Evening star., 1902-04-30
CEN. CL|NTON'S GRAVE
Marked by Sons of American
Revolution.
INSIGNIA OF ORDER
EULoGISTIC ADDRESSES BY COL.
PRIME AND GEN. VINCENT.
The Life and Services of Distinguish
ed Citizen and Former Vice
President

Congressional cemetery yesterday after
noon at 3:30 o'clock, when the Society of
the Sons of the American Revolution placed
the bronze marker of the society at the
grave of Gen. George Clinton. the patriot
and statesman from New York state The
exercises were of very simple character
and consisted of short addresses by prom
inent members Of the order The marker
is reproduction of the insignia of the or
der, and consists of large cross of the
Legion of Honor of France. and on the
upper f1anges of the cross were the letters
IS. A. r." and on the lower the date
''1775"
Members of the District society. and a
special committee from the empire state
society, accompanied by delegates from
other states, drove to the cemetery in car
rlages. The party alighted at the north
gate, and promptly at 3:30 o'clock the dele
CATION marched through the gate to the
grave, the color bearers, Albert ]. Squier
and Lewis H. Cornish, leading the way,
followed In order by President General
Logan, the committee from the empire
state. the committee from the District of
Columbia and compatriots from other
states
Arrived at the grave, the monument was
draped with the national colors by Com
mander Baird of the navy, and the beau
| tiful wreath of roses and pansies sent by
president Roosevelt was placed upon the
shaft Rev. Thomas S. Childs, D. D., then
made fervent prayer, in which he asked
| for blessings on the history of the past
and especially for him whom we have
come to commemorate" and prayed that
| the influence of the occasion would be q
lasting one At the close all present joined
IN repeating the Lords Prayer.
Col. Primes Address.
Col. Ralph E. Prime of the New York
| society then asked Gen. Logan to place
the marker in position, which was complied
which he said:
! I'VE are met here today to mark the
grave of a hero. Ordinarily one event il
a human life makes hero, but in the life
of the man We are honoring there were
many heroic events"
He eulogized Clinton's patriotic devotion
to his country and referred to the fact that
| his grandfather fought under George ! in
| England. The speaker sketched the Incl
dents of Clintons life, and mentioned the
fact that he was elected governor of New
York six times in succession, and after an
| interval of few years was chosen gov
ernor for two more terms He served two
terms as Vice President of the United
States under Jefferson and Madison. Be
fore the days of the railroad or the tee-
graph. he said, Clinton gave up his life in
| this city.
| Col. Prime sketched the important stra-
tegic points that Clinton maintained while
commanding the highlands of the Hudson
and during his administration at Forts
Clinton and Henry, and recalled the fact
| that he was assigned by his old friend
| George Washington, to enter New York
upon the evacuation of that city by the
! British troops. He declared that it was
meet on this occasion for the Sons of the
American Revolution to come together and
! mark the soldierly services of this man.
Gen. Vincent's Tribute.
The next speaker was Gen. Thomas Nj.
Vincent of the District of Columbia society,
| who spoke of the important part Gen. Clin-
| ton played in the affairs of this nation dur
| ing his lifetime. He also stated that from
| Clinton's papers the society had gotten a
| map of West Point and all the ground
| through which he moved, which had been
made 175 years ago.
Gen. Logan the final speaker and in
| his brief address he said 1t had been given
| to but few men to pass through so much
| public service, and to do so much for his
country Clinton had done. The revolu-
| tionary patriot he said, was just budding
| into manhood when Wolfe stormed the cit
| adels of Quebec and the influence of that
wonderful exploit of war on the young man
| could well be calculated. Clinton, he said,
| had participated in all the hardships of a
| soldier. He was governor for a longer
| period than any other man has ever been.
The speaker paid a glowing tribute to the
part New York state had played in fur
nishing great men for the country, and
said she was, however, modest in her
| claims. when the state of New York does
/
| furnishes the best and well may We stand
| ing here today do honor to this noble son
| of the empire state
| The marker was then firmly placed and
the colors were dipped three times over the
grave.
Gerry Remembered.
| The colors were also dipped over the
| nearby resting place of Elbridge Gerry, a
| former Vice President of the United States,
who dropped dead on his way to the Cap
| itol. At the conclusion of the exercises a
number of the visitors drove out to the Sol
| dier's Home before returning to the city.
The committee and delegates from states
attending were as follows: New York,
Ralph E. Prime, William A. Marble, and
Charles H. Wight; District of Columbia
Gen. Thomas NJ. Vincent, Rev. DR.. Thomas
s. Childs, Mr. John Paul Earnest; Mary
| land, Col. VIM. Ridgley Griffith Capt F.
c. Philbrick, Edward M. Young; Massa-
| chusetts, Capt A. A. Folsom, Capt F. V.
| Wright; Pennsylvania Col R. NJ Gutherie:
! Virginia, DR.. Benjamin Blake Minor.
President Roosevelt and Senator Depew
were also on the committee from New York
state, but were obliged to be absent from
| the ceremony.