Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-31
GRAVES FOR RICH MEN.
Who Think About Death
and Spend Money in TombstOnes.

AHA SpcttQ SAouSy th AOiup>SOhSS'
gro'a the Nsao York Null and Ecpress.
The death and burial OF such famous
men as Grant, Tilden, Hendricks and
Arthur, and the recent removal OF the re-
mains of VIM. II. Vanderbilt from the re-
ceivlng vault in the Moraylan cemetery
at New Dorp to its final resting-place in
the big granite tomb, awaken an interest
in the instances were well-knOwn living
men have made provision for their inter-
ment after death. All the beautiful
cemeteries in the vicinity OF New lork
contain evidences OF the care with which
some men have arranged for their bodies
a resting place after the soul has fed.
In this connection, however, WOodlawn
cemetery seems to have the lead.
Although the late Commodore Van
derbilt made no preparations for has
grave except to own modest little lot at
New Dorp, and the newly constructed
mausoleum of William H. Vanderbilt
contains several catacombs, several men,
Ders OF the family have secured beautiful
plots at Woodlawn. George Osgood and
ID. b. Allen. Mrs. Horace f. Clarke and
Cornelius Vanderbilt all have snowy
plots in this cemetery and spend much
money in improving them. Among the
mausoleums built here is that of the late
Frederick Butterfeld, erected long before
his death, which cost $4,000. Opposite
Cornelius Vanderbilt's plot at Central
and Poplar avenues Is that of Will
liam I'll: Appleton, joined by that
of A. Fl. B0rneg. A little further
along is u beautiful mausoleum Of W est
erly granite built by Christian Hester, OF
Hester Brothers. Mr.. e. III. Cook, the
millionaire of Seventy eighth street and
Fifth avenue, paid $40 900 for plot some
time ago, and is building maGsoleum
which will cost $4,000 more. A large
plot on Beach lawn, conspicuous for
large figure of Hope, eight feet high,
mounted on a pedestal rising thirty feet
nigh from base nine feet square. marks
the burial plot of William t. Havemeyer.
FL. M. Flagler, of the Standard OIL Com
pany, has a beautiful tomb built on a mil
not far from that wherein rests the re-
mains OF Marshall .. Roberts, whose
sarcophagus marks the same appreciation
OF art that characterized his life.
Coils p. Huntington. President of the
Central Pacific railway, and one OF the
best known OF the magnateS Of Wall
street, has laid some curious plans for his
grave. He intends that his remains snail
be laid to rest at Woodlawn in mauso-
leum more pretentious and more costly
and of greater proportions than any yet
built. The stones that Will be used in its
construction he proposes shall each be OF
such enormous weight that no ordinary
railroad car can carry them. They will
be brought as near as possible to the GEM
etery by boat and then rolled on immense
rollers over the country roads TO the site
OF the tomb. Ii 1t is found necessary to
carry these stones over a bridge, their
weight will be such that 1t will be found
necessary to strengthen the structures
supports. Mr. Jay Gould has made elab-
crate provision for the deposition of his
body after death.
He has erected on Central avenue, IN
Woodhaven cemetery. a costly and i'm
posing structure. 1t occupies the highest
elevation OF the grounds and com mands a
view of the 400 acres given up to tene-
ments for the dead. The ground on which
the mausoleum stands is $50 feet across,
and Is circular in form. 1t cost 100000.
The mausoleum, the exterior OF which is
modelled after one of the most famous of
the wonderful buildings that once stood
on the Acropoils in Athens--the PAN
theon-cost $4,000. More than 800 tons
of Westerly granite was used in its con-
struction. The building is 81 feet long and
10 feet wide, and is surrounded by Doric
pillars, thirty in number. Five pieces of
solid granite compose the roof, each piece
being 30 feet long and feet wide.
The door is solid bronze, and cost
$4,000. Within the mausoleum are twelve
shelves, or catacOmbs divided by an aisle
ten feet wide, at the end of which is an
ornate stained glass window, represent.
ing the heavenly choir. Each of the cata-
combs is eight ieet long and two and one
half feet deep. A heavy slab of polished
marble constitutes the face of each, and
will doubtless contain the name and so
on of the person whose body is deposited
within. Embedded in each stone is
heavy bronze handle. The ceiling of the
vault is of polished marble. No name
will appear ON the outside OF the mauso-
leum to show who lies buried within.
Mr.. GoCld's associate, Washington K.
Common, has secured a beautiful burial
plot. A less preteutious, but similar
mausoleum, is that of Henry A. Hurlbut,
the well known banker and insurance
broker, which is situated near the recelv-
ing tomb on Chapel Hill. 1t has two COL
umns on each side OF it's massive door,
and, like Mr.. Gould's vault, is lighted by
a stained glass window. It. is built en-
tirely of polished white Italian marble.
Near by is the grave of belong, the Arc
tic explorer. Besides there are scores of
active. go-ahead men in business, who,
although they seemed 10 be too much en-
crossed with life and its cares 10 think
much about death, have made like provi-
sions for their place OF abode when they
shall rest from their labors and await the
inevitable hour.