The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-11-30


Finds y Resting riac. on the Ranks Of the
Itudson--t.a, Ia Rest with simple oh.s-
quies. Attended by ~ Faithful Few. Wh"
Loved the Noble Patriot Living ANA
Honor Ills Memory Now that lie Has
Gone Ia His Reward.
SrARkIIL. n. ~. Nov. -. On the
crest 81 "A high hill commanding view
Of the Hudson river and the country
10 the west Of IL for miles and miles,
the remains Of Gen. John {. Fremont
were yesterday placed AT rest. Only
small band Of tie followers of the
"Pathtindcr" were present. They came
up from New York in a special car at
tached 10 the 1880 p. m. train from .ler-
sey City. Prominent among them
were Lieut.. John G. Fremont, U.
:. ~. son of the dead gen
eral: Mrs. John c. Fremont, .Ir.;
Mr.. and Mrs. John ID Townsend.
relatives by marriage: Mrs. John w.
Magrudcr. widow Of Gen. Magruder:
Mai Gen Miles L.. = A.. Rear Admiral
Meade. /. - \. There were a dozen
or more 4gcrs. members Of the organ
ization known as the Associated Pio-
neers Of the territorial days Of Califor-
MIA. and with the Rockland county
people who attended the burial, the
party mum bered 800
The day was perfect and the simple
ceremony was impressive. on spot
from which the noble Hudson can be
seen as il broadens to form Tappen
Zee. and followed until il is lost be-
yond the Croton hills, and with "A view
Of the setting sun. as ii sinks behind
the New Jersey hills. the little band of
devoted followers stood with barred
heads while earth was consigned to
earth and ashes tn ashes
The remains - the man whose name
was once a household word had been
in the receiving vault here since
March. 1891. when they were trans
ferred from Trinity cemetery. New
York. where they had been placed
after the funeral on July Is. $500.
At o'clock the caslset. 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 10 the highest ground. The grave
had been dug within hundred feet of
the tall shaft which marks the resting
place of Lieut.. Gorrigne, who brought
the obelislS to this country.
The caslSet adorned with American
flags. was removed from the hearse
and lowered into the grave Rev
Ward Dennis, of Sparkill, read the
simple inte rment service of the Protes-
tant Episcopal church. Francis ID.
Clark. secretary of the Associated
Pioneers spoke 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 PIoyFEEs-In the face
Of death there j. not much that can be
said. We are here to hone he mem
ory of the man who did as mach as any
man in his generation to give MS the
empire of the western world. | re-
member well. as "A boy. how my heart
thrilled "a 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 ii can be said every
pulse Of his heart beat for his country.
II he had had his wish. he would have
died fighting for the colors he loved SO
we'll"
Rev. +. Crowell. Of Nyacls. who knew
Fremont in California. also spoke.
Then Rev. Mr.. Dennis concluded the
service; flowers were thrown upon the
casl<et, and the grave was filled with
earth.