Evening star., 1935-07-21

governess Of the family Of Gov. Mid
dleton.
After the death of Mrs Barlow the
estate went to her husbands own
nephew and adopted son, Tom Bar
low, who sold the property soon after
ward to Henry Baldwin, Mrs. Barlow's
brother, who Immediately transferred
it to Col. George Bomford, first chief
of ordnance, United States Army. Col.
Bomford was brother-in-law to Mrs.
Joel Barlow, having married her sister,
and here the BomfordS resided for
nearly 80 years.
In l846 the estate, which then In
cluded 81 acres and which extended
from Woodley lane and Rock Greek
Park to Florida avenue. crossing the
creek at P street, was sold to Thomas
r. Lovett, as trustee for his mother,
for S25 900. In this sale Bomford re-
served the acre about the tomb, but
this provision was evaded and the
bodies reposing there were finally re-
moved to Rock Greek Cemetery.
A T THE beginning OF the CiVll war
\ it became apparent that the Gov
ernment would need a hospital for
contagious and eruptive diseases and,
the mansion being pleasantly situated
was leased from the Lovett family, who
soon afterward moved to Philadelphia.
It continued to be hospital until
1866. when it was given up by the War
Department. Those in charge at that
time, feeling that farewell ball would
be the proper thing, decided to have
one on Christmas eve. and it came near
being the last of Kalorama Mansion,
for the east wing was entirely gutted.
In 1872 it was rebuilt and entirely re-
furnished by the then owner, George
Lovett. In 1889, seven years after the
death of Mr.. Lovett, the mansion was
razed and the property subdivided into
building lots.
On approximately the spot where
the historic old Kalorama mansion
stood for so many years was erected
a residence by william A. Mearns. 1t
was more recently the home Of the
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1901 s street.
Several years ago the writer was
appealed to by Capt. Evelyn B. Bald
win to locate for him the burial place
of Abraham Baldwin, a former United
States Senator from Georgia and a
siener of the original Constitution Of
the United States.
Believing the body had been trans
TERED from its old Kalorama vault to
Rock Greek Cemetery, the writer got
in touch with the treasurer of that
cemetery, Walter B. Patterson, and
as he had suspected, number Of the
bodies formerly inferred in the old
tomb, now rest in this picturesque
burying ground. They include: Abra-
ham Baldwin, chaplain I'd Connecti-
cut Brigade Revolutionary War, son
of Michael and Ruth Baldwin Of New
Haven, Conn. died q Senator in Con-
greSS from Georgia, March 4, 1907.
aged So years; Ruth, wife Of Joel
Barlow; Col. George Bomford, q. S.
Ordnance Corps; Clara Bomford, wife
Of Col. George Bomford; Henry Bald
win Bomford; Edmund French, Louise
Morris French, Mary Scott and Mary
Barlow.
The pioneer work Of Robert Fulton
In steamboat navigation places him
among Americas foremost citizens.
He has been honored at home and
abroad with statues and memorials
for the service he has rendered to
mankind. In the Capitol, in Statuary
Hall, Pennsylvania has honored him
as one Of its greatest sons, with q
statue, street in washington Is
named for him and it is eminently
fltting that the new p Street Bridge.
which spans Rock Greek at the south
ern line of the Kalorama estate
where Fulton undoubtedly spent many
happy hours-should now be given his
name.