Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-28
THE CITY CEMETERY.
Rambles of a Reporter-What He Saw,
and Els Rsafie ctinnn.

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the CiU Ccmetery--t.iat beautiful city o
the dead As lie walked through thu
avenues between the well-kept plots il
Goods acre" his attention was arrested q
almost every step by the appearance o
some familiar name, chiseled in marble
which Immediately called 10 his recollec
ton memories of the once active individ
nal, who now sleeps beneath the sod. MOI
was the reporter alone in these reflections
! for scattered here and there Throughout
that beautiful spot, consecrated 10 thl
dead, were tobe seen many persons, repre-
senting all ages. decorating the ittlt
mounds that perhaps enveloped all tha
was near and dear to them in this life. a:
we pass down the different avenues, we
! find many plots inclosed with brick. sowr
| to blue grass set To flowers and roses
which twine themselves around beautiful
marble monuments, upon which are
chiseled beautiful inscriptions - al
suggestive of the affection borne
! the departed by their wealthy relatives A
| little further on. and we find little mound
without brick ipclosure, without marble
| slab to tell the passing stranger who lies
| beneath but fresh wreath of roses, ana
the remnants of others laying aside. indi-
! cate that this floral offering is placed
there each day, and plainly shows that in
! that little tomb lies mothers idol. 'some-
body's darling" Here and there through
out the cemetery, are to be found many
such, and these little mementoes never fail
to catch the eye of the passing stranger, and
often cause him TO pause for q moment and
reflect and ask himself the question. "Wiil
loving hands decorate my grave as are
these? VIII | live in the memory of those
who will take pleasure in seeing that my
grave is kept green y y
In other portions OF the cemetery are
found the graves OF those who died III the
early days of California. At the time
of their death some Of them were
wealthy. and monuments were erect
ed out OF the funds of thci!
estate Others who died in those palmy
days had wealthy friends who placed mar
bic slabs over their last resting place. Bat
thirty odd years have rolled around since
then, most of those then living have since
gone " 10 join the innumerable caravan
that moves 10 the pale realm Of shade, "
and scarcely one IS left who can go among
the tumblelOwn monuments, broken shafts
and unmarked mounds. and point out the
/ graves of those who died ia the pioneer
/ days.
The potter's field next attracts the atten-
ton. Here hundreds of human beings
/ who, dying far away from hOma, friends
and kindred, are placed in Il rough wooden
box and laid away beside the other pool
unfortunates who have just passed over the
river before. Here there is no preference
/ First come, first served. y narrow, shallow
grave, with no distinguishing mark as t.
are bnrc9 At the cGnnt,,s -, nv ,, go ~
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inmcdiaiol, atrracts the ATTENTION IF ali
visitors, is that which was erected to The
memory OF the late q. l.. Billings a few
Gays since. ne eeS!gl 81 me monument
was original Win !sraci Luce. who crsctel
Il. HE base IS OF the fnest Penryn granite
! four feet square. On the granite base rest:
! marble base, supporting die WORKED
with scroll trUsses, on the angles OF each
| corner: on TIE square between the trusses
on each side, is scroll shield raised oyaI
on the lace ms dle IS sliTnlounted viii
a cap, the corners projecting over the scroll
! trusses. \ subtle Is placed upon the cap
From the sub-dle, worked With beautiful
! hpidings ana raised tablets rests Tie shafts
Oh winch also are raised 'ab.ets Iils Is
| which is erected a beautiful statue Of Hone
The entire hight of the monument i, four.
teen ieet. 49, The marble $ed IS the finest
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