,v> . ?^^/_ ^, ^ '<'—'- ^ •- ■ -. ^\ ■ ' / ■ \- "^ / ■. . 1^' ' V. , ''- . ■' r-- '"'- '- - ^ " ■ : '^0^ = y; — .< -/, •^■ ^ "t .-^w'-s* ' ■■'> ,v^' .\^K~:'%\. 's^ ■e,^-;^- ,> N^ ■ < v. . J " . • ■(•■ >. »; s^f J>f^* • ■/• y V- y N^ •<> . \- %.s^ .^^ ^ \^- A' r. " A- , **C~5*^' .^}>' -^V.- AP,^- V' '•% ^0' .0' \\'' ■■'■, O \' V PICTURESQUE Ofe\KVVOOD SyRaCUSE, /JEW yORK. ^. ,'/ w^ "For as in Adam all die; even so in Christ shall all be made alive. *'--!. Corinthians, xv; zz. r icturesque OakWood ITS Past and f resent dissociations FEB 2 !895 n; u 1 '1' E D :^ y CMR^. Sij^j\iZ C. \ViaLTBIIi FRED. S. HILLS. Publisher. Syracuse, N. Y. 1894. F/z / SS'AlZ (■(ipyri-ht. 1^!I4. Hy FRED «. HILLS All rvjhis risirvt:tl. PREFaTORy, KJI|ll|sT HAS l:)een the oliject of the piiljlislier to prepare an elaborate fels ^^'^ attractive work upon ( )ak\vo(»l Cemetary, Ijeautifully illus- ^H^ trated, and to give in l)rief a history ol' its founders. For perhaps fifty years or more the endeavor to set apart ami render attractive rural cemeteries has kept pace with the growth of our villages, towns and cities, and to a few hroail-minded, imblic-spirited men belongs the credit for patient battle with many difficulties in the determination to secure for our city of Syracuse burial grounds, that by their vai-iety of features, rounded hillocks, sweeping slopes, spreading valleys and sheltering foi-est trees seemed eminently fitted for the sacred city of our dead. The heaven-kissed, storm-tossed oaks standing there in groups gave their musical name to a spot which is the admiration of every stranger; hallowed to our own jieojile by ever-multiplying and tender associations. Picturescpie Oakwood I The men who planned it, worked for it, sleep witliin its shades, beneath the sod where taste and tenderness have wrought their names in marble, and it has been left to later generations to carry on their beneficent work. r^T IS a licautifiil Ico-i-iiil wliich ciii' often sees I'PDrc- ■^^Ivif; seiiteil in tlie cliiircln's df Kumiii', tli;it wlim tlir i^ravi' (if the mother of Jesus was opeuei] it was fouml full of hlodUlini;- lilii's, tit einbh-lli of tlie thousanil flowei-s of holv thought ami pui'iiose whieli s|iriui;- up in our hearts fi-oni the memory of (lur sainleil ih^ad. fill rrit / r,i I rhi r S/iiin . SKETCH OF Or^KWOOD. LnSE l>l)^sel■vers wIkj liavf studied tlie tupograiiliical fiiniiatiou of i/iAr. "'11' liills and vallevs, insist that far back in tlie atfes tliere once jWl^^Mk ]a\- in oni- now Iti'antiful valley anot her n'reat lak(% tlashinj? and throbbing in billowy majesty beneath this same summer sun; another of the great chain of inland seas, over which great steamers now Viear to and fro large portions of the exports and imports of the commerce of the world, with mighty throngs of pleasure seekers. Do tliose scrutinizing eyes also Viehold some "pliantoni city" for which the archu'ologist lias made a long and vain seareli, and another petjple trav- ersing these hills'/ Have they passed througli tlie rifted earth into the marvelous subterranean cities of which Lytton Bulwer writes in his ""Com- ing Race" ? Or has the gnawing tooth of Time worn away some primeval Niagara and lowered the gateway for those mighty waters that, losing themselves in sister seas, have left behind them this fertile and lovely valley for the dwelling-place of our later race 'i Has God buried all these elder people as He did the ancient projihet of Pisgah, and shall none ever know their place of sepulchre ■;:' Be that as it may, we know how fair (9) anil stately are llie linmes that arise around us now; we know how massive spires anil towers kiss the sky. liow i^reat stores ami wareliouses ]>rorlaini tlie thrift anil pn>s])erity of the livini;', and tell how strong anil deep are laid the foundations of our nninicipality. ()ur ears are full of cenienuial t;-ratu- lations, our eyes iileani, our idieeks .i;]ow, our hearts tliroli and swell over the st(_>ry of what stout hearts and strmi,!;- hands have arcomp)lished in this '■ha]ii)y valley" during the just elosed century, since tlie first atteinjited settlement h>- the wliites. We have heard the story of tlie aborigines in song and legend. The historian's [)en has iiifoi'ined us how they lived and foun'ht and toiled and dwindled fi-oni once jiowerful races into a mere handful compared to their former great ness: how tlieir graves were made among oui- hills and vale^. where they lie unwept and unhonored. The recoi-il of the early settlers — brave men and noble women — has been recalled in its comi)let(>ness. Children and children's children have said and sung it. but. alas! at the idose of the relation there must need.s come the inevit- able refrain, •"and they died." Therefore, the wise and good, the thoughtful of the early days took pains to set apart a Ijurial place for their dead. From the beginning there have been many "acres" that have served this sacred l)urpose. Some of these places now lie in the \ery heart of our city, over which the thronging multitudes unheeding jiass. ( )ne after another has served its pni'posi'. and. with proju-r transference of its trust, been given up to meet the need of the living. There have been three different sjiots in Salina so used: one, the green on which the old white Presbyterian church oiu'e stood, which is now called Washington Park: on Ea.st Genesee street hill, near Beech street, was once a small cemetery: and Rose Hill, i.iriginally containing over twenty-two acres, was until early in the fifties tlie most beautiful resting-place of our lieloved dead. It was always considered too near the city, and not susceptible of as much adornment in (10) the arrangement of diives and walks as might have been desired. There never was any entlmsiasm al)Ont it or any sjiecial effort made to render it attractive. Natui'e, with her enriching laws of growth, has done mnch for it since it has been deserted by the multitude, and many yet go there to sit by the graves of tlieir loved ones, and look lovingly lieavenward to see if "When their guides went up They left the pearly gates ajar." " Woodlawn ■' is the name of a recently-established cenietery that is laying claim to the public attention. It lies in the northern part of our city, is perliai)s more accessible, but lacks many of tlif attractions that Nature, wealth anpointeth, lSi»T, and died in tliis city September -iid, I.SO.V His parents, Asa and Clarissa (Keej)) White, located at Homer in IT'.ts. Mr. White made the li(-st use of his school days, was a dili.i^cut reader, and was ready to teach at si.xteen. Hi'coniin.i;- a merchant he enteix-d the employ of the Messi's. Randall, of Corthuidville, hy his industry and fidelity making his .services greatly valued hy them. He continued with tliem ahout ten years, and, by his frugal liatiits and close study of liusiness details, he laid the fouudatiou of his future success. At twenty-iiini' he went into business intiependently at Lo(d<]iort, N. Y., spending there three prosperous years. He made wise a.nd pi-ospennis investments l)y careful attention, and came, in is:i!i, to S>-racuse, where his (dder brother Horace had just been apjiointed Cashier of the ( )nondaga County Savings Bank. The late ( )liver Teall was then President, and tlie association continued in this and similar institutions till the expiration i.if their charters in 1S04. In 1S4'.) Mr. White was one of the incorjioratoi's of the Syracuse Water Com])any. He went largely into the saU business and other interests, especially the railroads centering in this city. He largely enjoyed jniblic confidence. His influence, with that of others, brought the State Institution for Feeljle Minded Children from Albany to Syracuse in 185.5. He was long Treasurer of the Onondaga County ( )r])han Asylum, and counselor for The < )ld Ladies' Home. His health failed in lS(;->, and soon after returning from a West Indian trip witii his wife he died. Mrs. White was Miss Sarah R. Rich, who survived him but a short time. Four of their six chiklren are now living, Mrs. Antoinette W. Sherman, Hamilton S. and Howard G. White in this city, and Mrs. Clara W. Hall in New York. Theirs was a delightful home, and the power of wealth to bless others was unceasingly shown by those