The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-16

grounds are laid out without any Or
der and the tombs. with the inscrip-
tions in French and Spanish, are scat
tered about, forming tortuous alleys,
difficult to find the way In and out.
st. Louis No. is the oldest ceme-
terry. It's tombs belong TO the an
cient Creole colonial families, many OF
whom figured in colonial history. Some
of these are noted for their beauty in
design and unique inscriptions. and
many indicate the resting places OF
those killed IN duels. st. Louis No. 5
is used solely by the colored people.
| Many handsome tombs belong to var
! ious societies. The Mortuary chapel
of the famous Carriere family and the
Barelli tomb are most conspicuous. In
early history, the lines between the
races were very closely drawn.
Just outside of the city on the banks
| of the canal on the Metairie road. Is
the largest and handsomest cemetery
of the city and unequalled in many
| points in the world 1t contains over
| ten thousand monument vaults, vary
| ing in. price from $500 to 100000
Among the monuments are those of
General Albert Sidney Johnson, who
fell at the battle of Shiloh; also col
| umn bearing statue of General
| Stonewall jackson and tonbs of the
| Army of Northern Virginia and The
| Army of Tennessee. Just as you enter
the gate of the cemetery. the new
tomb of the latter is seen. 1t is a
Gothic vault covered with a green.
grassy mound. The vault is of solid
| masonry. fixed in marble. 1t is sur
| mounted by an equestrian statue in
bronze of General Albert Sidney
Johnson, executed by Alexander Doyle.
Inside are receptacles for fortyeight
bodies. Among them, in vault No. 10,
| lies the body of General =. G. y.
Beauregard, G. S. A.. 1S1S-lS03. JEFF
ferson Davis was burdied here until
his body was removed to Richmond
Va. in 1892 and laid beside his daugh-
ter Winnie Davis ('Daughter of the
Confederacy'). One inscription within
this vault | will mentions: Before
man made us citizens, great Nature
made us men. Another: "rhey love
their land because it is their own and
scorn to give aught other reasons
why."--1S61-1S65
At the entrance to the vault stands
a marble statue of an orderly SER
geant, calling the roll" These monu-
ments are vaults are made of Maine
and Vermont granite. Alabama lime
Stone-gray in color and Georgia
marble. which is both blue and pure
white. \ plot of ground, 24X24 feet
will provide vault room for ten to
twelve persons. The crypts are sealed
air. tight. with brick, mortar and ce-
ment.
LAKES AND LAWNS.
In this beautiful cemetery are a sys-
TEN of lakes and lawns. inaugurated
in 1895, at a great expense. The first
lake. near the entrance. is called the
Horseshoe. A fine carriage drive,
thirty-two feet wide. extends around
this lake; besides there is Il shady
promenade for pedestrians. This lake
is a mile long. Lake Mott is IL half
mile. and Prospect Lake is 200 feet
long. Around these are many hand
some tombs and mausoleums.
THE OLD BATTLE GROUND.
Chalmette cemetery is situated on
the old battle ground, where, in 1915,
General Andrew Jackson defeated the
English. The grounds We're purchased
by the United States government in
1865 and converted into a national
cemetery--a lovely burial place. The
grounds are covered with hundreds of
little white marble head-Stones. each
marking the grave of some unknown
soldier killed in the Civil war and laid
out in a tasteful manenr, with shelled
walks and avenues of trees. There are
here 12,192 graves. of which 69l3 are
classed as KNOWN and 5,279 as "un-
known" Pennsylvania has only for
ty-one interments. In the center is Il
military monument, recently erected
on which is inscribed the appropriate
motto, referring to the dead heroes and
their deeds: while Silent, They Cry
Aloud" The earthworks, outside of
the walls. We're raised by the Con-
federates during the late war for the
defense of the city. On the upper side
of the cemetery, in the distance, is the
Battle" or jackson Monument" and
near it among the trees, are Jacksons
headquarters. Here are standing the
years old. under which the British
general Parkenham, who was killed
here, died. Two cannon balls, en-
bedded in the trunk of one, are plainly
visible. The erection of the monument
was begun in 1880, under appropria-
tiOns from the state. When the shaft
reached Il height of sixty feet the
money was exhausted and the work
abandoned, and nothing since has been
done toward its completion. We vis-
tied this historic spot with unusual in