The morning times., 1896-10-04
Entrance 10 Rock Creek Cemetery.

Mount olivet Cen. .etery was opened In
1898. Since the forty acres Were bought
an addition Of lhirty-siN acres has Teen Sc
cured and is being put into convenient
Snapc for The GSe needed When the GEM
ctcry was opened Jimmy Mari. who was
once wcil-known character about the
town and public gardener. was among
the first To be buried here. The father of
Father o'Tune, the founder OF the cen
ctcry, also lie, buried there, and il is. too
The last resting place of Gen. Julias
Garesche, chief Of Gen. Rosecrans' staff.
who was Killed at the hattlc III AuIfIecs-
| bore, Tenn.
Mrs. Surratt, who was convicted OF con
| Spiracy against the life OF President Lin.
coin, and who was hanged for the crime
in accordance with the sentence OF the
court, sleeps her last sleep Ia these gruund.
her grave being rnarNe.i With 4 white
| marble stone simply inscrihed-"Mrs Sur
ra,t.' Another grave in this cemetery
which attracts attention is that of Capt
Henry WirtZ. This grave, which contains
the remains Of the nol.d keeper of ABdcr-
sonville prison, is designated by white
wooden cross, made and erected by Supt
Mcaenry. That Mrs. Surratt ana WirtZ
by the handsome fltral designs which frc.
| quently find their Way To their graves
Woodlawu Cemetery. the latest to be
adapted as buryinG ground, is located.
three mites east OF the city limits, on the
Bcnning road on the highest planes,
| directly in the center of Woodlawn, are
| still The breastworks of Fort Sedgwick,
from which that section OF the country
af,,Il1
| was making his raid on Washington
HISTORY OF wOoDLAwN
Wcodlawn Cemetery consists OF thirty
| acres, and was opened May 13, 1895.
Its establishment was made necessary by
| the condemnation of Graceland Cemetery
| over two years ago. The spot selected vas
] in every way suitable. Its possibilities
| are great, and the lay of the land makes
| it easy to work out one of the most beau
1 tiful landscapes ina agnable.
| There is to he All artificial lake be-
| tween the two entrances, both of which
| are on the east side, and which will stand
| back hundred yards from the roadway
! against the high emhankment. About the
| center of the main Roadway and within a
| dozen yards from the vault is spring
of GEAR. pure water. an outlet for which
will be made to the lake that is to be-
At the present time only $50 bodies are
buried there the majority cs which were
| moved from GracelaHd Cemetery, and in
| two cr three cases from other burying
| grounds.
The plans for the new cemetery are very
| elaborate and will he carried out to the
| letter as fast as the men employed can do
it. Especial care will bc taken to i'm
prove only that which really demands i'm
! provenent, leaving tie natural scenery rs
it is and disturbing it only when this can
| not be avoided.
AT OLD GLENWOOD.
| Glen wood Cemetery. this beautiful city
of the dead, is located on lincoln, cr Hare
wood, avenue. a Half mile north CT Florida
| avenue at the junction of North Capitol
street. The entrance is through an unique
| gate way, over and at either side of which
is the home OF the superintendent. Inside
the visitor finds well-kept grounds, II bcanii-
ful, shady place, where there are many
| interesting spots, made dear to those whose
| reatives and friends lie buried there
The cemetery is situated on high ground,
overlooking the city Of Washington and the
| villages near by in the valley around bout
| The cemetery contains ninety acres
only thirty of which are used Tor buiinl
| purposes, and in which 10000 persons
are already laid at rest. The cemetery is
| laid out on the plan Of the celebrate ed Green
wood Cemetery, of New York, and there
| lie within its sacred ground the remains OF
many of Washinston's most honored resi-
| dents.
| Glenwood was Incorporated July 27.
1854, the act of incorporation being amend.
ed February 81, 1877. committing the
control and direction OF the cemetery to a
board Of five trustees, who are elected
annually, three representing the lot own
[ ers and two the original proprietors.
I In the center OF the burial lot Is the hand
some chapel, substantially built, in Queen
Anne style, OF brick Gsd brown stone.
The interior is roomy and attractive, and
the light streams into it through beautiful
stained glass windows. The decorations
are plain but appropriate, the pulpit and