Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31

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Street. but IL one goes over the VIA !
duct it viii not seem far. and a
glimpse OF, the old graves in Shockoc
Cemetery. with their quaint epitaphs.
liz so emphatic a reminder of other
days. The public seldom visits
Shockoe, for 1t is not beautiful. Xix.
Hollywood and st. Johns. and the
other cities of the dead within our
gates. and often the grass becomes
( long and weeds appear on the path
ways.
Where Mnr.hnII Lies.
But IN this cemetery. lying between
I Fourth. Second Bates and Hospital
Streets. many u worthy son OF Rich
mond has bean borne by eminent col
! leagues. and mourncd by the entire
nation. There the dust OF Chief JUS
tice John Marshall and his beloved
! and invalid wife. Mary Amber. OF
Yorktown. minglcs with the historic
earth. We are told that the famous
defender of he Constitution died in
! Philadelphia the 9Th day OF July,
1885. ana that full complement 70
military and civilians turned out to
meet his body ut the wharf The
! procession moved UP Main street to
( Fifth, then To II, now Broad and east
10 Ninth. where IL TUNED north for
one square 10 he hcme OF the jurist
AZ Ninth and Marshall. then Street.
for he had requested that he should
enter that much loved domicile once
more.
! Bishop Moore conducted the last
! rites, both at the house and at
( Shockoe. where today the following
simple en n16EiS max e. R be rad:
F. Son Of Thomas and Mnry Marshall.
, was born born the 2i,h day OF septem-
Willis Amber. the 3rd Of January.
1888; departed this life the 9th OF |
Jaquelin Amber and by her side is |
buried her sister. Mrs. Ann Fisher; !
Rer r.. husband husband George Fisher, and
trious Marshalls. Ii IS only stones |
throw to the grave of John Minor
Bo,,si that brilliant yirginian, who !
seven years. His epitaph declares |
that he was under all circumstances |
an iniiexible friend OF the American
union"
IT was Bolts who welcomed Daniel
MeoSter At the dinner given him at
re iSe- EXCHANGE Hotel in the spring OF
that body.
n lie was a bondsman for President
Davis and was present at the trial Of
tae Confederate Executive. 1t was
MIS- home; situated where Elba sta
t 1ion STOOD Tor many years. that Con-
Libby prison when they We're lIbcr-
ated in 1865. Bolts himself was in
c car In the famous prison. so
me records say, and we know that |
ms father was one of the victims of
the Richmond Theater fro in 1911.
b,y yua .!Ss,c i23ah p Carr. that remarka
sponsored the system OF lnter.co-
i i!nI committees in 177I:. when he
hi d'Nf aen BY fa tr a HenTy ss and
Shockoe; II was in st. Johns that
Inc me brilliant plan was brought into
pcihS ana the names of Carr and |,
his colleagues became immortal As |
a near ne!shbor in this quiet inclos- |
9 nre lies John John Wickham. who de-
in the state Capitol in 1907, and II |
Is said that it was owing solely to |
the tn; S;e SCI, ht of this luminous coun- |
Marshall sat in the case and DR.. |
John Brockenbrough. who built the |
house now occupied by the Confed-
jury; together with John Randolph |
of Roanoke, whose body now rests
in Hollywood.
Each cemetery in Richmond seems |
gray, ,a and shoeESe is far fra% ss
cIaudius crozet. that powerful owe fup'1 Seti
eran of the Napoieonic wars, now
rests rest Colonel Crozet is almost an |
state and few realize that he was /
an honor graduate of the EcoIe Poly |
t ffe and Artillery. school at Metz
here many posts of distinction. in
y ne Uni United states Miiiiary Academy ~
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the black board system. Crozet.
doubtless, was tho foremost engineer
taIled acc mas known: but since de-
Gently printed in these columns. his |
story Is now more familiar
a.. Gnder beautiful shaft of marble
samson of the Revolution. The
story goes that this mighty man once
lifted horse over n fence, although
IN his 81 later ed, days he resorted to the
or the House OF Delegates. which.
probably. he thought required gren.
f tooi, strength at times; His funeral
MARSHALL and the entire military of
the city. including the famous Pub
,,e Guar 1,,ot .srne d. out to do him
heigh. son-in-law of the Chief Jus.
tee: is also an inhabitant OF old
But It is in Hollywood that the
resting place. and in tho number are
two Presidents, OF the United States,
the Chief Executive of the Lost Cause.
and many others that make the An
glo-saNon world envy Richmond for
being the custodian of their sacred |
dust, Although 4 numper OF persons
were buried there In tho first decade
or Its existence. about the middle OF
tho nineteenth century. the Initial
distinguished Virglnian was n hero of
the Revolution and the youngest off,
Ger In the Continental Army-Presi-.
don't James Monroe. =, IA
g, In 1858 the Legislature appropriated