The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-06
Copy of Ulster County Gazette
Tells of Washington's Funeral.
Pages Draped in Mourning for
Americas Beloved Hero.
At KINGSTON, n. Y.
Newspaper Bears Date of Sat-
Y urday, January 4, 1900.
Samuel Freer and Son Were
Publishers of the Paper.

In an old copy of the Ulster County
Gazette, dated Saturday. January 4,
1900, is found a full account of the
funeral and burial of Gen. George
Washington, the father Of American
liberty. The paper is said to have
been published at Kingston. IN Ulster
county. New York, by Samuel Freer
and Son. The pages of the paper are
draped in mourning for Americas be-
loved hero and all the resolutions of
coincidence of the house and senate
and President John Adams replies to
the resolutions are printed in deep
black.
Account of Washington's Funeral.
The following is the account of
Washington's funeral and burial as it
is seen in the Gazette.
WASHINGTON ENTOMBED.
Georgetown. Dec. 20, 1899.
On Wednesday last the mortal part
OF Washington the great-the Father
or his country and the friend or man,
was consigned to the tomb, with SOL
emn honors and fur eral pomp. a null
tltude OF persons assembled. from
many miles round, at Mount Vernon.
the choice abode and last residence
or the illustrious chief There were
the groves-the spacious avenues. the
beautiful and sublime scenes the
NOBLE mansion-but alas. the august
lnhaoitant was now no more That
great soul was gone. His mortal "a #
was there indeed; but ali! how affect
ing! how awful the spectacle of such
worth ana greatness thus to mortal
eyes fallenl-Yes, fallen! falIeni
In the long and lofty portico, where
OFT the hero walked in all his glory
now lay the shrouded corpse. The
countenance still composed and SER
enc. seemed to depress the magnify
OF the spirit which had dwelt in that
iifeless form There those who paid
tne last sad honours to the. benefac-
TOT OF MS country, took an impressive
"a farewell view. On the ornament.
| at the head of the coffin, was in
scribed Surge ad Judicium-about the
middle of the coffin, Gloria Dec, and
on the silver plate.
GENERAL
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
departed this life, on the 18th De-
cember. 1893. Act. IS.
Between 8 and O'Clock the sound of
artllIery from a vessel on the river.
Iiring minute guns, awoke afresh our
solemn sorrow-the corpse was moved
"a band of music with mournfIiI
melody melted the soul into all the
tenderness of woe. The procession
lowing order:
Cavalry, Infantry. with arms re-
versed, guard, music, clergy. The
lgeneraPs horse with saddle. holsters
coffin. anu ing
The pallbearers were:
Colonies Simms, Ramsay. Pavne
GlIpfn, Marsteller. Little.
when the procession had arrived at
the bottom of the elevated lawn. on
the bank of the Potomac, where the
family vault is placed, the cavalry
| matted, the infantry marched toward
the Mount and formed their lines
the clergy. the Masonic brothers and
the citizens, descended to the vault.
and the funeral service of the church
| was performed. The firing was re-
peated from the vessel in the river,
and the sounds echoed from the woods
and the Hills around.
|. Three general discharges by the in
fantry, the cavalry and eleven pieces
| or artillery. which lined the banks of
the Potomac back of the vault, paid
the last tribute to the entombed COM
mander in chief of the armies of the
United States and to the departed
hero The sun was now setting. Alas.
the Son of Glory was set Forever. No
the name of WASHINGTON-th
American President and General will
triumph over Death. The unclouded
brightness of his Glory will illuminate
| the future ages.
Perhaps the author of the above did
not realize how prophetic his inspired
words were, for Washington lives not
alone in the hearts of his countrymen,
but in the very spirit of America.
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