New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-13
NETWORK CHURCHYARDS.
TRINITY AND ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARDs.
Can stori,d nrn. animated hust.
Back g. Us mansion call the feeting hre1thf
Can Honors voice provoke the silent dust,
or Flattery sooihe the doll, cod ear Of death

,,iop of the academic groves was set aside for the
solemn purposes Of burial Here in the solitude OF the
wood surrounded by statues and temples OF the gods
standing among the graves and listening to the sound Of
the River Cephsus 1t beat against the Shore the dis
cres of Plato were wont gather and gain inspiration
for the future in recalling the past II in this grove
called Ceramicus, that tho trophies of Mtiades were
dispayed the sight which Themstocles declared would
not suffer Inn 10 sleep.
The Romans buried their dead in tho deep ecesses Of
forests along the Appan Way over their remains the
monumental urn was placed with dirges due and sad
array"
The Catacombs OF Memphis in the Elysian Fields
Those of Thebes were In the dark ravnes and mountain
passes along the banks Of the Nile The Turks have
beautiful custom selecting battle-ground barren
plain near the city chosen and at the head ana foot OF
every new-made grave planted two cypress Trees
soon the desert becomes lovely and scquestered grove
and sacred the remains OF the departed Inat no
matter what changes transpre IN the sOclaI or
world they are held nvioate and are regarded with
holy supersttious reverence Almost every nat3n,
as If by common UNDERSTANDINGS seeoteuu so'u tIoe
spots far wed from the noise ana tufmo Oh cICs
the rostngpsaces Of the dead England giofeS III ~
Westminster Abbey, where sleep ner HEROES anu kroas
men. France has its Iere Ia chase where every year
the graves Of the soldiers VINO nav uior III 90 u.
the Empire are srewed win MOVERS anu mi,' a. VI a
mortellts Boston has its Mount Auburn win lts now
ers trees and gaveled walks New fofk cen Uou,
the silent city OF the dead The solemn beauty hat per
vades IT, the willows weeping DER It's paclu LAKES, te
unbroken silence that surrounds IT. almost recOhces tne
t turns 10 '""'
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repose The great tide OF humanity ebbng and flowing
through the ctvs great artery Broadway almost tead
demands of life seeking for for fortune or space
In the worlds thoughts few have time or ncnailon 20
but step aside. and pause Ger the common lou Vi
an live must de- passing through Nature to B'e init north
side facing PiHest the remains OF those martyrs 10
liberty who died in the prisonhouses during the heNou
tOn Their brOwnstOne headstOnes have fallen 10 decay
so that the names Of those who repOse Deheath are
hardly legbe and in many instances the stone mas sh
| - sho |.
name at all There Is large brown-stone monument 10
the memory Of these men erected over tne sCI MIAMI
their ashes consume, bearing on one side TINS hScllpon
Atameetng Of The Rector Church Wardens sId re',Jnfn
oes Of the Revolution who died 70 Bni,a Gptg, 10 e CIS
"a Nv o mo- Pine 81 WiLIiAN BsKRIES Rector
W. d. enotScr sde of e monument the following
Alta meeting held at the City Hail. the City oNeTfork
Soi That erection q becoming monument nth aPproprs
good men Who died while captivity the old sugar House ard were In
TERED IN Trinity ard "a l' Sui VEN eeSy Americas e.i
cn,airs v. SiSDyoRp, yieePres.ient.
r. p. CRoNToS. JoHN iholIst Se tI
this fog hr ieyoion % ths es,, Of AmsI9 9lepaa,n, %
those who died while In prison There are many broken
tombsones near the monument bearing qate about inc
the British held the city yet the tom9s IN many IN,
stances fallen 20 decay Or have sunk down INTO the
ground yet the Republic has not entirely Forgotten them
III the mOnumGEi SFse5G &c 10 . ls EG %
~
The mobiles p lse, for =. nan to die
In front Of the church and few steps TO tho right Of
entrance, Is a monument Of brown stone;
In Of cspia J,ae' Lasr5gs Of G U9i St', S'
deposited espresso. With bis eRpnag bfs m lfo'on to Do ,9an'r
r q approaching death could .uias bis saan spirit His dying
vorl. Wefe Doat give up The shif"'
on the reverse side is this Inscription; -
In memory Of Lieut. AUGUSTUS q La'" Si me u'l Siais' Sa'
yenr When NE e blooming hgss. be ,ee0mpai b., BE-
nc aYraor unu,,ri plf qe bella rr5Taat The ayon Of
"a @ sn f of he Ctepeate aaa shea required
HGe him Welded wish resignation b. peat le - im Hl9 save
was born In Burlington. n. j. I'm October, ISL and died
OF wounds received in action June lslJ lie entered
made acting Lieutenant and IN Aprii; lS 80 hGu.
