Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-30
John Howard Payne's hem"inSj
Umrut,, in Getting Them Home


l.es. Iu frank Leslie f'p"-
r Monthly for DcccmbcrJ
.. Corcorsu. october l1, loo-, APP
tne secretary OF State Tor per-
$40 dlsluter the remains OF QUIZ
ulrman. john Howard fay me- Nule"
....f ina crave near Iuula, i'm Africa
..sr mas receive more appropriate
.....re La she bosom Of bis native idhu.
...fnea 10 me" wrote All. Coicoi"h'
hat the precious dust of am American
zen who SANG so sweely m praise or
IoMe. Sweet Home. should not pe iei'
I'D nInele with any soil less dear 10 MN
ham tla of the land whien save mn"
rn and which. Dy the beauty oil lts
ONO lie. gave so him his best poeliedi
ration" The secretary ol STATE re-
I'D mat the proposal met with MS warm
-Ualon. ana promised nus leaul-
DO do what De- could m ien4fIl's
.r tribute "to the memory ot enc
touching verses have so ende@ieu
.n his C0autrymeu. James itua sen
. Was then Minister TO England,
tbe absence of any consular rep
...tatiye OF our government al runs
loweu was requested TO obtain me
stance OF the British Government ia
aiming from the Government OF the
cenrt OF Tuuis permission O. CNnume
~ remains. Accordingly Thomas i.
cad her Majestys agent ANA Consult
..ner at Tuuis, was instructed by Ais
averrr emit 10 carry ont the wishes OF
ne If I'd States.
Th. lumatiOn took place at 10 o'clock
lror nuary 9. 1855, these being only
. t persons present most OF whom
..l ono at Che request nl iAe bflusA
.r tO act ass witnesses. Two were
.e.. who had been at the funeral
ra uan thirty years ioie-oAe' M',
.saa "a friend. and the other tne o4a ana ana
native servant of the poet. ne
Iu was, with difficulty Kept rom l'..-
.f . t.sces. owing 10 lts state OF decay
.. s. r,ifness says there was hitle
Imam fhe blackoned skeleton LETT.
...... 40 zine colOnols uniform in when
..r. WAS buried were distinguishing
....s ,..5 lace and few buttons. Altel
.. bod, was put ln secure coverings u
.. .o,vr,ed 10 q little Protestant
r,h near tho cemetery where ~ re-
r....4 during the night OF the otn uhueT
g.ra A newspaper correspondents VINO
r.. n.asanf wrote. "Wueu lte Duuy was
..II into the church. an hnsAsh gem
CONAN az the little Ameiicau-maoe organ
g.red The air. AUD "a sWeet-VOiced Amer
r.. .ly sang the immortal song OBJ
.s a.a poet. ana as tno tender woid.
l.u- .lsly n0ated through and hlltu
.. r place, hearts sWcIed eyes were
ftl and "a charm lrom the skies
.sema 10 hau0w Us there. Tongue cam
lQt EEL. nor pen describe The erect OF
.i-f cong. sung under the circumstances
stated The gloamirg OF ihe coming efe-
ag ..l crept into the chapel. and the
t.u %, glous light that Payucs poetic
Cab lanent could have undcls food and
e.ler.l. bathed all, both living and dead
t mellow radiance. The twilight
.-l. O.. apaoe. and We left the poor re-
aar, .o Ito there until The morrow
ic. by tho faithful dragoman. who
TO- Ia death. was stanch and faith
I'D 90 f.e last" The sWfet-yoicel Amer
alv was Mrs. Wcrthington. wife
t NH. nited states Consul az Malta
Ils Imalns were shipped 10 Mr.. Tay-
Marsellles when the casket con
10 body Of Payne arrived" says
I. or. ~ was Informed by the agent
Doe rteamfhip company which had
s.ered them from Tunis 10 Mar
a i.at unless / made some arrange
h I. take care OF them the health !
es would seize the remains and
.em again.
iN odeT 10 avoid any trouble with the