The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-04-26
AN OLD NEWSPAPER.
Gives an Account of the Death OF
George Washington. Quaint
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a copy of the Ulster County Ca
zette, published at Kingston, n.
Y, Saturday, January 4, 1900;
hence over u hundred years old.
1t is a four column folio, and it
seems to have been the first is
sue after receiving the news of
General Washington's death; for
the inside pages are surrounded
by a black twenty four point bor-
der, while the columns are sepa-
rated by plea rule inverted.
From the fact that twenty-one
days had elapsed since his death,
it would, at first thought, seem
late for so important an event to
be getting into print; but it must
be remembered that at that time
the telephone did not exist, nei-
ther did the telegraph, the rail
road, nor even the steamboat.
The wagon roads were bad, and
at some seasons, were almost inn
passible.
When everything is consider
ed, the following story is not I'M
probable:
"a traveller, one day in June,
1900, entered a small town in wes-
tern New York. Although a
week day, business was suspend
ed, special services were being
held in the churches, and there
was an air that impressed the
stranger that something dread
full had happened. Wondering
what had befallen the good peo-
pie, the traveller ventured to ask,
when an old citizen, with tears
rolling down over his cheeks, eX-
claimed-"O, my dear sir, we've
just heard that General Washing
ton is dead" 1t had taken them
about six months to get the news.
Quite a contrast is that with
the fact that now it is possible for
the president Of theUnited States
to die at noon of any given day,
and for his death to appear in a
California newspaper in the morn
ing of that same day. Getting
things down pretty fine.
The following account of the
funeral of George Washington is
copied from Mrs. Eitemiller's pa
per.
GEORGE Town, DEC. 20.
On Wednesday last, the NOR
tai part Of WASHINGTON the
Great-the Father of his Coun.
try and the Friend of man, was
consigned to the tomb, with sol
emn honor and funeral pomp,
A multitude of persons assem-.
bled from many miles around, al
Mount Vernon, the choice abode
and last residence of the illustri
Gus chief. There were the
groves the spacious avenues,
the beautiful and sublime scenes,
the noble mansions but, alas
the august inhabitant was now
no more. That great soul was
gone. His mortal part was there
indeed; but ah! how affecting,
how awful the spectacle of such
worth and greatness, thus, tc
mortal eyes fallen!-Yes! fallen,
fallen.
In the long and lofty Portice,
where oft the Hero walked in all
his glory, now lay the shrouded
corpse, The countenance still
composed and serene, seemed to
depress the dignity of the spirit,
which lately dwelt in that lifeless
form! There those who paid the
last sad honors TO the benefactor
of his country, took an Impress
ive-a farewell view.
On the ornamental the head OF
the coffin, was inscribed SURGE
AID JUDICUM- about the middle OF
the coffin, GLORIA DEo-and on
the silver plate,
GENERAL
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
Departed this life, ON the l4th
December, 1899, act. 6S.
Between three and four o o'clock
the sound of artillery from YES
sci in the river, firing minute
guns, awoke afresh our solemn
sorrow-the corps was removed
4 e 1. 4.