who made its charm. (26) '//a..J^>^^^t THE DEDICaTIO^^ ^Beautifully apin-oijriate ceremonies for the dedication of the cemetery were held November :]d, 18o!t. Thousands gathered to listen to the magnificent strains of the " Dead March in Saul," to poems, odes and orations by gifted and flo(|ueut speakers, while a long procession of military, fire and municipal associations testified to the consideration in which the occasion was held. The impressive dedicatory prayer of Eev. Dr. Strieby, now of New York, still lingers in the memory after thirty-five years have passed, and but a few brief days since some one spoke tenderly and lovingly of the poem by Mrs. Thomas T. Davis. How many of those who listened with rapt attention that Autumn day now sleep amid the shadows of lovely (_)akw(.)od V How many of those who thought for it, planned for it, wrought for it, who that day rejoiced in the con- summation of their long-deferred hopes, are among the multitudes who rest " Where scattered oft, tlie earliest of the year, By hands unseen, are showers of violets found, The redbreast loves to build and warble there, His little footsteps lightly print the ground. " Originally these grounds were an almost unbroken forest of oaks. Advantage has been taken of every natural beatify and taste, and tenderness (39) have wrought their loveliest. The chisel of the sculptor and the pen of the poet have wreathed their cypn-ss and immortelles over the entrance tn tombs where the ^reataiul good, the lovely and liehiveil lepose. Where quiet lakes catch the shatlows i>i' beautiful trees, and reflect the glories of sun and stars, on green knolls, in peaceful dells and glades the hand of wealth has reared stately and elegant mausoleums, Init the heart feels that, like the lowlier graves about them, tliey are conseci-ated to sorrow. Sprinkled among the trees are many evergreens and numerous rare foreign .shrubs and Howers, and walks and drives are kej)t iji the best possibh^ order. Within this enclosiire now are 150 acres, and there have been more than eight thousand interments. The cemetery grounds generally face the west, rising gradually eastward, overlooking the smiling valley and the shining lake of ( )uondaga. "Heaven l)less the Holy City wliere in solemn light are furled Wings of weary life! Ah, Goil, how very near is world to world! Quiet, ([uiet all above it, quiet, quiet under ground ; Silenee, up and down its pathways, like an apparition stalks. And the winged souls of jasmines crowd its amaranthine walks. On the marble mausoleums falls a sliower of tender light. In the moon the solemn Iieadstcmes stand like angels robed in white; O'er the nioinids the weeping willows wave their long arms to and fro As if asking benedictions on the sleeping dead beloW." T. B. Aldrich:!, ■■Burden of Viircnt." Tt seems a little singular that amid the quiet shadows of Oakwood should now rest the remains of the first person who is known to have died in the Mili- tary tract of Onondaga. He was Benjamin Nukerk, who came into the cot;ntry with Ejihraim Webster, in 1780, and died December 7th, 1787. He was bui'ied in a part of our town not unfamiliar t<} most of our citizens on a beautiful knoll overlooking ( )nondaga Lake and its shores, lying directly in the rear of the residence of the late William A. Judson, Esq., about 200 feet east of Geddes street. When found the head and footstones were both (30) standing in goi:)fl preservation, and the inscription at present is perfectly legible. The remains were removed to lots 51-5:!, section ii. Much data concerning all the early places of interment has been gathered and given by the late Hon. E. W. Leavenworth in a pamphlet published in 1881, entitled, " The History, Incorporation, Rules and Regulations of Oakwood Cemetery." There have been many removals from the other cemeteries to Oakwood. (31) DEDIC4VTI0AI VatLEy ■HIS N'iew i>r Di'dii.'alioii Yallcv is liy iimst piTsuiis cousiilcrcd as ^'^/fll---1\^« varied and beautiful as any that can ln'seen anmngall the sunny, ^K^ green slii]ies and avenues of ()ak\v(i<)(l. 'Die tjeautiful turf, tlie winding mads, tlii> lufty trees, tlie luxui-iant slirul)l)ery. the tasteful and elegant nionunients pointing heavenward, all suggest to the Ijeliolder the tliouglit of a garden of ])eace. At this very jmint the services of dedication were held in Xovenilier, ls.">ii. The central kuoll was reserved l>y ^Ir. Charles A. Baker, one of the gentlemen from whom the association purchased the original ])ro])erty, as the spot where he and his should sleej) their last sleep. His nohle monument can he seen at its summit. DEDICATION VALLEY DEDlCaTlOyV HycVIyM, Wiitli II liii .Uis. Tliiiniiis T. Dnris. Life and Love with tender liand Guard and deck tliis Silent land ; Cypress arch and willow wreath Shade the sacred sod beneath ; Sun and starlight gild the shrine, Flow'ry chaplets fondly twine ; Angel hosts, your vigils keep Wliere our loved and lost shall sleep. Loved, not lost 1 No fear nor gloom Shrouds the portal of the tomb ; Death revealed immortal day When the rock was rolled away. Grave and crypt and pallid stone Mark nt the realm of Death alone; Life but sleeps, while Death survives, — Death shall die. and Life arise. Shed not then the frenzied tear ; Robe in light the pall, the bier ; Yonder see the shining shore Where our loved have gone before ; Rear the marble o'er the dead. Crown with flowers the dreamless head. Calmly wait till Life shall be Blended with eternity. (35) ^i^J^iSffiOHN L'ROUSE. — Standiiii; iiimhi the lirnw i>f Uiiivei't^itv Hill and wMn . . . : , , 5\i|'>, IS'.iI. Uv (D/rvUA JOHN GROUSE MAUSOLEUM. JOH/vJ CROUSE cMaUSOLEUcM 'his eleg.ant niaiisoleuin is inileed "beautiful for situation." It is modified English (lothie in style. One reniarkal)le feature is its mode of construction. As far as possible all vertical joints were avoided and after a laj)se of eight years not one has moved. Tlie doors are bronze. The interior is finished with hammered and polished granite, and the catacombs are of Italian marble. The light enter.s from stained glass windows whicli are particularly fine. The single stone forming the pathway to this tomb is a block of gray granite. It was raised one hiindred and fifty feet friini the de])ths of the (|uarry and weighs twenty-five tons. It is thirty-five feet long, five feet wide and ten inches thick. A special wagon with six wheels was brought here to haul it. The tires were eighteen inches wide and it took ten spans of horses to draw it. There is but one stone in tliis part of tlie country surpassing this great block in size, which is the obelisk erected to the memory of General John E. Wool in Troy, N. Y. The tomb was designed by H. Q. French of New York city and constructed aiid finished by the Smith Granite Company of Westerly, R. I. (-tl) 'H(_)MAS (ioLD ALVORD, oiic salient ])oints, with an imposing presence and commandiiie' manner, lu' was I'm many years a ])ower in the New Vork AssenUdy. ^Ii-. .\l\ord was Spealcer in ls.")Sand ISCit; was also Speak'er in IST'.I, when the new ('a-jiitol at Albany was just opened anil occupied, fie was meirihei' and \'ice- Pi'osident of the State Constitntiijual C'on\-ention in lsi)4. fifty years after his election to the Assem- bly. His ijolitical prominence ami genial idiai-acter will m.it cease to atti'act to him wliile lie lives those who are ambitions for all the honors thi' ballot confers, and to win and hold for fiim the kindly regard of unnumbered frii^nds. There a.re two sons, Elisha and Thomas (J., Jr., and one daughter, Helen Lansing, now ]\Irs. James A. Clienev. (i-2) ^in^C(^ j2 "ed in our midst, where everythijig he has touched has prosj)ered. Honored with many ])ositions of trust, hajijiy in his unbroken family, the lesson of his life to others as to them is this: "That industry, temperance, truth, honesty and faithfulness to duty ari^ the best foundations for a successful life." (48) r^^Jh^^tmJf i */ f^ THE SUMNER TOMB. Z.ShMf« r'Xi:hJ-^-i^^z~,-i .DWIN VOSE SUMNER, whose ancestors came from Bicester, Eii,t;-lanas8cil in tin.' Le^islat ure i.if Massai'liiiset Is, Ills iiati\'i' State, and iu tlie Lei^islatufe uf New ^'l)^k. His reiuaiiis lay in state in the ( 'ity Hall of Syi'aruse a,nil were vicwi'd liy thousands, wlio ernwdrd lhi> trains fi-i mi the east and west, in pay hiui the last Iniiiui'. (irneral Siiuincr niari'ii'd i-arly in life, Hannah Wi(d-sti'eet, was Lorn in New Jersey, but came to ()non/^^^^^^^ CRAVE OF COMFORT TYLER. GRaVE OF COcVIFORT TyLER. |HREE tablets lie ni)oii the l)eautiful turf in the rear of tlie Longstreet tomb. The three to whose memory they were first set up, began their long sleep elsewhere, but Air. Longstreet 's family, witli a beautiful reverence for their aged kindred, had them brought from their first resting-place and reinterred on their grounds. The tablets bear the following inscriptions : Grandfather of C. Tyler Longstreet. In Alemory of Comfort Tyler, who died August 5, 18'it, Aged (;:> years. His remains with this stone were removed from Montezuma, X. Y., June 4, bss,"), by his grandchildren of three generations. Deborah Wemple, First wife of Comfoi't Tyler, Half sister of General Herkimer and Grandmother of C. Tyler Longstreet. Died at Caughnawaga, Mohawk Valley, 1785. In Memory of Elizabeth, wife of Comfort Tyler, Who died October 21, 182:, Aged .38 years. Removed from Montezuma, N. Y. (Go) A)MF()R'r TYLER was hdvn in Aslifnnl, Conn., Felirnary •.'