New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01
WOODLANDS PARkLlKE BEAUTY.

Mueh has been written concerning tie marvel
ous spread Of the metropolis Of the western world.
and especially well estimate he formed
o. this far reaching absorption BY glance
at some great territory VI Fixed boundaries Once
Tar without the city lines. By way or Illus
tration may be cited the WOOdIaTn Cemetery.
Organized forty years -g1. well within Il rural
Environment and but mildly important beyond It's
immediate surroundings at the time. it became.
first striking feature OF New York's suburbs,
without change alteration In original design;
and now Its characteristics still unchanged. il Is
embraced within the corporate limits Of the third
largest city in the world. Indeed a marvellous
transition! Without. the busting h9rry ing. jost-
ling. ever swelling masses: within. the quiet Or
derby city OF that majority TO whose service
these haG~ed precincts nave ss Deen sd snd @
der the Rural Cemetery act OF 1871. dedicated 10
life Nature literally endowed the site. while the
art of the engineer and landscape gardener has
rugged grandeur to give place to rounded beauty;
Which id 1h Will rival in its iolei.ness the famous ef
dens of the world. has grown The conception OF
cution OF the comprehensive plans that brought Il
into being were the offspring Of genius and OF rare
After leaving The picturesque vine covered lodge
the junction OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES thirty thlId-st
and Wesster-ave.. where are located the offices OF
the Cemetery Association, one finds himself on
wide stretch OF country snd ms af{en5ioR nFst Is
ton Tnausoeum laid out on a rather broad plan OF
rising steps and platforms. the general effect De
down the slope and back from Ravtneaye., stands.
silhouetted against the eastern sky. the broken
column marking the last harbor OF Admiral Farra-
gut Looking westward along winding Raylne.
ave one sees the simple maUsoleum OF the great
phianthropist William =. Dodge. At the inter-
section of Prospect and Oakhlll ayes the eye Is
attracted 70 Senator Clarks chaste granite nauso-
le1n1 TO which q massive bronze door, at the TOD
OF a long flight OF steps. lends quiet dignity
Just here is also seen the granite vault OF me
Goelet family. The Armour mausoleum. OF pink
granite with its beautifully polished columns and
bronze doors. next engages the attention or artist
ewes For simple construction, along strictly
classical lines. the mausOleum Of joy Gould fur-
nishes Of the best examples WITHIN ILie
grounds: the roof supported By thirty Doric
Columns Standing Just back from ObserVatOry-dEe
IL the plot of ex- Secretary of the Navy William
G whitney. marked by magnificent block OF
rrsnite Along SpTUCe-3ve. one crosses PINK
granite bridge over n neck separating two lovely
Tranquil lakes velvet lawns sloping down to the
waters edge and stately elrns and graceful will
lows dipping and swayng to the softest Preezss
aiding 10 ma Ike I'D picture of surprising beauty.
n is too little to say WoOdlawn does not cast a
chill as does the ordinary city OF the dead. on
tba ha,sSts Of the living which now encroaCh upon
II; II ft5s grace and beauty instead. and may be
consd6red to supplement NETWORKS park system