The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-07-12

| glle ornaments are daily exposed +
crowds OF people. high and low, old an,
yoong' without being in the slightes
aegree molested. In word, this Gem
etery furnishes, throughout, the mos
striking monument of refined and del
icate nation, that has ever fallen within
me sphere of my observation. Some.
!ning no doubt is TO be ascribed to the
lnhaence OF a popular and splendid
lal'n' which enJoins il upon the living
10 visit the tombs of the dead at stated
periods, and which sanctifies the hum.
olest offerings, in the estimation OF the
multitude. On-All Souls day, immense
crowds are said 10 perform a solemn
Phghmage to Mount Louis, bearing gar
lands and decorations Of every descrip-
uon, TO be strewed upon the grayes OF
their departed relatives, recollections
oil whom are annually revived, and sa-
cred oolatlons poured forth to their
names.
About 100000 persons have been
buried here since the 2lst of MAY, 1894.
on which day the first funeral took
place. There are two OF three other
cemeteries upon the same plan, in the
suburbs OF Paris but they are small in
comparison With this. The cataconbs
or subterranean repositories of the
dead, extending for miles under the
city, and running even beneath the bed
Oh Inc Seine, are now undergoing re-
pairs TO prevent the roof from falling.
and cannot on that account be visited,
Towards the northern side of the
cemetery, and on the most elevated
point OF Mont Louis, is section Of the
enclosure devoted chiefly to the in
terment of foreigners. In this silent
assemblage of the dead, may be found
representatives from every nation on
the globe, who died at Paris, and here
rest side by side. The graves of the
English, Scotch, and Irish, are the most
numerous; and next to these, Spaniards.
Germans, and Italians. Too large a
group OF our own countrymen add to
The number and variety Of the mixed
congregation. A beautiful marble Nv
ramId attracted us TO the spot, where
sleep the remains of Adam Seybert.
formerly Of Philadelphia, member Of
Congress, and author of a valuable
work on the statistics of the United
States. He died at Paris 10 Nav last.
The monument was erected by the piety
OF his son, and does credit to his taste
as well as 10 his filial affectie-c .."To
by is the grave &c Ne KILLER, OF New
Jersey, and eloquent and promising
young lawyer, who fell a victim to the
ardour of his professional pursuits
He came out to France for the benefit
of his health last summer, and died soon
after his arrival. 10 the same vicinity,
are the graves of Richards, of New
York, a promising young gentleman,
educated at West Point; and Of Tuck
er, from Boston, who died, and we're
buried on the same day. Their prema-
ture deaths in a foreign land, far from
their friends and country, produced
lively sympathy even among strangers.
A monument was observed in memory
of Mr.. Smith of New-York, whom |
did not know as also a remarkably
neat column, erected by paternal affec-
ton, to commemorate the death OF Lou
lisa Butler, young lady from the Unit
ed States, who died at the age Of sew
enteen. With a tribute of sympathy
for the fate of so many of our country
men, we concluded our survey of Pere
La Chaise, as now conclude the pro-
lix sketch of my observations.