■2, KD-i. He was one of tlie earliest settlers in Onondaga Valley, and was a a'i^"'^^ snrveyor, liaAing accunipanieil the exi)eclition of Sir Jaines Clinton to estalilisli Ihe houndaries between New Yoi-k ami Pennsylvania. He was associated with the Danfortlis in all the early history of Onondaga County. Hi' came with his wile to locati' ])enna.iient ly in lls'.i and was lar:;idy instriunental in pi-oiiioling the aftergn.jwth of this histi_)ric valley. He \va.s personaJlx' |iroiiiiiitMit in every etTort foi' o])enint;- new I'oads, hnildiiig liridges, felling ti-ees anil doiiiii- the hardy pioneer's work. He and Mr. Hanforth located tlie salt spi-iiigs and made the liist salt. He was a grea,t favorite witli the Tiidians, who trusted him. He wa-s most influential in the settle- ment of the counti'y and comprehended upon tlie hi'oadest scale the means of improving it. In Isll he removed to Montezuma, Cayuga County, N. Y., and organized a conipan\ for the mannfai-ture of salt. He entered the American army in isi-.'. was i-ommissioned Assistant Commissary-General with the rank of Colonel, and served to the close of the wai'. He was one of the eai'liest advocates uf the i-aual policy of the State. Colonel l^yler's tii-st wife was Dehorah Wi^mple, half-sister of (Jeneral Herkimer. She died soon aftei' their nuirriage, leaving a. daughter who married Cornelius Longstreet. His second wife was Elizaheth Brown. Their remains were hrouiiht to Syracuseand reinteri'cd upon the lieautiful k'noll m^ar the tomb of their grand- son, C. Tyler Longstivet. Cidonel Tyler died at Moidezuma Au,i;ust .">, Is-.T. (cr,) INTERIOR LONCSTREET TOMB. I/VTERIOR LOA'GSTREET TOiXIB. ^»rTjl) thiise will I luivf passed hfure see the "place prepared"" fur lll^ifi '■^'-'"' ^'^^^ ^'*^^^- ^''"'^' ■^^'""^''- ■"' I'^'i'li^tp''^ tl"'y '!"' '■'■■■ilize lii>\v tender, (a«,ffr^5^ ceaseless and lieaiitiful is the luiuistry n\' \,,\r tliat watches o'er their sleep. There is an extpiisite vailo his profi'ssion for other pursuits. He married Miss Melissa Soutlierland and came to Syracuse in is.'io. He engaged actively in business affairs here, mainly in the cciustructioii of railroads and large ])nb]ic works. He also engaged in other enterprises in which his eminent sagacity uniformly led to successful results. He was a man of calm, cool anil hjgical Judgment, always ready to apply his liest powers to the solution of business prolilems for his friends and acf|uaintaiices as well as for himself. ]jr. I)enisou was always a go(.id Democrat; a lo(/al leader of commanding influence', wIk.i never sought or accepted fiftice, though often a delegate to State and National Conventions. Dr. Denison was singularly kind-hearted and generous: no worthy charity appealed to him in vain. He was frank, courteous and hospitable, and a firm advocate of education as the best cure for many evils. Those who knew him best most ajipreciated his superior characteristics and strength (if mind. He died December 24, 1883, leaving many to mourn him, lieside his widow and three sons, Lucius S., Franklin P. and Charles A. Denison. (;»o) fi/^t oC--^ Ct-t^-^o .ct- ^la fe; te^JS^Hl^. )^ iz-b. »f Wg^MtfC — WiJlWa^i* ^' THE CRANCER TOMB. ^MKS^MOS P. GRANGER was Lorn in Suffield, Hartford County, -5r;;7»i2»i|r Connecticut, June :!, ITsu. He came to Manlius, Gnondaga "A^^^S County, N. Y., in 1811. He was married to Miss Charlotte Hiekox at Manlius, December "21, Islc. In 1 si 7 lie removed to Gnondaga Hill. In October, ls-31, lie removed to Syracuse, where be died August -20, ISiiii. He was a. member of the first Board of Trustees (lS-2.5); he was several terms President of the village corjjoration, and his name is identified with every stej) of the growth and prosj^erity of Syi'acuse. He was one of tlie founders of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church (1S2(})-, thirty-tive years warden of the parish and its most substantial supiiorter. A thorough student of the history of the Church, he was zealons and consistent, and was the wise counselor and friend of its Bishops— Hobart and DeLaucey — and of the clergy of the diocese. For half a century he was identified with the politics of Gnondaga County, first as a Clintoniau Republican, then as a Jackson Democrat, next as a Whig, and finally as a Rt^publican, in the fornuitiou of which party he was a leading spirit. He was elected to Congress in lS.5-t and is.id, where his record was most honorable. He was devoted heart and soul to the great cause of human liberty. He held firmly to the Republican war and reconstruction policy of 1861-66. He raised and commanded a regiment of militia, which was on duty at Sacket's Harbor in 181-2. Remaining several years in the service, he became a General and was known by that title in later life. Mrs. Granger was born at Conway, Mass., March 5, IV.h). Previous to her marriage she taught a school for six years at Manlius, Gnondaga County, N. Y. Of position and influence, she was independent in judgment, with great decision of character. She was the first made member of St. Paul's Church, and always active in parish work. Exercising generous hospitality, her sympathies, with liberal benefactions, were uniformly on the (9.5) side of the i)oor, tlio oppres-sel ami friendless. Tliere was in Mrs. Grani^er a |ii-i»linality nf spontaneous wit, hnnioi- and allusi(ni. Tlie briglitesl and liest of wcinien, hei- name was as familiar as li(.)Useliol(l W(jrds tlirunghout <)niindaua ('nunty. After her husband's death she took pride in "raaintain- int;- a iic[iuhliran house," as he had left it — at the Imnie i.m Churcdi street, huilt hy (Jeni'ral (rrang'er in lS-2('>, where slii' died July -t, iss-^. Siiiiii- tiinr we shall staml cm a stiaii.^c, di.n shore, With llutteriiit;' pulses ami trcnililin;; feet. And wait and listen, as thr(inj;h the dusk The nmlHed rhythm of swift oars l)eat; I'oi- over the Sea so louelv and u ide, Whose waves on the shore of Life beat ehill, A feir\inau crosses back and forth, .\nd larriis whonie er lie w ill. .