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On Tue, 23 May 1995 PUB_HOLPAT@midyork.lib.ny.us wrote:
> Can anyone tell me where Babe Ruth was buried? I have a student who needs
> this info asap. Thanks Carole Pub_HOlpat@midyork.lib.ny.us
George Herman "Babe" Ruth died August 16, 1948, at 53 yrs of age.
The NY Times for August 17-20 has a series of articles which chronicle
his many achievements, including the 54 major league records he held at
his retirement from baseball.
Aug 19 NY Times, pg 1 - "A special motorcycle detail will escort the
cortege to the Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Mount Pleasant, N. Y."
Aug 20 NY Times, pg 1 - "Along the thirty-mile route to Gate of Heaven
Cemetery in Westchester crowds estimated to number another 1000,000 saw
the funeral cortege pass."
Aug 20 NY Times, pg 11 - "At 1:43 P.M. the cortege reached the cemetery.
There at Valhalla, near Mount Pleasant, it was ..."
"Father Cauley said the family had not selected a burial plot and that
meanwhile the coffin bearing the bronze plate inscribed simply `George
Herman Ruth' would rest in a burial vault."
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Westchester County is north of the Bronx. Largest city near Valhalla is
White Plains, as I recall.
Presumably, this is where he was finally buried. I'd recommend the NY Times
articles to anyone interested in a contemporary look at the overwhelming
public response to his death. I can think of no other sports figure -
certainly none today - who may have attracted the same crowds - but I'll
save that for another newgroup ... :-)
Randall M. MacDonald
Lakeland, FL
An old-time baseball fan
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