The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-28
PENSACOLA
CHAPTER D. A. r.

The following from the Daughters OF
the American Revolution section OF the
Jacksonville Sunday Times-Union will
be Of interest:
November, 1922.
The record blank sent by the state
historian was the inspiration for great
activity by the Pensacola Chapter D.
A. R., during the past month. A no
tice was run in both Pensacola papers
requesting help and information, that
the report returned would be creditable
to our city.
So far the work is very incomplete.
but a good start has been made. We
have found an original portrait in OIL, by
Stuart, of George Washington, which
has been a treasured heirloom in one
family for over one hundred years. NO
marbles, bronzes or mural decorations
of historic value have been located.
There is one large stained glass window
in Christ Episcopal church, in memory
Of Bishop Francis Huger Rutledge, the
first bishop of Florida, the date Of
whose ordination to the bishopric Of the
state was 1851. This glass was moved
from above the altar Of the old church
building erected in 1880. 1t was put in
forty or fifty years ago. Whether this
window is eligible to the list desired
there is doubt, but the parish Of Christ
church is historic and unique, inasmuch
as the property is owned by the parish
and was established in 1929, before the
diocese of Florida came into existence,
the date of which was 1897. Under the
chancel of the old church lie the bodies
November "a, 1899, Rev. Joseph H.
Saunders, died November "a, 1889, Rev.
Frederick F. Peake. died November q,
1885, and Rev. D. D. Flower, died Sep
TENDER 10, 1853.
There is an old tablet in the church,
to John A. Cameron. Born in Mech
lenburg, Va, 1888, died in the wreck of
the steamship Pulaski June II, 1889.
He was Judge of the federal district
court In Florida 1881 to 1889. One Of the
founders of the diocese of Florida and
a member of the first diocesan conven-
ton" These four pioneers in the early
life of the church in Florida did as
great work as the soldiers we love to
honor.
Pensacola is rich in sacred dustl Sa-
cred because of the great age of the old
graves which are moundering to obH-
Won In the sunshine Of an autumn
noon, q visit was made to st. Michaels'
cemetery, for long years the only buriel
ground in the city. How forctbly was
borne in mind the words of the psalm
''I am thine, o save mel see that all
things come to an end The crumbled
vaults, the open graves. the fallen walls,
the eroded stones, the inscriptions too
old to be deciphered, the lichens and the
creeping moss, testify that Father Time
has walked through this garden Of the
dead and with gentle touch, caressed
tho faces of the tombs, so that the dust
of those who sleep. will lie in peace, I'M
disturbed unknown, until that day
when our earthly bodies put on immor-
tally.
Near the southwest corner is the
grave of Dorothy Walton. 1t is built
about two feet above the ground, COW
cred with a marble slab on which is
written the inscription. There seems
to be no other grave in the lot which is
enclosed by a brick wall in fair condition.
Why is this the only Walton grave?
Hero is something for the Pensacola
chapter to investigate. The name Of
George Walton, secretary Of West Flor
ida and governor of the state, presents
itself as the key to the life Of Dorothy