Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01

| By this time. 1870 as far as the gen.
eraI government was concerned, the
name of the burial ground was Con-
gressional, or Burial ground. and those
| names were used IN the acts referring
| to the ground, while an act authorizing
the inproy ement of the Avenue and +
| street was for the road to the Con-
gressional burial ground The custom
| of the burial Of senator's. representatives.
and government officials was growing
| notwith standing the means OF transpor-
tation to the homes of deceased mem
bers was greater than before. congress
had assisted in the rebuilding OF the
wall, the construction of culvert anu
the repairing of damage caused oy the
| Eeavy rains, particularly that In the
early part Of 1899. which. it was saio'
was never exceeded by downpour IL
the history of the District. AS buriHi
ground for the old families OF the Das-
| trict it grew in the popular estitnalion
and il may be said that TINS Win tne
Methodist ground opposite was useo 80 ~ :,
nearly every family of the eastern par
of the city other than by the maJoaas
| of the Catholics forming the congress-
tion of St Peters. who buried In the
| ground of that parish on II street DC
| tween I'd and Sd streets northeast.
Nearly all the lots within the Enclosure
were taken up, and the question OF en-
| larging the grounds was frequently us
| cussed. but not for nearly twenty years
| was there any addition MADE. IN onss
sentatives inferred, or were supJeclS %
the centotaphs. These included Heli
| CHARLES Ogle of Pennsylvania IN iofi' ~
Bradley OF Michigan, R. w Haoersl.ais,
| of Georgia, J. W. Williams ol -h" Rsrker
| and Joseph Lawrence in ls4Z baIk IN,
Burnel Of Massachusetts in ls-o' G 10y
| Rossier of Louisiana and Henry rrien
| of PENNSYLVANIA in 1874. D. b. Daw SUI 40
| Louisiana and ]. H Peyton OF p
in 1S45. W. Taylor of Virginia X.
Herrick of New York, Felix j. McCohnelt
| az Alabama in 1916. G. G. Drullisoie "
| Virginia in 1s47 and James a. R.a o,1 ~
South Carolina and j. W.
Pennsylvania in 1913.
Funeral Of Justice Barbour.
In February, 1S41, Associate Justice
Phillip P Barbour of the Supreihe
Court of the United states was
| buried here, and his funeral was al
| tended not only by his associates on
| the bench but by large NUMBER VI
members of Congress and gove a1,,d;nr
| a delegation from Virginia. ana tne
| leading citizens of Washington, Tor ne
| had long resided here on L street pc
tween 9th ana 1th, anu iatci oh -
! toll Hill, and was regarded as WASH
The first funeral Of a President took
| place here in April, 1S41, when the
body of Gen. William Henry HARRISON ,r
/ moved to his home at North Beno.
Ohio. This funeral took place after
| he had served but one month as
President, and all possible honor was
/ shown him The escort was composed
| OF United States regular soldiers ana
| marines, and all the uniformed volun-
| teer companies OF the District The
| grand marshal was Gen. Alexander
/ McComb the hero of the battle OF
| Plattsburg. then commander-in- chief
| of the army. In the following June
/ he died at his residence at the north
| west corner of 18th and | streets. and
| he was buried at the Congressional
| cemetery with full military honors
| very imposing funeral was that Of
1 some of the victims of the bursting OF
! a gun on February %, 1874, on the
L. S. S. Princeton. Capt Stockton. The
| funeral took place a few days after
| from the White House. and it passed
| over the same route to the cemetery,
| where the bodies of Secretary of State
| Upshur and capt. Beverly Kennon, who
| had been lifelong friends, were buried
| together. but were subsequently re
| moved. The Princeton was visited by
| President Tyler and quite number
| of people in official life. A gun was
State, Mr.. ITpshur Of Virginia: Commo
| dore Beverly Kennon of the navy.
| Gov. Thomas W. Gilmer Secretary of
| the Navy. who had entered on his du-
| ties about ten days before; Virgil
| Maxcy. and Mr.. Gardner of New York.
and a colored man being instantly
| killed. and Commodore Stockton, Col.
| Benton and some others were injured.
| The President. Secretary of War VIII
/ liam Wilkins, Postmaster General
| Wickliff and others were below at the
| time. AS may be supposed there was
/ most imposing funeral and as II
proceeded guns We're fired from the
Presidents house. near the Capitol
and at the navy yard, and north OF
the burial grounds. the latter as the
interment was made
More Ground Secured.