\une survives. He went inimediattdy into Inisiness and liis cai-eer has proved that well-useut proliity iipiiears. " (lOSl (l^(3,d^eA'£'^^l(2-cui-^t. i/^ad^eAn- SYLVESTER P. PIERCE. SyLVESTER F. FIERCE. • HIS inoiiuiiu'iif, erected liy tlie. Pierce I'amily, is indeed Ixitli unique and elegant. It stands npon an eminence commanding a most beautiful view of Dedication Valley. It is substantially built of Westerly granite, roofed and pillared, and may be properly styled a buttressed sarcophagus. Standing as it does in full view of one of the main avenues, it is praised and admired by all who visit this beavitiful spot. "Oh, friends of my mortal years, The trusted and the true. Ye are walking still through the Valley of Tears, But I wait to welcome you." (113) S^iyr^Vl.VESTP:R PHIXEAS pierce was 1h,i-ii 111 Sauquoit, Onei'la |r*^pl^' ('(Jiiiity, X. Y.. September I'.i, 1SM-. He was one of a lart,''e r,-iiiiily. tlic sou nf Dr. Spauliliut;- Pieive and Abigail Bacon. Dr. Pieri-e c-anii- fmiu Plaiutidd, Conn., ami liis witV from Athol. ]\Iass. They came to Paris. ( )nciila County, in ll'.ni, ami ydung Pierce, fatherless at the age of twelve, fdunil if necessary to seek eniiili)ynu>nt. He went at once into the \illage store, renuiining there sevei-al years. He next was clerk for Jay Hathaway nf Rome, X. Y., and later with Theodnre T. Gould of Utica. After a, tei'm of years he went intu the crockery hnsiness with Ransom Curtis (if the same city, Imt was sent to (_)sweynil)er 11, \7'MK His fatlirr, (irovc L;iwiviic-i\ 'J^N iviimvcil to ( )iH'iil;i C'ciiiuty in lIHo and tlit'rc difd, Icaxing his cliildrni til till' ciri' "( a wealthy gmiidfathrr. wlm gave tlifiii a goud ediicatiijii and livy liuudrt'd diillars with which to start litV. Mr. Lawreiicu graduated at the Hauiiltuu (Oneida County) Academy in 1810. He studied law with ;\[edad Curtis at (Jnondaga Hill, developing legal aliility which idtimately ranlccd liim aumug the best lawyers of the State. After ailniissiiin to the Bar hr prarliced law in Ciiniillus, Imt needing a. larger lield Fur the use <>( his talents he came to Syracuse in is:i'.i, wliere he jiursui'd his profession t'oi- nniny years. He liad great ])i-i_)fessional pride, always looking u[>on the law as a shield against injustice. His political preferences wi/rr strong. One of the must trying positions Juifge Lawrence ever held was lliat of United States District Attorney, to which he was ai)pointed by President Fillmore in Is.^iO. Duidng this term occurred tlie famous Jerry Rescue case, when he was forced to appear as prosecutor of ])i'ominent Abolitionists, liut he did his whole duty in face of a sti.irni of jiassion it raised against him. It was said of him by Hun. W. (.'. Runt.'r that '"Among the celebi'ated lawyers of the jirereding generation, (ieneral Lawrence always held a, coiuinanding pusitimi. ( )f a splendid physical presence, easy and natural elocution, uf (piick seiisi' of liumoi', kei.'ii perception and great industi'v and lu:irniiig, he was my beau ideal of a lawyer of the olden time.'' Judge Lawrence's first wife was Christy McLaren. She died in Mandi, is:i.-|. He afterward married Eureka. Spafford of Lansingburg, N. Y. He left a large estate, and, although totally blind for many years, Ids mind never failed and his heart never closed to tliose about him. He died at the old homestead on Xorth Salina street, March -21, l.sT4, in the eighty-fourtli vear of his age. (lis) JAMES R. LAWRENCE. ! PETER BURNS. PETER BUR/MS. (HIS imi^osing and eletjant moninnent stamls in fnll view From the "* main entrance to Oakwood. It is made from a 1)l(.)cl: of tlie finest Westerly granite and is siirmounted by an ex(]uisife statue, whose tender gaze seems striving wistfully to penetrate the blue beyond. If was erected some years since by Mr. Burns, who is at present one of the trustees of Oakwood Association. He has always favored any ninve tliat tends to make this (juiet resting place more ])eHutiful and attractive. (123) ^■:ETER BURXS was of Irish descent and came fr(.)m Dul)lin, where lie was horn, to this cimntry with his father, David Bnriis, in isl'.i, when he was usiness for him- self. Jn is.'i:; hi- joined the late Kasson Frazer in manufactures of this sort, and maile a. steadily-increasing success until the death of Mr. Frazer in 1S7G, when their ]]roducti(_>ns had found market in almost every State in the Uni(_in. Ml'. Burns retired in ISTT, leaving to his son full possession of his interest in this business. In early days Mi'. Burns was a Whig, a strong anti-slavery man, but has since become an ardent Kepnblican. His ability has been variously recognized, especially l)y tw(.) terms in the Legislature, in ISM and 1ST",;, where he was instrumental in etfectiiig the passage of many ini])(jrta.nt measures, notably concerning railroads. Mr. Burns married, in IS.^:!, Miss Elizabetli Bates. They have two children, Hon. Willis B. Burns and Flora E., wife of Lyman C. Smith. .Mr. Burns has been a remarkably successful business man and he ccimmands the respect of the community for his unostentatious l)enevolence and his consistent Christian character. (1-^4) OaKWOOD CHaFEL. T has always been the endeavor of the Association of Oakwood to ^J keep pace with the demand for continual improvement in tlie appurtenances and superintendence of this Cemetery. Wlien one receiving vault became inadequate for its needs, another was built, and a very beautiful chajjel was erected not far from the main entrance to the Cemetery grounds on the north side of Midland avenue. Tliis was dedicated with approj^riate ceremonies on Wednesday, November 'H, 1880. When former residents brought home their dear ones from distant cities, here was a gathering-place for themselves and friends ; here was shelter from storms and a place already prepared for the temporary reception of their dead. Rev. Dr. Millard, now of Rochester, in his dedicatory address, said: "Any city may count it a piece of happy fortune to have in its vicinage for mortuary purposes a natural site so bountiful in provision, so beautiful in configuration, as these rolling ascents and sweeping summits that constitute our Cemetery. The appropriateness of locating burial-places outside city limits was felt from the earliest ages. The Hebrews, the Egyptians, the Greeks, provided spacious resting-places for the departed beyond the city walls. Among the Romans a law forbidding intra-mural burial dates back as early as the enactment of the Twelve Tables. After the Christian (127) o.f;i, fi'oni tlif> ilosii',;^ to a-^^ociati' "(r,)!rs Ai^rc" ■\vitli tin' cliui'(^li odifico, tho jifactice I if Inii'x'iiii;' in tlie churchyard, and .su witliiu tlic city walls, hecaine coiiimuii. But in later centuries, and especially since the Reforma- tion, there h;is heen a. decided and wlmlesonie tendency to return to the ancii'iit cnstuni. Nnj- dm-s tliis hetter ]ira<'tice draw its justificatidU from utilitarian reasuns solely. It is nut ahme sanitai-y cunsideratiims: it is also those of seendy and lieconnni;- sentiment that demaixl and sanction the custoiiMif extra-mural interment. Decify fo the readei' all the points eace for the tired heart that conu'S whis]ierinn' through the sunset stillness. " Someone h.-is said the i;raud ditlicnlt) nf t his life is to feel the reality of hoth Worlds, so as to n'ive ea(di its due ]ilace in cair thoughts and feidiuns: to keej) oui' mind's eye and our thoun'ht's eye ever lixed on the Land of Promise, without looking away from the road we have to travel to it." Tasteful extension of drives and walks aloirK unoccupied ]iortions of ()akwood's consecrated euidosure is continually heing' nurde. 'J'liorough (128) OAKWOOD CHAPEL. underdraiiiing completes a necessary part of the work, and those wlio erect memorials to the "loved and lost " gather here year after year the choicest offerings love and wealth can bring. "Does the road wind up-hill all the wayV" "Yes, to the very end! " " Will the journey take the whole long day V " "From morn to night, my friend! " "But IS there for the night a resting-place'.' " "A roof for all when the dark hours begin! " "May not the darkness hide it from my facer " "You cannot miss that inn ! " "Shall I meet other wayfarers at night?" • Those who have gone before ! " "Then, must I knoca or call when just in sight? " "They will not keep you standing at that door! ' "Shall I find comfort, travel-sore and weak?" • Of labor you shall find the sum ! " "Will there be beds for me and all who seek? " " Yea, — beds for all who come ! " Cliristhia Rosetti. (131) vih:\v, sho\vi/Mg chapel. sEAR tliLi liiiraiict! ni' Oakwood, mi one of ils iiidst attractive avciiui's. ;niil sliaili iwimI liy sdiiic uf it^ nmsl L;rac('ful trees, is seen tlie licautilul cliajicl crrrtcil not niaiiy years since by the Association. It was ili'ilicateil t(.i (iod as ;i house of jirayer and consola- tion. Here tliose coining- from ilistant cities, lirinying home their dear ones for a. last rest aniom; the ,:;raves of their kindred, may gather to hear the swi'et hymns of C'lii'lstitin faitli and all the comforting Bihle pr(_)of of certain resuri-ection. Here llicy may lea.x'e them, away from the turmoil and storm of busy life, latei' if need he to determine their |iermanent jilace of rest. " Tlu- stdrni that wrecks