Daily Republican., 1879-09-05
.t.- WILMINGTON, DEL, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER s. 1879
MAGNiFICENCE IN DEATH.

MAGNlFICKNCE IN DEATH.
The Cemetery Of Greenwood, .
Scene OF Sculptured Grandeur
A Spot where Common Clay Finds
NO Resting Place.
Special Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN.
BRooKLYN,N N. y, Sept. A.
Have any Of your readers ever visit
ed the Greenwood Cemetery, located
in brooklyn, New York II not we
would say to them do so at their earli-
est opportunity. We will try and give
by the aid of q printed circular the
prominent sights to be seen in this vast
city of the dead.
After ride Of nearly two hours in
the horse cars and ferry boat Wa ar
rived at the gate Of the Greenwood
Cemetery, and took seat up high in
front with the driver in one Of the Gem
etsry company's carriages, so that we
might sec all that was to be seen. The
cemetery contains 45O acres, Is q
miles in length and II miles In
breadth; the total number Of persons
inferred there up to 1878 reached
l94,6l5.
The average, SO the driver informed
us, reaches fifteen funerals q day, but
the reader must bear in mind that there
are half dozen or more cemeteries IN
Brooklyn besides this one. 1t has eight
lakes OF varying dimensions, in four OF
which are handsome fountains in full
play. The drainage system Is done
with the use of l6t miles Of pipe in
length. The Cemetery has five distinct
entrances. The carriage we entered
went over the following route: (but We
will only give the prominent graves
and vauits.) On entering the Cemetery
proper, over the gateways, which being
gothic, are recessss filed with groups OF
sculpture, life size, representing "our
Savior's Entombment," and the Kais'
ing Of the Widows Som" on the re.
verse or inside is 1.-THE Resurrection
and the "Rising of Lazarus" The
Landscape Avenue, Arbor Water, and
on the left is the Receiving Tomb, capa'
BILE Of holding 1900 dead bodies.
Passing along Valley and Walnut
Avenue, We come 10 Valley water and
the handsome monument erected to the
memory OF John Mathews. Upon a
richly sculptured sarcophagus lies the
full length recumbent statue Of the de-
ceased. On the corners Of each of the
four pillars, cut in marble, are correct
portrait figures Of different members OF
the family; above this rises a canopy
and spire Of richly decorated stone to
thelhsight of 36 feet, resting upon
tablet Of sculptured marble, the lower
side or ceiling of which is carved. re-
presenting Mr.. Mathews at the age of
q years, leaving England for America.
On the tablet under the canopy is
veiled female figure seated in a richly
carved chair. typifying grief; surmoun-
ting the angels OF the tablet are four
grotesque gargoyles, or monsters, with
open mouths, through which the rain
water falling upon the roof Is dischar-
ged. The monument was designed and
executed by his son.in law Professor
Carl Muller at a cost of nearly $780,
COO.
We next came to Locust Hill, on
which stands a monument with the
Bronze Bust of Horace Greeley, erected
by the printers Of this country and
other friends as a modest memorial to
departed worth. On the eastern or
front face of the pedestal is a bronze
basrslief, representing the youthful
Greeley, composing stick in hand, at
his case.
After a few minutes drive we are
shown the large sculptured monument
of Brown Brothers, the well known
Bankers of New York. The monument
is of the finest Italian marble, richly
carved and is descriptive of the loss of
the steamship "Artic."
Next in prominence We would men
tion the statuary and tomb of the Have
sneyer Brothers of Williamsburgh.
The fremen's monument is located
on Landscape Avenue. Showing fig
ure of fireman holding child in his
arms, whereby he lost his life. Every
thing connected with the fire depart
ment is illustrated, either on the mon
ument or gate.
Diae nally across is the statuary NOR
ument erected by Harry Howard, ex-
chief engineer of the New York fire de-
partmeut in memory Of his foster moth.
er, showing her as adopting him when
saved from burning building.
We next had our attention directed
to Crescent Dell and Dell Water and
the marble tomb of Isaac M. Phelps,
prominent Banker in Wall street N. Y
On Crescent and Dale Avenues, will
be- found Mr.. Niblo's, tomb erected at
cost of over $50, 900. 1t is one OF the
fint st vaults in the Cemetery. The in
terest of $40, 900 is spent on it yearly.
Flowers and high priced plants, eecu,
py the from of the tomb for some fifteen
feet square. Nearly opposite the Shet
ter House is the lot more generally
known as the sold Maids Plot where
five sisters are inferred, whose ages
ranged from between 100 to III years.
Ia the front of the lot are five marble
posts, rounded off at the top upon
which five lamps burned for years not
being let 90 out. When the first sister
died lamp No. was -xtinguished, and
so on until the last sister died when
ESQ VIZ we're iLformed) the five lamps
were put in the grave with her.
The oriental tomb Of G. X. Garrison,
ESQ, formerly Mayor of San Francisco,
is fine piece of workmanship, ana was
erected at a cost Of over S3o, wv: on
Sassafras Avenue can be seen Edward
Cummings large circular lot and hand
some granite monument, possibly the
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