New-York tribune., 1886-07-10
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| REs1IVG AMONG The EVERGBEENS.
BEAUTIES OF A PROMINENT CEMETERY.


soME PROMINENT LOT OWNERS.
With the growth Of Brooklyn its cemeteries
are developing az rapidly as the population Green
wood POM ar name far and wide. but even ceme-
terry las its lin .atonA Among the cluster OF ceme
teres that dot the eastern suburbs OF Brooklyn the Gen.
etery OF the Evergreens has within year occupied
almost as much OF the public attention as
Greenwood. Il q large area and more
forty years dedicated for burial purposes
when Brooklyn WAS not much larger than Hoboken.
But until fifteen years existed more In nae than
in fact; the grounds hal few improvements and Few
persons taken there for burial. In 1870 ne"
impetus vas given to the cemetery. but only within
seven years have the grounds begun to assume the
shape that now makes them attractive The trustees
secured the services OF Calvert vaux the landscape
architect in preparing plans for the contemplated
changes and in 1888 Samuel Parsons. jr. who is now
the superintendent Of the PARIS OF York was made
andc pe gardener to direct pernend the changes
great deal yet bs done to bring out In It's fu
ness the natural beauty Evsrgcen, but the efforts
Of large force Of men during several years
and a liberal expenditure on the part OF the
trustees ara rapidly developing the attractions
Of the cemetery OF 800 acres OF ground nearly t"o-
thirds have yet to he laid in sections and plots
Yet there have already been nearly 100000 persons
buried there last there were $500 buried, only
few hundred iess than in Greenwood.
In the treatment OF the GrouDs the prevailing IDEA
has been to AVOID the coseyse burial lots and the ar
ca arran OF flowers and hedges and az far as
possible to the natural features OF the landscape
From the main entrance at Bushwick-ave and Con-
vay-st TO the UNCOVERED chapel the hilltop there
an open stretch OF fine lawn through which the drive
ascends easily, and tho green sward Is only re-
liev-d at the chapel where 1t terminates with
small plot OF bright rich flowers. 10 which the coiors
are harmoniou.ly blended. The Evcrgreens occupies
spur OF that high ridge which forms tho DacK0one oI
Long Island The ridge is series o. ssnd nils ,he h
debris. biologists have SAID. that was piled I'D Dy tne
glaciers their progress ended In the ocean one Oh
the highest points Long Island IL within the grounds
" he Evergrcens. From Beacon Hill on the southern
Brooklyn yiug prairie-ke evel two hundred ieet
below Rockaway lies in bee line TO the east over Tow
of streets farmhOuses and cottage homes COneY lsdhu
10 , me Sr f Rrnokvn 70 the west rise the
of the Bridge whose lights tremble dstanty ,aniily
Ike stars stars by, 6y nT4I Tmr Tprrrvr Bnding
These hills kind OF boundary around most OF lne
cemetery grounds, sOpnP gradually IN 10 the cenre,
In many places they are stii covered with vigorous
forest that might been well grown when tue bIlt
aud American armies cainpei among tnr Long ~,
Prsons TO preserve nearly all OF these hne trees and
the hillsiies overlooking ihe ciy an" ne 49,, -.
country Will be treated Tor landscape e.re E'H..HH
the Eyergreens they are approached from wthont
brr ~ pretty sumner houses aud aIuots scattered
through the grounds that were built by G@rsie "no
Ccnfra and Prospect Parks. Several lakes among the
MI are fed By springs that never run dry and she7e
In the conn portions Of the grounfsthe ths are
all paved with asphalt the hedges. trees and no ~er
have more G. an A local Interest The Sailors Monument
stands on the SUNNI of beacon I. anu plot oi nVe
acres * owned hy the ~eamans Cemetery A--orlhuon
of which william H. Macy is presiielt = In lSo- the
Gban,er of commerce Of New-York obtained from Con-
gross - OOD which increased ~ the c0nrnutlon-
0f thr merchants OF NewIork and TINS lot was pur-
chased Intended fOr Tie hual OF siil' RS OF Al
nations who die without means IN Newly OrA anu 10
prevent ther bodies from beng sent 10 the
Potters Field Nearly t. 900 been buried there ana
each nationality ha. It's own plot separately ueuhrn
The Protas ant Episcopal diOcet-e ~ Long Hlah mas
Mot OF nearly one cemetery AM II Marks,
o. NewYorE Dr. kslance7 church. me brleA tntlc1 i ~
Fiffu-ave and several Of the Eapilst and MethOllst
Churches OF New and BROOKLYN nave similar plOls
OF ground. In newer portion o. the cemetery me
Ik- society has handsome burial place ID WAlru hIl
members OF the society have been buried lhr Actors
Fund Association mas recently purchased 5000 feet OF
ground aud about 10 improve 10. The fhmiy pOl OF
Il s. Emma Thursby IL not far away. John Bigeio~
ha- A FANNY plot IN one portion OF thr grouhis,, -
Brenneman, OF New-Y0rk. Captains jhnehy ana hrn-
aud many N-wlOrE a. Vel A. BfOohlA
facn year Of the grounds. comprs sng srV
e-ll acre. Il pei graded and a . " IN wilAs ma
drives h lssirs these sc onS we're naNe ~ NJ
N.ux ana II. Parsons Il carrying them Out Ia detail
New entrances being made each year Tor greater
convenience from al directions with the completion
of the Bro0xyn Elevated Road the Evergreens mas De-
come the most bic OF the cemeteries rom Nov"
York as II can reached within half an hOur from the
(irv Hall The elevated road the main entrances
q, the grounds from ono direction; tne Manhattan
~ tnr street car lines to the same terminus
Charles Cummings ts the president OF the trustees
of the Fvrrgrcens ami Ch,rg G. Bennett Is
vice-prezident Ihe secretary and treasurer IS
Yorx; Charles L. Flint, Richard GOOd-ln ana NJ T.
Grace brother or Mayor Grace. wnO as' larseY ih
terrsteI IN the cry are the trustees thtiIrs
Peer is the superintendent ID char-e Oh tue siOuuus