Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-06-13
IN THE CITIES OF THE DEAD.

Striking New Monuments in Ever
green Cemetery-The Monument to
Ex-President Woolsey, for Grove
Street Cemetery.
During this beautiful June weather the
crowds of visitors at the cemeteries, es-
pecially Evergreen, are unusually large
and since Memorial day the decoration of
graves with flowers has also greatly in
creased and the cemeteries never looked
more beautiful.
| A number of elegant new monuments
have just been erected which claim q
share of the attention of the visitors.
Three have just been erected on Lake
avenue in Evergreen cemetery. One of
these has been erected by Mr.. John Gard
nor, to tho memory of dear son, who
was taken away on the threshold of the
period when life's activity begin and
whose memory is cherished by many
friends. It bears the inscription in raised
letters: "Charles Hunter, son of John
and Jennie W. Gardner; died in Colorado
Springs, March 5, 1890, aged twenty-four
years" The monument is a beautiful
sarcophagus of very handsome
&6ht granite, with massive
bases, the main base over seven
feet long by about five feet in
statute of memory with dropping head,
| and holding in her lap wreath, the whole
standing nearly twelve feet in length. The
| cap below the statue is heavily carved.
This monument is on Spruce avenue.
Those on Lake avenue, all in the same
| vicinity, are the following: One, erected
by Mr.. Page of Humphrey street, a part
ner in the we'll known firm of Henry Hale
& Co. It is a tribute from him to the
memory of his parents and his departed
| children. 1t is unique in design and
| new feature in our cemeteries from the
| fact that it is of the beautiful Barre, Mass,
| granite, of BLUSH tint, the only one of
| this granite in the New Haven cemeteries.
| The bases, ornamenting and lettering are
| fine, and the whole is nearly twelve feet
| in height.
Edward Lawrence, of Humphrey street,
| resident partner of Frederick A. Potts & Go.
| has also Just erected an elegant monument.
| It is in the lot adjoining that of Mr.. Page
and is of beautiful description of light
| granite, excepting the elegantly polished
on which is lettered the inscription. Sur
mounting the die is a cap carved with the
initial letter. Above all is heavily
draped and carved urn The whole stands
nearly fourteen feet in height.
| Major R. P. Cowles, the well known
manufacturer, has erected one with four
foot square bottom base and with second
and third bases heavily moulded, the lat
ter bearing in raised letters the inscription,
"Cowles" Above this is the richly pol
ished die, which is of Quincy granite, sur
mounted by heavily moulded cap with
carving of ivy leaves. Above this is a
plinth with laurel branch, surmounted by
ornamental urn. The whole is of light
granite excepting the die, as mentioned and
stands twelve feet in height, and the whole
effect is very artistic.
The monuments were designed and exc
cuted by the noted firm of Thomas Phillips
& Son of our city. They are just finishing
another, soon to be erected in Grove street
| cemetery. This is to the memory of that
distinguished writer and authority on juris
prudence and noted Christian scholar. the
. late ex-President Woolsey of Yale. This
is of the celebrated Scotch granite, and
was specially imported by the firm from
the quarries at Peterhead, Scotland. 1t il
large sarcophagus with massive bottom
base of polished Quincy granite. The sar
cophagus is finely polished on all foul
sides, and bears upon the face the follow
ing inscription:
In memory Of Theodore Dwight Woolsey,
Tenth President of Yale College.
Il Upon one end is the following:
Born in New York, October /, 1901,
Professor of Greek in Yale College,
President, 1846-1ST.
Died in New Haven,
July l, 1899.
At the opposite end is inscribed:
s'For he looked for the city which hath tn
foundations whose builder and maker is God.''