tlie Winter sky No mure disturbs Iheir soft repose Tliaii Svmimer evening's latest sigh, That shuts I lie rose." VIEW, SHOWING CHAPEL. CUSSMAN AND EBELINC. GUSSMa/^ ft/^D EBELIyXG. iHIS massively-laiilt tomb, with its granite coping, is situated most W I'avorably. It faces Dedication Valley avenue, not far from the western entrance to Oakwood. Tlie view from this point through this beautiful valley is extremely enchanting. Here ditt'erent generations of these two families have been brought for their last sleep. •Softly within that peaceful resting-place We lay their wearied limbs, and bid the clay Press lightly on them till the night be past And the far East give note of coming day. Short death and darkness ! Endless life and light ! Short dimming, endless shining in yon sphere Where all is incorruptible and pure ; The joy without the pain, the smile without the tear." Bonar. (137) '[] LI\M JERVIS HOUGH was uf English descent. Lis lather UA.no-u,^ to a colLateral branch of the Houghs of Lcghton, in the Couutv of Chester. Englan-L WilHam, a relative (said to he a, hrothcr.) nf Dr. John Hough, Bishop of Oxford and Worcester from l.sl to KIT. came to America from Chester, England, m U;:58 and settled in Massachusetts. From him was descended, among others Jonathan, horn ir.O. His son, Ben.anun, wa,s horn January '. l.Oo^ and died Novcubcr ,., 18:.;. William Jervis Hough, his son, was bo n Ma^id> -U Vrc, .r Pans Hill, N. Y. His mother was Susan Jervis, also of English n;cent,"and allied to Bishop Jervis of the Church of England. Mr. Hough married Clarinda Carpenter, daughter of Ezekiel Carpenter, whose ancestor, William Carpenter, came from Southhampton, England, to America m the ship "Bevis" m l.:iS, an,l settled in Weymouth, Mass. His parents moved t„ P„mpev Hill in .he early years of the century, and his education wa. mostlv received at the Academy of that place. He read and practiced law at Lyons, and afterwards at Cazenovia. N. Y., where he resided lor over ,„,,; vears. He removed to Syracuse in lSo5. He was a proimneut^Geiieial „r thJ militia, of the State of New Y.-rk, and was tendered a Brigadxer-Gen- ,.,..lshii, in the Me..ican war by President P..lk. In 1835-0 he represented Madison Couutv in the Assembly, and in 1845 the Twenty-third District ot New York in Congress, and was re-elected in 1 S47. During that tinie he was „..eh interested in the bnil.ling of the Smithsonian Institution at Washing- ton, D. C„ and was one of its first Regents, continuing to serve .>n the Boaid during his life. He was Yice-President of the old Syracuse City Bank, and was also President of the Board of Education of Syracuse two terms^^ He took great interest in the incorporating and layiug,mt o ^l^^wood C^ - t,..v, and was among its first Board of Directors. He ^^^^^^^^^ \^^ nv .leeps in the beautiful place, with the improvement of which he had auil n< SCI much to do. (i:58 (cjC^'-f'/'e-a-i'n- JJ-'. WW''' WILLIAM H. H. SMITH. ^^^Ir^ILLlAM H. H. SMITH, son of Rev. William Smith and Rlioda Rockwell, his wife; grandson of Richard and Mary Brush Xi^S^M^C Smith, who were of Englif=h descent and French-Huguenot extraction, and espoused the Colonial cause on Long Island in the Revolu- tion. Lineage is traced liack to Richard Smith, who, in liiG.3, received a patent from Governor Nicol, conveying to him tlic territory of Smithtown, Long Island. In 1793 Rev. William Smith removed from West Farms, Long Island, to Litchfield, Herkimer County, N. Y., purchasing a tract of land and beautiful Cedar lake. In this pioneer home his son, William H. H., was born June 5, 1S14. Mr. Smith became a resident of Syracuse in IsiV.t. On September -^3, l.S-tti, he was united in marriage with Miss Margaret T. Redlield. Mr. Smith's course throughout life, as citizen, patriot and Republican, has won him many friends. Prosperity crowning industry, his greatest pleasure has been found in remembering those less fortunate. He has enjoyed mu(di of the best that life has to offer — friends, travel, good sermons and reading, fishing for trout, and his house, built by him in lS.i3 on "The Highlands," known as 755 Irving street, this city. Margaret Tredwell Redfield, Mr. Smith's wife, was born at Onondaga Hollow January (>, 1S35. Daughter of Lewis H. Redfield, "eminent printer and journali-st," (17'.)3 — lS8v*), and of Ann M. Tredwell, his wife, naturalist and authoress, (ISOO— 188S) ; granddaughter of Peleg Redfield, Connecticut patriot in Washington's army at Valley Forge, pioneer of Ontario County, N. Y., and Mary Judd. his wife: of Nathaniel Hazard Tredwell, civil engineer and land-surveyor, pioneer of Northern New York and on the Ottawa river, Canada, and Margaret Piatt, his wife; great-granddaughter of Judge Thomas Tredwell, graduate of Princeton; studied law under Chancellor Livingston, patriot of the Revolution, statesman during the (143) formation of our government. (i:4n— 1831). anrin.ii« ter :{0, 1888. They left three children — Mai-y E., the wife of Donald Dey, a prominent merchant of this city; Harriet E. and Henry Wells Duguid. (150) VAN BUREN. SMITH AND DUCUID. aT EVE^I-SO^G. If I could call you back for one brief hour. It is at evensong that hour should be, When bells are chiming from an old gray tower Across the tranquil sea. Just when the fields are sweet and cool with dew, Just when the last gold lingers in the West, Would I recall you to the world you knew Before you went to rest. And where the starry jasmine hides the wall We two would stand together once again. I know your patience — I would tell you all My tale of love and pain. And you would listen with your tender smile, Tracing the lines upon my tear worn face, And finding, even for a little while, Our Earth a weary place. Only one little hour ! And then once more The bitter word, farewell, beset with fears, And all my pathway ilarkened as before. With shades of lonely years. Far better, dear, that you, unfelt, unseen, Should hover near me in the quiet air. And draw my spirit through this mortal screen. Your higlier life to share. I would not call you back, and yet — ah, me — Faith is so weak and human love so strong That sweet it seems to think of what might be This hour at even song. (ISli) '-AXIEL PHELPS WOOD was horn in the town of Pompey, flillwW ()n(iiidai;-a County. Novemher .■., isi:). Ahout ISOO his father, ^^r^^^ Daniel Wood, who niarrieil So[ihia Sims, came from Berkshire, Mass., ti> Pompey, and was its jiioneer hiw>-er. an intiuential and suc- cessful man. He was ^'i(■tory Birdseye's partner. He also gi'eatly enjoyed farmiiii;-, a,nd ins son acipiired strength i:>f constitution in assisting his father in that work. He was educated at Pompey Academy, and graduated from Hamilton College in 1,S4:!. He studied law with Hon. Victory Birdseye and George W. Xoxon, and was admitted to practice in ls4t;. He married in 1S48 Lora Celeste, daughter of Silas an,-iiiy from l.sc'.i till his death, ilay 1, is:il. He was also President of the Onondaga County Savings Bank, and had other large husiness interests. A daughter, Mrs. George Williams of Baltimore, and a son survive him. This stately and attractive monument was designed hy George W. Sanhorn of Utica, N. Y., and constructed and finished hy the Smith Granite Com])any of Westerly, R. I. Few excell it in nolde and symmetrical jtroportions. (1.54) DANIEL P. WOOD. EDWARD B JUDSON. EDWaRD B. JUDSOyX. ?HIS tasteful and elegant monument to the memory of William A., brother of Edward B. Judson, will recall to all who knew him liis „__,„_ true worth and excellence of character. He was an eminently successful though unostentatious man, followed even now by the deep and lasting regard of all his friends. The following poem was written in loving memory of Mrs. Sarah I., wife of William A. Judson, who died December -24, ISOl : Ye saw a parting spirit plumed for flight ; Fearless she bade ye mU a calm "Good night." How fair Heaven's morn her raptured eyes to greet. Her welcome there how blessed and how sweet. Her steadfast walk could know no other end. Her loyal service of her Heavenly Friend Could issue only in the '■ peace tliat passed All understanding" round her to the last. So wise, so brave, so womanly and true. So broad and just, so bright and genial, too; We fain may search till Life's brief day shall end For such a neighbor, aye, and such a friend ! A. C. M. (159) (9 '1_( l-'lh"! MKI J_' J:!W7VriJ)\VARI) B. JU1)S(J^' was li!i'anl'iii-il. ('niui. His parents came tlience to Greene County, and tlifir son reeeive(i, iilve tliemseives, sterling JNew iiingland. training. Tln-y gave liim the liest opportunities of those tim^s, and he was an apt scholar. His motlirr's ln'other, Ralpli Bai'lciM', previously associated witli Erastns Coiaiiiig in tlif Alhany ('il\' Bank, opened a l>aid-:ing othee at ('oxsackit'. and iIutc his nephew lieg;i,n the hnancial career whicli has since attained fm' him a naiiiuial i-e])nlation. Mr. Judsoii early developed uri-at liiisiiiess apt itnde. ,-iiid sought other lie Ids foi- its e.Ncrcise. When t weuty-t\v"\\ was (deeteil .Menilierof Assemhiy. and was madeChairman of sexeral inqioi'taut i-ommit tee^. His eida.)'ged linsiiiess experience finall\ ('rew him to S\iaiMi>e in 1S4'.