The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-22

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Haywood, one of the ablest surgeons who
ever lived in this State. lies under
striking shaft of granite. He was born
1926 died in 1894. 1t also marks the
graves of others OF that historic family,
among others that of ElizaEagles Hay
among others that of Eliza Eagles Hay
went with Lafayette on the occasion OF
his visit to Raleigh in 1926, to see
Canova statue of Washington in the
rotunda of the capitol. She died in
1877, when the Legislature was in SEES
sion, and Senators could see the funeral
procession and also see the picture rep
resenting her and Lafayette looking at
the statue. one of these being in the
Senate chamber. There is another in the
executive office.
Under q small marble shaft lies REV.
Drury Lacy, d. D., born in Prince Ed
ward county. Va, 1902, died at Jones'
boro, N. c.. 1884. sinner saved by
grace" Such is the memorial of good
man, teacher and preacher.
The Hogg family, one of the Oldest in
Raleigh, owns and occupies one entire
square in the city Just as the property
was laid out and sold in 1892. Its burial
place in the cemetery is marked by
quaint tombstones, of marble, like boxes.
There are three of these-to Gavin
Hogg, Janet Hogg and Mary Ann Bayard
Hogg.
John Gray Blount sleeps under a mod
est shaft; died in 1928, aged 43. like
wise small shaft of black and highly
polished granite rises over the grave of
'Octavius Coke, born 1910, at Williams
burg, Va, died 1895 in Raleigh" He
was Secretary of State when he died.
shaft of granite is to the memory
of "Joseph John Daniel of Halifax, N.
c.; from 1916 to 1882 judge of Superior
Court; from 1882 to 1S4S judge of Supreme
Court of North Carolina. Born 1884,
died 1S4S. He ministered judgment to
the people in uprightness."
Edmund B. Freeman, for many years
Clerk of the Supreme Court, lies be-
| tween the Daniel monument and one to
Washington Caruthers Kerr, born 1927.
| died 1885. The Kerr monument is Of
rough red granite, but of fine design.
| He was for many years the State geo
| logist. monument to his son William
| Hall Kerr. born 1856, died 1885," has
| Gen. Anderson and on the burial lot of
the late Gen. Francis H. Cameron. There
| is a romance of two worlds about this
grave. Baker was an English officer OF
note, a cousin of that Col. Sir Valentine
Baker, of the Eighth Hussars, who was
dismissed from the service and who be-
came a general of Turkish cavalry, with
the rank of pasta. ]. l. Baker came
over to this side during the civil war and
was given the command of Massachu-
sets cavalry regiment. At Sailor
| No hi rncrina npffI n
good many officers and men of the Tenth
North Carolina Regiment, among others
| Col. John Wilder Atkinson, of Whining
ton. 1t also captured F. H. Cameron.
Baker came here in 1878 and later recog-
nized Cameron by means of a meerchaum
pipe the latter had when captured. Baker
| had been exceedingly kind to Atkinson
and Cameron while the latter were
this verse: Greater love hath no man
than this" The words that he lay down
his life for his friend are omitted. but
! that was the cause of his death; he died
| trying to save others from drowning.
Another memorial of him is the noble
organ in the First Presbyterian church
here.
| There is very near this grave another
of victims of drowning This one is a
| uouDlc HOHuueul, 10 IWln DTOI0eTS,
aged II, Hewell and Paul Pool, who were
drowned in a pond in Raleigh's suburbs
in 1879. The inscription on it says: Like
Saul and Jonathan, they were lovely
and pleasant in their lives and in death
were not divided" One of them at
tempted to save his brother.
! A handsomely designed granite shaft
is over the grave of William Nathan
| Harrell Smith, Chief Justice of North
| Carolina. Born at Murfreesboro 1872,
| died at Raleigh 1889" Close to it is the
monument to Chief Pearson. in lot
utterly uncared for and rank with weeds
1t has a very massive base with low
| shaft. On this is the seal of the Su-
preme Court and beneath: His epitaph
Is written by his own hand in the North
| Carolina Reports. Erected by an asso-
| citation of the bar of North Carolina
composed mainly of those who studied
under Chief Justice Pearson and who
learned in the woods and fields about old
| Richmond Hill to revere his great mind
| and to love his simple life" On another
| face are these words: Richmond Num-
| ford Pearson, born at Richmond HILL
Rowan county, N. c., 1905, died 1878 AS
judge, justice and chief Justice he pre-
| sided in the courts OF North Carolina
| continuously for AZ years, through all
the changes of peace and war and re-
construction"
/ A monument apt to be overlooked is
that at the grave of Charles Dewey, for
many years bank president here, and
a man of notable force. who was born
in 1917 and died in 1880.
| An old-fashioned shaft of native gran
| lite bears the names of Perrin and Ann
| Busbee, and beside it is a monument
| over the grave of Perrin Busbee who
graduated with highest honor at the
| Naval Academy and who married a
| daughter of Admiral Worden who COM
manded the Monitor in the famous fight
with the Merrimac.
A slender granite shaft marks the
grave of William w. Holden, born 1918,
died 1892 and Louisa V. Harrison, his
wife" and few feet away is a monu-
| ment to Joseph w. Holden, Speaker of
| the House of Representatives and mayor
| of Raleigh, died 1875, in his 32nd year.
These are the only inscriptions on these
monuments to noted men.
The monument to a brother law of
Governor Holden has this inScriDtion.