The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-27
Richmond Industries-The Richmond
Marble and Granite Works.

Richmond InduStries-The Richmond
Marble and Granite Works.
Among the most noticeable and pleasing
industries which have sprung up in Rich
mond since the war, is the establishment
here Of first class marble and granite
works, at which the public can obtain Just
as handsome plain and ornamental monu-
ments, tombs and grave stones, with their
accompanying statuary, as can be found in
any part of the country, and at more rea-
sonable prices, taking into account the
cost of transportation and other ex-
penses attendant upon purchases made
in other and more northern cities.
The works of Messrs. Wilson & Sands,
situated on the corner of Governor and
Ross streets, have attracted much attention
during the last two years, especially for the
character Of their ornamental work and
their beautiful statuary, and their sales
have not only been large but their
orders constantly increasing. They
have already completed and set up
several of the handsomest monuments at
Hollywood, as well as in other parts of the
state. Among them we might mention the
very beautiful one at Hollywood, erected
by Mrs. Shepherd to her late husband,
which is regarded by many as the finest
piece of work in the cemetery also the
beautiful cross monument, erected by
Colonel Darlington, of the Exchange, to the
memory of his deceased daughter, in the
same cemetery; also another monument of
similar beauty and attractiveness, erected
to the memory of the late Mrs. Alexander,
at Scottsyille, in this state with still an
other large and beautifully carved monu-
ment, at the same place, which stands
some sixteen feet high, surmounted by an
arm, and erected to the memory of the late
Hon: William @. Rives. The large beauti-
full monument lately erected in Hollywood
to the memory of Richard ii. P. Robinson,
who was killed at the;fall of the Capitol, is
also from the same works. This monu-
ment, which is of the finest Italian mar
BILE, as are the others we have named,
appropriately sym5olizes the melancholy
occurrence by which the deceased came to a
premature death, in beautiful broken
column, surmounting marble die,
which rests upon handsomely finished
granite base. There is also in the same lot
with this monument, one erected to child
of the deceased, with the figure of an angel
beautifully carved in marble, and of life
size with the deceased child, put up
by the same parties. They have also
erected two large and handsome
monuments in Lynchburg, to the memory
of General Edward Zollicotfer and his wife
which were ordered by the executor upor
the Generals estate, Charles W. Burton
esq.,, editor of the Lynchburg Virgnian
We mention these several monuments tina
the character Of the work done by thes'
enterprizing gentlemen may be the better
appreciated by such personal inspection al
may be given on visiting either of the Gem
eteries named.
The work that they now have on ham
is still more extensive and elaborate il
execution and design. They are now com
pleting large monument to be erected t
the memory of the Confederate dead, a
, Warrenton in this state, which will
something over thirty feet high, and SUI
mounted by the beautiful figure of Re
membrance, which may be seen at the
works, though surmounting at present
/ much smaller shaft. This figure is a YER
beautiful one, and strikingly emblematic {
the sentiment it is designed to represen
Among their other works now in hand,
a beautiful cross monument, with trailir
: ivy, exquisitely chiseled, running over ar
= around the cross, which is soon to |
erected in Hollywood to the memory