The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-08
HOLLYWOOD, Again.

Editors Dispatch Please allow me
short space in your paper to correct mis-
apprehension. which, possibly, was caused
by the card published in your issue OF the
3lst ultimo. In that card it was stated that
q portion Of the fence around Hollywood
was down, and had been down for some
time, and in consequence COWS, goats, ana
chickens had free access to the grounds, ana
were destroying the beautiful shruboery,
eyergrcens, &c. This was stated as TACT,
because I bad witnessed 1t. | also stated
that my section in Hollywood had been
deprecated upon by goats, and rose-bushes,
eyergrcenS, &c, mutlated and destroyed.
And this is also true, not only OF my sec
ton, but OF others. My object in publish
ing the card was, and / so stated at the
time. that those in authority, and whose
duty it is to keep the enclosures In order,
might see the necessity and Importance OF
at once rendering the cemetery Inaccessible
to these rowing animals.
II appoars from 4 card in your issue OF
the 9Th that the Baltimore Gdzette-and
from information, no doubt, obtained from
nv card-published paragraph stating
that HOLLYWOOD was oYerrnn With cows,
nigs. goats" &c. Now, / never intended
to convey this idea at all 1t would take,
possibly, several hundred goats to overrun
the cemetery in the sense the Gazette would
imply. However, this does not alter the
true state of affairs, for every one knows
who visits Hollywood that the fence around
| q portion OF the grounds is III deplorable
condition: and it WAS not until the publ
Gallon of nv card that boy was placed on
dnty in the soldiers section to protect the
mace from further depreciation. And while
writing | wish 20 say just 4 Word or
two relative to your remarks in reply
TO the paragraph from the Gazette. You
saw that "part Of the enclosure on the Con-
federate side was broken down some time
sinee. and a number Of goats got IN and
m,,tiloted some of the sbrubbery; but the
cemetery proper, other than the soldters
section, was never In better conoltloh' apu
is handsomely enclosed" Now this leaves
the impression that the fence was oo"h
only for a short time. and the goats mace
one or two visits to the place; whereas the
facts prove that the fence mas Deen uoWu
for q long time, and is still down, ana tnat
the COWS and goats have been dcstroyinS
| the shrubbery aBd evergreeDs !or Weehs'
not only in the soldiers section, put 10 pll'
yate sections, and would now oe oolnS 80
| if IL were not for the guard p'aceo Oh auty
during the past few days. AND as 10 ho,'
! iywood being handsomely enclosed."el''
I think the least that is said about this Tue
better. s
And now wish to say that what have
written has mol been prompted altogether
by any personal interest may have, Tor
have strong sffectlon and feel an intense
pride for our beautiful cemetery, and this
feeling, OF fnseh. would prompt me to seek
| remedy for the evil that has so long exist.
ed. i am gratifed to learn that Hollywood
Memorial Association are about to memo
rialize the Legislature TO aid them In put
ting up q substantial enclosure on their side
of the cemetery for 1t is well known that
the Association itself Is not jn condition 70
do this work, and aeeds and eught 20 pave
assistance. And I would suggest thacwhen
the enclosure is put up, Beverly and Lin.
den streets, which are the boundary lines
ON the north and east, be properly graded'
SO that the enclosure will no: only De SUD
stantiai but permanent. y. =. II.