The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-05
GREENE'S BODY FOUND.
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expected. Gen. Greene's brain was as
vast and weighty as that of Napoleon
Bonaparte or Daniel Webster.
Upon the breast lay the cof1n-plate,
and as it was passed out by one of the
workmen, he remarked L see the fig
ures 1886 on this He did not know at
the time that this was the date of Gen.
Greene's death. The name was also dis
tinguisha BILE, the Greene with perfect
distinctness and the last three letters of
the first name. Among the remains were
found several army buttons, upon which
the outline of the American eagle could
he family traced. The finding Of these
buttons had been expected by the COM
mittee, who knew that Gen. Greene lad
been buried in his uniform
Near TO the remains of the General,
on that lie pf the vault, were the re-
mains Of a smaller person, ana the work
men, who had experience il such mat
ters, without knowing what was The age
of George Washington Greene. said that
the bones We're those of a youth of Is or
10 years. Tho coffin-plate that was Win
these rcnialds was very much cor"Udf q.
1t is kno W, however. that the remains
of the son. wao was drowned in the Sa-
Vannah IiN Ell, If 1872, had been deposits ed
in the same V; ult as those of his father.
ION the other side of the vault there
was but one body that of Mr.. Robert
Scott, of this city, who died in 1915, aged
20 years.
In this manner said Col. Gardiner,
the positive information recorded by
Jc hnson, in his history of Greene, in 1921,
has been verified, after the lapse of four
score years from the time his book was
written, and a hundred and fifteen years
after the death and burial of Gen.
Greene.
The late venerable and reverend Ma
thanael Greene always insisted to me
that an investigation of this vault would
show that his grandfather had been
buried there He had known many ola
residents of Savannah, between 1890 and
1890, who were living when Gen. Greene
was buried with high civic and military
honors.
THE committee feel very happy that
their labors have been brought to sue
Cessful contamination, and they are per-
suaded that their satisfaction will be
shared in by all good citizens. The
future disposition OF these
honored remains has not yet been con-
sidered. 1t is a matter that will be de-
termined after conference between the
present representatives OF the Greene
family and the state of Georgia"
In conducting the search. Col. Gardi-
ner not only represented the Rhode ISL
and Society Of the Cincinnati, but also
the elder branch of Gen. Greenes fam
lily, of which he is a connection Mr.
r. r. Waller, who married one of the
Observation-Disclosures of Gen Greene
gave the committee his unremitting as
sistance as the representative Of the
other descendants.
In Banks NnuIt.
The remains were placed i'm two soap
boxes, care being taken to keep those
Of father and son separated. The boxes
were taken to the police station, where
they were to be safely kept until this
morning. when they will be placed in the
vault OF the Southern Bank. Col. Gardl-
rer has the coffin plate.
The relics win be kept In the banks
vault until a conference OF the descend
Cnts Of Gen. Greene can be held. II is
also expected that the state OF Geornin
VIII be given a foice In the final dispo.
sition OF the remains, whatever that ma,
be-. Col Gardner said last nigbt mao
Zee did moi know what would b. dou.
with me relies. ns the matter has uot
losn discussed at AN by the member ~
the committee. BE leaves thi. afternoon
for Sew York
one suggostiOu has been iHat tHr bor..
Doc placed beneath tho monument to
Greene thai has been reared in Jobu.on
square vs. ihe people Of Savannah. AnotA.