Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-11-02

spend IL in a iaunt to Greenwood !
Geometry. Crossing the ferry to
Brooklyn, the horse-cars take you
within a few steps ofthe Cemetery
gate, for FIVE cents If you are
stronq.footed and have plenty OF
time, you can traverse much ..
the ground on foot; otherwise, II
would he better to take a carriage.
"a Aoarr;aee for four persons or
Iasa. can usually be engaged at
the cate to 90 through the PrincI.
nal drives, spending an hour and
Z half or SO, for one dollar, If the :
time and price be agreed upon be- /;
fore starting. ~ g
Aboutth three hundred and ninety ,
acres, we believe, are now owned
by the Company, and nearly every
SQUARE rod is kept under careful
cultivation. 1t is said to be the
largest establishment of the kind
in this country or in Europe
Many of the original forest trees
and shrubs have been preserved,
and others, both native and for
eign, have been added. No visi-
tor will fail to notice the beautiful
weeping willows skirting the
ponds and trailing their branches
in the sparkling water. These
ponds, or miniature lakes-sty
also, on the map of the Cemetry
Sylvan, Arbor, Valley, and Osier
waters-are among the finest
features Of the grounds. They
are not dull, staguant pools, but
are kept fresh and moving by
streams of water pouring in and
out of them. The water of Sylvan
lake is forced into an elevated
reservoir, from which it is con
Quoted in pipes to different parts
of the grounds for irrigation and
for the supply of fountains. One
or two large and deep wells also
have been dug from which power
full steam engines raise water at
the rate Of three hundred gallons
per minute, to furnish constant
streams running into the ponds,
and so keep them in healthy circu-
lation.
The roads and walks wind here
aud there in graceful curves,
through all parts ofthe grounds.
These are broad, well graded, and
are kept in excellent order. The
roads, exclusive of the paths, ex-
nd nearly twenty miles! They
conduct the visitor to a great vari-
ETY. of views of the surrounding
senery-the Bay and tlarbor OF
New York, with its forest of masts,
its island and forts, the shore of
the Hudson and East Rivers,
New Jersey, Staten Island, the
Quarantine, together with a view
ofthe Atlantic ocean from Sandy
Hook to Rockaway.
Whoever is interested in the ART
Of sculpture, will find much to en-
gage his attention. Here, as
elsewhere, he will see that show
is often in inverse proportion to
real merit. Three of the most
pretentious monuments bear the
names, respectively, Of a female
tobacconist, a worldwide adver-
tiser ofsarsaparilla, and a prosper
Gus stall-keeper in Washington
market. The sea captains monu-
ment is another of the "llons" of
the Cemetery. This man, deter
mined to have something original
and striking, brought home, on
one OF his cruises, massive block
ofItalian marble and an Italian
sculptor. He ordered the artist
to "do" him Of the size of life.
copying his features exactly, and
representing him standing and
taking an observation of the sun
with his quadrant. This work
having been done to his liking, he
bought quite conspicuous lot in
Greenwood, built high pedestal
In the center, and caused his mar.
bic self to be elevated upon il. !; :,
his monument. The old gentle
man still survives, and takes mucI
satisfaction in visiting the monu
ment and showing tito his friends
The story goes, also, that one da
he went alone in the vault beneat
the monument, and while the
the door closed upon him, an
shutting with spring, fastene
him in. After spending aboI
twenty-four hours there, his erie
caught the ear Of some passer-b,
and be was released q
p But while there are a few thing
of this sort, calculated to excit
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