Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-11

services were conducted by Rev. DR.. I1nany,
assisted by Rev. William A. Leonard of Wash
ington. The immediate family Of the deceased
assembled at the residence of Frank K. Pendle-
ton and accompanied the remains to the
church. The only hcral offerings were wreath
of red roses at the head and another of white
roses at the loot Of the casket and cross
between the two wreaths. There we're no pail
bearers While the procession moved up the
aisle the choir sang Thy Will Be Done The
casket was made of solid walnut covered with
black cloth, and had six heavy silver handles.
A simple plate on it bore Mrs. PendletonS name
and date Of birth and death. Among those
present were Secretary o. State Bayard, Pen
dleton Schenck, Walter Schcnck, Badeau
Schenck, Mrs F. H. Potter, Erastus Corning,
Peter Marie, Camille Marie. Gen. Newton, j. S.
Sawson, Stanley Matthews, Mrs. Noah Hunt
Schenck Elliott Pendlcton, F. X Pendleton,
Maj Howard and J. S. Barton Key The body
was taken to Woodlawn Cemetery for tempo
rary interment. but the final interment will
be in the old family pot in the Cincinnati
Cemetery"
The chances that Mrs. Pendleton
born in the Georgetown home of her father,
where he resided at the time he was called
upon to secure the release of DR.. BaneS from
the British, resulting in him writing our most
popular patriotic ode, and the probabilities are
that she also lived at 500 street northwest,
where her father maintained a residence up
to the time Of his death. which took place in
Baltimore at the home of his eldest daughter,
Mrs Charles Howard on January II. 1913
The street residence stood within the
upon which to be erected the buildings
for the District government, ard of the
old structures On this street are now fast dis
appearing. The Key house wss considerably
remodeled and modified some years ago.
Originally it was built by Henry Weightman,
brother CT Gen. Roger G. Weightman, along
about 1885, and Francis Scott Key occupied it
for some years subsequent to that date Here
h
ably addition to the west side of the house
as many lawyers combined their homes and
offices in these days.
A FTER Mr. Keys DEATH we find his widow
still occupying the c street house. which,
however, she had sold to John A. Smith ia
1916, for at that time she was living at Eighth
and G streets northwest.
The Key family seems to have had an unusual
amount Of bad luck. Indeed, the first serious
sadness to come into the household Of Francis
Scott Key was when one OF his sons was killed
in duel in 1895. OF this unfortunate en-
counter Mrs. Myra L. Spaulding says:
There lived in Washington two midshipmen
who were fast friends. They had sailed together
on the same ship and were on their way home
from long cruise. They landed at Norfolk,
Va Here dispute arose between them as to
The more they argued, the more unreasonable
they waxed; and the more unreasonable the
angrier they waxed, until their anger reached
. white heat
Angry. passionate words followed, when
young Key challenged SherSurne the result
of the quarrel
"Sherburne replied: We've both been away
from home for some years. I'll accept your
challenge at Washington after I have seen my
family and spent day or two with them
dnp fhn tune tIras
arrived in Washington Key approached Sher-
burne on the steps of the National Hotel and,
In the presence of several companions. de-
nounced him coward for not having
accepted his challenge. Sherburne at once
accepted It,
The next morning Jure o. 1886 they met
near Good Hope. across the Anaccstia Bridge,
where the duel was fought.
1T is related that the dueling ground
SheIburne said:
Mr.. Key. have no desire to kill YOU
mo matter replied Key L came to kill you
VERY WE'LL said Sherbourne, L will kill
you
Key fell at the first fire, shot through the
body. and expired almost Immediately
Keys dead body was conveyed to his
fathers house The first intimation the family
had of the affair was the sight of their son
brought home dead. The frantic distress of
his mother was iEdescr!bable and almost in
conceivable"
CHARLES F. WOOD almost 25 years ago. in
giving his recollections of street, referred
to the Key home as follows:
THE localities to which you have referred
closely identified with the days of my youth
My father and also my uncle George Wood
residents of c street for many years. and
I remember distinctly the house that sat back
from the street at 800 c street next to DR..
Jones residence which was occupied at that