Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-02
Russell s. Weston.
A HISTORIC CEMETERY.
Famous Old Eastern c ,metcry in the City Of
Portland.

IN tn" old Eastern cemetery of Portiard
among the ancient hcadstonrs which
date back TO colonial times when tht
painted savager laid low the men and
women who sleep beneath them amon-
these stones which are setting more ana
more every year and standing NOR" awrE.
are three monuments which are worthy
" more than passing attention
IT was IN 1913 that they were crcCtt !
ana tn" strong grant" sides Of the Ola
box tombs" are apparently IL strong
rs when those wis sleep beneath them
Were laid to rest.
battle ana His MaicstyS brig. Boxer.
strove t" the death with tho Enterpri-' -
II the United States. Iongfell1w tencul-
hers ii as "A boy and in Il poem Of after
life recalls the incident.
II remember tn. sea-tiSht far away.
How it Numbered DER the tide
And the dead captains AS they lay
IN their graves overlooking the traHul.'
bay.
Where they in battle died"
ii was out there AT Se2uin that all
this took nlacr on tn. 9Th Of September.
mlnders who fought 50 calamity and
;eli early in tn" light. were brought with
all the pomp and circumstance Of war
Ia Whrr. they now lie. sid. by side. I'll"
strife forgotten There too. beside them.
j. the Young Lieutenant Waters Under a
>lih at SLATE erected by the young men
"f Portland. He fell. with his captain.
on that day Of strife, and was huric,!
beside him on me day Ut morning.
Tho American ANA the English fIgS
Have been painted upon the sides ~ IN
tpinbs. the moss ANA firhrnS cover their
tops. the mortar has Crumblcd and been
have been replaced. hut still the mnnu-
m"ntS are Sttu,unG, memorials Of an in
ttrrst-t..ming past.
Ia the rooms of thr Main. Historical
.i,.fA - ll.. al
Ill relies OF this old naval engagement
medicine chest from the Boxer. som"
IF the ammunition and sundry ike anti
cl,S.
Portland has al Interesting 4 fds il
netting past. She has been Shciitd uhd
burned 10y MoWAtt ana his British gun
boat "Cancean:" and SHE has sent forth
parson from among her pcopi. - hc
ltIn1 IN Salem as Y Ztr'i: She mas ntid
her part when the cry Of Independence.
rang arnuud the world. She held that
art both hOnurably and well. In tire wal
al In" Rebellion sh" sent her sous 10
fight and die IT Gcttysbi4r- ana BAH Run
anl thu men Of Maine helped we'll to win
TIM war ana preserve the Union as il il
today.
En- t. return to tn. historic old burial
-upts. The earliest stone NaS tIrct"d ia
his. bat in til" century before this piu-
WIS used Tor the sam" r'IrpuS" which IL
answers today. Mr.. Sawyer, the OLD gem
tlsmuu. WHO. UntIl Il IrW Years ac" hid
charg" az the cemetery. once told
that it WAS thiCkiY hone, 'Cnmbcd with
graves that it was almost mpoSsihl" To
open q new on" in our DAYS without
rnc"Int"rng tho remains ~ one made in
tn" past.
The monum"rt If I'm" Sheriff Tyrg If
RcNoluti"HarN fame. Stli stands and is
al Sdndsrou" with marbl" slabs. Most
IF the older stones are of Satc aud III"
in 4 fair state ~ preservation after hnN-
Ing stood the Nicissitud"s "f l5y Or 17I
years.
y camera iioud may almost ;tl~INs L.
seen gathering quaint cpitaphS or trans
fcrrins tn" quaint stones L" his scnsitiycI
plates. n men Won have nothing better to
10. tour Of the old Eastern viii rcral
No1r time. It is sometimes well to live
!; .iitl" while in the past.