Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

is said the grafton Of Mr.. Gusts was extern.
poraneous, and 20 affecting was it that
old warriors who had almost for.
s srasm es" so Ssp ssane felt soa ss
their furrowed checks, while their breasts
| hcnved with convulsive sobs Throughout the
whole address the assembled multitude stood
with uncovered heads. Eloqucntly the brave
deeds OF the deceased were related long did
| the speaker dwell on the towns loss. He spoke
against no particular man. 1t was q stain on
Maryland, he said; a stain which the waters OF
| the Chesapeake could never wash out. Through
out the eulogy the names of Warrington and
llngan were linked together, as their owners
had been in their common fight for liberty and
independence. As the adopted son OF the
father OF his country drew near the close OF
his remarks the people had become so affected
that their sobs were distinctly heard. Then
came the recital of the death scene. famous for
its Effectiveness. Attend, he said, 1.-The clos
ing act OF the tragedy. The old man falls-yet
feebly raising his wounded head on which three
score years had shed their SHOWS, he appeals to
his murderers: Spare the old man. whose
years are few to live! Spare the father, whose
orphans will want. Spare the old soldier,
whose faithful services ard whose hard suffer
ings have earned his countrys liber-
ties, Spare.r Here, as if it were
necessary TO cap the climax Of horror,
know, Americans, that flames Lingan, the soldier
of your Washington. the patriot. the hero and
the friend. the man of charity, who felt for
others woes. the noble example to youth, the
man OF virtue. religion and honor, with the
foul opithet OF tory ringing in has cars, ex-
pred The defender of liberty disgraced by
the epi,het of tory" That was the un-
Aindest cut of all" Then-alI went home with
an increased sense OF the loss the town had sus-
tanned. In the course of the day Col. Stuart
observed TO Mr.. Gusts: After the sufferings
which l have borne in my country's cause
n N gain t,lrt in nicht
day has quite unnamed me-"
THE WIDOW FRIGHTENED.
On the day Of the funeral a ruffian paraded
the street in front Of the hotel where Mrs Lin
gan was and fourshed bloody spear and mill
tary cap stained with blood and inscribed
Federal republican" When the bereaved
lady saw him she became SO overpowered that
she Was unable to attend the ceremonies. To
tins the-federalists calmly said: Oar work is
the work OF piety and peace, but If dagger is
raised against us there are men enough here to
walk over the body of the assassin" This was
the only unfavorable demonstration made on
the day the ceremonies took place. Some time
after the delivery of the eulogy relatives had
the body OK tho general broughtto Georgetown
and quietly buried in the Lingan place be-
meath huge poplar tree and ut point close
where tho New Cut and Eoxhall roads now
meet. On this tract. which still bears the name
OF Harlem" the general had erected an i'm
iess for whom bo had toncbt ard died .nr-
mounted the highest point For wears she
looked down silently upon the last home of he r
son. but time, transfers and the destruction OF
tie house caused at last the destruction of her
own image.
r1SoIN's opAyr
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miles from the city where he met his tragic
death, the body of this editor-general has lain
the Mace eyer atom 10 ,b;rt for mn instant ~
the man who was once sncb a monument t;rure
For seventy vears The ararn ran,a;roa ~.
marked save Inv the GRAND porlar tbot snreoJs
its mighty branches over IL butabout ten wears
ago tue neglected condition of the Mace was
brought TO the attention of a nenhew of tho
deceased who is ON a,torney IN Nv OrIoons
and a ionrnev wos ,ua6o hora bv b;m Co,n
eriup Sufficient Information from the oldest in
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