The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-12
Arrow OVER VANCE'SGRAVE
The Widow and Son at Outs Over
Its Location.

Mrs. Vance Eas the Remains Reinter-
red in Her own Lot at Night-Tha
Son Has Thom Moved Back to Their
Original r ssting Place-NLrs. Vance
Don't Want the Remains 70 Lie Be-
side the SENATOR First Wife.
New York, June ll.-An Asheville, N.
c., special says: "The widow Of Senator
Zebulon b. Vance came TO Ashevill0
Wednesday and had the body Of the sena-
tor moved from the Vance family plat in
the cemetery, where it was originally
buried, to plat she had bought tho day
the senator was buried. Charles N.
Vance, the son Of the senator, and his
private secretary during his life, arrived
In Asheville Saturday, had the body
again dlainterrcd and reburied in tho
family plat Young Vance declares that
il was his fathers dying request that his
body should be buried IN this plat. which
the senator had bought and bcautihed
during his life, and that his first wlfes
body young Nance's mOther) should be-
placed beside him. Young MIR Vance saws
no Is determined that his fathers wishes
shall be obeyed if the law has TO be in
voked In order TO carry them out The
plat of ground to which Mrs. Vance had
the senator's body removed is the "EIill
top" the most beautiful and commanding
SPOT in the cemetery, aud her OBJ eet IN
placing the senator's body there was the
fitness of the site for the erection of a
great monument to the senator's memory
by the people Of the state. Mrs. Vance is
n Catholic, and when it was found that
the senator was dying a priest was about
to perform the last sacrament whom
Charles N Vance intcrfered Senator
Vance was a Protestant, and, il Is said,
had requested that none of the rites OF
the Catholic church be allowed over him.
Young Vance said he would permit his
fathers body to be removed to the plat
secured by Mrs Vance provided his first
wife's body be placed beside the senator's,
but this Mrs. Vance declined TO agree to.
IL is not known what steps Mrs. Vance
will take when she learns what has been
done" ..s,s,-l
A CARD FROM THE SON.
Raleigh, N. c.. June 1.-THE News
Observer-Chronicle has received the fol-
lowing card which appeared in the
Asheville Citizen to-day:
To the Public My fathers request and di-
rection 10 me were that his body should DO
laid 10 rest In the lot In the AsheWlle ceme-
terry selected and purchased by himself and
his first wife, the mother OF his children
should be by his side. In compliance with
this expressed wish he was placed there by the
Senate committee with the concurrence OF
his family and widow. There he remained
for nearly two months. when on last Tuesday
evening late the remains were secretly and
surreptitously taken up and placed in another
lot In the cemetery. This was known to DO
without the knowledge or consent OF his sons,
his only brother or his sister; even against
their desire. Within one mile OF the ceme-
terry was one brother and three sisters OF our
father, and had either Of these been consulted
they would have protested against
this hiRh-handed act. most GER
tatnly against the manner of removal
and especially against the opening OF the
oasket which latter was done, for what pur-
pose we do not know, The removal might
even have been submitted to, had not tho
party making the removal in writing as the
last and final ultlmatum on the subject, re-
fused 10 allow the wife OF his early manhood,
violation OF q sacrsd obligation was TO me so
revolving that felt that it was my impera-
tive duty TO the memory OF my dead father to
replace the remains In the original place.
This has been done, and trust and pray they
may there remain in peace.
Sad as has been this duty, ft was rendered
necessary by tho promise repeatedly made
my father. 1t Is also humiliating and morti-
flying TO me that all this has occurred and
this publication made necessary. But l see
no escape from IT, We appeal TO the senti-
ment OF the good people OF this community
and OF the state OF North Carolina 70
sustain US in our efforts TO secure the per.
manent and peaceful repose of this good man,
our father, In the spot OF his own selection
and choice and where he was placed by his
colleagues OF the United States Senate with
the fun consent OF his family and widow, and
where may rest by his side the mother Of his
children. Very respectfully.
CHARLES N VANCE