Evening star., 1938-02-13
Records of Cemetery Disclose
Interesting Facts on Notables
Discoveries Made by Superintendent of
Congressional Grounds in Check-up
on Tombstone Repairs.

Envoy Extraordinary and Ministry
plenipotentiary Of her Britanic majesty
to the United States"
Other records indicating the Con-
gressional Cemetery use as a national
place Of burial prior to the Civil War
include the following notattons on
many Of similar station in public life:
April 7th, l841, General William
Henry Harrison. Public Vault. Re-
moved to Ohio, June 10th, l94l."
"Lund Washington, son of General
Washington's half-brother and first
organist Of Christ Church, April 7th,
l84l."
February 26, 1948. Honorable John
Quincy Adams. Public Vault. Removed
March 9Th, ls48, to Massachusetts,"
October "a, 1850, H Sam1 Kirby,
Remains of General Zachary Taylor
removed from Public Vault to Lexing-
ton. Kentucky. $100."
Congressional Cemetery is located
at Eighteenth and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Sc, adjacent to the Anacostia
River or Eastern Branch Of the Po-
tomac," as it is often familiarly re-
ferred to by Capitol Hill residents.
A number of the old tombstones in
the Congressional Cemetery date back
to 1904 and 1905, and are an indica-
ton Of its early association with the
establishment OF the national seat Of
Government here in 1900.
Ingles Among Founders.
Henry and John Ingle, who were
among the founders Of the cemetery,
are buried there. Henry 1ngle was
the great-erandfather Of Miss Ella
Moore OF 1880 Thirty-first street, in
what was once old Georgetown.
March 80. 1912. Henry 1ngle. who
since 1907 had been a registrar of
Christ Church, the oldest Episcopal
parish In the District, established by
act of the Maryland Legislature in
1874. decided to its vestry the nucleus
Of what has since come to be uni
versally known as Congressional Gene
terry.
In 1917 the vestry Of Christ Church
set aside 100 burial sites for the inter-
ment of deceased Government ofIicials,
and in 1923 decided 300 more to the
United States for the same purpose
For over so years thereafter this
cemetery became recognized as a ma
tional burying ground for all Govern
ment officials who died holding Gov
ernment office and for other famous
men and women whose careers or
oficial connection justified placing
their bodies in graves set aside for
public use and decided to Congress.
Shortly after the Civil War this
practice was very generally abandoned.
There also grew up the placing of
memorial markers over the last rest
ing places Of Congressman and other
Government officials. Some IS of
these beehive" markers Of sandstone
still remain in the cemetery and are
receiving belated care from the United
States Government.
Two Vice Presidents OF the United
States. Gerry and Clinton, were at
one time buried in Congressional
Cemetery. Gov. Clinton was later re-
moved to New York State.
For time after the tragic explosion
OF the nl-fated S. S.. Princeton on
the Potomac River during President
Tyler's administration, Secretary OF
State Abel Upshur Of Upshurs Neck,
Accomac County, Va, was buried in
Congressional Cemetery in the same
grave with his devoted aide, Capt.
Beverly Kenyon. both having lost
their lives in this catastrophe. Both
were afterwards removed.
It Is also the last resting place of
Secretary Of War John o. Rawlins.
Tobias Lear. secretary to Gen. Wash
ington, and of Robert Mills, the first
Federal architect. His white marble
monument erected by the architects
OF America commemorates his genius
in giving to us the Washington Monu-
ment and the Treasury Building.