|. and he at once took raid^: with our most prominent liaidon the entire contidence of the pnlilic — his aliililN. sound judgment and lidelity heiiig thoroughly appreciated. In ISC,:!, w lien tlie ( lover nni en t soul; lit to liring all hanking institutions under oiu' con- troUine system, Salmon P. ( 'hase, then Secretary of the Treasury, summoned the hest and mo>t intluential Hnanciers to \Vashiiii;ton to ailjust the dittit'ult pi'olilem. Mr. .Ind^^oii was one of the niimher and. liaA'iiig given his o].)inion, was reipiested hy tlie Secret.irv to make his ])atriotic views ])ractical hy organizing the First National Bank of Syracuse, of which he liecame and still is the President. ^Ir. Jmlson married in 1 S4."i Sarah Billings Williams, daughter of the late Coddingtractieal l)nsiness man. Genial, courteous, liberal without ostentation, Mr. Judson is a true gentleman of the old school, attracting to himself in life's serene decline the purest and best pleasures a well-earned wealth can offer. He is Treasurer of St. Joseph's Hospital, Counselor for the Old Ladies' Home, and Trustee of May Memorial Church. (160) ^^y&cz^f^^ /^f^^>ty Andrew D. white. — in connection with tlie inception and growth (if Oakwood there is recalled a gracious gift of our cosmopolitan townsman, Hon. Andrew D. W iiite. While absent on one of his many visits to Europe, he made it his pleasure to look for and obtain elegant books of engravings containing views of celebrated tombs and suggestions as to the erection of monuments considered in the best taste in great foreign cities— a most unusual possession in the way of reference to be found in the archives of any American cemetery. With these he endowed Oakwood. Perhaps it was a part of his embodied hlea^ of official duty, as he has long been connected with the Association. If stores of dry and learned lore we gain We keep them in the memory of the brain : Names, things, and facts, whate'er we knosv ledge call, There is the common ledger for them all ; And images on this cold surface traced Make slight impression and are soon effaced. But we've a page, more glowing and more bright. On which onr friendshijj and our love to write; That these may never from the soul depart. We trust them to the memory of the heart. There is no dimming, no efifacement here; Each new pulsation keeps the record clear. Warm, golden letters all the tablet fill. Nor lose their record till the heart stands still. Written by Daniel Webster in London. 1839. (103) THH: H0(>1E c\10/\LU\IEy\T. VTV^HK OLD LADIES" Ho.MK was .-staJilislKM] in \sr,\ and iiii-.,i-|M)- ^TT'ffl^'^V'"! l"l'^'^'^ i"^ IS'i-!. A meet iiiL!,- was lii'ld T)erellilier •.':!, IS.'il. 1iy se\-er;il g^«<^^^-jj l)eiie\'(ileiit ladies reiireseiit iiig tlie \-ariite given to the Association hy the late Major Closes ]). Hiii'iiet, on the coiaier of Hawdey and Townsi'iid streets. A search of the I'ecords of this institTition would show that it has lion risheil n iider the fosteia hl;- care of the most de\'ote(l, lirayerful ami excellent hands of Christian women to lia\e keen found in our city, and for more than two score >'ears has been the peaceful abiding-place of multitude.s of the aged, the infirm, the shelterless and sorrowing, antl (ir,4) THE HOME MONUMENT. theuce, when "life's fitful fever" was over they have been brought for their last sleep to the beautiful enclosure belongiuij: to the Home Association. Mr. William Brown Smith, President of their Board of Counselors, is also President of Oakwood Cemetery, and the Directors, at the outset, gave a large plot of ground for the use of the Home. Its inmates being generally aged and often feeble and poor, are not claimed and buried by relatives as often as are the children who die at the Orphan Asylum, and so the inter- ments made by the Association have been quite numerous. Therefore the Directors of the Cemetery have generously added largely to their original gift of laud. There has lately been erected upon it, under the provisions of the will of Mrs. Christina Colvin, a handsome monument. The design is known as a buttressed sarcophagus. Mrs. Colvin was one of the earliest members of the Board of Managers, and for many years a visitor of the aged and feeble inmates. She largely sympathized with all the interests of the Association, and desired, as her last gift, to leave behind her this substantial evidence thereof. Herself long a solitary widow and advanced in years, she passed hence April 4, 189-2. Surely the Master has already said unto her, "Inas- much as you did it unto one of the least of these, you have done it unto Me." "Oh, think of the home over there. By the side of the River of Light ; Where the saints, all immortal and fair. Are robed in their garments of wliite. '■I'll soon be at rest over there, For the end of nn' journey I see ; Man)' dear to my heart, over there, Are watcliing and waiting for me. " (Ki?) THE ORPHa/^S' cMOAlUiMEyNT. iiNONDAGA COUNTY ORPHAN ASYLUM was opened ami incorpoi'ated in 1S4."). It lialum, and till the List hour of her life the cau.se was dear to her heart. This bea-utifid monument was her last gift to the institution to which she gave so miu'h time and elfort. It is surmounted by a most expressive group of statuary representing "Charity," which was modeled and executed by Rali)h Cook, for twenty-tive years in the employ of Francis & Company of this city, who erected the monument. (108) THE ORPHANS' MONUMENT. aOacM aA^D JOB. V"?T THE enthusiastic Christian Endeavor Convention of 1 SlU lield at Cleveland, ( )liio. two clergymen, delegates, went into Lake View Cemetery while there, to see the elegant tomh of James A. Garfield, so long watched over and guarded by his countrymen. One of these gentlemen noticed, with great surprise and wonderment, a solitary tow- ering shaft not far from the entrance, on which was graven, without other word or date, simply the name, Adam. For whom it stood " in memoriam " no clue could be found to explain. The other gentleman, wandering a little way from the locale of his friend, called out suddenly, "Here is another shaft, that bears alone the name of Job." An ancient Lord of Durham, many years ago, expressed great sympathy for Adam "because he had no ancestors." Did some quaint lover of humanity erect these monuments to keep in mem- ory thus the great head of the race, — his wonderful faith, his length of days; and some one else seek to commemorate the man of Uz, whom God himself called ' ' a perfect man, my servant Job" ? Did he mean to suggest to every be- holder the lesson of his almost infinite patience ? The grave of Eve is visited by over 411,000 pilgrims in each year. It is to be seen at Jeddah, in a cemetery outside the city walls. The Arabs en- tertain a belief that Eve was the tallest woman who ever lived. (171) 'esse TRUESDELL peck was b(..ni in Middlefield, Otsego County, X. ^'., April 4, isil. His ]iarents were of Puritan stock, anil l)Otli liis uramlfatlii-rs wei-e Revolutionai'v soldiers. He was ciiuxei'ted in Ids boylioiHl. and united with the Methodist Episccj- jial Chnrch. He was edueated at Cazenovia Seminary, was lirensed to preai-h in IsvIM, and joiniMl t]ie<)neida Conference in ISo'i. He filled pastoral api)ointments till is:;;, when he became principal of Gouvei-neur Wesleyan Seminary. In 1S41 he became princi])al of Troy Conference Academy at Poultnex', ^'t., where lie i-emaiiHMl till entering upon the Presidency (jf Dick- inson College in 1S4S, Here he served till Is."r2. wlien helieciime pastoi'of the Foniidi'N' Methodist Episcopal ("hnrcli. Washington, D. C. From is.'it to l,s,"ii; lie was ('oiTesponding Secretary and editor of theTract Societ\' of the Methodist Episcojial Church. From 185(; to 1ST2 he filled im)Hirtant iiastor- ates in New York. San Francisco, Santa Clara, Sacramento, Peckskill, Al- liany and Syracuse, and was for a term Presiding Elder of the San Francisco District. In is?