tenant. lie served Win dIsuucuon uuIlns, the
. var Sh rTfaPP8rc Ana ' uc 81 ys4 r 0T S S
Iorbor of Tpo on the night OF Fob %. 1904 He after
ward served First Lieutenant OF VIC ConsIiution IN
1905 aud subsequently commanded the vixen wasp, aud
Argus. On November g. 1910. he Vas appointed TO
the Hornet as Master Colhnanuan.' i niu III tue
William cambridge captain Of the Hornet For his
gallant and uerorous conduct VINE h COMMAND OF TINS
vessel Congress bestowed gold medal on Lawrence and
silver ono on each commissioned officer who served I'M
the rank Of captain aud appointed 10 the fgate Chesa
peake, then lying Of Boston The Hornet was also placed
nder his orders aud II intended that the two ships
should cruise against the Greenland whale hshery IN
the forenoon Of June 1873, the Chesapeake was lying IN
President Roads ready for sea, and the British fngae
shannon Capt " Broke, appeared alone IN the ofhng
for the express purpose Of meeting her capt Lawrence
ont and gage her though doubtless against bis better
Judgment The ships were very nearly OF equal SIZE
| and their compliments were doubtless about
the same But the shannon had thoroughly disciplined
crew and Capt Broke, who had for some time c0ntem-
plated meeting the Chesapeake had been cruising ana
constantly exercising his ships company with view TO
this engagement The Chesapeake, on the Othef mana,
had arrived at Boston twomOnths previous from cruise,
aud tho had been much on shore lndulgng Freely ll
The designations 10 which sailors under such circumstances
are IecudS N command was stranger 10 his crew
hon
| unpaid prze-nOney. The First Lieutenant MI ~ A.
Page an experienced officer was III on shore, and died
few DAYS afterward, and Lieut.. Ludlow who acted In
| vonng and inexperienced There was but other
| Commissioned lieutenant the ship two midshpmen
acting az Third and Fourth Leutenants AT noon the
rate breeze from the southwest The shannon had filed
away and running with the wind, little free under
singlereeed topsais and JlD whlle the chesapeake,
under whole topsails ana b, was coming up with her
rapidly She ranged up on her starD0ard SIDE with
I'm pistol shot, and the action was commenced ny ho Shhh
nOn which opened her fire as her guns bore tho Chesa
peake retaining hers until the ships were fairly yard arm
sounding like report For several minutes most
| severe cannonade was maintained by Doth ships,
so much cut that she became unmanageabe.
| The chesapeake now exposed to destructive,
rang fire. her upper deck particularly Delng swept Dy
grape and canister from the carronades OF her anag
onists Boarders ordered to be called, but the
bugeman absent from his post and at this critical
moment confusion ensued and Capt Lawrence fell witha
second and mortal wound being shot through the Dod
The upper deck now left without single commission
ed officer and the Shannon boarded and carried the ship
his official report that after he boarded, tho enemy
fought desperately but In disorder This sanguinary ac
ton lasted but IS minutes II could not but be desIuc-
tive for 1t very Close, and the water smooth Tho
Chesapeake had as killed and 80 wounded The Shannon
had % killed and &c wounded. The captain, two sea
euenants the heutenants OF marines, the sailing mas
ter bOatswan and three mdshipmen OF the Chesapeake,
were either killed soon died OF their wounds The
second third euenants and several OF the mdshp
| men were wounded. The Shannon lost her first and
second leutenants and several officers were wounded,
including Capt Broke, severely. Both SHIPS now made
sail for Halifax Capt. Lawrence survived Tour days,
and every respect paid by the Brtlsh olheers at
Halifax 10 his remains and those Of Lieut. Ludlow They
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