New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-23
REMOVAL OF THE nrAn

meeting of the Christian community generally aaJ
enecia the fcads and relatives Of persons Inferred
tho Burning Grounds at the corner Of Sccoad-sv and
ri,s,st was held last evening al Hermitage Hall Ms.
S,fLiNsS was selected Ct airuian.
lamar. nj the measures which had been taken against
the soval Of bodies from the tirss' ana Seccndsv
Burvinc Ground, vas then rcsd
The frst meeting for this purpose was held January
las, Resolutions conismnnc the desecu,ion were passed
and Committee was chosen TO take measures to prevent
its continuance They procured an Injunction wsi'h had
been since dissolved. They projected mass meeting and
learning tina, Trinity Church about holding msss
meeting for the purpose, they eoaesced with them
ard all were familiar with the success Of that meeting
This month the injunction had been dissolved. and the
hvenss were nj work again. Trinity Church had sue
cceded In protecting her eomctery but they were rho
peoule and Trinity Church cared not tor them
The Treasarers report then read and adopted BY
Which appeared that while contributions amounted 10
onlv ~ the expenses had amounted 10 ssi2 % iess-
ne a deic, Of $50 -.
Or FISK said the supreme Cont had decided against
Them and they could not ct into ;he Court OF Appcas
untl October, H. therefore, they could not get an njunc
ION from the Board of Health. the removal would be soon
accomplished They had good cause TOR such an nunc-
on for the opening Of these graves under MAY sun
could not but 81 prudcial TO health The Church own
no he ground in need OF money-had gwen VI ,op
the missionary canse this wear ana 50 must roo me
graves of their fathers Some eleven twelve thousand
had been buried in that cemetery; could not he exaety
known how many The men who were prominent IN thss
should be branded. slioufl ne
her,d tina, they haddealt in dead mems bones lie him.
sell had sister who buried there years ago.
He had been unable to recognise her remains and no sup
posed that by this time they had been thrown into trench
at Cypress llill
Mr.. GuRSEY then spoke. lie said Would not Green
wood that beautiful City Of the Dead soon have to give
way to the march Of population Would not the boncs
which were now carried hhcr be removed tosome wilder
ness or perhaps be ground up for merchandise II this
thing were allowed TO Coon Il could not be told where 4
would stop. The buryng.ground, IL was objected was
valuable. He remembered that once objection made
TO the use OF precious box OF aabaser ointment because
was valuable The race ofJudss lscarots was not yet
extinct.
Committee then appointed to circssste among
those living in the neghborhood OF the buryg ground tho
follow ing remonstrance to be presented to the Board q
Health 80,
~, the uudc living In the immediate vicinity Of rrx It.
md se,ondsy Methodist Bums 0eund respectfully Prey shss
vonr will immediately sbste the nuisance which o.
his time bciD by the removal Of the boas buried IL
above that the there pnr.ued endansss
fearful that u be attended wife
ourselves but TO the eens
large
collection taken mp for the benefit OF the treasury.
and NJ ten o'clock the meeting adjourned TO meet the
same place on Tuesday evening next.