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Show Washington's Funeral Rite3 f A farted copy of the I'lMcr tount lii.ette. published at Kingston. N V mid hearing the date of Janunry 4 ISiM. which Is a highly valued roll, belonging to Ike flowan. W'M I'ark avenue, Indlnnapolls, contains , h grnihlc account of Oeorge Washing Ion '8 funeral, nnd shows the keen ness with which his death was felt In tils cnuntrymen. The story of the funeral Is dared at Georgetown. Ieceiuber 20, 17119. is full of flowery phrases, and begins viilh the following paragraph: "On Wednesday last, the mortal part of Washington the Oreat, the father of his country, and the friend of man, was consigned to bis home with solemn sol-emn honors and funeral pomp." A description of the spacious grounds at Mount Vernon Is Inserted here. The account continues, "Hut, alas I The nitgust Inhabitant was not there. The prait soul was gone. In the tufty portico, where oft the hero vi ii ! I. eel in all his glory, now lay the ihromleil (corps)." The paper give an account of the foiieral ceremonies which Included salute by cannon, anil a procesnni ot cavalry. Infantry, the hand. Hint the clergy to the vault on the hank" of the I'ototnnc river. After the fiod was placed In the vault three salute by Infantry, rnvalry nnd artillery mils paid him Ihe final tribute. The story closed with a prophetic paragraph. "The aun was now set ting. Alas! the Son of Hlory had aei forever. No; the nnme of Washing ton, the American President nnd gen eral, will triumph over death. The unclouded brightness of his glory will Illuminate the future ages" The copy also contulns the address of John Adams, then President, given giv-en before the senate, In which he prophesied that "the life of Washington Wash-ington rannot suffer by comparison with those of other countries who have been most celebrated and ei alted hy fume." The paper was given to Oowan by his gtndmotltcr, Mrs. Martha llol bert, of Brazil, and it rauie Into In im m i possession from her mother. - I |