The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-15
GREENWOOD CEMETERY on suyDAr.
Driving that Et,ni, that In Central and Pros-
pcci pmrk,. rNccpt In Apcch.

| air 81 n grand rnrl richly ornutueutod with
stntuary. rather than Of g cemetery in which
100000 dead arc buried. Thousands VI visit
! crs aided In STRENGTHENING tho dalu-i'n. The
! bright October weather resulted in an unusu-
I ally large gathering. and from an cnriy hour
/ until shutdown pleasure seekers poured through
ihe gates and dispersed along the avenues in
all directions. One q the distinctive features
| Of tho scene was the driving. Vehicles OF many
| kinds were in the throng. Elegant road wagons.
| li.ht enough Tor the race course. and drawn by
| handsomely groomcd trottcrs. jostod the plain
! roomy public conveyance. in which seats
were to be had for Is cents. Rich visitors rode
/ in their family carriages. ncut and unprotcud-
/ ing aud those Of more limited means rode in
hired hacks and livery turnout-. There was no
fast driving the ordinary pace was n walk. or
| moderate trot was the nearest approach TO
speed. The occupants Of the vehicles wore a
strange expression OF enjoyment. tempered Ivy
enforced sohriciy. 1t was cminently aworidly
! gathering. The women wore their richest attire.
| The men dressed. as a rule. moro or less Inv tho
! fashion. The St ne columns. tuprring upward.
| were stared at in a careless, wcl-hrcd WAY. and
| admired apparently moro Tor their intrinsic
! beauty than Tor the lessons they were supposed
| 10 convey. ,ihc upprin,ost thousht ia every
| bOdy's mind seemed to be the monument. not
" How many visitors do you hayc here on Il
! sunday WIS asked of q driver. as the horses
| tolled IN ia" slow ascent Of Battle Hin.
| About 10000. sir. Sometimes It goes gs
! high ~ l5Om. WoodltWn and Cypress Hills
! have drawn olf q good many Of late years
| W hat graves are visited most -
| Churloii. Canda ;. the brooklyn fire suffer-
/ ets. ana Matthews. the soda fountain man =.
! There's TIC fire. plot now. sir. where YOU sea
| that crowd
| broad mound Of bare earth, with wooden
| sign board IN tn ccntr" MARKED the spot where
! the hundred unrscluimed dead oi tie theatre
| fire are buried. \ few cheap hcadsionc- were
/ scattered over Tho surface One ohong i"'' If
! non. painted white, bore the names ui William
and Charles Fraubc.' Another VI marble,
| whose scanty s7e proclaimed the straiien,d
| means OF the Gonor. was in memory IT Louis
| Albert, at Is lahr, monat \ small marble
| the words: " In memory Oi Fred Herb. only son
| OF his mother All were eloquent in thur
brefncss and simplicity. and the Irregular
| tho mourniul uncertainty as 10 what part of the
great trench contained the ashes Oi the sufferer
Witnered roses and gerdniuns were tho only
People never get tired looking at that" said
the driver. When there's hardly any one else
II sort OF fasclnates them. like
At the brow Of Battle Hill another group sur
SHAFT Of marble. surmountei by a female h..ure
resting on an anchor. aud pointing toward
heaven, constituted the upper part of tne -true-
turc. IL base rested on q marble cgps.an of
great beauty. surrounded by u triple coil of
rope. and which in It's turn reposed on a broad
pee, stal OF the same mat rial. The has-rcl'f
on the front represents a ship H. distrO --. with
two Of her masts gone ly the board. while
tancc. drifting cHsk, a floating mainmast.
fiislty.. '''' ''' ~ "''" 81 Ne
/ turn in the road. a short distance beyond.
recalled the lair form and delicate Gothic trace
cry o. Charlotte Canda tomb. Though as
beautiful n ever, II hns of late been shorn of
much Of t. cifsct hy the removal 81 ti. green
Aedre that formed H. back ground. ami tIr
erection in viola, on OF az t-i, 81 u hn-s gran
n. vaut in lis rlacr. NotA,fh-,nntirr fi'i- II
sfill remains tho greatest attract .nl ~ Green.
wood. II elegant proportions. classic mould.
HfN D
nj its design make u Ia" despair of all iuita'-
tors. II cost, which was once regarded 49, IN
preeedentsd. Is small compared with a." sums
luvshed on other monuments. hut ~ amount
~ wealth has vet been able 70 surpass. or even
to riyul lis beauty.
Ca,aia patti. lew rods 20 the south. leads 10
the 100000 vault of Charies Morgan. A mu--
slvc granite pQrico. surportcd hy loni' cole
umns. projects from tho hillside and forms tho
entrance TO the wide. rocny hall within. Tho
doors through which the interior ~ Wis Die ar OF
brass highly ornamental. On the greDnswar
in reclining position. AMI on 'hc h0s- 90
the pedsia are the words \ mem NJ Chi!-t.
oi heaven"
" the junction Of two avenues nror Oe.an
Hill "a carriage and 81 - wore st4ndius owl.
ID mounted, an. un air ~ quit rlehn ss and
back stood in circular plot near by. Tie
head Of one Was bowed n "a constrained mani
ner. and his arm encire!ed q hr'ktn column at
ms Sid'. Inc .lVgr lent over and. speak ng
N n low tone. sad; That Gentleman leaning
on the narbl. Is the son pf the man who Is tl-
rlcd there. Tie is blind. tent eva rs sunday. raI
or shine. year in aud var out you SO HIN
Along ths ia-cof Ocean I'm sevornl carriae.-
y --"l before th" lower ,lrr 81, vaults fiia' iIr-
q Us lue ayeuut--lurk. somire. ami fanufnIul.
-iru ',ureS. Es"n hurul unl- ground -s.u med
pr -l"ranir 20 entomhu'nt n such place. oue
IN partieu ar. ov rerown with rich iyy. and
" "a u short, SraNcled walk leading up OBJ thr
ins. The declining sunlight. pouring INFO
the gap .ng caErr mouth. datz.et tne eyes