New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28

hood Of man. and In comparison with which there lS
nothing beautiful to be found in any other land.
ven witness these great cities OF the dead than
turned into gardens OF beauty redolcnt of flowers
and shrubs and waving lllaCs
CURIOUS EXPERIENCES WITH LABoRERs.
In the ne,ghborhood Of Bay Grove Hi, the sun
pouring down It's rays with such intensity that you
would have TO dodge here and there among the tombs
and behind the monuments to escape physical pros
tratl0n two men were busily engaged moving thc
grass with n scythc and planting flowers. They were
smoking pipes, and when asked whether the notices
In all directions and In large letters. smoking strictly
prohibited, meant seriously or was joke, they
stopped and scratched their heads. One Of them
finally spoke mp: "Shurc, sir poor man must do
something for "a livn'.'
do you attend to these graves all the year
round ~
"Purty much that way
"Who pays you''
"Thc norisht, slr.'
"Who DAYS the florist -
He removed his pipe. threw down his scythe. and
leaning over the iron railing. began to think
"Who pays the Hoisht THAT'S mighty qnarc
qucstNhun.7
well. who's
"who but the people that's buried there. az
coor,c."
The cemeteries within the municipal boundary and
in the vicinity Of the city Of Brooklyn cover an area
Of . COO acres and are thirty In number. Green.
wood +, the largest and best known. II IS almost
- large as Prospect Park. covering aTi acres Of
ground. and lie, in the direction Of New Utrecht In
the southern part of IN" city. The Fiihavc line 81
the elevated railroad and the electric cars on III"
surface Of the same street whlrl YOU past the main
entrance to the cemetery IN half the time II took
ten years ago. and with not 1.-THE OF the dis
comfort. The approach Is crcditaie 10 those who
keep II I'm charge. and you enter from the dust
and glare Of the outer world sense Of relief steals
over you and II seems rs II the loving words. AT
rest" which You I'm all directions tho tomb
Stones might apply equally 10 the living rs to the
dead. The archcd entrance Is striking piece Of
archectur. in hrownstOnr having carved representa-
lions I'm relief OF the burial 81 Jesus and OF the
Resurrection. with these inscriptions: "weep not"
"The dead shall be- raised" and " He IS risen
\ BEAUTIFUL CITY or THE DEAD.
II I, no figure Of speech when you mention this
place rs q city 81 IN" dead. II has It's streets and
avenues and bywnyN far more intricate than the
aVcrag" American city, and ne pleasant 10 stroll
through the shadlesi and most famous hooks and
pathway I'm Central Park. Why don't you 20 10
Greenwood and spend n few hours there any
81 these fine days. You needn't 90 on Decoration
Day. for the crowds will be too large-unless You
want 10 witness something which you cannot
In any other land under the sun. You might make
mp your mind Ia 60 after Decoration Day. and while
lie flower which have been laid upon the graves
OF thousands Of loved have not yet lost their
sweet smelling odor Why. in fact. should not this
cemetery. and others in the vicinity Of Brooklyn. be
great popular resorts on days OF leisure and on
holidays for the citizens Of New York; II Is one OF
The sights within that great metropolitan district
that 4, going some Of these days TO be- the second
city I'm the world. and few years subsequent the
first. You cannot think AT sca.
Tho swish-swnsh 81 the waves against tho ships
sides ~ shc poushS rapidly along Silll summer
evening impar's feeling Of abandon and you seem
unable. 10 matter how earnestly you uv. to cN
Iand your mental vision. ~ lcanng over the taifTl
you hear the low murmurng al the water ana look
into the dnrh voii of night. This IS :rl,on
why many people make a voyage across the ocean
lint this luxury !, reserved almost exclusively for
the rich. whcfca, u visit 10 the great cemeteries
% BROOKLYN ], within the reach Of every working
man. IL you cannot think on water. It may HE
wise Dc asserted that when you enter cemetery
your mind Is to a great c.trnt blank. Lo'k at
what an clcyaing influence II will have. rs has been
well aid. "Thc Republic Is opporunlty.7 What /,
tits suggestion but opportunity for improvement
rs well also n relaxation for the weary mind This
I. what 10" museums ~ art are for. what ia" parks
are for what the public nbiarie, for to I'M
prove and cnnohlc tho citizen. substitute. I'm sense.
tor those tawdry titles that bother the brain, AMI
latter the Imagination of honest men,
Thcr are no more lawablilng people In tl" world
Than AmcIicans. We're There to be- great crowds In
these cemeteries every DAY. no harm would CON" to
anything and not shrub plant w3nh sunrr.
nc-dcs don't You To become acquainted with
the component parts Of that great community which
Ice the right wing ana the most picturesque
~ this imperial cltyi LTOOllynitcs can tell you all
about New York: II they wish 10 spend day over
here they know exactly where to come without being
obliged 10 ask questions Of anybody. As East New
York Will soon be- New York In fact as we'll In
name ana n the Battery will be- rcckonrd from South
Brooklyn - Well from the Fulton Ferry. II b"hoovcs
all those who dwell the New York side Of the
East River better acquainted with Brooklyn
and all that II contains.
VAST HrMrTRS SLEEPING THERE.
There were buried In Greenwood 5I32 people last
year. and up 10 The last day Of that year the bones
of 81 900 persons laid away there beneath the
sod. The monument 10 Horace Greeley which the
printers erected, j. worth looking at and Is the
simple granite monument facing toward the east bs-
Meath which rest the bones Of Henry Ward Bccchcr.
The victims whom the raging flames that destroyed
the Brooklyn Theatre seventeen years ago claimed
are called wildly 10 mind yOu examine the monu-
mcnt which marks the place where their charrcd
and burned bodies lic
Already yon Will See people In the most widely
separated parts of che cemetery decorating and other
wise tending the graves Of friends and relatives.
The massive vaults line the principal carrlagcwnys.
as do the less costly but more picturesque, ones
the walks and crcuitous pathways which mcandcr In
all directions and leave you In maze. from which
the effort 10 cNrlcate yourself Is agreeable you
happon To have plenty Of time As the quiet OF the
evening falls, phantom sights ana sounds reach you.
AS If I'm warning that you treadng sacred ground
Sat the sound, and sights not always phantom.
There Is the rustic Of wonans gown on the grass
AS Won draw near and the odor Of flowers perfumes
the air with "A balm of heavenly incense. Her work
Of love IS done and she is now knrclng with caSpcd
hand, and bowed head and repeating rcvcrcnty and
In subdurd tones the prayer OF incrcesson which
dcv0ut Catholics offer up
The walks and drives named after the various
plants and trees and flowers. Thus: Sumac Path.
Fern Path sweet Gum Path. Ncronca-ave., Bay
Grove Il blossom Path, Chesnutayc., and so on.
The motto ON each monument, whether II he n simple
headstone a broken column with an Ivy wreath or
Il lofty pillar Of polished granite Surmouncd with "A
cross. is usually simple and direct.
SOME NAMES On THE ToMBs.
II yon be- an American. native or naturallzed II