The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-07-15
The Death and Funeral Of George
Washington.

Through the kindness Of the pro-
prietor of the Poughkeepsie museum
IN. Y.,) we have been put inpossession
of the following interesting account
of the death and funeral Of our first
President, who died December 14th,
1899. The article appeared in the
Poughkeepsie Journal" of the date
of February 81, 1899, copy of which
was kindly shown US by the gentle
man mentioned. The journal was
then published in Poughkeepsie, by
Powers & Southwick at the Post-of-
! flee"
FUNERAL OF GEN. WASHINGTON.
George Town. Dec. 20, 1893. :
"On Wednesday Lass, the moral
part of Washington the great-the faith
er OF his country and the friend oil
man, was consigned to the tomb, with
1 solemn donors and funeral pomp.
"A multitude of persons assembled,
from many miles round, at Mount Ver-
non, the choice abode and last resi-
dence of the illustrious chief. There
We're the groves the spacious avenues
THE beautiful and sublime scenes, the
noble mansion-but, alas! the august
inhabitant was now no more. That
great soul was gone. His mortal part
was there indeed; but All! how affect
ing. how awful the spectacle OF such
worth and greatness, thus. TO mortal
eyes, fallen!-Yes. fallen; fallen:
in the long and lofty Portico where
oft the hero walked in all his glory,
now lay the shrouded corpse
The countenace still composed and
serene, seemed to express the dignity
of the spirit, which lately dweE in
that lifeless form There those who
paid the last honors to the benefac-
tor of his country, cook an impressive
"a farewell view.
"On the ornament at the head of
the coffin was inscribed Surge ad Judi
cum-about the middle of the coffin
Glori Deo-and on the silver plate.
General George Washington, de-
parted this life on the 1ih OF Dec,
1899, Act. 8.
Between three and four O'Clock, the
sound of artillery from a vessel in the
river, firing minute guns, awoke
afresh our solemn sorrow-rhe corpse
was moved-the band of music with
mournful melody melted the soul into
all the tenderness of woe"
When the procession had arrived at
the bottom of the elevated lawn, on
the banks of the Potomac, where the
family vault is placed the cavalry haf.
ed, the infantry marched to-wards the
Mound and formed their lines-the
clergy and the Masonic brothers and
citizens descended 10 the vault, and
ihe funeral service of the church was
performed. The firing was repeated
from the vessels in the river, and the
Sounds echoed from the woods and
hills around.
Three general discharges by the in
fantry-the cavalry and one piece of
artillery, which lined the banks of the
Potomac back of the vault paid the
last trtbute of respect to the en-
iombed Cmmander-in-Chief of the
armies of the United States and to
the venerable departed hero.
The sun was now setting. Alas the
son of Glory was set forever. No, the
name of Washingbon-the American
President and General-will triumph
over death; the unclouded brightness
Of his glory will illuminate future
ages"
The number of the journal" from
which the writer has copied the above
is draped in the deepss2 mourning.
The paper has been carefully. preserv-
cd los years, and was when issued, in