The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-06-04
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
Paper Containing Account of Gen. George
WashingtOn's Funeral Found and
Is Repu blished.

Paper Containing Account of Gen. George
WashingtOn's Funeral Found and
Is Repu blished.
While looking over some of his old
papers, Wednesday, Mr.. Fred Taylor
came across a newspaper printed a
few days after the death of President
Washington. 1t is a copy of the u
ster county Gazette. published at
Kin gston, New York, and the date is
January 1, 1900 1t gives a minute
account of the funeral of Washington
which we give in full.
1t was at this time that Napoleon
was making Europe one great battle
field, and the paper is filled with ac
counts of his movements and victor
les. Here is one of the dispatches
from Napoleon's' Army of the Rhine"
STRAsBURG, Oct. 8.
Official Bulletin of the Gen. Staff of
Army. The army of the Rhine has
retaken Mannheim and Frankfort.
The enemy haye lost 5000 men. Ten
thousand peasants who rose in
mass have thrown down their arms.
Among the prisoners is a whole com
panyof COssacks. We are once more in
possession of the whole line of
Mentz, Mannheim and Frankfort.
Following is the account of Wash
ington's funeral, just as the old paper
gives it:
WASHINGTON ENTOMBED.
Georgetown, Dec. 20.
On Wednesday last, the mortal
part of WASHINGTON the Great-the
Father of his Country and the Friend
of man, was consigned to the tomb.
with solemn honors and funeral pomp.
A multitude of persons assembled,
from many miles around, at Mt. Yer
non, the choice abode and last res
idence of the illustrious chief. There
were groyes-the spacious avenues.
the beautiful and sublime scenes.
the noble mansiOn-but, alas the
august inhabitant was now no more.
The great soul was gone. His NOR
tai part was there indeed but ah! how
affecting. how awful the spectacle of
such worth and greatness, thus. to
mortal eyes, fallen,-Yes! fallen! fall
EN-
In the long and lofty Portico, where
oft the hero walked in all his glory,
now lay the shrouded corpse. 1ne
countenance still composed and serene
seemed to depress the dignity of the
spirit, which lately dwelt in that last
sad honOrs to the benefactor of his
country, took an impressive-a fare
well view.
On the ornament at the head of the
coffin was inscribed SURGE AID JU-
DICIUM-abOut the middle of the
coffin, GLORIA DEO-and on the silver
plate,
GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Departed this life, on the 18th De-
cember, 1899 E 98.
Between three and four o'clock.
the sound of artillery from a vessel
in the river, firing minute guns,
awoke afresh our solemn sorrow-the
corpse was removed-a band of music
with mournful melody melted the
soul into all the tenderness of woe.
The procession was formed and
moved on in the following order:
Cavalry, Infantry, Guard, Music,
Clergy. With arms reversed.
The Generals horse with his saddle,
holsters and pistols.
Pail Bearers: Coils. Simms, Ram
say, Payne, Gilpin, Marseller, Little.
Mourners, Masonic Brethren, Citizens.
When the procession had arrived
at the bottom or the elevated lawn.
on the bank of the Potomac, where
the family vault is placed, the cavalry
halted, the infantry marched towards
the Mound and formed their lines
the Clergy, the Masonic Brothers.
and the Citizens, descended to the
Vault, and the funeral service of the
church was performed.-Tte firing
was repeated fl ON the vessel in the
river, and the sounds echoed from
the woods and hills around.
Three general discharges by the in
f antry, the cavalry, and II pieces of
which lined the banks of
the Potomac back of the Vault, paid
the last tribute to the entombed
Commander in Chief of the Armies
of the United States and to the de-
parted Hero.
The sun was now setting. Alas
the SON OF GLORY was set forever.
But the name of WASHINGToN-the
American President and General will
triumph over Death! The unclonded
brightness of his Glory will illumi-
nate the future ages.-Jewell Qowa)
Record.