The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-24
rhE LATE nowAED D. ENSIGN.

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 A Massive and Superb sarcophagus Erected
 to His Memory in Evergreen Cemetery
 Other New and Imposing Memorial Trib-
 utes in the Same Gem etery.
 The public will be interested to hear
 of the new and very fine monuments
 which have this spring been erected
 in Evergreen cemetery, that beautiful
 city of the dead Among them none
 finer and which Is attracting the at-
 tentiou of all who visit the cemetery,
 as 1t is surely the most beautiful sar-
 cophagus in the cemetery, is one just
 erected to the memory of the late How ard B. Ensign, who is well remembered
 here by our older business men, he having been for years a prominent
 Chapel street merchant and prominent also in public affairs in New Haven. He was afterward for years q steam boat magnate in Baltimore, He was one of the five brothers Ensign of New Haven, viz.l Howard B, Ensign, Woos-, ter A. Ensign, the Orange street hard ware merchant, Willard r. Ensign, who lwas in business on Chapel street and is now retired from business, a resi- dent here, Edwin Ensign, now deceased, and Thomas w. Ensign, the oldest of the remaining brothers. aged seventy six, now retired from active business. The monument stands in the enclosure bought by the five brothers, which com-, prlses five plots. They are situated inl the vicinity of the Firemenis monll- ment. The finishing work about the new monument is being done this week by Thomas Phillips & Son, who de- signed and erected 1t. The monument is conspicuous one in proportions and height. The bottom base which is massive, is nine feet by about six feet square. It ts surmounted by two heav- fly moulded large bases carved at the top and bearing In raised black let ters the name Howard B. Ensign. The die is massive and itsscorners are pol ished columns, crowned with caps and on the top of the die are handsomely carved rosettes surmounted by beau tifully executed carvings, representing as follows: On the front passion flower, on the back ivy leaves, and on the sides respectively, laurel and oak. Upon the monument stands an elegant group statue of heroic size, represent ing Religion Consoling Grief" The pose of the group Is very artistic and the effect impressive, The monument Is of beautiful light Westerly granite. Two handsome carved markers or head stones are in place also bearing the inscription in reference to the death Of MT. Ensign and of his wife, who died also in recent years. The cost of the monument was about $6,0OO.
 In the same enclosure MT. Willard F. Ensign, brother of Howard, has just had erected by Phillips & Son, in his lot, large rustic rock bearing polished ] faces for the inscriptions It Is of the 1 finest Barry granite. onthe face of the rock Is the lettering i'll large raised | letters, and carved upon it is a very fine representation of Easter lilies. The | monument is about four and half feet | wide, three and a half feet thick and | seven feet in height and weighs ten | tons. These monuments above referred to are on Circle avenue, near the Fire | mems monument.
 Also among other new monuments | erected in this cemetery this spring is | one by ex-Alderman George R. Burton to the memory of his departed wife and son. The work has just been com | pleted by Phillips & Son. This mon- | ument is of choice Barry and Quincy | granite, the cap and urn, the bottom l bases and the sub-bases, being of Barry | granite, and the die of Quincy. This | monument stands conspicuously on Spruce avenue