The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-15
WEBSTER'S DEATH
IND BURIAL---EXTRAC FROM
THE DIARY

Of the Late william Reed, NJ. D.,
Was Read at the BosGOnian So
Clety.
At the meeting of the Bostonian So
siety, held the other afternoon in the
bid state house in commemoration of
the f1ftieth anniversary of Webster's
death, the clerk, Charles F. Read, read
extracts from the contemporaneous
Diary of the late William Read, M. D.,
describing the death and burial of
Daniel Webster in October, 1852. The
following is an extract read by Mr..
Read:
October 24.-Early this morning the
booming of the minute guns proclaim
ed the sad announcement that Daniel
Webster was no more. They doomed
through the quiet and stiffness of the
nornig, as if in some degree proclaim
Ing. the magnitude of the loss. This is
no simple bereavement; a nation has
lost her greater son, and one indeed
who deserved better at her hands. But
such is ever the fate of greatness.
with him has gone the last of the
great triumvirate, who for forty years
have led the dealings of thisIisp tmm
have led the destinies of this republic.
Mr., Webster to the last retained all
his faculties in perfection, and the day
before his death dictated several let
tiers upon public business, and made
his will. His body alone showed sym
toms of approaching dissolution. His
mind was godlflke to the last.
October 30.-The papers of this
morning are filled with the accounts OF
the services at the funeral yesterday.
AS far as the eye could reach from the
house, the fields and roads We're filled
with people. They began to collect
about s a. M, and continued to come
until about noon, when the funeral
ceremony took place. The house was
thrown open as at any ordinary funeral
and all who could entered and listened
to the simple and impressive remarks
and prayers of the officiating clergy
man, who was a, lineal descendant OF
John Alden the Puritan who came
over in the Mayflower. At an early
hour the body, dressed in the usual
garments--blue coat, white vest, white
cravat, white pants, patent leather
shoes and CATERS, and laid in one of
Fiske's patent burial cases, the upper
part having been removed. was
brought from the study and deposited
at the foot of the large poplar tree at
the front OF, the house.
.rThe immense multitude now COM
menced filing past 1t, in order to gain
a last look on that majestic brow now
sleeping in the still embrace of death.
From this the stream flowed to the Ii
brary and other rooms Of the house,
which were open to the public, and
then dispersed about the grounds. All
the buildings were thrown open, and
all attracted attention. At about II
O'Clock the Mayfiower, with nearly 1000
passengers, hove in sight and the tide
serving, landed her passengers at the
wharf about mile from the house.
The Atlantic, which came down from
Boston equally well filled, being unable
to come so near to the ,shore, went
around to Duxbury and from thence
her passengers were obliged to walk
to Marshfield, there being no vehicles
to obtain. &,...
1.-THE hour now having arrived for
the funeral services to begin, they were
conducted within the house while, the
imense crowd hushed into silence re-
manned on the outside. Some few who
were fortunate enough to be near the
piazza were enabled to hear the prayer
and address. The procession now form
ed and proceeded to the tomb. Ar
rived there, another opportunity was
given to take al ook at the departed
The tomb is situated on an eminence
overlooking the farm and the early
burying ground Of the first settlers of
Marshfield. It's name, 1.-THE Winslow
Burying Ground is at once a title and
a history Here repose the remains of
Governor Winslow and also Peregrine
White, the first child born in the COL
iony."-Fron the Boston Evening
Transcript.