The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-03
JUDAH PENNINGTON,
March, l1o5, lii the 36Lh year Of
His Are.


lie was brother OF w. 5. Pennington, Governor of
West Jersey, who, We beieve sleeps alongside.
'in grateful remembrance OF an anectonate and
revered parent, his Dereaved Children" said a
monument That was, "h.lve erected this memorial,
Besides being Governor he also served the STATE as
Chancellor anu various other important public STA
Tons "honOrably " himself anu useful his couli-
try" Aud yet his grateful cnlldren," who to-day
mold their heads as high, II nOt rlIe higher, than
the pIoudest Oh the town aud his native city, per-
NIT his grave to be desecrated III a manner tnat
would crimson the cheeks vi even q barbarian. SO
family OF the town, now ana Ia years gone Dy Here
Is an in cription hcadstone found by the writer
dong duty, under a waterspout over against
McDefmotSs WanY
! Winant Wander Pool,
Aged ~ years. Deceased Z
! April 4Jh, 1850.
Here, also, IN TINS waste OF ruin ana sacrlieglous
neglect repose heayen save the nafk) the emo Died
prosenitors OF tAe CandelGs the Bruens, the Pier
sons, The Jonnsons the Harrisons the Cranes, the
Huntngtons The Burnets, the Camps, the COOpers,
the Wards, the Goes end the Woods.
TIE GRAVE OF AN IRIsHMAN.
In the course OF his tombstone percgrInatlOns the
writer encountered u slab bearing tae following
Frances Redmond, !
Who was born al faugnman, ;
in the county of Waxford, I
! in lreand. and dyel III Newark {
May We 21ti, 1853. :
even the sex could be positively determined.
Frances" Is wcmans name; still, 1t Is man
likely IN view OF the extraordinary license 10 or
typography allowed even III names IN those days, tina
Frances' was man. There are some Biteus
spelled Brewer, some Cranes spelled Gran anu some
ALL TALK AND SENTIMENT.
The propensity Of Newarkers o. the period TO IN
lul.e largely In talk IN relation to puDic matters
OF any Kind that would neces state an opening OF
their purse strings seems 10 nave been character
stlc Of the people, public and private, as lar back
as 1914 Tor AZ a meeting OF the Common Council on
April N tnat year. tie proceedings fact
that the O!d Buryng Ground Was as sadly IN need VI
attention at the present time special cOmnittee
consisting OF j. &. GoDle Archie CLIFFORD and Abner
Reeve, appointed to inquire iatO the matter and
see what was necessary and what could be done
The committee submitted report, winch set forth
that lor twenty years past the burial ground when
had been used as place OF sepulure, mad ceased 20
be used from It's crowded condition ana wanton
Dissertation. From that time up TO the present
moment 1t has been suffered to remain waste and
neglected, encroacheu upon with IMMUNITY and often
THE MEANEsT AND MOST REVOLVING PURPOSES.
The eminent In Church AMI State, the revolution
airy patriots, the victims OF British cruelty and op-
preston, the wise and vlrtuOus and The brave here
rest side by side and invest the spot with hall0wed
interest. Truthful, eloquent sentences! but IN
those days, as at the present. II with equal truth
may he SAID "Fine words outer no parsnips." The
commit tee recommen led that brick wall aud mat-
so!t um be erected The latter I'm the southern pa
OF the ground Tor such remains as migAt be disn
tered, the stones 10 be placed around the said
mtusOieOm and tie said wall, ana that aslitabie
travelled walk be laid running from Broad TO Har-
rson street, together with such other walks as may
De necessary I'D dHOTu easy dCCesS 10 INC UlUerenC
parts OF the enclosure, and that $200 De app opr
s.ted to defray such expenses as may be ncurred.D
Accordingly, the report having been adopted, work
men were empOyed and Ut once commenced grading
the ground, which, as now was hiy ana holOy THIS
proce Iure-the evellng VI graves and the ruthless
outrages OF proanely exposing and destroying the
Skeletons OF The forefathef5falry aroused niny Of
the descendants, and great indeed was tacr indig-
nation.
GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILED
at the time. lew prominent citizens, whose
fathers and mothers bones lay bleaching in the sun,
rnuey picked out OF the earths bowels by thou nt-
less worSInen, determined 70 put stop TO the desc
Grafton, ant, headed by Mr.. Samuel H. Cougar,
librarian OF the State Historical Society ar c pre-
sent writing, repaired to the nallowed spot
and compelled suspension Of the unhall0wed
proceeding, threatening to sn0Ot the frst man who
touched their ioreiathers graves. They came fully
prepared TO carry out their threat. Work was suJ-
pended and In this particular way has never been
resumed since. Al u public meeting he'd in the
very graveyard Itself April "a lS4i, the action Of the
Common Council IN ordering 1t to be graded was
severely denounced and their action selling part
vi IL declared highly repr ,hensibie.
HOW TIE GRAVES WERE SOLD.
Ever since the place mas ceased to be used as a
buiia ground the ungOdly vandals nave looked
1t with greed, and In 1888, when the trst Common
Council OF the city organized. the graSping grave
stcaers had carried their daDning pr0pensitirs to
Ing that all elcrOachnenis he removed. The same
Council with marve lous inconsistency, leased part
OF the yard III the rear 0I the prick building
now used as billiard room 10 the
late John II. Stevens, deceased Newark million
naire. The lease was subsequently transferred 10 II
now In possession OF property fronting on broad
street Is considered not worth straw. The writer
was informed OF one instance where savings bank
ref isej 10 loan money on excellent property IN the