The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-21

son and Olsen are the contractors and Will
lam Curlett is the architect.
side-track has been already run by the
Southern Pacific TO the entrance OF the ceme-
terry, which is just one and fourth miles
below COlma Station, and almost two miles
due south of the spot where Terry and
Broderick fought their sight to finish
long years ago. In fact, the memorable
-four willow trees" can be imperfectly seen
from the site of the new cemetery.
The biting wind discouraged many wo uld-
be attendants, and there were not over
100 persons present when at about 80
o'clock in the afternoon Rabbi NJ. S. Levy
and President Of the congregation, 5. Peck
erman. drew up tothe corner OF the Mortu-
airy Chapel where the stone was TO be laid.
Contrary to the usual fashion there was no
derrick and no lowering of the stone. The
latter, containing the regulation document
airy tin box, was lying fiat on its face, and
was raised into position and was inserted
vertically as part Of the chapel.
The ceremonies were opened by Cantor
RabinovitZ reciting in Hebrew the forty
second psalm, LAS Panteth the Hart"
which Rabbi Levy next read in English.
President Peckerman then said: ''We have
invited you who are here to participate with
us in the sacred duty of dedicating this
ground OF holy sepulture for the remains of
our beloved dead also to lay the corner
stone Of this house to be used for the services
held in honor of the dead. 1t may not be
Congregation Beth Israel has been friend
TO the masses in the matter of providing
burial to the Hebrews at the lowest reason
able figure. and it is chiefly for this reason
that the Directors have purchased this beau
tiful piece OF ground. In laying the corner
stone lsuiting the action to the world / ask
the blessing of God ON onr undertaking"
Secretary Marcus Levy then gave brief
statement of the origin of the present move
ment In September. 1877. the Board of
Supervisors, through the Committee on
Health and Police, decided to the Beth Israel
Congregation. lots 2; 3, A. 5, 6, T. s. 9, 10. Il,
IS and 20 in Section ii Of the City Cemetery.
On December ID the lots were consecrated
in cemetery known as Salem," the place
OF rest. Rabbis ElEan Cohn, Vtdaver,
Bettelgheim and Messing, the last rabbi of
this congregation, were present. In that
cemetery COG bodies have been inferred. OF
late an agitation has been commenced against
the City Cemetery, and this has low cred
confidence among those desiring interments,
as one result OF which this congregation has
been led TO seek a permanent cemetery.
Ninety days ago the present land was pur-
chased from Archbishop Rordan on behalf
of the church of which he is the responsible
representative. The land contains 35H
acres, of which we propose TO dedicate 20
acres to cemetery purposes. l desire to say,
furthermore, that the congregation at their
last meeting decided that all parties having
interments in the old cemetery can disinter
and remove the bodies here. receiving the
full equivalent OF the value Of the plats in
the old cemetery.
The Secretary then stated that In the
stone now laid was tin box Enclosing cop
les OF the San Francisco CALL and other
Sunday dailles and the Hebrew, Progress.
Times and Observer, weekly Jewish papers
OF date.
Rabbi Levy offered prayer and Cantor