The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-10-16
rIMRoD's GRAVE IS MARKED

- ~~ AM ~ W NIN6A ~ AS mAhAtSD
The Labor of Love Finished-The
Poets Name Snatched from
Oblivion.
The State, Oct. s.
The humble marble shaft which has
marked the spot where sleeps Henry
IlmrOd has been removed and q more
pretentious granite boulder has taken
its place. In a retired corner of Trinity
church yard, haiiow03 by the dust of
choice spirits of the commonwealth,
Henry Timrod was buried on the 7th
of October, 1867. 1t is indeed appro.
pirate that the grave should be marked
suitably and permanently before to-
morrow, the 34th anniversary of his
death.
This is the closing work of the Tim
rod Memorial association. Three years
ago this band of devoted South Caro-
linians determined to rescue Timrod:s
name and fame from the dust of time,
and to erect a memorial to his mem
ory. This was done by obtaining
the right to publish and to sell the
poems into which the dead poet had
breathed his lofty mind and beautiful
spirit.
-Four thousand copies of this volume
have been put into the hands of those
who have learned to know end to love
Timrod through companionship with
his genius. From the proceeds heau-
tiful marble tablet has been erected in
Timrod's home, Charleston, and the
erecting of the stone which marks his
lowly couch in Trinity church yard
completes the work of the association.
The roughly quarried gray granite
boulder is 8 12 feet high, 32 inches
square at the base and a little smaller
at the top. On its face is this inscrip-
ton
1S29-67
Henry Timrod,
Poet,
and his only child = Willie
lie buried here.
1901.
That is all. A plain epitaph but
enough for Timrod, for his name and
his fame will not soon perish. The
stone which marks his grave is taken
from the soil of Carolina, and Timrod
would have had it thus. In appear
ance it is bold, as was his spirit; and
the inscription is simple and direct, as
was his lie.
The committee in charge of this
work, ex-Gov. Hugh s. Thompson,
DIR. f. g. Woodward and Capt. w. A.
Courtenay, did not stop with the erec-
tion of this stone, but had the sur
rounding burial lot enclosed in new
granite coping surmounted by an iron
picket fence, Within this enclosure
sleeps Timrod, and by him lie his
child, his sister and his mother.
Next south of the poets grave is
that of his youngest sister, now marked
by small, rough granite tablet upon
which is this inscriptions:
1S33-65.
Edyth O. Timrod,
wife of
A. III. Corbett.
1901.
And beside her lies the venerable
mother of the poet and his gifted sis
ter. The mothers grave is marked
with stone of appearance similar to
that of the daughters. The inscrip-
tion reads:
1705-1970.
Thyrza e. Prince,
Relict Of
CAPT w. III. Timrod
Charleston, s. O.
1901.
This small burial lot adjoins that OF
the Gibbes family and is but nine feet
square. The work of the committee
of the memorial association will no,
only change in marked manner the
appearance of the spot somewhat ne
glectedssin the past, but is tribute o.
love and admiration which will with
stand the elements.
But the greatest monument whlcl
has been erected t0 the memory O
Henry Timrod is the placing of hi
written work into the hands of thous
ands of people who might not hav
heard of him but for the COLLECTION
and publication of his poems. II
Capt. w. q. Conrtenay belongs mucl
of the credit for this work of love, III
has devoted time to it, because b
knew and loved Timrod. Capt. Coul
tenay states that copy of the poem
of Timrod recently found its way int
the hands of a man of letters in Car
ada. The poetic fire IN the boo
brought from this stranger q war;
} encomium and Timrod's fame
1 through him being given to the peop
of other sections of the coun, !, fl
"the poet to the whole world belongs.
This gentleman in Canada had n,
heard Of Tlmrod before, but Is no
telling others of the beauties Of Il
poets writings.
The small shaft which former
/. marked the grave of Timrod WI
y erected In 1880 through the efforts
Gov. Hugh 8. Thompson, Prof. WI
j. Rivers, the historian, DIR. Jas.
{ Carlisle and others. 1t was hard th,
to do more than to mark the spot, 1