The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06

How nt!y his monument isScrowned. VIII
a snowy dove. No! 1T is one of the in
Vulnerable pigeons that haunt this old
Gods acre At our approach. he lifts
his strong wings and scars towards he
blue s. IT'S
All of our wars have sweled the har-
vest here-vetcrans of the Revolution. OF
1872 Mexico. and The Confederacy deserve
more than a brief notice can give
On the main walk you Will find the tomb
of Major James Gibbon, whose hero
Ism at stony Point maze him the pride
of his citizens At the time OF he
capture Of that strong hold by the Amerl-
can forces, Gibbon held tho ia nix OF cap-
tain. The general over his command
found It necessarily to fire a row OF houses
In order to make operations effective.
Tine undertaking was Of such danger that
the general would not Issue a command;
instead he explained the peril and asked
any. man who would volunteer for the
service to step three PAGES from the line.
Major Gibbon, lieutenant and fifteen
mon, stepped out. Only Gltbon and two
OF the privatcs returned to report that the
work had been done. When the main
attack was made. Gibbon was The first
man to enter the fort
Jackson His Friend.
AS the inscription on his tomb re-
lates, Major Gibbon was 'for thirty-six
years collector at the port Of Richmond
1t IS said an ufticc-seekcr once proceeded
to Washington to desire Of the Presl-.
dent tho office which Major Glbbon held.
Andrew Jackson arose In his might.
"Slr,,, he exclaimed as long as It Is
IN ,ly power Major Gibbon shall hold
TINT post as a reward for his bravery In
tho Revolution"
Tho residence Of Major Glbbon. on the
northeast corner OF Fifth and Main
Streets has lately been pulled down. It
was for many years occupied by tile Rev.
Moses u. Ioge. From Major Gibbons
habit of seeking out noteworthy stran-
the house acquired tho name OF Point
Lookout Tho Allan mansion on the
southeas corner was styled Point Look
In because It stood far back In the
yard, On. the southwest corner Miss Nc
Kenzie'si school was nicknamed Point
Nc. Point, and to complete the round
Mayor Tate's residence on the north-
west corner was ''Point Again. 81
From his fathers mansion OH the day
after Christmas in the year 1911, hand
some young Lieutenant James Gibbon,
with curling locks and In all tho becoln-
Ing array Of cambria stock and evening
dress, went to View his beautiful lady-
love, Sally Eonyers, at tho Richmond
Theatre The story OF this old RIchmond
romance Is wei hIOWll--lue pIeNlouS dlS-
agreement of the lovers, presenttment Of
disaster the brilliant gathering III the
|.hoxes to witness u new play. tho alarm
of fire, tho too-llarrow. exits, the desper,
ate efforts OF young Gibbon to save his
betrotl.ed. and their reuno min death In
each ther' S arms On the south face +
the monument which lnarks the disaster
you will ind tie name, James Gibbon,
aud With all proprlety7-in II Separate list
OF women's names on tho eastern face,
the npn,e OF Sarah G. Conyors.. There IL
no grave for James Gbboll In Shockoe
beside his distinguished father; vet the
hero OF Stony Point had no less a hero
IN his son. X
Tomb of Peter Francisco.
Anon ! fsevolutlonary vallants buried In
this cemetery the most picturesque was