Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-06-11
LETTER FROM NEW YoRR.
Special Correspondence.
New YORK, June 5, 1877.


success upon the condition of the wealth
er, were this year observed with unusual
heartiness. Clear skies, and an atmos-
phere to warm for indoor retirement,
lured everybody abroad, and the process
sions and decorating parties were swell
ed to imposing proportion. The process
sion was reviewed by Mayor Ely from
the head of Union Square, included all
the city militia and every metropolitan
post of the, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, each accompanied by large wagon
loaded with flowers, which, later in the
day, were left upon the soldiers graves.
Flags were everywhere displayed
throughout New York and Brooklyn,
and memorial services were held in va
rious halls. The wealth of flowers
showered upon Greenwood, Calvary,
Woodlawn, and the other large suburban
cemeteries was bewilderingly beautiful,
and turned, for the day, these cities of
the dead into vast hot-houses, from
which cxhaled fragrance which ac-
corded with the spirit of the hour. In
the city but scanty opportunity is pre-
sented for paying floral tribute to patri-
OTIS memory. but such as exists was not
forgotten. The statues of Washington,
Lincoln and Lafayette, in Union Square,
were wreathed with evergreens and cov-
cred with pots of flowers. In Washing
tons outstretched hand was placed a
large bouquet of white and crimson
blossoms, which the first soldier of the
Republic seemed to present as his offer
ing to the spirit of the occasion. In
Trinity Church yard the tombs of Capt.
James Lawrence, who commanded the
''Chespeake" in the war of 1912, and
Gen. Phil. Kearney, who fell at Chan
cellorville, were loaded with exotics and
rare plants.
On the day following 1 spent half an
hour in strolling about this oldest
of New York cemeteries, attracted
hither by the beauty of the place, as
well as by curiosity to see what notice
had been taken of its historic sepulchres
in the general commemoration. 1t pro-
duces quite novel sensation to step
from the sidewalk of Broadway, at its
noisiest, busiest point, directly into a
spot where the green grass is shaded by
trees of century's growth, and the
gray stones are crumbling over hearts
that ceased to beat before our great.
grandfathers were born. But such Q
spot is Trinity Churchyard, lying or
either side of the grand stone pile which
bears that name. 1t is beautifully kept
parterres of flowers and brcad-leaved
foliage plants lighting up the long ar
ray of slabs and head-stones many oi
which have fallen apart through sheer
age, and have to be frequently repaired
to keep them an position. One of these
stones bears the date of 1851, and most
of them seem to have been erected be
tween that time and the Revolution
Think Of the vicissitudes upon which
they have looked Many bear long il
prose and verse, which rain and fros
have rendered almost or quite illegible
These recite, in language simple O.
ornate-according to the taste of surviv
ing friends, the virtues of the dead
and their probable condition in tn
world to which they have gone. Nom
of these that l saw, however, were suf
fciently striking to quote.
Here is the grave of Charlotte TEN
pie, whose sad story has been immortal
lied in fiction the strong interest il
whom is proved by the well troddel
path about her resting place. Her
too lies Alexander Hamilton, beneatl
an obelisk, the base of which is sculp
tured over with his praises, the love Q
the people for him and their indignation
at his murderer seeming to seek som
relief in expressing, in the stronges
language. their sense of their great loss
Many other honored and honorable me-
of New York lie beneath the gree
sward of this quiet island, upon who's
sides break ceaselessly the restless wave
of the city's life, but their names ar
fading from the memory OF succeedin
generations more rapidly than from th
mossy stones above their dust. l SAY
none but those I have mentioned whic
have national reputation.
Ex-Mayor Oakley Halls absence
which it has all along seemed must b
temporary, is given permanent look b
the auction sale just held of his ofic
effects and large law library. Thes
were closed out at low figures on th
last day of May, and this would appal
emily indicate that the brilliant bu
: erratic lawyer had given up his oil
home forever, unless, perhaps, the Rim
business should sometime be settled b.
yond the possibility of revival, when b
might return. And apropos of this ma
ter, Peter B. Sweeney, who has bee
awaiting trial for some months, is abor
, to be brought to hearing. This tri;
t will be an important one in every r.
+ spect. and NAV draw forth Tweed's col