The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-16
A MEMORIAL TO
NATHANIEL BACON
Beautiful Window in Old Powder
Horn at Williamsburg.
GIFT OF MRS. WARNER MOORE
Unveiled uuder Auspices Of S. P. V. AIM
pressive Ceremonies. Including Eloquent
Address of Mr.. Robert Bright, CT
Philadelphia, and Or. Tyler.
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special Dispatch u The Times
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. Nov. 15.-Jnder
the auspices OF the Society for the Pres
crTaacn G1 Virginia Antiquities. a me-
mortal window was unveiled in the old
powder Horn NJ Williamsburg to-day to
Nathan1el Bacon, the leader of the Vir-
Elnla revolution of 1876, the first step in
tho sequence of events that led TO the
freedom OF the colonies from the rule of
the British crown
The memorial is u, gift from Mrs. War
net' Moore, cl Richmond. whose mothe,
was q great-niece of Bacon, and is one OF
series of memorials being placed in
and around Williamsburg, marking spots
associated with the BIRTH OF a new free
dom in new land.
The ceremonies, which Were impressive
and highly interesting, consisted of a
presentation speech by Dr.. Lyon G. Tyler,
president of William and Mary College,
ut the Powder horn, duiins, wiiesn ne
Veil was drawn ASIDE, revealing the win
dow in all its beauty, and a memorial
ADDRESS by Mr.. Robert Bright. of Philn-
delphia, a son Of Mr. Robert A Bright.
o. Williamsburg.
1T was about noon when the veil was
drawn, showing a tllree-quarter length
portrait of Bacon in the uniform of a
CaNl!I6T SOIule..
THE INSCRIPTION.
At the bottom Of the window is
Nathaniel Bacon.
sometimes called
The Rebel.
Born 1871. Died 1915
And below this the Bacon arms. with
the crest: = boar PEASANT
On q brass tablet accompanying the
window is the following inscription:
This window is erected as memorial
TO Nathaniel Bacon. the younger, called
the Rebel, who died q patriot
october !, 1876,
by
Marie. jamie and Warner Moore children
OF Warner and Marie Dunlop Moore.
November, 1901.
MEMORIAL ADDRESS.
The audience then repaired TO the coll
lese chapel. where Mr. Robert S. Bright.
lawyer OF Philadelphia and a native
OF lynchburg, delivered a memorial adj
dress on Nathaniel Bacon. that both from
a historical and oratorical point ofrview
may be classed as admirable The speak
or was chaste. fluent and at times elo-
quent in his diction. and his hearers paid
the closest attention to the account of the
life OF one of Nirginia's greatest sons, the
first to light the shrine Of liberty in the
new land and to raise his voice and sword
against the doctrine of the Divine Right
OF Kings.
After thanking the ladies FOR the op-
povtunity Of participating III so interest
ing occasion. Mr.. Brgnr began by pay
ing a deserving tribute to woman. MAN
follows his heroes in life.'' h said, ''wo-
man deserts them not in Geath; man
Narlns himself 10y living power; woman
chi!ls not by the tomb OF cold obstruc-
ton. SO noble woman has Ae.d in ten
der memory the great many long neg
lected whose ltfe-wor!1 she las greatly
led Us here to-day 10 contelEl late.
History begins Its dismal journey on
the banks of the Tigr:es and Euphrates:
liberty takes its glorious nght from the
banks Of the Games and the YORK.
The Virginia revolution of -616 was one
step in the sequence leading to a SPLEEN
did achievement. and Oliver Cromwell,
Nathaniel Bacon and George Washing
Ton must ever stand together as the
three operators of mankind ! ;hDen
A STRIKING CAREER tHu ~
The speaker then detailed he striking
career of Bacon, who in three short sum
mer months of action aciiewed fame,
seen Of men with increasin,, dnliration
two hundred and twenty-five ears after
wards. lie graphically described the
conditions then existing in ", sinia under
the rule OF BeTieler- who tanned Cod
there were no free schools -lor printing,
and related how the bra re young planter,
Railing lseIf-preServatiol rs his divine
right. went out despite the refusal of a
commission and drove tire bloody savages
from the narrowed fror tier.
OF the charge tina. Facon arrested wo
men and placed the,n in front of his
line TO prevent the FIRE Of the cavaliers,
the speaker gracefully said: Discussion
of this uacliVairors charge is saved me
by the fact that the ladies' of Virginia
have erecte herr their memorial TO Ma
thaniel Bacon. Had their verdict not
swept this charge away, it would still
be hard To reconcile il with the otherwise
conceded chiyalry Of the soldier and gen
Ileman.
Of Ruskin N the epitaph on the statute
OF the great Lord cldon at oxford. trust
ing, he SAID, that the figure on the win
dow IN onder cove of freedoms arms may
remind tie youth OF America of its debt
to Malta mel Bacon"
THOSE PRESENT.
Among those present were: Mrs. Warner
Moore, the donor; Mr.. Warner Moore
Misses Annie and Mary Elizabeth Moore
Mr. and MIS-. Thomas Moore. Miss Ro-
berta Allen, Bishop and Mrs. r y. Glib
son Mrs. Jos eph Bryan, Mrs Hotchliss,
Mrs. Caskie Caball, Mr.. ana Mrs. Henry
TAYLOR, MIR. ana Mrs. Z. V. Valentine,
Miss Bell Mrs Harrison Of Brandon.
Mrs RobelJ Harrison, Miss Guile Harri-
son. Mrs. S. ". Travers. Mrs. Mary Dun
lop aud Mr.. Dan Dunlop, mother and
brother OF Mrs Moore (the donor, from
Petersburg.