Evening star., 1937-10-03

Old Stone Estate and Columbia Heights Associated With Civil
War Surgery and Homes of Logan and Bryan, While
Schneider Estate is Garfield Sne

monastery. serve as quarters for the
Engineer Company.
These denS are not monaStic in
aspect. In the middle hours in
the day it is in order to get q pass to
go to Washington or to visit some OF
the camps which now, in the middle of
May, begin to form a Gordon around
the city. Our Capital seems arranged
by nature to be protected by fortified
camps on the circuit of its hills. It
may be almost a Verona If need be.
Our brother regiments have posts
nearly as charming as our own, in
these fair groves and on these fair
slopes on either side Of u.s.
A FTER the war the Stones returned
to their suburban home, or at
least occupied it during the warm
months as a Summer residence. At
this period small brick house stood
somewhat to the north of the main
dwelling, and this was occupied by
Henry A. Pixton. who. the city direc-
tory tells us. was farmer. For many
years Mr.. Pixton looked after the
Stone estate for Mrs. Stone. whose city
residence was then at 609 Fourteenth
street northwest
In his younger days the writer knew
some of the members of the Pixton
family, particularly the older of the
children. William and Clara, the for
mer of whom was killed at San Juan
Hill in the Spanish-American War,
and the latter now Mrs Tad" Taylor
OF Arlington County. Va Among the
children born on the Stone property
were Nelson A. and Richard Pixton.
Following the sale of the Stone
property to the Barber interests, the
mansion house was sold to Gen. John
A. Logan, distinguished soldier of
the Civil War. who changed the
name of the place from Mount Pleas
ant, as given by Mr. Stone, to Calumet
Place.
OGAN, as many will recall, was
the running mate with James G.
Blaine on the Republican ticket in
the campaign of 1884, the ticket being
defeated by Cleveland and Hendricks.
He was not an old man. not having
reached his 61st year, and yet it must
have had a bad effect upon him, for
he did not survive his defeat very
long. dying December 26, 1886, two
years after the presidential campaign.
He was not i'll very long, and until
a day or two before his death, at
Calumet Place, his condition was not
regarded as serious; his passing away
was generally unlocked for.
The Star, in recording his death at
the time, said:
Senator John A. Logan died 2
minutes before o'clock yesterday
afternoon at Calumet, his home in
this city, at the head of Thirteenth
street. The news of his death soon
spread through the city. The an
nouncement came almost unexpect-
edly, as the serious nature of the
Senator's illness did not become public
until Saturday.
About two weeks ago he was at
tackled by rheumatism. and this was
followed by a general collapse Of
his health. AS he failed to recover
his strength. his physicians advised
that he should 90 to the Hot Springs,
but the trip was postponed until he
should be strong enough to undergo
the journey. His strength, however,
continued to fail and the physician
became anxious. DR.. j. A. Baxter,
who had charge of the case, held
daily consultations with DR.. N. S.
Lincoln and Surg. Gen. Hamilton.
Saturday Gen. Logan's critical condi-
ton became known among his friends
and there were many callers and many
anxious inquiries at the house. :
He died surrounded by members
of his family and friends. During
his dying moments Mrs. Logan, sup
ported by her son, stood beside the
bed and caressed her husbands face
and head, upon which the cold sweat
of death was gathering. When it be-
came apparent that the last moment
was at hand, DR.. John P. Newman
stretched out his hands over the bed
and offered a prayer, commencing
the soul of the dying man to God
and asking consolation for the be-
reaved family. When the prayer was
finished death had come, and the
silence of the room was broken only
by the sobs of the wife and daughter.
There were present in the room at
this affecting deathbed scene, besides
the members of the family and DR..
Newman, Gen. Sheridan, Senator and
Mrs. Cullum, Miss Cullum, Miss Mary
Brady, Senator Miller, Senator and
Mrs. Cockerell, Gen. Raum, ex-Justice
Strong, Gen. Beale, George Francis
Dawson, Henry Strong, A. B. Hall and
Beach Taylor. the Senator's secre-
taries; Gen. Thomas, Gen. Henderson
and Daniel Shepherd.
After the Senator's death Mrs.
Logan was led away from the bedside
by the ladies present. She was much
Frustrated by grief and exhausted by
her long vigil. The ladies ministered
to her comfort and induced her to lie
GOWN ana Steep.
zen. LOGANS body was conveyed
to the Capitol and there lay in
state in the rotunda on December 80,
and from here the funeral procession
marched up Pennsylvania avenue to
Fifteenth street, thence north to YER
mont avenue to Rhode Island avenue,
passing around what is now Logan
Circle, continuing east to Seventh
street and north on that thorough
fare to Rock Creek Church road and
to Rock Creek Cemetery, where the
remains were temporarily placed in
the Hutchinson vault. and subse-
quently removed to the tomb to be seen
in the Soldiers Home Cemetery, on
the east side of Harewood road and
opposite Rock Greek Cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers for the
funeral were Gen. William T. Sher-
man, Roscoe Conkling, Senator Leland
Stanford, Postmaster General Villas,
Gen. Lucius Fairchild, c. H. Andrews,
Col. Fred D. Grant, DR.. Mcmillan and