The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-07-17

IL consists q Two bases, = column ard
cap suruounied By : lie sise figure q
Hope, the entire structure being 6aeeu
feet two inehes high, The material l.
The best quality Of toe celebrated Vermont
Halaa marble which derives Is name
from is eiose resemblance TO the import
~ Italian marble, and i claimed By sell
eutidc authority TO be the most durable
ofAn the varieties Of marble for monu-
menisl purposes, The design beIng Of
the low Egyptian order, i peculiarly
adapted to the high elevation on which il
stands. The monument Is plain, but the
mouldings arc rich and heavy. The
name Abbott, in heavy raised letters,
projects from the from, base facing north.
Ga the front Of the cap il the emblem
Alpha and Ouega--the beginning and
the eud. Facing west is the Double
Triangle, which signifies three in one,
Father, son and Holy Ghost. On the
south Of the cap is the Lo5arum, the EN-
blem discovered by Constantine and his
army in the sky at noon day In the fourth
century, and has ever since that period
been used to signify Christ the King. On
The east is the l. II. S, al emblem which
all will recognize as meaning Jesus the
Savior. The statue Of Hope is chiselled
from the finest quality Of Carara marble,
and Is really one Of the most chaste aud
beautiful works OF art TO be found in any
cemetery in the country, 1t was finished
By one Of the best sculptors IN Carara,
Italy aud was shipped direct 10 Titusyille
from that place.
We now pass on to the lot Of j. G.
Bryan, Esq, situated near the center oil
the grounds, aud which commands a
magnificent view Of almost the entire
cemetery. This lot contains about 900
square feet 1t Is enclosed by marble
coping, the front being cut on curvature
to fit the lot The monument has already
been fully described in our columns. II
consists of three marble bases, die, spire
cap aud cross, standing seventeen feet in
height, and is fine work of art.
From this we pass by the Marsh monu'
ment, which we have also fully described
and proceed to the ravinc running
through the centre OF the cemetery. Here
we find the lot of Colonel L A l. Roberts
facing east, containing l ,440 square feet
In entering this lot from the carriage
drive there are five steps FINELY moulded
AT the base on either side Is an elaborate
Newell post, from which extends heavy
hand-rai, six by ten inches, supported by
balusters. At the head of the stairs are
two massive posts surmounted by drapec
urns. This approach is claimed to sur
pass, in magnificence of design, anything
of the kind known to exist III the United
States. From the head of the stairway
coping encircles the entire lot, also two
cross copings, dividing the lot into tire,
compartments, the middle compartment
being devoted to the monument aud I'll
surrounding floral decorations, Will
those on either side are intended TO
burial purposes. The monument is b,
far the most costly of anything in tn
grounds, and is said to be unsurpassed
by any other in Western Pennsylvania
The design is Gothic and consists of tw'
bases, die and cap. On each corner
this cap rests q small base TOR the supper
of four columns with richly carved CAPT
tails. Between these columns stands tn
female figure of Hope, with one han'
pointing upwards while the other grasp
the emblematic anchor. An elegantl
carved and massive canopy surmoante'
by heavy cross, and surrounded wit
finals is supported by the capitals, an
completes the design. The entire monu
ment, steps and coping is cut from th
previously mentioned Vermont Italia
marble, with the exception Of the column
supporting the canopy which are Q
Scotch granite, and the figure of Hope
which is Of the same material as that o.
the Abbott monument. The structure
twenty-five feet high, and reflects tn
highest credit upon Mr.. Fullerton, VIII
designed, manufactured and furnishe
the work. Outside of the coping and o
either side of the marble steps heav
F iron vase filled with flowers, greatly add
to the picturesque beauty Of the surround
ings.
On each side Of the canopy are emblem
with appropriate notices. On the base
front and rear, in large block letters,
the name Roberts, and directly over tn
name in front Gds relief representatio
of full sized torpedo, which is emblem
attic OF something that may puzzle til
brains OF auliquarisns few thousan
years hence.
] These four monuments which so grea
] ~ add to the value and appearance Woo
lawn Cemetery furnish but another ey
dence Of the well-knewn genius aud ski
displayed in Mr.. Fnllerton's monument
works Of art. Mr.. Fullerton has been 81
gagged in this business for the past eigi
; teen years, and during that time has dor
, great deal to rid the public mind Of Il
e absurd and heathenish style Of ornamel
: tation in Christian sculpture, which
has superseded by much that is reverel
| tial, appropriate ana agreeable to con
mon sense. The cardinal principle IN d
signing grayestone or monument, whi'
Is 10 be erected in Christian buryinl
place, would seem TO consist in recogni
ing distinctly the Christian iaitA, and
. avoiding everything which directly or i
! directly initiates against Il. The ne
! requisites are durability, dis,inclness, al