St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-11-27

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MAGNIFICENT marble columns. and tn,
ceiling is gorgeously gilded with mos
aesthetic effect The outside of tn,
church has no pretension to beaut,
whatever. 1t looks like an old dilapf
dated affair
After driving up or down some two
or three hills. and having very interest.
ing views of the city, we proceeded to
the famous cemetery of Campo Santo,
about three miles out in the suburb.
On our way we saw a veritable old
Roman aqueduct running on the side
OF the hills for carrying water, a part
OF which is utilized for the modern
waterworks. We reached the cemetery.
and soon saw that it is a very novel
place, SO entirely different from the
American idea of = cemetery. 1t is
square in shape. md covers about ten
acres: This Square is completely sur
rounded oy covered gallery one story
hlgh. Inc rear Of the gallery is an un-
oroken ~all. The front towards the
inside. ! Is an open arched wall giving
Iun fight inside. This gallery is about
Twenty feet wide. Under the pave
ment next to the rear wall. or in tombs
prepared for the purpose, are buried
the aristocracy of Genoa. In the open
ground outside of the the gallery are
buried the '.lower millions The dis
tance around the cemetery through
this gallery is over half mile. In this
gallery is the most magnificent collec-
tion OF monuments and statues | have
ever seen. l was fairly bewildersd
with the view of the almost innumera-
BILE works OF art that were presented
to our gaze. There was one monument
next to the rear wall, with a life-size
figure OF deceased husband lying full
length on catafalque, with statue
OF Christ standing by the side. with
one hand extended over the figure and
the other over the kneeling statue of
the grief-stricken wife, with her hands
clasped in front of her, all cut out of
pure white marble, the statues of the
husband and wife being lifelike. The
rich laced dress of the wife. spreading
over the steps of the monument, was
most exquisitely carved, so much so as
to appear real. On the steps was
large wreath of flowers, also cut out of
white marble.
On the steps of another monument
was the kneeling figure of daughter,
also lifesize and lifeiike. with a basket
of flowers. Standing over her is
statue of an angel. with one hand point
ing to heaven, emblematic of hope, all
sculptured out of white marble. A
most remarkable specimen of the high
est work of art. is two life-sized statues,
one of deceased young woman, in
lowing robe. and the other an angel.
with outspreading wings, trumpet in
one of her hands, pointing to heaven
with the other, both moving heaven
ward together, all cut out of one inn
mense block of marble, and resting on
marble sarcophagus containing the
'emains of the young women repre-
'ented by her statue. This is most |
work of art. On top of a
omb is sofa-like couch, with the body |
If a deceased husband laid out on it,
covered with sheet, and his widow
Gaming over it in the act of lifting the
'heet from the face, in order that she
night have another glimpse of the
eatures of the loved one, all cut out of
,ne block of white marble. and the
statue of the widow is likeness and
ife-size, her hair and dress appearing
10 marvelously real.
On another tomb was catafalque,
IN which was cut the full length figure
# deceased wife, dressed in a white
'obe, her head resting on pillow. and
he statue of her mourning husband.
lressed in an ordinary suit, standing
ovingly by her side. gazing at her fea-
ures, all in marble. In front of
omb is the full-size kneeling figure of
he grief-stricken wife of the deceased;
behind her is a young man,
Ter son, hat in hand, leaning against
he tomb. all in white marble. Seated
n another tomb is large-sized figure
+ the Angel of Death. with heavy
lowing beard, arms folded in con-
emplative mood. On the steps of
omb are the statues of two mourning
'oung ladies, one with a wreath of i'm
nortelles, being led. by the other to
he tomb. These are also lkenesses
nd life-size and cut out of white mar
lie. In front of the door of a tomb
J the statue of sorrowing wife, with
er child behind her. Standing in front
an angel consoling her, pointing to
eaven. In front Of the door OF an
ther tomb, containing the remains of
husband and father, is the wife and
lother, with hands clasped, looking I
ppealingly to an angel. who is point
lg with one hand to heaven. Behind {
le mother stands young man. her {,
IN, in an attitude of grief. On the
pposite side from the son is the
aughter with a wreath of flowers.
II life-size and likenesses.
On the door of tomb is the medal |
on likeness of deceased husband. In 8
ont the widow stands raising her '
child TO enable it to kiss
le medallion of the father. BY the
de of the mother is another child {
neeling. A very pathetic design. L
The most extraordinary work is q
mily group cut out of gigantic I
ock of marble, representing the life I
ze figure of dying father on his
cath bed. On chair by the side of
le bed is one of his daughters. COM
etely overwhelmed with grief. Near
re foot of the bed is the grieving
other being led and supported by
,ung man, her son. On the other
de of the bed are three other daugh- t
RS leaning over the bed watching the +
,piring father, one of them leaning c
ose to the face evidently intending to /
We a parting kiss. Behind these r
lughters another son is standing n
ournfully gazing at his father. who S
as evidently breathing his last. h
hese eight figures are all life n
ze and likenesses. This group c
the most magnificent work of Y