Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-14
The Last Hcu-s of the Immortal
George Washington.
Ger E MONIES AT The tom B
Mount Vernon, Where He Lived
and Died.
INSCRIPTIONS

"het'eNei ieiates " 1epiSe
is of necessity keenly interesting TO all
Americans because to n greater degree than
any other individual ia the immortal ma
IL. ,a.,a., 80, - - - a,.
ito' 'uSh.'ieu VIII INV io'e Va eoui'iS'
| which was the only sentiment that ispired
| him. Accordingly upon this. the centen-
NAL anniversary of Washineton's DEATH a
hr,af ,-e,,;a1,, of bic howe ne and i+s clos
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Ihs SCENES wiz oe tiinei9- Inc esta'e u
Mt.Nefnon where washington dIed Decem-
Der IA, 1879, was an original grant to his
.reat -preat-pra thor John Washington
-, 49,, Co.. =.
VIM, tose'pef Win ISiehoihs "peneei' pa
ented 1t from LORD Culpeper IN 1870 upon
Johns death the property descended to his
son Lawrence oA1 then to Augustine, who
80 49,. go, - Cao,.<ro T. ,,os low
was 'le i".hei VI oeoi ~
renee Washington who, in lI42 built the
main building Of the present mansion and
changed its name from the Hunting Creek
ss'''e' d. was Vi n''1 W. ~ 49,
Vernon N honor OF Admral vernon ul-
Ger whom Lawrence Washington served at
! the battle OF Carpenta in 1T41. When Gen.
Washington died the property went to his
wife and upon her death to Wash;ngtons
nephew, Judge Bushrod Washington, ~
tice of the Supreme Court. When Judge
Washington died in 1s2S he left the estate
to his nephew, John Augustine Washing
ton. He died in 1892, and after the prop
erty was in the possession of his widow
for two or three years she also passed away
and Willed 1t to her son. also named Joii
Augustine Washington, who sold 1t in 1885
for 100000 to the Mt. Vernon Ladies AS
ISOLATION of the Union, which is composed
of a regent and vice regent from each
| state. Previous to its purchase by this or
| cauization Congress had refused TO buy 1t,
| and so it remained for the women of the
| country to inaugurate and carry to success
| no movement 10 save and ever preserve the
| nIot that will always be a sacred shrine not
| only to patriotic American citizens. but to
| wide world over The successful work of
| raising the money was largely accomplish
| 81 nv Miss Cunningham, who began the
| movement by writing a series of letters un-
her the signature of the southern matron-
| Edward Everett. the famous lecturer. also
| gave himself mind and soul to the project
| and nearly 100000 of the amount was OBJ
| tanned through the neoinfn oi nl5 frst
| lures. MISS oulIilts ~. ~ served durinp
| regent oil the associa'io'i anu
her NE. ..o Mount Vernon mansion
Appt tt r,,,er ,an,,ns M gentle incline
| rom me iit We. H. nnnmandine eminence
| tnat 'aus ~ o.o w. +ba tomb Of Washing
| .po'e. otts ~ Iii af brick In accordance
| on WITH 10 ~ 80 u, Nc will The body
| IN ~. ;ncase5 in wooden coffin
W. 80 tbree s1Ich receptacles had de-
| cqyed il was decided in 1887 to secure
| marble sarcophagus to retain the illus
| trious dust Mr. John Strothers of Phila-
| delphia asked for and received the permis-
| sion to present such a sarcophaguS lot she
| remains OF MIS-" "aShliis .o!i, anu - ~
| was also accepted py MaJoi de,. C,,,,raJ
| Washinpton,s VIII. In order to prevent the
| dampness of the vault from discoloring the
| beauty Of the marble, the vault was en-
| larged 50 as to allow the SarcopHaSuS 10
| be virtually In the open ar only IRON graz
! ings interposinS between them ana the
| reVered visitors VINO Coiis.ahts pay si, ,ha
| tributes to the tomp. over me sa.e " ,i1e
Within the Enclosure
Rest
| ne r htIli't Ltls pi
| General George washington:
| cophasuS "hich contaiiis 1eht - 49,
| ington aust ana upon us top rs d pfon ny
| shieid OF the oiil'eu st"'es' oeio" TIC
| shield is the simple name
WASHINGTON.
| On the foot Of the sarcOphagus Is inscrib-
| ed as follows:
| DIV pEpuuSsIoN OF
| IawPENrE EwTS
,rt5E, sf-RVIV1NC; EXECTTOR OF
| cEoRcE WASuINGTON
| THIS SARCOPHAGTS WAS
| nnrcI i1I2 "a Py i6IN STRTTHERS
| A u 1S34
-, -, i; .h, saroonba
s, AT c e,e Mrs. Washngton's remains.
gus coltaiiis M >, ~ si,n1Ie inscrintton.
| bearing upon It's top III. '--'e-e
| MARInA,
CONSORI Of
WASHlNGIoN.
| On the foot is inscribed:
| DIED MAY p, 1901
AGED II YEARS
| 49,. 90 .,a tnner vault &c.
| over the doof ol ''ie 'nne. 49, .,.n ,sro s
| II am the resnrrectlom ana Ihe my "a, anu
| whosover belieVeth on Me snail not Gle.
st. John, xi:25-6
| The oil tomb, where Washington's body
| rested until the present one was erected, Is
| about fifty yards up the Hill, and is rapidly
| falling to decay. 1t was from this small
| resting place that an attempt was made in
! 1895 to steal the bones Of Washington.
! But the vandals failed in their nefarious
| design, naistaking the coffin of another
member of the Washington family for that
| of the father of his country, and removing
the bones therefrom.
| Washington loved Mount Vernon, always
| returning to it whenever his great pressure
| of public duties permitted him the priv
| ilege. 1t was there he found the content
| ment the quiet, the relaxation during the
| forty-fve years that he devoted to his
| country's service, and 1t was there he died.
| Indeed his death may be attributed to his
deep affection for his home. Each morning
| It was Washington's custom to ride over his
estate AMI see for himself how everything
was. On the morning of Wednesday. De-
| cember l. 1885, after writing the letter to
| Alexander Hamilton which led to the foun-