The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-27
CORNER STONE LAID
Interesting Exercises at the
New Building in New York
Bay Cemetery.
SCORING THE BUCKMAsTERS
Trustees Ringle and Hemingway
Dive Into misunderstanding
the pharaohs.

Simple but exceedingly impressive were
the ceremonies attending the laying OF
the cornerstone of the new building in
the New York Bay Cemetery yesterday
afternoon. This building, a full deserip-
ton Of which appeared exclusively in
these columns a few weeks ago, VIII
AXE the place of the ramshackle struc-
ture which has for many years done
duty as the offices of the company,
and to signalize this step, taken by the
present energetic Board OF Trustees in
their laudable policy of identifying the
cemetery, a semi-public service was an
nounced.
A few minutes after foar o'clock Vice
President Edward A. Hoos of the Board
of Trustees, in the regrettable absence
of President Lewis A. Wood, stood be-
hind a beautifully polished block of
granite, the gift of VIM. A. Gahagan,
and received from the hand of Superin-
tendent Tilden the silver trowel.
Grouped around were the Rev. John
Krantz, Messrs. S. Hemingway, Jacob
Ringle, James G.. Hasking, B. Van
| Keuren, H. H. Farrier and VIM. Robert
son, trustees; George Kruse, D.. Hem
ingway, George Schmolze, ex-Alderman
John Meyer. John Dickson, G. Diesen,
T. w. Tilden, w. A. Gahagan and rep
resentatives of the press.
Mr.. James G. Hasklng, as Master of
Ceremonies, made a short speech ex-
planning the object rof the gathering,
and added that the erection of the new
building was but a step towards the
development of the trustees policy of
retrenchment and reform. He then in
troduced the Rev. Mr.. Krantz, whose
Invocation was eloquent and appropri-
ate.
Then Mr.. Hoos, before proceeding to
lay the stone, spoke of the work done
in improving the cemetery. In 1872, ne
| said, the cemetery was a wilderness
no paths and disorder everywhere. But
in the twinklirg of an eye the present
trustees changed all this and from chaos
grew cosmos. Today it is a lovely spot,
where the lead are not forgotten. AL
though called upon at the eleventh h nhIg
| speech and performed the duties in
| cumbent on him in a graceful and eff
coNTENTs OF THE BOX. :,
When M. Hoos finished, S~uperlntend-
ent Tilden stepped forward with the
box to be placed inside the stone. The
tr !sTbe Ja hae plcsiG ty NShe sFs'"h s soR'ee other CT
papers, records of the board, a portrait
Of Mayor Wanser a fly fiye-e cent paper pp c pill
Mr. Mn HasRing. a Columbian half dollar
from Mr.. Horace Farrier. a Bible and ad
Krantz and THE Jersey City News"
representative, and cards of every. one
present ns ygst as If if he his nn ljfe. De Mr. At Ho 6ne
spread the mortar, tapped the stone and
declared it well and truly laid
At a signal from Mr.. Ha Z MT " :
| Committee, made an address which sur
prised some present who were ignorant
Of difficulties besetting, the path, of g
that Of New York Bay in particular. II
| was it adj beer and skittles.
Ringle said, 'and made money. but
how? The present trustees have not.
The accumulated receipts have been
nave been made Twenty-Five years ago;
| Their predecessors stole a large part of
land and converted it Illegally into
HOT SHOT FOR THE BUCKMAsTERs
These predecessors of ours" con-
tinued Mr.. R sT nfo lm 1Sair n9eEsts "si THay
and am prepared to prove it; sold graves
three times dnna over: s,a ahd we ofbn mao lots to md fne
stead Of making this cemetery a place
where civilized people could come to
bury b. yb their nit dead aid thf tgSe me edmm 1T e agsgrq Sc
you suppose that the present honorable
body of trustees would steal the prop
they will hoard the receipts to b%eautify
this spot, adorn this city Of the dead,
and make IL an ornament and an hon,
ored place. The trustees are honest and
the lot owners Of New York Bay Gene
terry, but of the community at large"
1pfter Nj. Ringle,s ringing words Mr..
ingway, the Oldest trustee and lead sd
R&,1ek me sace admin;st TsfHln against the
Mr.. Hemingway followed the lead OF
Mr.. Ringle in describing the desolation
which formerly reigned IN the 3 cemetery
Defor ou n ogSS1nF fE 81 Ky Sc SENSE EEss'ees
I'm the latter part Of October, 1s72'
he said, the condition Of ne eemslery
late. place, with pathways and roads in
an impassable condition: tombstones "
i ipen mere fenc aaa saif on ero saa gf monam raSas
graves overerown with weeds, no car.
In the ~shrubbery, no care in the trees,
neglected Gods acre to be found m
where. Moved by the deepest emotion,
and unable to restrain my i~ndign:ation
papers. AS a result of my advertise
ments, q mere handful of lot owners ap,
| reared, but it began the
Of the original members or lot owners
there are three now on the Board OF
Trustees, namely: Messrs. Hasking Hill
After a few meetings at my house
we had a meeting at Franklin Hall. Al
this time and before. our ex-trustee,
James Dickson, gave us his valuable
counsel. The following trustees have
been gathered to the fol d:-Steffins, on!
President for years: Van Saun and
White and Hall. Truly, their WORK
lives after them. A tribute is due to
Mr.. George Kruse for his devotion te
not only been willing to give but has
also volunteered good advice to beautify
ELooUENT FLOWER LANGUAGE
when we look back to the condition
of our cemetery there is a monument
in It's Improvement greater than stone
can commemorate. While with the old
est nations they buried Jewels and gems
in memory Of their dead, we take Gods
ers. There is a language Of flowers
and what more eloquent language speaks
from the heart? The slightest twie
from the desolate widow speaks its owr
grief and tribute. Therefore. we give
our love to our dead, as expressed or
Memorial Day, in flowers. 1t is not II
spirit of rivalry to other cemeteries
but we feel, In the laying Of this cor
ner-stone. that. we have in Gods acre
the poor shell which enters here t.
return no more" (Applause.)
Benediction from Mr.. Krantz closed thu
exercises, and then the party adjourned
to Kraus' Hotel. where a repast was
spread. -