The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-04

and vessels of many nations. Long lines too
Of steamboats, follow on, some from Europe,
some from Havana. many from the Eastern
those following the gulph trad aud the ear
rlers of the great rivers OF the west and
northwest. These wharves are called levees
here. The character of the trade is known
by the vast amount of goods and produce
piled up almost by the acre. There are
bales of cotton, sugar in hogshesds, syrupss
m GLASSES, rice, fruits of all kinds, and various
KINGS Of merchandise. All day long these
lsyess are crowded with laborsrs, mostly
coiered men, loading and unloading vessels
and steamboats,. At sufficient distance to
make objects CT the size of man small, they
resemble very much al ant hill in summer
just disturbed. Every one Us running here
and there with something. And yet the
New Orleans OF to-day is nothing compared
to what 1t was before The wal. Aside from
this cemmeree, whck seems q matter of
necessity, shsrs is little doing. Grass 10 grow
ing up in the streets, large blocks of stores
are tenantlsss. and people are leaving for
the want OF something to do. The words
''to rent and ito sell" are seen on the build
ings at every turn the visitor makes.
The site Of the city il 10 doubt made upon
land created by deposits from the river coz
sequently the land Is "a level as the surface
Of Lake Michigan Ia calm. In order to
protect the city from sudden foundations
from the river, artificial banks, at great cost,
have been erected. Unless the river is TN
usually low the water Of the river Is higher
than the streets. All the principal streets
lead from the river northerly about three
and one half miles to a cypress swamp.
Possibly the swamp may be three or four
inches lower than thu city. The other streets
mostly run at right angles with these streets
The sewerage Of the city Is OF novel kind
Water Is pumped out Of the river and placed
into large reservoirs. These are connected
with hydrants in all parts of the city. In
the morning these hydrants are opened into
the cutters and a smalI quantity of water
passes of into the cutters and from these
into canals that run up to the city from the
swamps. Whatever of filth this small trick
ling stream does not take away rots and
small canals converge into large one and
this unwholesoms liquid fifth 10 taken up
and thrown over into the swsmp by pow
elful ovsrshct wheel propelled by steam.
In recent rain of five days (od Noah
might have called it only shower, hat
thought differently one quarter Of the city
was under water for a short time Even the
poor dead have not the privilege OF sleeping
In Cry earth. In that part Of tie burial
service whereit go beautifully says "earth to
earth" cannot be truthtslly said now, for it |
Is literally garth to water" When die |
hope and trust may not be in this city. |
While In Jewish cemetery few days ago
| found the sexton engaged in digging q |
grave. He had not got down the length OF
at this depth when 1 approached him |
heard that the to be occupant had just died,
was too poor to have an "oven" much less
tomb snd must be buried there | asked
him how he worked it to get down two feet,
about the depth they are buried here. Re
replied that he had to dip out the dirt and
water with bucket. said to him I thought
1t was rather hard to be buried that way
His reply was moro philosophical than one
in some profession TO the Prince of Denmark
1t was this II cannot see what difference Il
can mako in the long run" There is a
world of philosophy in the remark, yet IT.
sadly jars with all our educated ideas of
dIsposing Of the remains of the loved and
lost after death To his mind there was no
difference IN the end of the eternity of years
that were 10 follow Perhaps he was right.
You now can tell. then asked him "whas
he mean by ovens?" He replied, edo you
see the high wall by the cypress trees ?'
told him did. go there" says he, "and
examine for yourself. During the con
versation he was stopping down and bailing
out the grave. Leaving the man to finish
his task, and Tor the poor mortal that was
to occupy the grave, for 1t would soon be
there, as little time is allowed to elapse here
previous TO burial. I slowly pursued my
course to the place indicated by the sexton.
On the outside of the cemetery partly for
fence and partly for tombs, is brick wall |
AZ least ten feet high and about eight feet
thick. As the visitor walks along the inside |
of the cemetery he merely sees q high brick
wall some fifty or hundred rods long
On inspecting closer he finds that the whole
front is divided into four rows of openings,
one right above the other. The openings
are about two feet square, will lead into
vaults about the size of coffin. When the
coffin with it's inmate is puzzled in. the open
ing is then sealed Up with mortar ard the
inscription priute ed In the mortar. I'm told |