The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-12-27
When Washington Died.

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It took three days for the news Of
Washington death at Mount Vernon
to reach Philadelphia. He died on
Saturday night at II o'clock, Dcccm-
Der II, 1899, and the information was
not received in Philadelphia until
Tuesday evening, December II. News
was brought by a traveller from Balti-
more, who had passed through Alex
andria, two days before, and had
heard the sad intelligence on his way
Congress was in session at the time,
in the beautiful old hall at Sixth and
Chestnut streets. John Marshall,
then member of Congress from Virgin
ia, and not yet the Chief Justice of
the United States, announced the dis
trcssing event to Congress on Wed
nesday morning. December IS. Both
houses Immediately adjourned.
New York did not yet the news I'M
til December IL, and Boston not until
four days later. In the fact The hon.
orcd first president was already in his
grave before any Of the mourning ccrc-
monals, in even the nearest modern
cities, could be arranged
MRS. ADAMS LEvEE
Mrs. Adams, the wife of our second
president, postponed her leycc for one
week and then requested the ladies to
come in white gowns, trimmed with
black 'ribands. aud wearing black
gloves. The Cincinnati society wore
mourning for six months. and Presi-
dent John Adams recommended to all
citizens that they wear a band of crepe
on the left arm for thirty days.
AT MOUNT VERNON.
Washington was buried on Dcccm
Der IS, the same Wednesday afternoon
on which the solemn announcement
Of his death was made in Philadelphia.
The funeral took place between .5 and
4 o clock The oak bier which carried
him To his grave may still be seen in
the Alexandria museum. The solem-
nifty Of that funeral with its long lines
of the clergy and the Free Masons
surrounding the family vault. the
infantry, cavalry and artillery posted
on the banks Of The Potomac river, are
cloqucntly described in Georgetown
newspaper of December 90
This also notes the minute guns
fired from private sloop in the Poto-
mac river. y troop of cavalry led the
procession, and the generals favoritc
horse followed the coffin, led by two
negro grooms. The sun was now set
ting as the eleven pieces of artillery
were discharged
Alas! the sun Of glory was set for
ever. No! The name of Washington,
the American president and general,
will triumph over death: the unclond-
ed brightness Of his glory viii ilumi-
nate 1uturc ages.
IN TIE QUAKER CITY.
Philadelphia wisely set her solemn
commcmoration Of the sad event for
the day after Christmas, December 26
Being then the national capital, the
ceremonies Of Philadelphia were con-
sidcrcd more imposing than those held
elsewhere. Bells were tollcd and six
teen guns were fired at daybreak.
From that time to sunset one gun
doomed out every hour. In the pro-
cession military companies marched
with reversed arms, flags were draped
with crepe; white horse dccked with
trappings of crepe, stepped proudly
before the bier. The pail bearers
were that always loyal and most dcvo-
ted friend of Washington, Alexander
Hamilton, Secretary of the Navy
Stoddard and James McHeury, Secre-
tary Of War and many others. Then
came members of Congress and clergy
men marching two and two.
The largest Church in the city, the
German Lutheran, at Fourth and
Cherry ST treets, was the scene Of the
ceremony. The site Of that Church
is now occupied by solid tall build
ing; but it was in that same Church
that the real funeral ceremonies we're
held over Benjamin Franklin, as be-
ing the largest gathering place in the
city. From that old place of worship,
on December 26, 1893, went out the
splendid phrase from the lips of Col.
Henry Lee. This phrase which we
all inherit, we'll described Washington
"First in War, First in Peace,