The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-16
PRIMITIVE OBITUARY POETRY.
The Rude Fra Of an Art which q. Washing
ton Childs, a. ~, ha. Made Perfect.

Prom D. Tor Tn,'
New YORK. Sept. 6-New Haven contains
the Oldest erayesione in New England. tits n
cipherod is5i fHis s,anis in The "a" bcam,igl
public square. beneath the majestic Gins q -iot
stones In that vicinity stil iudi.ufe This use AN
others hevlng been reuqNed. These three arc
the ones above r,'erred to; also ono. marked
Z. " 1868. and another marked j b died
March 1919, in tho - year of his age In
initials were sufficient to identify the name.
j. ID. stands for John DiNwell. one of the
three regicides who found shelter ia the yeini-
" OF New Haven-the other two being Gnflr ami
Valley Some year, ago all the old headstpn'-
were removed 10 the general cenletery. which H.
place Of rare beauty. l. Includes eighteen
acres. and contains n renarkaDle number OF
disunPuished names.
array Of old hcadstones. set closely in a row
against the north wall. and covering rang OF
800 feet They had been removed from the
public square and placed here 50 As 70 he seen
IN a convenien, manner. found a number of
persons studying these hall ilrgoe epitaphs.
and indeed il Is Il frequen! resort. Among the
Inscriptions were the following, . Joseph, A.
vary ye u 1891" Here leih the Bodyof Iohn
~ 3 1928 aged "a years" Here lies entered
Ie Body 81 David rierson Of Bridgehamp'on
parted this M in ye - Yoar Of his Age"
lydia Trowhrdce ba.ca,rdl IN We 81 Yearc Of
iI e As ss May yeS lggH Ii Cteq m gie9"nanu
stone l. Inscribed . + P'iGsG NThcre ar many
more Of his rude style. OF whichlNe above is
found AMONG these old graycstoncs many in
memory pf children, three or tour names being
oftwo children 4 Mr.. Amer Abigail Ado
Amer LIST Died May 10 l7s9 aged year q 7
months Amer . died Sept Il 1880 aged 1
months"
sleep lovely babes AMI take your rest
Ioi called thee home because NE thoughtitbest
,. TSe Pagsnfps desire seems 70 APys sssg e
"ye T c name warG T pngS snb TH at
was given To- al heir children. \ hHii dozen
ltlle Edward Gibbons preceded the future
historian to the grave, hut only he the last OF
NE family. rea he'd manhood.
Here are some samples of the muse OF colonial
Lieut. JOSEPH Mix 1857
Behold man wauiring through ir Nazcs long
sfgqr Da. = gr sI @g sa: Tnro"s
Yet shortly lie shall fise sleep nc more.
Hero is another:
A aP:sl, WIZ R'ea'a,s MARI the 'ientlhe
r''spg'r 'syou pa'bv
h. INll $40 place whore now lie
A,A'u are low - once wasl
There are many such illusions. which show
IIne rude TASTE" plouS Tat rustic COMMUNITY,
ou ,innot '"e M NJ them win
Here ly,'i VII. H'iy 'G Nr <ttbnIl y,I,,
Among NJ" mnl1u 'Yrib- % l.a, iyo slab ~
f554sksl'iI i" rin." Of Lyman lr'o''r.
ifsolone 'riorI iri' ,'r'. J., y,'drc 81 l.,-
this having been i- ear,-' icqu'-, IL. nr,,
and most talented. "a W.u .,- III .nst -, I,,,. a
wife, NoxhDnn is hurried. ai i.i'r.li.u!. Sh. NJ
tire mother u' his moss i.iif.,. cilllr,n AID, III
dcnt,i was a blow Of rrus HIUl or,nyrfn.t.i n H..
friendship for VNlnr, Aoirlrt l.i t.iiii-',.
quest, which WIS Ermtri. = ,W Nny.n i.f.e
early honr OF tie brr.iirrs. Lyman lio...rr
was born there and am curly nlniIuriul 90 tll.
fr4ty /. f1uu,' IN tl" following utupn nl. n-,
the Cd h"u'lsf'nr,; Join Boo 'hor Dnrd frnY
r+ti, mus, " In memory OF IIrI KAN l5t'. .,lnr
W i,iicl sept II 1851 inyr IS yrare of bus Asr."
VA"r; nr- Two noticeable memorials Of tho
! wards family. one being the monumrnt of
DNgtt. grandson Of the grrnt jonathan FL.
wdEis. He WAS liir- long 'hOlar nI unusual
siunlneu's. aud de-! President OF fdie
. At ItuHr ~ IN" monument over tl, grnv" Of
Ti".ru!nt Edwards, youngest clild Of Jpua-
VIVA. lie WAS nlt eight years old whom his
tl"n's TIED. and 81 h. n ips. must have been
- f." throughout his entire destiny. He
Wts hlt- ~ yrrr- older than hls nephew Aaron
inrr. who HlsO lost both uarrnts rarly in lil'
4l"s" uninfinun'r uruhui- hrTliur nutprluusly
lAl nl. n. p"rr 'pnut Edwards. upNr'nr, a. 70
bnl Burr remained unchanged t. the last Ed
wards dir. in 1876, Ani Burr llyed ton years
longer Here. TOO, is the grave II Ogden Ed
wards. sou OF Pierr"pOnt, who becalHs q dis
IhElished lurlst. and presided m the trial ~
}'mhhri J.. Robinson for the murder Of Ellen
Jew y HIS rrflh"ucr WAS Staten Island and
lArrc Burr passed his last duys. HIS house roh-
tAlhoi many Objects 81 historical Interest. and
saw ihrre the original portraits OF Aaron Burr
ana IheodOsia, hy Nanleryn. which are among
tue most enduring memorials OF that artist.