New-York tribune., 1883-03-17
JOHN MATTHEws'S STRANGE MONUMENT
BURIAL OF THE soDA-wArER MANUFACTURER IN
GREENWOOD CEMETERY. -

rh. funeral 'oflIS'p of JOHN Matthews who dlsa on
Tuesday at his home East Seventy 81, tooA
ss TSe services as
bv the Rev. Cornelius f.. Swope, rector OF the
chapel. There were no pail bearers Pro,ffsIb of tbs
coffin The funeral was attented by Mr.. MattheWss w.
emoloyes in body and by the directors OF the
Murray Hill Bank, of which he was .ne Wei vlceI
president The burial took place IN U[een"4HSa Sa
church went thither in carriages -. an
The Matthews lot. near the man ,,;nh tn
Soeng cities. The lot is almost entirely filled with
the family monqment when is Of 1p red
granite white marble and brown stone. Inc man
part of the monument is a Gothic canopy wlth
main arch and smaller transverse areh Of one Uhie
marble. which is supported by four large columns
of polished red granite with white marble captls.
Below the marble slab and safrounaed oy e9v o ioo of
red columns lies, white mar9le elngy oi
John Matthews, the father Of the one VINO
was buried yesterday. On the lower SURFACE
of the slab and directly above the ehgy is
representation in low relief of John MatthewSs de-
partuIe from London in 1882. The capitals ol tne
red columns formed of foliage, eihgies. Durs.s
and heads, and in each capital all Oi these eleG ~
differ FROM those III the Others Ihe one az ne 49, @
on the front OF the monument has hrad OF lneln
Der of the family at each corner ana ano'&ei & ,d
Der a standing effgy IN the GENRE OF each Siu'
with heavy foliage twlned about all the hg gures' On
the of her capals there are heads OF members O the
family or fancy heads at the corners WIN rams
heads bulls heads, deerS heads and bears heaos III
tine centres OF the sides. Beneath the canopy Nis
la Qe marble figure representing AIRS. Matthew's tno
wife of him whose efii9y lies below the saD. a
veil is drawn over her face. dog or cub bear Is
peepng out at the back of her chair ara below it;
Heavy drapery hangs the back of the char ana
partly cOnceals large medalllon head Inc euscs
IF the marble slab on which the chalr restS arc
ornamented with animals in low rollel Az tne iouI
corners of the canopy are iOur hugh monsters hoduS
rs gareOyles Each monster duff rs from rs ieiioWsas
to he form of its head, lis wings and It's DOdY DuO
all of them have their paws folded ABOVE IneIF
heads and oOk fierce. AT the apex OF cach aIci "a
the canopy q head of u ram, BEAR OF some "th1F
beast. AT dozen different places on the roOl oi
the CANOPY or Ill tho giles over the arches are the
heads of different animals. Al the top OF the can
GOV number of small columns of polished req
granite support a tail brown stone splre. Inc COL
umns surround a marble bust OF sister
of the John Matthews buried YESTERDAY
Above the capitals of the columns are many
fancy heads he sides IF the splre are ornalnented
with figures in low re I, and the up Is bunch oi
brownstone flowers: marble medallons represent
irq female members of The family ornament the
gables over the arches. Many members OF the
family whose portrait-statu and buSts adOrn the
monument are stIll alive. including Mrs Mat news,
who sits III the marbe-chalr below the canopy.
The monument was Uesgued by Kari Mueller, VINO
Is a son-n-aw of John Matthews.
Near the main monument STANDS n chllds monu-
ment surmOunied by q dark bronze inquire oil httie
glrl in a low-uecked and shOrt-s eeved dress. she
carries q Tetcule in her right hand. A Dust OF Il
little boy in bronze surmounts another small monu
ment,