Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-07-09
sosIom ceaeTERtEs.


ground, just or the Common and In the
feet from the State House. The Granary
was a very large building. maintained on
the site Of the Park Street church with
1900 bushels OF grain for the poor OF
cemetery rest the ashes of John Hancock,
Sam Adams Robert Treat Paine, Peter
Fanneil. Paul Revere and many others,
massacre. In the Common itself there Is
a burying ground and trenches In which
many OF the British soldiers were buried.
phagus of Gilbert Stuart, the painter OF
the picture Of Washington and other
great works of art
Kings chapel, which was the first Uni
tartan church of America, and which is
notable for the fact that 1t was at first
a church of England house and its rector
in lIs6 stole the plate and made of for
Halifax and England. In Its graveyard.
the Oldest in Boston, dating from the year
of the founding Of the city, are the re-
Winslow Governor Endicott. Lady An
dros, and many noted divines. But the
picturesque old cemetery is Coops Hill
burial ground. This was opened in 1863
and contains the graves OF Cotton and
Increase Mather. Lincoln and Grant OF
early colonial days. and many OF later
days. 1t lies overlooking the harbor and
is only block from Christ church, from
whose tower the lights were displayed on
the night before the battle of Lexington
which gave to Paul Revere the signal
and started him on that wild ride at mid
night. arousing the farmers OF Lexington
and Concord.
One sees in Coop's burial ground the
up that tower and hung out the lantern
During the battle of Bunker Hill, the
British guns were planted In this ceme-
tefy, and 1t was their work which set lire
10 Charlestown. Just across the river.
With the usual British vandalism the
troops used this sacred spot for target
practcins, and one can see the MARKS :.
Of bullets on many headstones. This Is
a charming spot, so far as the view Is
concerned, and around it used to live the
great people of the city NOW II IS the
home Of the poorer classes, and one sees
university settlement stations and other
evidences of the Slums.
But there comes to mind the pathetic
strain of Lowell
And | thought of a mound In sweet Au-
Where a little headstone stood
And then one wishes to see sweet Au-
burn. the most beautiful home of the
dead in the whole country, where rest the
forms of more noted men of literary fame
than in any other cemetery on this side
of Westminster .
Mount Auburn cemetery is situated in
the village of Mount Auburn. a ride OF
about one hour west from the heart Oh
Boston by street car. The ride Is re-
freshng The route Is across the Charles,
through Cambridge, past Harvard uni
versity, past Christ church, Cambrldse'
where Washington Worshipped whlie III
command of the army at Cambridge, past
the Washington elm, where he stood
when he took command of the army July
8. 1775. past the Longfelow home. which
was also Washngton's Headquarters our
ing the time of his stay at Cambridge,
and on out into the pretty rural scenes
with which Massachusetts, Is filled. The
cemetery consists of seventy-two acres
lying on high ground and arranged with
the most exquisite taste. Ii Is the Oldest
suburban cemetery in this country hav-
ing been consecrated in 1881.
Its plan is bewildering, but consists of
numerous walks and paths. up and down
hill. all grouped around central valley,
called Conservation dell. On its highest
point is a tower from which one can see
for miles around. There is pretty chap
el In which are placed busts OF Governor
Winthrop. Otis, Sam Adams and Judge
Story, to exemplify four periods OF bay
state history, early colonial resistance to
tyranny as colonies, war against Great
Britain, and the quiet times of peace and
advancement of knowledge. Some of the
most noted whose dust hes here are
Longfellow, Holmes, Lowell Francis
Parkham. Phillips Brooks. Edwin Booth.
Sparks. Charles Summer, Edward Ever
ett, William Claiming. Rufus Choate,
Fanny Fern. Hosea Ballou. N. P. Willis.
John G.. Palfry and Robert c. Winthrop.
Where can be found such list in any
other burial ground in this country?
AS is often the case. the simplest tomb
stone must be sought to find the most
noted name. Only simple headstone
marks the grave of the genial autocrat
of the breakfast table, and one could cas-
lily miss the last resting place of James
Russell Lowell and "the mound at sweet
Auburn" The monument of LongfeHow
lying in the path just above Lowel's and
around a corner from Holmes, Is more
stately, with the simple name. Long
fellow" on one side and the date of birth
and death on the other side.
The grave most sought for Is that
the great preacher. Phillips Brooks His
modest headstone stands in a family plot.
surrounded by the graves of his fatfer,
mother and brothers. one of whom Ar
thur, rector of the church of the ncar-
nation of New York, died only a few
months after the greater man. The head
stone to Phillips contains simply his
name. age and the places and dates of
his work, two churches in Philadelphia,
Trinity church. Boston, and the short pc
riod as bishop of Massachusetts Not one
Sunday passes in this city that some
preacher-Congregation Catholic Uni
tartan Hebrew Universalist, well as
Episcopal-does not pay tribute to the
beauty and worth and life of Brooks.
The stone over Agassiz' grave is a
rough bowlder. so like the man. with
nothing on 1t but his name and dates of
birth and death. That of Rufus Choate is
one of the most impressive of all. 1t is "a
brown stone sarcophagus which lies high
above the path, with nothing on it but
the name Rufus Choate." Almost as
impressive are the monuments to Everett
and Sumner. a tall marble shaft marks
the grave of Charlotte Cushman and
not far away is the grave of Edwin
Booth. marked by Il marble stone in
which is set Il medallion portrait in
bronze of the great actor. Below the
name is this extract from jeremiah: Il
will turn their mourning into joy, and
will comfort them and make them rejoice
from their sorrow.' BY his side lies his
wife. who died in 1868. One of the most
striking of all the monuments is a heroic
figure of Hosea Ballou, the great Univer-
salst preacher. which has the simple in
scription. "Balou.'
There are other striking monuments to
men whose names are not so well known.
There is one to the memory of Rev.
Charles Turner Torrey a graduate of
Harvard. who was arrested in Baltimore
for assisting slaves to escape, and who
was sent TO JAIL where he died in a few
months He refused to be pardoned even
on his deathbed The grave of John Pier
pont the chaplain Of the famous Twen-
ty-second Massachusetts regiment in the
rebellion. is well marked. He was the
last pastor of the Hollis street church.
which. after his death. was consolidated
with the South Congrega tional, of which
Edward Everett Hale is and was then
pastor. The grave of that leader of army