The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-02
ALL SAINTS DAY.
Am Outpouring Of All Our Popula-
ton to Decorate the Graves.
The Cemeteries Throughout the City
Alive with Visitors and Cow
cred with Emblems and
Flowers.

1t ID fact worthy of note that Of all tho day
lii tho year. which Ia full 81 festivals. religion
and patriotic. only two bring out on the street.
the full force Ut our native population. ant
these are All Saints Day and Mardi Gras.
III we bring together these two dave one ful
Of holy and fearful reverence and the othe
mad with wild and unreetrained jol!ity II y
with no irreverent idea that we make the luxta
position.
We note the fact simply as exemplifyinR thu
true character VI our population. whole aoulet
iii everything and, therefore, capable when oc
casion calls and the heart dictates. Of outpour
ings OF reverential sorrow or bursts Of IN
alloyed merriment.
Yesterday, All Halnts' day. is one Of the odes
Instituted festivals and one OF the most beauti
full In its teachings and practice. 1t Ia dal
of communion between the living and TIKI
dead: reunion "a II were. OF long absen
friends #he lnvad dearly and were parted
y therefore 1t does not assume mournfn ap
pearance. The decoration of the graves is mo-
made with the gloomy paraphernalia which &C
companies the hearse; on the contrary. the
brightest flowers are sought for. the rarest
gems that spring from natures bosom. borrow
Inc from Its heavenly light the most gaudy
colors Only those III immediate mourning wear
on that day the cable robes Of despair the others
and clad In the gay colors Of Hope which sur
wives even death make beautiful harmony with
the flowers on the freshly painted and decorated
tombs, No. All Saints, Day Is not q mournful
occasion 1t is holiday for the dead. whose
bodies moulder, but whose spirits livs and re-
dice when on this their anniversary the dear
ones they have left on earth bring their annual
floral offerings as they used to do when the
family circle was complete and no chair empty
ut the feast.
Yesterday, therefore. witnessed great out
pouring Of all our population: young and old.
rich and poor. exalted or lowly all went out to
the different Rraveyards. all carrying flowers.
Nil wearing on their fees the gloom OF sorrow
blended with the settled expression of Chris
tian resignation looking to future reunion.
All the available rolling stock of the various
railroad companies had been placed In reauisi
tion, and yet were hardly sufficient to carry the
crowds Of visitors TO the Rrayeyards.
THE sT. LOUIS CEMETERY NO.1,
on Basin. between st. Louis and Cont streets.
Iii, with the dirod Street Cemetery. the oldest In
New Orleans left standing.
It contains many splendid mausoleums,
wherein lie the bones Of the oldest residents
here, and bearing the names Of our most an
Client Creole and Spanish families. All these
graves were tastefully decorated with wreaths,
emblems and flowers. and around them gath
cred relatives bearing new mementoes OF fond
recollecttons.
Among the monumental tombs ia this ceme-
terry We particularly noticed that OF the old
s'Bataillon d'Artillerie d'Orleans." which had
been carefully decorated by the Orleans Artil-
lery. with flags and evergreens; Capt J.. A.
Bouchereaus company. Of the Orleans Artil
dawn to evening aud their stack of mnnkets
al each corner OF the tomb gave military pres
tire 10 the scene Over the tomb waved the old
The societe Franchise Do Bienfeeance, was
decorated with flowers over which hung black
velvet drapery, nacked with silver.
The Oatalanes de la Louisiana, whose captain
leans italian Benevolent Society. with the ma
mont. tho two Portuguese Benevolent Associa-
tiOns vi Is4s and 1850, had their association
tombs lavishly decorated.
Sis. Anne" ''sooete des enfants bien atmes T
Union Sacree" and Dieu nous protege."
ST. LOUIS No. ..
Under this title como three cemeteries On |
Claiborne street, with entrances respectively on
81. Louis. Cont and Bienville streets.
In the first. entering from
sT. LOUIS STREET.
d great deal OF taste was discernible in the
adornment Of the tombs. many Of the names on
the time-worn yet well-kept marble slabs !
bringing to the memory days long gone BY
splended .t tomb Of the Cazasores de orea a. s
which were commanded by Capt. j. Viosca. The |
military company is Low disbanded. having |
been constituted, in 1868 In Spanish mutual |
benevolent association,
In the second Cemetery opening on
CONT STREET
the sight la imposing as we'll on account of the
81 the tomba as in reason Of To- many
names engraved on ench monument; such as
Prados. Lac9ste, Graihe. Pauche, Bouigny.
feniston. Barelii. Blinsau Carriers. Maeart Majority.
and so many others. We cannot pass unno-
sn he tomb Wbob on "a
flowers. adorned with flags, and guarded by
members Of his old company OF the fourteenth
Among the monuments wo noticed that Of the
Spanish Benevolent Association Ut 1882 The
tomb Of the diocesan priests. where. lies the
regretted Father Roussalon and the Able
Pr1our. OF New Iberia. with other we'll known
priests. And last. but, not least, In the hearts
s q bppfy ard arl hs1dy a b 2da tie
Measrs. NJ Blaseo and Jose NJ. Caballero
We must not forget the fine monument erect
Milne, the orphans friend. Its only decoration
was the Wild rosebush that, covered the iron
railing around the granite shaft.
The third cemetery. which opens on
BIENvILLE STREET.
has many tomhs belonging to our white popu-
lation. but is now principally used by the col
ored people Of the Second and Third Districts
It is filled with tombs belonging TO varions So
cleties, among which we will mention the Ma
ills DC la Louis iane." the snHrs ct Enfapts dc
Darida." Amis de fEsueIance." the Ten
Brothers and twenty more.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
Another year has passed since the improve.
ments made to this model cemetery was men
TONED ~ the DEMocRAT-a mention which. we
are informed BY Mr.. Lula the proprietor of !,
the burial ground. has prompted not only many
visits from no town peope. hut resulted ia the
purchase OF many tombs there The cause of |
This preference is due, doubtless to the excel |
lent drainage and care bestowed on thu Gene
Terry. which makes the charge Of Keeping Tie !
tombs In perfect order light one Many new !
tombs have been CONSTRUCTED since All Saints, '
Day OF 1878. and the number Of visitors Was /
largely increased. the flow Of people being con
slant from early morning until dark :
The pretty garden burial ground Of Hermann |
Lodge No. SO. l. o. o. H., together, with its i'm !
mediate neighbor, the monumental tomb Of the 4
,uaIly attractive. tho latter having been orna-
nented within few deps With life size statue 1
u1xa har, n AT 1lFlfti IT, /