Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-21
THE curv,oR THE DEAD.

THE CITY OF THE DEAD. The Beautiful Evergreen Cemetery-A
 New Chapel Proposed-$3,50O Al.
 ready Secured for That Objoct-MaDy
 New Monuments Erected.
 The new cemetery is visited by hun- dreds of people daily new that the spring | flowers are blooming, and CD hundreds of graves are to be seen tributes of flowers | that speak of regard for loved ones gone from earth's scenes. The cemetery never looked moro beautiful than now, with the trees donning their full foliage and sum- mer dress, the towering plants blooming, the lawns and grass plots in full verdure and nearly all the walks and driveways in fine order. Many new and beautiful mon- uments have been added in the last few days to the now very numerous array of si- lent tributes to the dead. A great improve ment of Evergreen cemetery will be con- summated when the new chapel is erected, and from present indications this important and needed addition to the cemetery will soon be made. The direc- tors sent out some time ago an appeal by means of printed circulars for subscrip- tions to fund for this object, and many generous and sympathetic responses in the way of contributions have been received by the management, the amount already obtained being highly encouraging and giving hope that soon the whole needed amount will be secured. The need of such building has long been apparent, but the funds were inadequate. Such building is almost indispensable as a place where funeral services may be held in cases where the remains of deceased persons are brought from out of town for interment in the cemetery and in many other cases constantly occurring where services for the dead are required at the cemetery. The building proposed will be an addi- tional ornament to the grounds and l will also contain commodious Pr0pssy sa'RP wifi snd nsads sas | an office for the superintendent. To
 make room for it the present little build | ing used for the office of the superintend- l ept the storage of tools, etc. will be torn down or moved away. In this little un- l equipped structure services at the ceme- tery have to be held at present The new
 building will be to the Evergreen what the
 handsome chapel in the old Grove street cemetery is to that famous ancient burial place. Secretary B. R. English said last evening that the hearts of the directors
 were cheered by the kind responses made
 to the circulars, not few of which came
 from former New Haveners having loved
 ones buried in the cemetery, and all re-
 sponses being in the most cordial and sym
 pathetic spirit. Already $3, 500 had been
 contributed, and the prospect was most
 favorable for erecting the chapel in the l near future.
 Specially beautiful are many of the new
 monuments this season, among which, all
 speaking of the srtistic taste of our well
 known New Haven firm of Thomas Phil
 lips & Son, are the following: Ex-Mayo1
 Holcomb has just erected an elegant fami
 ly monument in his plot on Fountain ave
 nue. 1tis an elegant sarcophagus of Quincy ! granite, with 8 massive rustic bottom base
 about seven feet and . half long witt
 marginal lines, and about two feet high
 surmounted by an exquisitely polished die
 which has cut on the face side shield or
 which in bold raised polished letters is thu
 family name 'Holcomb." On the polished
 part of the bottom base is an inscriptio,
 to two deceased children.
 To the memory of the late Norval Oti
 King, son of MT. and Mrs William H
 King, has just been erected on Lake ave
 nue beautiful and massive rustic rocl
 monument of Quincy granite, bearing upol it's polished face-surface beautiful shielt l with the mortuary inscription, over whicl } is delicately carved 8 beautiful passion
 flower with ivy vines cut in the stone twining around and over it. The rock i
 about eight feet high.
 A beautiful monument of Quincy granit has just been erected on his lot by MT } Andrews, superintendent of the Mallory Wheeler 6 Go. 8 smanufactory. It is per feet cube in shape, highly polished on al
 sides, about five feet in height, and stand perfectly poised upon end upon it's base It is handsomely inscribed on two sides 7 bearing the family name, Andrews. Il .. the same lot a similar monument of les size stands to the memory of the late Mrs : Andrews, the deceased wife of MT. An drews' son.
 A beautiful ssrcophagus has been erect
 ed on his lot as family monument b Mir. George H. Dayton, superintendent c the Henry Hooker carriage manufactory r It is an elegant stone of Quincy granite the massive bottom base surrounded by , molded stone bearing, in raised letters, tn die highly polished on all sides. The nor , ument is on Maple avenue.
 A fine sarcophagus has also been erecte , | to the memory of the late Franklin Mills paugh, 30 we'll remembered as for man years at Judds book store. It is on Sprin ) l avenue.
 , lAn exquisitely fine monument is now he , ing erected to the memory of the late Ed ) gar Sheffield Porter, grandson of Joseph E
 Sheffield, whose death ere yet the sun o , life had reached it's meridian brought sad ness to large circle of friends. It is a 3 elegant cross of Celtic design of the fines Westerly granite, light in color with Ars , besque work on the face and the Alph , and Omega standing out in bold relief. [ stands about ten feet high on Lake avenue In the Fair Haven cemetery anothe beautiful memorial urn has just bee
 erected by his loving wife to. the memor 8 of the late lamented Dr. Henry Stone, 6 long beloved and esteemed physician < l Fair Haven East. The urn is of Grecia 3 design and is for q, flower receptacle, ad 2 ditional to the monument previously erect ' ed to the deceased by Mrs. Stone-an ell, f gant cross. It stands about four feet high au , | is of choice light colored granite, heavil T molded and with carved ivy vines on th n bowl and ornamental work on the edge.