, 1860-08-31
THE DED1CAT10g 9 OF GRACELAHD
-~.--.. ;. .CEMETEEY,


THE NEW CITY OF THE DEAD
, LOCATION, DC.
1Hs hTsrkfsss Gf 1hs Erpsads.
The management Of the new and beautifu
Suburban cemetery of Graceiand. visited ,
pleasant surprise upon that very large share o
our public who crowded their free e1cursio,
trains yesterday. It was announced thai
"drace!and Cemetery" Vas to be dedicated
AID though the announcement vas sufficient te
ora" large attendance, too large, Indeed, mol
70 require IN abandonment Of the easlies. pro
posed means of conveyance, still ne are OF ths
opinion, that Few Of the multitude had pre.
Vlous adequate idea Of the completeness to
which the preparations for dedication have
been carried.
GEaceland is tract Of seventy scree, lvire
upon and east Of tie Green Bay Road, about
one mile and half beyond tie point where The
Lake View Road diverges from it. and txo
miles beTond the city limits The natural topo.
gFaph5 Of the grounds is admitted by all to be
peculiarly beau'iful-the gentle undulations
and the grove of old trees over the entire sub
division, having suggented the appropriate
name.
The Company is incorporated under the ex.
press Cemetery statute Of the Stale. The OIL
GERS ere elected annually By the lot owners.
Inc present Directory consists Of VIM, B. O9-
den, Esq', E. II. Sheldon Esq, and Or. S Saw
ger. Geo. T. A. aea!y, (the aztist,) is Treasu.
rer. sud Thomas 3. Bryan is President, The
grounds ars laid out and improved under the
counsel Of YIN. Saunders. Esq, the eminent
Landscape Gardener, Of Philadelphia, By Swain
Nelson, Of this city. improvement commenced
IN April last. Purposely and in pursuance of
thtlr plan, little Was allowed to transpira
through the public press until tearly the pres
ent advanced stage Of the enterprise. when the
attention Of the public and their lively interest
was abuRdant1y manifested By the large attend.
ance yesterday.
The Company made arrangements with tho
Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad Company.
whose line runs about mile west Of the Gene
tcry, to run excursion trains yesterday, free to
the public, this being the only practicable
means OF meeting the demand, though ths or
dLrary and usual access to the Cemetery will
be BY the regular omnibus lima connecting with
the terminus Of tue North Chicago Railway
line.
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of ohor, +.ro 80. sa~..! ~ aea.' MIG Ut l'oe
thorougafare which at no distant day will be
lined BY the suburban residences Of our ci.i.
z.ns, there not being foot Of wnstc land. IN.
desirable Tor such improvement throughout the
whole diatance from the E1vez to Gracelaud.
We folio NED the Green Uav read rnuta vss
terday, by private conveyance, the better 10
observe the advantages aboye referred to. Ar.
rived at the Cemetery We found 1arp. oatber.
ing Of DUR ci,izens and residents Of that vicinity.
Tbs gronrds are enclosed aud the broad
sraveled roads and winding pa.hs among the
trees ere all finished. The entrance to the Gem. |
etery is through massive and characteristic
stone structure, a gateway, with lar,e wa;,ino.
rooms on either hand. Quite a number of lots
nave already been purcbaaed and improved By
We'll Known citizens, and the sale Of lots will
take fresh impulse from this point.
by regulation Of the Company, tbs only en-
closure allowed to lots will be come variety Of
Tue aeoge, ard nothing in wood or iron will be
allowed. Ihls will secure peculiarly charm.
ing elect to the improvements Of the grounds.
In reference to the fitness Of the locality fnr /
1htefment purposes, the following from Aess1s.
.. .. Greeley aud Edmund Dixby, surveyors Of
moen Fepu'e' 's OF value and the best testimony
'na4 eou4o oe asked upon The point:
GracclrnJ csnssa-H ,e'e.s , o1et !pe surface Of
height 10 be II feet. and tha m.r;mnra 1un ,,n;nt.
TO be &c feet above the present stage Of wa;er
~ nr nsae ae A!ca1gan; most OF the ground beng
t,sns1 Gen,h n or.r.. n1'sn ID iont times the
Tbo crerc;... resta,a,-
,-...;.. ..a ..s.:. "e1e u m'ss 'sn- {
platform and seats for The ana;.,.a o.s..;ss
portion nj a fine ,;do. Vas A.
,rornd, +, .dd;.;,.t. =. .t'- - 1ae
,ttend,d hv tha rs,r,o.a ...:t 80 "o'uusF "oo {
1roye to the cemet.rv f,om ~. ,;., =; y 49,.
49,, ....,. A'o1 'A' c''1 III 'oef
Atenpu
,ruyer bv Re- n, ps.,s.sa" '1 opsnea WIN
,econd Presl,, ta,;.. go. ~. .ot =, LUG g
President R,rron,h, to.....,- .''
,irst Bapust church hut w. - 49, re: 'u'
1uircrsitr reoa .,,rn.,o.. c
;sr;nture In III. sra,sadad 49, ne VI q
k3dre.s bv per n c1,r,aos osa.o.' f
ames,, of which our limits nj, a,,ns. 4.:'s ~ 4
bstrsct. ''@''' =" "'''' Fl
The spesker commenced hv .s,;... .. ii
re gathered together m ,h;, ,nrs,r -; .,.,.
his beautiful slv m t,;e ,n.,.;c.s-. j
,sr's da1 for as nobl~ n nr-.,se ou 7
Ink ,f,a, n. -, - e~n T
les Of the dead-,o .at ,,,xt -. -, q
hen life's bnsr eeens ia 49, .,'" Il
here We NAV st.en !, na..s ,-.:,.I s"en' n'"o Y
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