The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-10
GREAT MEN Who
DIED IN WASHINGTON
Many Statesmen Of Fame Who
Have Breathed Their
Last There.
SOME AT THE CAPITOL
Remembrance of an Old Resident of
the National City Regarding Clay,
Benton, John Quincy Adams
and Others.


resident to a representative of this
paper IN my career upon this ter
restrlal globe, which l am willing to
admit IS now beyond man a!lolteu
lhfee-scofe years ana Iel., cal! count
many great Americans whose iane IS
Worthwhile ana VINO preatheu their
last IN washington. remember dls-
lll4c'y ti.e oeath OF ileliFy LAY, Whlch
occurred AT the NatioNal hotel, over
nan Il century OIL Years gone by tlhat
is on June ~, Io50. FASTENED in my
memory is the funeral procession from
ms last earthly abode TO the capitol.
mere We're no Carriages IN the FUNERAL
cortege. Inc Colin containing the
BODY was Borne upon Il car draped III
mourning The body was escorted by
two local military companies and in
the line OF march were senator's. mem
berS Of the house of representatives
and citizens generally. The body was
carried Up the purtiCO (the east portiCo)
to the great rCtundu and from there to
the senate chamber, where the Rev, c,
NJ. Butler, chaplain of the senate, de-
livered the funeral sermon. The text
of the preacher have never forgotten.
1t was taken from the Prophet Jere-
miah-'NOW is the strong staff broken
and the beautiful rod Mir. Clay's body
rested in state in the rotuntla for a
short time after the services in the
senate chamber and were then nut on
a train and taken to Kentucky.
c.l., &c so,,.l, i-.,,I;,
W Ht,iiioi VI t''G us''ll'' % 4.t','ou'
men Sala ny Se!'eIaoiG res.ue.it'
*, even Soes ohIN ny p'iu liiat y. w.
Clay cali retain tHe uc't'n Vi lne
Coiilpeei ol w great heilt uShit.h, JoHh
1ttid"eil NdiH1- VI tooptli Calolllltl.
Inns great man uled Marcn 81, 1901.
MS lousH,SS ~ we t!''G VI MS tgiiilse
S,,e IA ,IiS 1870. n,,i,l
known as ina ord Conitol nrisn,I and
for several weeks preceding his death
he had by reason of ru,lmonarv trnubIes
been nreyen1a1 from ai,ar1;nr tha SOS
sious Of the senate Mr. cav ana Nr
Webster we're among the list Of nall
bearers at the funeral here of MIR. Cnl-
houn
THAT was n wonderful ,ri,Imvirata-
those three ,,,.n =, ronti,uad tho t,li,ar
"It was nor nprmittad lha ,ast NJ Tho
trio to enter tha aternal nort,;s fr(n,,
the scenes of Mis- highest bnnors Manual
Webster diad ~ his bnr1a M,rshsald
Mass recolIert thar The wa shinrton
nanars we're in mo,rning ,yhnn his
death was apn0uncel ana az, tho Sun
day aftarwnrd the masters of p,anv Of
the WASHINGTON hoiIsas Of yorshin al
luded To his life and his services 10 his
country in their sermons, Mr. Webster's
death 0ccurred inst about four mouths
later than Mr.. Claws. He was not in
tha senate nj 1hn time of his daa,h INF
wns TIC secretary Of STATE In 10 san-
ata whom his dnn,isa ,v,e offni,uy ~
nounced great men nrono,,nced eulo-
pies Among these were such states
men os Mnssrs seward of Nav Vol,
Stockton or New Jersey Preston Of
Kentucky, cass of Michiean ana Butler,
,,:.
'eo'' ~ missouri
Ail'tiel great american statesman
''., u5ath occurred IN the BUS was
- hiloi'lis tl''tt bti!tol Oh missouri. MI
," VINO ~ Know nau nee'i se'la-
~, vs. q. '',e ,Iliie " MS uea:l
He ma haen srfTeTpa fa,, 900 t,, 1n
viii q canrero,,s affar7ion If fra ston,-
aCh and md n nrnr,onitior nf Vic COW,
iru dissoIution. 90 stronp vac ~ th,t
nnIv y fav davc bafora his 5aat,, u .
sent n note oddressad from, his ola resi
deura in q straat 70 bis oiS fr;ands
senator samuel Honston of rTaxos md
Caorra w Jopns ~ ,Tonpacsao ,r,-i-u
them ia take caro- that in tbe avent nf
his daoth no notice tharaof ,ho,Iid Va
taken NV congress- r,onsress howavar
ala odiEurn in orda, 70 oiTa ,,,,,,ha,e
an onEort,,nity 70 ottapa colnnal D.,
RI If
the great Nisso,,ri,n died ot tha same
house and on the same dav ana tho Two
were horne on the saua hiar 10 Tho
graveyard in 81 I,o1,is Yhera tbev ,v,ro
intarrad
."rhe p,Ilbearers ar coIona, Ranto,,e
funeral were from among the hast
known men of tha nation 'rha1- u,o,e
Gener,l Jasun TT e A. canarol CO.,
Houston Of Texas Governor FinvS lot Of
Virginia w W Seaton mayor NJ
washi.n rton. Jamas r C,i,y ~ To-.
tucky ~ Vt Annlaton or Nov yorll
Jacoh Hull of Missouri ana Tobn r,
Rives Of Wash;npton Thara Uas No
ceremonv mr. no oaapt of ory sort rhe
late Paw Pyron sunSarlaHd oni,iotnd
In tbe raiiaiEnS avarcisas Wv
80
oo''n Su'"ey Naa'ns.
Ahiohs many olheiS prominent IN Inc
nation congress WHO u-eu IN Washlns'
ION can DC lecatleu' .nousn propapiy py
very le" OIL 1he res,uel's OF washington
iisiiis INV, 'iie uea,ii " 'o'i'i quincy Az
ans, VINO was as az KNOW one Oh me ma
tions carry pfesioeits. ne was stricken
"hiie iiahlhs speech III we mouse OF
Iepresehtat'Fe anu never recovered IRON
tne attack OIL paialysis' ne uied IN the
speaker room d Gay or TWO AFTER IN:
event, ms ias, "u .,l oeis' ms IS lhe
ehd OF EARN, Chlel 1ustice Ianey' a,
.ne opening OF me supreme court mex
Jay u,ii'punceI .ne 1ons ~ ile. ny tne coun'
~, a,,u IA YIN ~ ~ d. oiuei
am ,,.,;t ny sao o;.taa ~ ne.e was
III, Mis- J,,,or saatnr Ias:s si's ~, 10y
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fas,,i ai,,t.o, app -, .,. -
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t,'e Gapi.o was ueiiseteu ny me Key. II
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