The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-09-11
OAK HILL
Where Blaine, Stanton. John Howard
Payne and Others Are Buried.

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visited perhaps more frequently
than any other at Oak Hill. These
visits are not made in an idly Curl
Gus spirit, but rather in the nature
of pilgrimages to the last resting
place of a man who was widely be-
loved.
His grave is marked simply by a
white marble footstone bearing his
initials, u. G. B." Blaine selected
his own grave at the foot of a
blighted hickory, which by his own
wish was to fill the place of a head
| stone or monument. The tree died
last year, and its removal became
necessary.
It was rumored that for many
months Blaine's grave had u mill
tary guard. 1t had no military
| guard but u brave, solitary watcher
for three weeks of dark midwinter
nights in the person of Frederick
Sommerville, the superintendent of
the cemetery. Il carried a pistol in
each pocket and a gun on my shout
der, and you know l am Il Virgin
ian," was Mr.. Sommerville's own
comment on the fulfillment Of that
memorable duty.
Walker Blaine rests at his fathers
side, and next to him Mrs. Coppin-
ger, whose grave is marked by "a
Celtic cross bearing a coat of arms
and inscribed: ITO the memory of
Alice Stanwood, daughter of James
| G. Blaine, and wife of Colonel j. j.
Coppinger, U. S. A. Born at Au-
gusta, Me-, March Is, 1860. Died at
Washington Feb. 2, $780," In small
letters at the base of the ross are
the words, This cross is erected by
her Borrowing husband
A graceful simplicity marks all
three graves, which are devoid alike
of mounds and flowers. The closely
clipped grass grows thickly over all,
with an intermingling of clover in
the shadow of the cross.
A granite shaft bearing on its face
the name of Stanton marks the grave
of Lincoln's secretary of war, the
man who held that difficult post dur
ing the turbulent days of civil strife.
One side of the shaft is inscribed,
ITO the memory of Edwin M. Stan
ton; born Dec, 10, 1914; died Dec.
"a, 1859, and his wife, Alice M. Stan
ton, born Sept. "a, 1880, and died
Nov. II, 1879" On another side of
the shaft is an inscription to an in
FAINT son, James H. Stanton. The
three graves are covered with ivy of
an evergreen variety and are marked
by small square granite head and
foot stones.
Another illustrious secretary of
war whose fame as a cabinet min
lister is largely identified with his
beautiful wife, John H. Eaton of
Tennessee, is also buried at Oak
Hill. A weather stained pyramidal
monument terminating in a broken
column states that he was born
June IS, 1890, and died Nov. II, 1866,
and that he was United States sena-
tor from the state of Tennessee for
18 years, secretary of war, governor
of the state of Florida and minister
to the court of Madrid.
By his side rests his wife, the
never to be forgotten Peg O'Neil, the
embodiment of generous impulses,
daintily, bewitchingly beautiful,
with her queenly carriage, exquisite
ly poised head, scintillating eyes,
her laughter loving soul, and yet
the object of the most intense social
~jealousies that ever burned. Here
rest beauty, sorrow and triumphs,
while owe all grow grass and vio-
lets in loving rivalry.
Near the entrance to Oak Hill, on
a circular plot covered with peri
Wrinkle, stands a pedestal of white
stone surmounted by a marble bust
of John Howard Payne. The face
of the pedestal is inscribed: "In
memory of John Howard Payne, au-
thor of Home, Sweet Home Born
June 9, 1871; died April 8, 1852"
On the reverse of the pedestal are
the words:
Sure, when the gentle spirit fled
To realms beyond the azure dome.
With arms outstretched the angels said,
welcome to heavens home. sweet home"
The approach to the monument is
through al alley lined with palms
and ferns. At the time of his death
Payne was consul at Tunis.
1t seems a strange fate that a man
whose inspired song of home has
touched and thrilled SC many hearts
should have died and been buried in
a foreign land SO remote from his
native shores.
In 1883 Mr.. Corcoran had him
brought home and erected i'll his
memory the above described monu-
ment.-Donahoe's Magazine.
Recalled to Duty.
One word to the purpose will
often turn the tide on the field of