The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-12

TIE uRAkD TOUR.
On entering the. gate the avenue by
which one enters separates-one going
east, the other west for this is the Grand
Tour which skirts the fence OF the ceme-
terry. Directly opposite the gate is the
hill known as Turley section, the largest
in the cemetery, the, summit OF which,
laid off in circular form like the other sec.
tons in the cemetery, can be reached
direct by the pathway bne secs in front OF
him. The summit OF this section is called
Lenow circle, and has upon it very
pretty pavilion, with comfortable seats in
II for those who wish 10 rest Some OF
the finest monuments in the cemetery are
in this section. Fowler section is in the
northeastern part OF the cemetery, oppo-
site Turley, from which it is separated by
Magnolia avenue, and around which the
Grand Tour runs. This is the section to
which those buried in the Old Morris
cemetery, on Main and South streets, were
removed when that cemetery was bought
by the Elmwood Cemetery association.
| One does not proceed far down the Grand
Tour, going east, before his eye is attract
cd by
THE BEAUTIFUL STATUE
erected over Matte Stevenson, which is al
the intersection OF Magnolia avenue. The
figure OF an angel stands over the
grave holding crown and pointing up.
ward. Upon scroll on the base OF the
monument is the simple inscription, "The
Martyr" and "She died for us. This Is
all, with the exception OF the name. So
far as anything concerning her personal
history Is concerned, there is nothing OF il
/ m hn mt Al mil In
bered, she came 10 Memphis unknown,
during the yellow fever Of 1878, and died
while nursing the sick. Only short steT
down Magnolia avenue lie most OF those
who died during that year. In apprccia
ton OF her noble work for the victims o.
the epidemic, the citizens Of this city
caused the present monument, costing
1900, TO be erected, the cemetery associa
ton donating the lot for the purpose
Most OF the removals from the old Morris
cemetery arc between Magnolia ave
nue. and the Grand Tour and nortl
OF the latter, extending from the
gate TO the eastern fence. On III,
Grand Tour, little further beyond th,
Stevenson monument, is another, erected
by the citizens OF Memphis TO the self
sacrificing
nERoIsM or JOHN II. TRIcE,
who, in 1854, was pilot on the Carolina
u Mississippi river steamboat, and VIII
died while saving those aboard that i'll
fatcd steamer upon lis burning on May
1854.
Trice was born at Paris, in this State
moved subsequently 10 Memphis, and wa
only twenty-five years Of age at the time
OF his sublime sacrifice. There are som,
points in the manner Of his death which
suggest 10 the mind Hayes poem Of "Jin
Bludsoe," for Trice not long before hat
said 10 Capt. Bateman, who had charge o
the boat, that II q steamer of which he wai
pilot ever burned be would save the pas
senges or die at the wheel. At the tim,
the boat caught fire the whole country
was overflowed and the boat consequent,
in the midst of shotcless river, but new
erthelcss he kept his word-he held thu
bow OF the burning boat steadily towarC
the only spot OF land visible, and when nj
were saved he was heard 10 cxclaim, 9Th,
tiller rope is burned" and then went dow
In tempest OF flame and was never seer
alierward.
FURTHER STROLL
down the Grand Tour takes one past III,
Confederate LOT and TO Chapel Hill, wher,
IL il intersected by Valley avenue, which
winds around the base OF the hill. Oh
Chapel Hill are many fine monuments
Among others the Hunt Drilss. -Eizer
| Bowlcs, Cochran and fcslon monuments
the last mentioned, N the south side o
the circle. being Alphabetically fine piec,
Of sculpture.
ALL NATIONS TOGETHER.
| An APPEAL man, who had wanderc,
out 10 the cemetery few Sundays ago an,
wins admiring some OF the monument
which adorn Chapel Hill, observed a small
funeral procession winding around la
base Of the hill. In few moments thrc,
negro and n white grave-diggcr appeare,
coming over the top of the hill with spade
over their shoulders at rapid walk In or
der to reach the grave before the funeral
Following in their wake. the reporter sool
came upon the glo-intermentpo portion re
served for whites which Is In the south
eastern portion Of Chapel Hill section OF
the Grand Tour, where the burial was 4
take place. Single-intcrment sections ar
those In which persons can buy singl
inal sum. As might be nnturall
|
ple OF many crecds and nationaliiies e
gcthcr. Here Is the grave OF German
II names and inscriptions 90 IL
anything, there Son Of sunny Italy
while further on over here rests Oh
bones Of some Fronchman, and her
In another inscription on plain half.inc
boardat the hcadofthc grave, which share
or TO decipher than the Others, for Il
Chinese. In the talk which the rcportc
! had with the graye-diggcr aiterward, tbs
queer old character, Who IL nm lrishmaf
evidently, from his broguc, and who hI
/, spent twenty-five year Of his life anon
. the graves OF Elmwood, said, when que
toned about IL ''Yis, sorr lis mo TN
dug that same grave, and aithcr we la
i lowered him into Il those other haytheI
] stood around and jabbcrcd around thcl
for whole like mad N thin left six ligh
cd tapen there, furninst the headboard,
the middle Of the day, burning"
I rALE or SUICIDE.
. s,rolling back 10 the summit Of Chap
. IIill and listening 10 The entertaining an
! nj times CHASTITY talk OF the old man, who
3 mind Is stored with "reminiscences Of n
. cemetery aud Of the yCan 1873 and 1877
tho two stopped nj place where son
fifteen years ago n suicide was commitie,
! II Is within the circle near the aycnt
y which winds around the summit. N
J. deep shade Of n magnolia falls upon q
. spot and the lot has apparently bcch lor
!. neglected. Through the foliage OF n
|. other trees and shlihcry surrounding
q one can see the whIle marble shaft erect,
20 the memory Of Cals. Driver, TO the re-
OF the Bolton monument, and several oil