New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-15
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The BURIAL OF PRESIDENT MONROE.
A QUESTION ABOUT THE REFINEMENT At RICH
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The BURIAL OF PRESIDENT MONROE.
QUESTION ABOUT THE REFINEMENT At RICH.
MONT. VA.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I have read with interest the article In
today's issue Of The Tribune under the headng
{. President Monroe's Death" Having photographed
the Monroe monument In Hollywood Cemetery, Rich
mond tried to obtain Information In regard to the
removal Of the body from New-fork, ana met with
conflicting statements; ono being that the BODY OF
President Monroe, removal from New-fork' was
deposited in the park at Richmond where the Capitol
building stands, and thence removed to Hollywood
a few years later. Can you confirm thisl
FRANK A. BUTLER.
New.York August IL, 1892
THE American Cyclopedia, vol. XII, p. 763, under
title James Monroe" mentions his death In this
city, and says: in S5s his remains were re-
moved with great pomp to Richmond, Va, and
reinterred on July in the Hollywood Cemetery
The custodian of the books Of the New-York
Marble Cemetery informed the writer before he
wrote the article that President Monroes re-
mains were removed from there in 1858 to the
HOLLYWOOD Cemetery, Richmond. Va, Under the
escort of the 18th Regiment. As these two state
ments agreed, the writer inferred that such was
the fact. lie did not pursue this branch Of the
subject therefore, nor look up the files OF the
papers CT the tine, because he considered the
cycopeda and cemetery official sufficient author
ity on this point, especially when the arocle
only purported TO cover President Monroe's death
and burial in New-York. The transfer was &C
complished at the request OF the State OF VIZ
GINA. which doubtless had all preparations made
for it's reception before making the request for
its removal.-Ed)
WHAT EX.CoNGRESsMAN HORR DID SAY.
TO the Editor Of Tho Tribune.
Sir: VIII you allow me to call your attention
TO an evident error1 In tOdays paper reporting ex-
Congressman H0rr's speech, you make him say
"Fourthy when duty Is levied on any article which
we can produce this duty becomes tax but when
II Is levied on what cannot produce 1t is stmulant
etc.
This makes the report exactly opposite to what he
did say II. H. DEADLE.
Brooklyn, August 10.
(Of course the published report is incorrect.
What Mr.. Horr said was that when q duty is
levied on an article which we cannot produce it
becomes tax; but when it is levied on what we
can produce IL becomes stimulant," etc. 1t was
so written In the report, but an error in compo-
sitiop made tho incorrect version-EdD
B. G. CLARKE WAS A BORN LEADER OF MEN
TO the E0ltOr Oh nc u
Sir: The sudden death, at Antwerp, yesterday Of
d. G.. Clarke Of this city, removes from our midst
born leader of men, As the president OF the Thomas
Company, vice president Of the Lackawanna Iron
and Steel Company, and the moving spirit In numerous
other companies he had the respect and confidence
OF all his associates
As controlling factor In the steel rail and iron
market, during years OF frequent and unw0nted dis
turbances he held all his old friends and made many
new ones. lie was always ct the forefront in tho
improvement and development Of new mechanical and
metalurgical processes In Iron and steel making.
When others halted discouraged, his the inspiration
that led them on to victory. One notable case IS
worthy Of record. At F1ly Foster ". Y, Of his
companies owned an iron mine, with over 100000
tons OF In the floors and pillars, which could only
be recovered by heroic measures and even these were
questioned by eminent engineers. Supported by the
advice OF his general manager, Mr.. Clarke carried
through his board n motion to appropriate $25O,O0O
to the development Of method OF mining, and
lived to the OF the enterprise fully as
sured. The younger Of his own and later gen.
Grafton him peculiar debt Of gratitude He has
helped hundreds, II not thousands, by kindly sympathy
and advice in times Of business trials and In material
way. that win never be known; space perw1ted'
living In the full belief That the world wes moving
forward In broad lines, he did much to hasten the
movement
He was Intensely patriotic and longed to see
America lead all the nations OF the earth In her manu-,
features OF iron and steel, and he has done rs much
any one man 70 bring about such supremacy.
Thus Mr.. Clarke has welded an inhuence for eood
and has left Impressions upon his time and generston
that cannot be ehaccd. such men do not die they
live on In tho hearts OF their cOuntrymen.
New-York, Aug. 10, 1892. +. II. MCDOWELL.