-,' he was elected one of the Bishojis (if the ^Methodist Episco- pal Church. Bishop Peck hail renuirkalile intellectual ability, comliineil with intense spiritual devotion. He was an orator of extraordinary jiower. He distin- guished liimself in the great debate in the memoi'able General Conference of 1S44, and his eloipience as a preacher was at times almost overwhelming. He was one of the most influential agents in the founding of Syracuse Uni- versity, to wliich he gave $.i(t,(»()0. He was the first President of its Board of Trustees and was Chairman of the Building Committee which had charge of the erection of the Hall of Languages. He was the author of "The Cen- tral Idea of Christianity," "The True Woman," "What Must I Do to be Saved?" and "The History of the Great Rei)ulilic." His name and liis memory are indissolubly identified with the history of the great denomina- tion in which he was eminent, and with those intellectual and spiritual elements which are the noljlest factors in the development of the city of Syracuse. His monument stands in the northeastern part of the Cemetery. The inscription to his memory is legible in our jiicture. He died on the lltli dav of May, 1883. (i:3) JESSE T. PECK ROBERT CERE. ROBERT GERE, ■HE IMPOSING o-ranite steps leadiut;- to the enclosure belonging to Hon. Robert Gere and his son-in-law, Hon. James J. Belden, have been, it would seem, to both these families a very "Via Dolorosa," (a way of sorrow), so often have they traversed them as they went "to bury their dead." The tall monumental shaft bears on its pede.stal inscriptions to the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Robert (xere. The elegant sarcophagi at the left s])eak with earticularly in his home city, who in many ways have felt the beneficent influence of his wise counsel, his heartfelt sympathy in dark hours, the rich benison of his kindness, his beni.'volence, generosity and unfailing goiidness of heart. Ml-. Ryder is at present connected with several busiuess enterprises, a-mong which are the Central City Building and Loan Association, of which lie is Presiilent, and the Knights of Sobriety, Fidelity and Integrity, a fraternal beneficiary society, of wliiidi he is Chief Commander. He was President of our B<_)ard of Police C'ommissioners for several years. Mr. Ryder married August 11, is,".,"., Olive A. Patterson, a lady of remarkably tine presence, and well kiK.wn to oui- citizens generally. They have had two sons, Henry and J(.hn H., both deceased. ^Mp/i>A ©^^&^. el. k^'-ii^'s^.^u HORACE CANDEE. HORaCE Ca/\DEE. AXY will rt'adily recall this liaudsomely-situatet. It is near tlie Soldiers' monument, and the symmetrically-proportioned obelisk of Westerly granite was erected by Mr. Candee to the memory of his tirst wife. Mrs. Candee was for many years connected with the Reformed Church, liberal and devoted in its service. A beautiful clump of oaks makes an elegant background for the monument. Everything about the place is kept in perfect order. Mr. Candee freciuently visits the spot, and is greatly interested in the perfection and beauty of the cemetery. "Though lieavx- hearts brood o'er the past, Our eyes witli smiling future glisten. For lo ! our day bursts up the skies : Lean out your liearts and listen ! The World is rolling Heaven's way. And ripening in her sorrow. Take heart: who bears the Cross to day Shall wear the Crown to-morrow." (211) ^ORACE CANDEE, one of the Directors of the Oakwood Ceme- ||j|i'(r) terj' Association, was born in the eastern part of P(nxipey, ( )ii(>n(Liga C'dunty. on April ■-'(), IS'^s, and was the youngest of five sons. His fatliiM' difil wiien lie was six years oLl. ^Ir. C'andee received his education at the distriid schools and llic fmce famous ilanlius Academy. After CDmiileting his early education I\Ir. Candee remained on the fai'ui for a time, but at seventeen years of age started out in the world to do for him- self. His first venture w;is in a position as foreman in the construction of pulilic works. Wlicn aliout twenty-two \'i'ai's old 'Sir. (_"aiidi'c went into business for himself, and Took many important contracts for both i-aih'oad and canal construction. He was successful both in his individual contracts and with otliers. He continued in this line of business till ISSI. In the meantime lie was connected with the fTnited States Intei'nal Revenue Assess- or's office, first as Chief Cderk and later as Assessor, receiving his ajipoint- ment from President (iraiit April :!, IStl. During his whole time in the office he was virtually at the head of the business. During his life he has taken (piite an active interest in jiolitics on the Ri.-jaiblican side. Mr. Candee lias been twice married. On March fH, Is.Mi. he nuirrieil Anna F. P>ates. daughter of Wilson Bates, of Memphis, N. Y. ;\Irs. Caridee died October :>, Issl. At that time 'Slv. Candee retired fi'om active l)usiness life. He wa,s married a second tini<' to Mi-s, Juliji A. Green, of Syracuse. Although out oi business, ilr. Candee takes a lively interest in the }ir(.)S- perity of Syracuse, and is always found on the side favoring pul)lic imj^rove- ments and that which goes to build up tlie city and add to its growth. He is (jne of the substantial and lion(.)red old residents of Syracuse. {■iU) VIEW. SHOWING NIVEN MONUMENT THE /^IVE/^ c^'IO/sIUcMEyMT, M(!)iSrG the variety of monuments to be seen in tliis direction there is none that exeell in finish and elegance that wiiich was erected to the memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Babcock Niven. A woman of remarkable intelligence and culture, of most liberal and pliilaTi- thropic spirit, Time touched her with a gentle hand, and but added to her Christian gifts and graces. "A rounded life and full of days. Like ripened wheat; Symmetrical in all her ways. Nor wanting aught to merit praise ; A life full and complete. "A bus}' life, no wasted hours She ever knew ; No moments but with all her powers Her hand culled out Life's choicest flowers. Among the chosen few. ' ' A Christian life in saving trust. Believing true The promised guerdon of the just. She gave to God the best and first Her faithful spirit knew." Her son, William H., and his wife, Amelia Didama Niven, have passed over to that "calm land beyond the sea," enforcing upon all the beautiful lesson of their useful and devoted Christian living. (317) /\. C. POWERS ayXn C. \\\ S/\0\V. i°N THE adjniuiiiy paL;-e is presented the lart^'e and elei;-aiitly-sitiiated eiudnsurc owned liy the families df Dr. N. C. Powers and Charles W. Snow. It cimtains a ninst su|ierli niuiiiiment to tlie nienmry of Dr. Powers. He was horn May l"^, lsi."i, in Canastota. Madison C'onnty, N. Y. He resideil in this city many yeafs, and was a iKi})n]ar and distin- guished jdiysician. At his death he left a widow and one .lani;hter. Mrs. Charles W, Snow, residents of this city. Strong of lieart and clear ><( bniiii. Nature's wounds to liind a.^aiii. Pant;s of fiercest pain to ((iicll, Stricken sore, at l;ist lie fell. Ajjed eyes unu.sed to weep. Dimniiiif; saw tliat dreamless sleep; JIanly hearts unused to si.uh. Mourned, so nnicli of wortli i-uuld die (■-'IS) N. C. POWERS AND C. W. SNOW. JOHN WALLACE. JOH^ \V(JVLLaCE. jHIS euclosiire, in which Joliii Wallace is interred, lies near the northern boundary of Oakwood. A simple, stately shaft has been erected here to his memory. He was born in Killbarkin, Scotland, and died in this city November 5, 1870, aged fifty-four years. This telling inscription cut in stone, speaks volumes as to his strong, loving and earnest life : "They loved liim most that knew liim best." The grave of his son, William Wallace, is near his own. His sudden "taking off" by accident wrung out a full cup of bitterness for the sorrow- ing hearts of many friends. He was born December 15, 1858, and died June 5, 1893. "It goes against the uiiiij of man To be turned out from its warm wonted home Ere yet one rent admits the winter's chill. " Shakespeare. (223) j^w,n^BURRITT CHAFFEE.