Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-06-20
ANN LOHMAN'S GRAVE.
80 Mauy Visitors that tho Grass 10 VVors
Away about the Mound.

So Many visitors that tho Grass 10 Worn
Away about the Mound.
In neglected lot on the north side of
the Second avenue Of Sleepy Hollow
Cemetery at Tarrytown, about a hundred
yards east of the main entrance, on the
road leading to Sing Sing, is the grave of
the notorious Ann Lohman, better known
as Madam Restell. Tho lot, which does
not contain tree or a shrub of any sort.
is irregular in shape, it's twenty feet Of
depth at It's western boundary diminish
ing to twelve or fourteen ct its easterly
end. 1t las forntage of perhaps the lar
ger figure on the avenue. Square posts
OF rough hewn 81 tone, connected by rusty
iron chains, serve as fence for the lot.
The chains between the middle posts in
front are broken down, and lie trodden
into the ground. They were so broken to
allow the entrance of Madam Restells
coffin, and have not been restored: In
the centre of the lot is an eblong pedestal
of white marble, surmounted by a glass.
case, enclosed with marble top and cor
ners. In the case is the undraped figure
of sleeping infant cut in marble. The
right hand and arm arb used for q pillow,
on which the head reposcs, with the face,
turned toward the avenue. The left arm
is thrown across the breast. One leg care
lessly crosses the other. The figure is
about two feet long, and the receptacle is
large enough ard wide enough to hold it
conveniently. The case is about four feet
from the ground, and you can inspect the
figure without much STOPPING, but the
glass is so dimmed with dust and dew
that only at the ends can .as satisfactorys
view be obtained So ;, - =. y 49, :
Immediately under the figure on the
side facing the avenue are the lines:
H4sn: Mdr ,3s tEead @ Light; our child is sleeping;
Vacant hearts at home are weeping,
She sleeps to weep no more:
On the reverse side is the inscription:
:. Erected to the memory of Frances Annie.
Born Jan:7, 1858. Died Feb. /, 1855.
At the end toward the west is the ad-
ditional inscriptions: .4.y,. i, .,.,.4 >;
Also. Florence Annie. Born. Dec. l.. 1860.
Died March %, 1863.
Except that the glass portion is so
clouded as not to be transparent, the
monument has the appearance of being
constantly cared for, the marble being
remarkably white and we'll preserved,
Notwithstanding It's exposuse to the
weather for more than tweuty years.
In striking contrast to the condition Of
the monument is the appearance of the
lot itself. The grass grows wild, where
II does grow, and has evidently never
known: the scythe. Only in patches does
1t attain to any length for in all direc-
tions it is trampled. down and worn away
by! the tread Of many feet. Unlike the
! right green Stdrf of the surrounding en-
closures, it is dingy- in color, and every
where the yellow sand shines through .its
scattered roots. To complete the look
Of neglect, the 'lesves of dogwood tree
on lot near by Written the ground.
The grass is the most worn away be-
tween two graves which lie leneth&:se
with the heads toward The Avenue i'm
mediately in front of the monument of
the Purdy children. There, only the
bare earth appears. The easterly grave
Is that pf Ann Lohmap.s, The other i her
husbhndsss mo- to6e- ot. insehption
serves to distinguish the husbands grave
from the wife's, or Ito tell which is
the head or foot of. either. Although
raised the later, the mound over Ms.
Lohpans grave is moro sunksa than It's,
.conIpan1ion, 2 y and nd thu tutl his.an olddf
The neglected lot with two Sstoneless>
graves and single monument IS is more
VISITED than any other enclosure in
sleepy Hollow cemetery The first in.
quiry that YiSi itets make ID ;atWhAte Id