The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-27
RaIeigh'S Beautiful City
Of the Dead.
NEW IMPROVEMENTS
AND THE NEW AND UNIQUE M0NU'
MENTS ERECTED.
New Work that Reflects Credit on
RaIeigh's Popular Monument Build"
ers, Messrs. Cooper Bros.


manner in which they care for their
dead. Measured by this, as well as by all
other tests, the people of the capital
city are among the truest and best in
this or any other land
lakewood cemetery, Raleigh'S beautiful
and ever-increasing 'city of the dead,
is one of the best kept and most beau
tiful cemeteries in the South.
A reporter took a stroll through this
cemetery a few evening ago. And he
could but notice the many improvements
that have been recently made in the
cemetery. Nature has done much for
lakewood. The great oaks, the
rolling hills, the pretty trick
ling ravines, the willows and CO.
dars are natures works. Indeed, it al
most seems that the majestic oaks along
the hill-sides, the weeping willows
that grow along the ravines, and the
beautiful grass encircled lake, We're
meant by nature to typefy the lives of
the sturdy fathers who lie buried here,
the bowed heads that follow their loved
ones hither, and the floods of tears that
flow from the melting hearts of the
sorely bereaved. The well-kept plats
and mounds and beautiful monuments,
are alike tributes to the memory of the
departed and everlasting evidences of
the generosity, mobility and loyalty of
the living.
There are being erected now, as at
all times in lakewood, new monuments,
new curbings, new walks and drives, and
there are being planted new flowers ami
evergreens and shrubbery, all of which is
making the spot every day more and
more beautiful.
In this silent flower-decked marble
trimmed city of the dead lie many of the
bravest and best men that have adorned
the pages of the States history, many
of the n0blest of cts women, hundreds
of it's buoyant and promising youth and
the tender buds of promise, who have
been gathered from our homes ere the
bloom of youth had appeared. There
are but few homes in Raleigh from
which does not stretch a tender
cord binding together the home and
some green spot inthis solemn, silent
home of the departed.
Tender memories takes the thoughts
of mothers, fathers brothers, sisters,
sons and daughters, kindred and
friends to visit and revisit the revered
spot as. the mornings and evenings go
gliding by.
OakwOOd holds the remains of five
of North Cardinals Governors. of ser-
eral Of its Supreme Court Judges, of
four United States Senators, of many
OF its most distinguished Jurists and
physicians, and teachers and preachers.
Statesmen and philanthropsts, Gov
ernor Bragg, Governor Swain, Governor
VI IL 4
Fowle. are all buried here and near them
lie cOmpeers of theirs such as Chief JUS
tice Smitn Chief Justice Marrimon,
Judge Battle, David NJ. Carter, b. Il.
Moore, II. s. Pullen, the fuckers, the
HaywOods and others. Imposing
monuments also mark the tombs of John
G. Williams. Thomas II. Briggs, Jeff
Fisher, William G.. Carr, William III.
III. Hollomon. Edwin G. Reade. Geo. w.
ShepsOn, and many others who, but a
few years ago, were the active spirits
in the life of the city and the State.
There are many handsome and costly
monuments in lakewood, and many inter
esting and unique designs. The most
beautiful, unique and touching of them
all perhaps, is the monument erected by
y
nent architects, to the memory of his
young wife. 1t is built of brown stone
and marble, was designed by Mr.. Bauer
and manufactured and erected by
MeSsrs. Cooper Brothers, of this city.
1t is Sarcophagus built of beautiful
brown stone on base of Georgia mar
bic with Italian marble tablets
on either side chiseled into beautiful and
touching designs. The cap is a minia-
ture marble temple, supported by pillars
of white marble, and in the south porch
of this temple, appears the photo of the
deceased burned in porcelain, and under
the picture, carved on a plate of gold.
verse from Juanita, which is imbedded
in the marble.
This monument is universally admired
by every visitor to the cemetery. 1t
bespeaks the wonderful skill of its
builders. MeSsrS. Cooper Bros. ano
places them in the very forefront of the
granite and marble workers of the
country, and clearly shows to every.
body that the best, most artistic and
most attractive work in our
cemetery was designed and
built right at home. and if may
not be out of the way to say in this
NOiiHA~~'AOAA mat IIlcL6 are no IlOTe re-
liable young men, no finer mechanics. no
cleverer gentlemen in the business
than are the News and Observer. nearest
neighbors Messrs. Cooper Brothers
They have, since their residence in
Raleigh. by heightened. honorable deal
ing. and by doing first-class work. added
dignity to the business. and secured
the confidence and good will of our peo-
pie generally and the people of Raleigh
may congratulate themselves on the fact
that no matter what they may want in
the way of monument building, stone or
marble work, they have a home concern
that has the skill and the facilities
to do it as well as it can be done by any
body anywhere
The work they have done in lakewood
during the past two years has establish
ed them as leaders in their line.
'lhe splendid new chapel erected in the
reserve circle of lakewood was built by
Them, as was also the new vault. These |
two conveniences being perhaps the
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