Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-18
A NEW CEMETERY
A Beautiful New Resting Place for
the Dead to be Established.
sito Selected Two and Half Miles From
Norfolk on Now Electric Railway Limo
Funeral Trains will BIO provlded-Pcr-
pctuaI Caro- Feature.

Some few months ago. af,Nthe% in
stance of some citizens of Norfolk, who
are always in close touch With its pro-
grcsslvc movement and eHef seeking to
anticipate those thipes. which. with the
steady increase of hoAulqtion and cx-
tension of the city limits must become
necessary Mr.iW. ~ LANE, of New
York, visited our city s1br' the purpose,
primarily. of satisfying himself as to
whether new Semetery was needed
here and if cppvinccd of such need,
of taking the ihltiS2 step to supply it.
lie. in Connection With several asso-
ciate capitalists of New York and other
states. had during the last seven years
or so organized in this country four
teen cemetery asSociations.
They are'all upon Il we'll devised plan,
under whose auspices and management
as many resting places for the dead
have been laid out upon modern park
system and in points OF adornment,
Typographical, structural and horticul-
tural combined. they have become
beauty spots in their several localities,
evidcncng at II glance that tender care
for the mortal remains of the departed
was characteristic OF the highest type
of civilization; hence he and his asso-
ciates. coming fully equipped by Il
pipencd experience for judging accu-
ratciy as to the situation. quickly de-.
cided that such need did exist. and
several of our own people, to engage in
the work.
After having carefully examined sew
eral tracts of land that were suggested
or offered one of about 200 acres on
the line OF the new trolley road and
boulevard to Scwells Point, situated
about two and half miles from the
city, was purchased, upon which there
is fine growth of trees. the land above
average elevation in this section and
susceptible of easy drainage wherever
necessary. The trolley line passes right
by the main entrance to the cemetery,
and funeral cars can be switched from
the main line into the enclosure
On the 18th of January an association
was organized under the title of AT
lantic Park Cemetery Association" The
officers are as follows: President, Capt.
Il. V. White: Vice President, j. p.
Andre Mottu: Secretary and Treasurer,
Walter Il. Irvine Comptroller. w. d.
tcndent j. w. Crane. Of Troy, N. Y.
Trustees-E. V. White, J. p. Andre
Mottu. n. Bcaman. ID. Lowenberg, r.
y. Dodson w. ID. Lane, w. +. Irvine.
The general office of the association is
in the Monticello Hotel building. COR
ner of City Hall avenue and Tripoli
street.
Workmen are now busly engaged
clearing up the ground adjacent to the
main entrance. which will be hand
some. and in grading the thirtyfoot
avenues and siX-fOot pathways. as laid
out by the engineer. ~ topographic
map has been completed, which may be
seen i'm one of the CRANKY street win
dows of Watt, Rcttew & C1ay's estab-
lishment. This cemetery, like the others
referred to. has been laid out on the
modern park system. doing away as
much as possible with unsightly
mounds, fences and the like. 1t will be
conducted upon business basis and
already IL large number of our most
prominent and progressive citizens
have become interested financially and
otherwise in the undertaking.
In the deeds 10 purchasers OF the use
of lots and plats there will be guaran-
tced the perpetual care of the same
without any additional cost provision
having been made for the accumulation
of a fund ample for that purpose. a
receiving tomb will be erected at a con-
vcnicnt point with a port cochere. Tn
this tomb will be n number of cata-
combs constructed of marble. The cen
trail will be lighted from stained glass
windows in the dome and funeral SER
vices can be conducted there when
weather Is inclcmcnt.
Several lots have already been spoken
for and the COMPTROLLER, Mr.. w. d.
Lane, will very soon be ready to assign
locations TO all who now reside here
who-wislito make an early selections.