The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-06-19
SENATOR vANCE's REMAINS.
Deplorable Wrangle--His Widow Moves
the Body to the Place She Bought
for it--His Son Moves it Back.

Deplorable Wrangle--HiS Widow Moves
the Body to the Place She Bought
for it--F4is Son Moves it Back.
On Wednesday of last week Mrs.
Vance, widow Of the Senator, went to
Asheville and very quietly had his re
mains moved from the grave in the
old Vance lot to the spot she had
chosen for the purpose, the highest and
most beautiful part of the cemetery,
and upon which it is intended for a
monument to Vance's memory tostand.
But the Senator's son, Charles N.
Vance learned of the removal, went to
Asheville Saturday evening and some
time during that night had the
remains disinterred and placed in the
family plat where they were first
buried, beside the grave of his first
wife, young Vance's mother, where, it
is understood, Charlie Vance is de-
termined they shall remain if there be
any possible way of enforcing his
wishes. The grave has been guarded
by q special officer since Sunday morn
ing, 1t is said he agreed to the re-
moval of his fathers body provided
Mrs. Vance would allow the re inter
ment Of the Senator'S first wife by his
side, but this she would not do.
This wrangle as to the permanent
resting place of the beloved dead is
much deplored.
Mr.. VANCE's CARD
Mr.. Vance gave the Citizen the fol
lowing letter addressed ITO the Pub
lic:'
my fathers request and direction
to me was that his body should be laid
to rest in the lot in Asheville Cemetery
selected and purchased by himself, and
that his first wife, the mother of his
children, should be laid by his side. In
compliance with his expressed wish he
was placed there by the Senate com
mittee, with the concurrence of the
family and widow. There remained
nearly two months, when last Tuesday
evening, late, the remains eresecretly
and surreptitiously takenup and placed
in another lot in the cemetery. This
was known to be without the knowl
edge or consent of his sons, his only
brother and his sisters-even against
their desire.
within one half mile of the GENE
terry were one brother and three sisters
of our father, and had either of these
been consulted they would have pro
tested against this high handed act,
most certainly against the manner OF
removal, and especially against the
opening of the casket, which latter was
done, for what purpose we do not
know. -
This removal might even have been
submitted to had not the party making
the removal, in writing, as a last and
final ultimatum on the subject, refused
to allow the wife of his early manhood,
our mother, to be placed by his side.
This violation Of sacred obligation
was to me so revolving that 1 felt that
it was my imperative duty to the mem.
DRY of my dead father to replace the
remains in the original place. This
has been done and I trust and pray
that they may remain in peace. Sad
as has been this duty, it was rendered
necessary by the promise I repeatedly
made my father. It is also humiliat
ing that all this has occurred and this
publication made necessary, but l see
no escape from it. We appeal to the
sentiment of the good people of this
community and of the State of North
Carolina to sustain ua in our efforts to
secure the permanent and peaceful re.
pose Of this < nd man, our father, in
the spot of his own selection and choice,
and where he vas placed by his col
leagues of the United States Senate
with the full consent of the family and
widow, and where may rest by his side
the mother of his children.
Very respectfully,
CHARLES N. VANCE"