The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-02
ALL SAINTS DAY.
n PWOMENADE THROUGH THE vARl'
Gus CEMETERIES OF THE CITY.
The wheIe poprIa ton Paying Tribute 10
the Memory Of the Loved ones
Departed.

rhe NbuIs P0puIa ton Paying Tribute TO
the Memory Of the Loved Ones
Departed.
The faithful, the loving, the mournful and the
rurious we're up and alive betimes yesterday
and constituted the larg est crowd that we have
eysr seen visiting the cemeteries In the city.
The cars on all the various lines that led to the
different burial places were crowded almost to
suffocston, and all the streets were lively with
che tread Of passers by, redoleDt with the per-
fume of flowers and gaudy with the appearance
OF lovely women aud graceful children.
1t. Patrick's Cemetery No. L.
Going out Canal street this is the first Of the
ridge cemeteries, lying on the right hand side of
the road. Here the reporter got out Of the car,
and was Immediately surrounded by the usual
crowd of boys, all inquiring At once, in the most
solicitous manner, swami anything done to-day"
Declining their polite attentions, we walked on,
20 be assailed by the image and flower vendors,
and, ne we passed through the gate, by the cease
less rattle OF the orphan children on their tin
aims plates.
In this cemetery the throng was large, all busy
decorating t0mbs and olea ing away the rank
grass from lowly graves, while the r'ch brogue
and the sngu sry expressive ordinations OF
grief and lament that we're heard on all hands
were alone sufficient to inform us that in this
IL
saint rest the mortal remains Of the childrt n Of
the sever green ISLE" Noticeable for their taste
ful decorations were the tombs of Sebastian
Ewoop and Timothy Foley and the granite vault
OF the Fox fanny.
Passing on to
st. Patrick's Cemetery No. 2.
The handsome tomb of W. o. Bell. and beyond
10 the 6hAfer tmb, frat attracted our attention.
Beyond these were the Lancaster vault and the
tomb OF VIM. P. Sinno,t which we're very hand
nal dnon and Ino nfI nhr Rfan
md Samuel Gilmore. ,hough uupretentious, were
conspicuous for their tasteful decorations.
The wake In both of these cemeteries are very
muddy and badly kept, and should be shelled.
Locust Grove
was the next cemetery visited. Here were only
simple head. boards and lowly graves, but the
flowers were not leas profuse and beautiful above
these than over the "storied urn and animated
bust"
Greenwood.
This very beautiful cemetery Was thronged all
day with visitors, bearing rich memorials to be
placed above the resting places of the dead. The
aDrAl offerings were MANY and tasteful, and some
elaborate In design. Among the most attractive
WAS the vault OF the Rareshide families, John
and Edwin p. Ia this tomb was laid away
young girl who passed away just as she stepped
upon the threshold OF womanhood. Before her
tomb was . most appropriate and beautiful de-
sign in evergreens bearing on its base her name,
"Effie," In letters Of blue vlolets. As we looked
the happy conceit impressed us like q perfect
poem, 30 appropriate was the offering, and we re-
pested the words Shakespeare so happily puts in
the mouth OF Hamlet's mother as she strewed
flowers on Ophela's grave, Sweets to the
sweet"
The Washburn- Purvis mausoleum was also
noticeable, ~ were also those OF VIM. Walker
and VIM. j. Behan and Capt. John Sinnott, for
their taste nj aud elegant decorations.
The lack VI decoration Of the monument to the
Confederate dead excited some comment. 1t
may be said In extenuation Of this apparent neg
l&sakt hat Shnra Ia a lie, b.
offerings at this tomb and conseorated to the
memories that cluster shout IL. Yet we think 1t
should not be permitted to attract attention by
its make Diners on All Saints Day when all other
tombs are decorated and we beg leave to offer
this suggestion with ell respect to the Crescent
City Relief Association. which, we believe, has
the monument in charge.
Metairie Cemetery.
This promises in time to be the hsndsomest
Of al our cemeteries, but as yet 1t has that gar
ieh appearance OF "newness" and Jack OF vener.
able antiquity which so offended Dickens in the
the appearance OF our American cities as con- |
trasted with those of the Old World. It has not
that solemn ''contiguily OF shade" which both !
Greenwood and the Firemens cemeteries have |
by reason OF their greater age, and which IL
essary TO the melancholy beauty that should dis |
tinguish the cities Of the dead. Its parterres Of
flowers are v, ry beautiful, and would not be too
gay under the subdue shades Of venerable |
trees; but, lying as they do in the mdst OF sunny
lawns, they suggest the propriety Of the legend |
on the sign-board at the entrance, which says: |
s'This Is cemetery. and driving at more rapid |
gait than six miles an hour is forbidden" The |
tombs and family vaults here are extremely ele |
giant, and the roads and walks are very far supe-
rior to those in the other cemeteries.
At the left OF the entrance is a handsome |
mausoleum containing large number Of vaults. |
In visiting this attention was attracted by the |
handsome offerings at the vault In which rest the
remains Of Lewis J. SINGER, the youth who 80 un-
happily met his death in July last by railroad
ant Do apip ehn VIM f,all and ,,,lnv
tombs attracted attention, as also did that Of
Aristide Hopkins, in which rest the remains OF
his little daughter, before which the offeri gs
were exquisite indeed. The tomb of Capt. W. r.
GreAthouse, trimmed alb ut with ivy and immor. |
telles, was also very attractive, but more than |
with these was it redoent with gracious memo |
ries Of manly virtue. The tomb of VIM:
and Pike as,n Hne tSe the most tasteful
floral deco, atoms we're in keeping with t he
grandeur of the funereal pile. The Del Bondio
tomb WAS also handsomely decorated, as was the
Elocomb mausoleum, which is simply the per-
lection Of funereal architecture, so simple, so
elegant, SO perfect in all its details is it. The
Gordon Bienveuu tomb was also noticeable for
the beauty OF the flowers that were placed before
il, but the decorations here we're ali 90 lavish
that it il impossible to notice all. We cannot
close; however, without mentioning the lavish
beauty Of the decorations on the Houston tomb,
which was imbedded in the richest and most
beautiful flowers.
The st. Louis Cemeteries.
st. Louis Cemetery No. l occupies the entire
block situated between Basin, Cont, Irene and
st. Louis Streets Is the oldest established celle.
terry in the city, the first burial having taken
place there sometime in 1885, The cemetery
formerly extended across Co ii street to the mid
die Of the block, between that street and Bien-
vile street. At time it had nearly fallen into
disuse and the tombs were fast going to ruin. un-
til about twenty five years ago the people of the
congregation of st. Louis were aroused to
sacred duty. and by combining together gave
the cemetery the neat appearance which it now
presents. Even now, however, among the many
handsome monuments that have been constructed
or repaired, are to be seen a number of old tombs
In ruins, the ownership of which must be, in not
few cases, mstter Of DOUBT.
The renaissance of the cemetery was followed
BY the erec ion of several large and costly mona
ments, among which should be specially men
toned the imposing white marble mausoleum of
fbeI 10, nrnha hlv fha rrandast in