Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-11-29
THE OLD PATHFINDER

Finds a Resting-Place on the Banks OF tho
Hudson-Laid to Rest with Simple Obse-
quies, Attended by q Faithful Few. Who
Loved the Noble Patriot Living and
Honor His Memory Now that He Has
Gone to His Reward.
SPARKILL, N. Y, Nov. 22.-On the
crest of high hill commanding a view
OF the Hudson river and the country
to the west of it for miles and miles,
the remains of Gen. John C. Fremont
were yesterday placed at rest. Only a
small band of the followers of the
pathfinder" were present. They came
up from New York in special car at
tached to the 1:30 p. m. train from Jer
sey City. Prominent among them
were Lieut.. John C. Fremont, U.
5. N, son of the dead gen.
eral; Mrs. John C. Fremont, Jr.;
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Townsend,
relatives by marriage; Mrs. John w.
Magruder, widow of Gen. Magruder;
Maj Gen. Miles, U. S. A., Rear-Admiral
Meade, u. S. n. There were dozen
or more '49ers, members of the organ
lzation known as the Associa ted Pio-
neers of the territorial days of Califor-
mia, and with the Rockland county
people who attended the burial, the
party numbered $50.
The day was perfect and the simple
ceremony was impressive. On spot
from which the noble Hudson can be
seen as it broadens to form Happen
Zee, and followed until it is lost be-
yond the Croton hills, and with view
of the setting sun, as it sinks behind
the New Jersey hills, the little band of
devoted followers stood with barred
heads while earth was consigned to
earth and ashes to ashes.
The remains of the man whose name
was once household word had been
in the receiving vault here since
ferred from Trinity cemetery, New
after the funeral on July Is, 1890.
AT 2 o'clock the casket, inclosed in a
heavy wooden box, was placed in a
hearse and followed by carriages con-
tanning the relatives and friends, the
little cortege passed up the winding
road to the highest ground. The grave
had been dug within a hundred feet of
the tall shaft which marks the resting
place of Lieut.. Gorrigne, who brought
the obelisk to this country.
The casket, adorned with American
flags, was removed from the hearse
and lowered into the grave. Rev.
Ward Dennis, of Sparkill, read the
simple interment service of the Protes-
tant Episcopal church. Francis d.
Clark, secretary of the Associated
Pioneers, spoke a few words in behalf
of the veterans who had come to pay
their final tribute to the memory of
their cOmrade. He then introduced
Rear-Admiral Meade, who said in sub
stance:
FRIENDS AND PIoNEERs-In the face
of death there is not much that can be
said. We are here to honor the men,
Dry OF the man who did as much as any
man in his generation to give us the
empire of the western world. / re-
member we'll, as boy, how my heart
thrilled as heard of the man whom
we now lay at rest on the banks of the
Hudson, beside which Washington
Irving said it was an honor to be born.
Of Fremont it can be said every
pulse of his heart beat for his country.
If he had had his wish, he would have
died fighting for the colors he loved SO
WE'LL
Rev. E. Crowell, of Nyack, who knew
Fremont in California. also spoke.
Then Rev. Mr.. Dennis concluded the
service; flowers were thrown upon the
casket, and the grave was filed with
earth