereavement by
the death of James Monroe. II was
strange coincidence that the three men
who had received the higest honor which
the nation could bestow should nave
passed away on the anniversary or the
Declaration of Independence.
Ii is not necessary here 10 recount the
achievements ofJames Monroe. Hels now
best known as the prOpOunder of the
Monroe Doctrine" and the champion of
the principle that America is for the
Americans. After the death of his wife. In
1890 no came to this city aud lived with
his son-in-law, Samuel l.. Gouyerneur, ut
No. SO Prince street. For about year his
health had been failing. To his friends
and relatives his death was mOmentarlly
expected during the week preceding July
4, 1891. At half.pa 8 o'clock on the
afternoon of that day, which was Monday,
be breathed his last. An account or his
funeral furnishes fair estimate of what
the city was at that time. Brooklyn was
only a village. Blocker street was then
what Fifty-seventh street IL now. An at
tempt was being made TO make the east
side the centre of wealth and society.
But the law of snch matters In munich
palities. here As elsewhere, soon transfer
red the social world for the most part to
the west side of the city.
THE PROGRAMME.
The funeral of Monroe took place on the
afternoon of Thursday, July 7th and was
\. L. ~ asaa hal III IN
Now York up to that time. The official
programme published on that day was Gs
follows:
Arrangements for the funeral OF the
late James Monroe;
The body Of the deceased will be re-
ceiyed by the Joint committee at his resi-
dence, IN Prince street, at precisely 3
o'clock. under an escort of cavalry, and
brought down the Bowery TO the platform
in front of the City Hall, where the adj
dress will be delivered.
After tue address, the body will be
taken TO St. Pau's church. where the
funeral service will be performed During
this time the societies and citizens viii
form IN the park under the direction OF
the Grand Marshal.
The procession will move from St.
Paur5 church ia Broadway 10 Bleecker
street, through Blocker street TO the
Bowery, up the BowarY TO Second street,
through Second street to the New York
Marble cemetery. The whole under the
charge OF Major General Fleming, the
grand marshal appointed by the JOINT
committee Of the honorable the corpora
ton. when the procession will move in
| the following order: Malor-General
Morton's Division of Artillery, un-
der arms: the funeral escort, con-
| sisting of two battalions OF infantry IN
reversed order, the sexton, the reverend
the clergy, pall-bearers in open barouches,
the body, the relatives of the deceased, the
Common Council of the city of New York
as mourners. in the following order: The
Mayor Of the city, the Board of Aldermen,
headed by their president, the Board OF
| Assistant Aldermen. headed by their presl-
dent; the officers OF the two boards,
| the Society of the Cincinnati, the
physicians of the deceased, the
| President, trustees, faculty, and students
| of Columbia College; the University OF
| the city of New York. the Hon. Albert
| Gallatin presiding; College Of Physicians
and Surgeons; foreign Minister and Con-
suls; marshal of the United States and
sheriff of the city and county; judges OF
| the United States and State courts and the
| recorder; members OF Congress; Senate
and Assembly Of the State Legis-
! lature: members of the bar Presl-
| dent and Trustees of the Village OF
| Brooklyn; officers of the army and
navy Of the United States; militia
officers not on duty :. Chamber. OF
| Commerce Board of Trade officer.
| Of the customs; wardens of the port aud
| harDOr-masters Marine Society; such
other societies as may wish 20 unite on the
| occasion in SUCH order as the Grand Mar.
| shall of the day may designate; citizens OF
! BROOKLYN: citizens Of New York.
After the funeral ceremonies shall have
| been performed at the cemetery, the so
| cleties will leave the ground under the di
rection Of their respective officers.
"JoHN YATES Zebra,
Chairman of Committee of Arrange
| ments
"John r. Rhine'andsr, Secretary"
CALCULATIONS.
| These arrangements were carried out
| That afternoon the body was lowered int
| the vault and the troops fired three round;
| over it. Previously, At the City Hal, VII
liam A. Duer. President Of Columbia Col
| lege, had delivered the address reterre1 10
| in the programme. The next day one OF
] the New York papers estimated thai
| the procession was three miles long
| that the van had reached the cemetery be
| fore the rear had started and that there
| were at least 100, 900 spectators along the
line. The same paper published on that
| day long and interesting calculation
showing that, starting at the time OK TN
| Declaration OF Independence, July 4, 100
the chances against Adams and Jefferson
dying together when they did were l,72l,-
AS. 256 to 1, and that the chances agains
jefferson, Adams. and Monroe dying july
attn were is, 26S. 273 $50, 1872 to /, all OF which
is interesting, aud, 1t IS to be hoped, cor
| rect