— No wm-k upon Oakwnud w.uiM lie at all ^mj^SI^ complete without eontaiuint;' "' liouoralile mention" of its pi-esent ^ftp«p Superintendent, Burritt Cliaffee. His birthplace was Navarino, Onondaga County. He received his early education there, though attend- ing, later, Falley Seminary at Fulton, N. Y.. and Munroe Collegiate Insti- tute at Elbridge. At the close of his school days he resumed an agricultural life, continuing to work npon his farm until he became Superintendent of Oakwood in 1887. Mr. ChalTee has proved himself remarkably well ailapted for his posi- tion. He loves Nature, and understands what she will do for those who treat her kindly. He is intelligent and ]irogressive. He loves divine order, and every part of (Jakwood has felt the intiuence of his almost ubiiiuitous hand. He has a- delicate sense of fitness, and is able and willing to advise those who call upon him with regard to almost every detail as to places of interment, monuments and decorations — all matters requiring thorough information, good taste and discernment. Indeed, he compares favorably with the best-known men of a like position throughout the country and is considered one of the foremost among them. Mr. Chaffee married Miss L. E. Terry, who had l)een his irieml and playnuite from (diildhood. and has four children. I ■-'•-'4) WILBER S. AND FRANK A. PECK. \\)ILBER S. a/^D FR^yMK &• PECK. 'UBSTANTIAL and really elegant in design is the solid Scotch granite monument, erected about six years ago by the Peck brothers — Frank A. and Wilber 8. But one short year after the completion of this beautiful resting-place, Frank A. was stricken down with a fatal illness almost at the beginning of a most useful and busy life. He died January IT, 181)0. Of him may well be said, "He has outsoared the shadow of our night." He was a consistent Christian, a prominent member of the First Baptist Church, and one of its Trustees; a Director of the Young Men's Christian Association, and identified with other organizations and charities. Another fine headstone marks the resting-place of little "Harry," son of Wilber S. and Alice R. Peck, who died October 8, 1884. " Tis ever thus ! 'tis ever tlius. with all that's best below. The dearest, noblest, loveliest are always first to go. The bird that sings the sweetest, the pine that crowns the rock. The glory of tlie garden, the flower of the flock. " (329) HARLES PARSONS CLARK, one of the present Trustees of fr/1il«- Ojikwooil Cemetery, was horn at West Hampton, Hampshire Cnuiify, Mass.. Xoveniber •.'(i, is-]-.'. He came (jf sturdy New Enghiud aueestry, liis fathei-, LutherChirk, iKiviii.t;- l)eeu a well-to-dn farmer. There Mi-. Chirk received his early lessons of thrifty industry, with summers of hai'd physical toil and winters of ecpially lalioi-ii)US mental labor. Young Clark came, when twelve years old, to live with his uncle, Chester Parsons, of Skaneateles, and remained there until he attained his majority, working on his uncle's farm. He had a higher amhition than ti_) remain there, however, and when he was twenty-three he came to Syracuse and found employment with Syracuse's notable laudlurd, Philo N. Rust, in tlie care <>t' his great supply garden. Later he engaged himself to the Aubmii and Syracuse Railroad Company to work in their freight house. He went up step by stej) until the time of the great railroa.d consolidation in PS.^:!, when he was given full cimtrol of the entire freighting de])artment of Syracuse. It was his untliiKdiing determination and loyalty to his employers that won him this positimi. His has been a }iersisleiit, straightforward business career. Mr. Clark marided, in 1S4S, Aurelia L. Norton. The sudden death of Mrs. Cla,rk at a^ comparati\'ely recent date brought great grief Xo her home and her many friends. 'Slv. Clark has not sought ])olitical j)refernient, but has been twice elected ]\Iayor, sei \-ed three terms as Alderman, and been Police Commissioner, having been four years President of that P>oard. He is also President of the Syracuse Savings Bank and of the Onondaga County Orphan Asylum ; Trustee of the Syracuse Electric Light and Power Clompany, and Director of the Bank of Syracuse. He has earned his clear and honorable reimtation, is a member of the First Presbyterian Church and one of its Trustees. He has one son. Dr. Gayloid P. Clark of tliis city. -«r«" MANN AND PETTERSON. Ma/^/^ a/^D PETTER§0/^. jHIS strikingly-handsome monument is of Swedish granite and was, of conrse, imported from Sweden. Enoch Mann, for the perpetuation of whose memory this monument is erected, was born on Onondaga Hill, April 23, 1817. He was engaged in agricultural pursuits for many years, afterward going into the lumber business, and at this time an extensive business is being carried on under the firm name of Mann & Hunter. Mr. Mann was thrice married and had three daughters by his Krst wife, Emeline Wood. Two are living — Mrs. Charlotte Hodgkins of this city and Mrs. Isabella Ward, of Batavia. His third wife, Mrs. Mary Curtis Mann, is still living. Mr. Mann was for several years Siiperintendent of the Onondaga County House, and also for some years Justice of the Peace. Mr. Petterson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, November 21, 1820. He came to America in 184i). Having acquired a competency in the biisiness of carriage trimming, he retired. For twenty-five years he has resided with Mr. Mann and is a close family friend. (235) ^BEL ^cMIDOA^ jHIS coniincmofiiiive wliite marble arcli was erected by tlie late Abel Anildon. Mr. Aniidoii was a native of ( )u<.>nda,t!;a County, ^> Ijorn Deeenilicr •.'?, 181.">. At the ati-e of seventeen lie ioined the Metliodist E]iiseo]ial Cliurtdi, of whi(di he was always a i)roniinent and useful nieniljer. He was a fine singer, always taking an enthusiastic and leading j)art in re\'iva,l meetings, manifesting the great interest he always felt in tliem. He was ipiiet in his wa-ys, libei'al, but unostentatious in his charities, lending a helping hand to other churches as well as foremost in building those of his own denonunation. He was possessed of wonderfiil executive ability and acdiieved great success in his business. He married Martha. A. Starr, who survives him. Mr. Aniidon died Novembei' IS, 1SS7. " ( )ii Jortlans stormy l)anks 1 stanil. Anil cast a wishful eye To Canaan's fair and liappy laml. Wliciv my possessions lie. "No chilling winds or poisonous lireatli Can reacii that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more." (230) ABEL AMIDON. >''l( lit. •tAO.ftNPSTASiAJRMyll , . ;. : D{EP JULY i2. OUR FP' ^ADAME AXASTASIA JULIA RAOUL de CHAMPMANOIR t'-,:^ was tlio daughter of Francis d'Aumas, merchant of Philadel- phia, Pa., and planter of the West Indies, Commissary-General of tlie British Isles. In 18 r2 he was Commissary of the French, nnder Napoleon at Hispaniola, and died on the same island while attending to a shipment of mahogany in ISl?, in the forty-sixth year of his age. Madame Raoul's mother, Victorine d'Aumas, died in Baltimore, Maryland. January 20, 18.59, in the ninety-eighth year of her age. Madame ■ Raoul was married in Delaware, Jan- uary 4, 1817, to Monsieur Jean Paul Raoul de Champmanoir, being at the time fourteen or fifteen years of age. Their early married life was spent in New Orleans. In 18-23 Doctor and Madame Raoul lived in New York city — the Doctor a contemporary and friend of Doctor Mott. Madame Raoul came to Syracuse to reside in 182(i. Her associations and identification with the early days and business growth of this city made her name familiar to its citizens. Her position for twenty-six years as an accomplished teacher of a day-school, with lessons in French and on the piano, and her fondness for the society of youth caused a large circle of young people to gather about her. Her lifelong friends were among the oldest, the best, and most cultivated of our citizens, and of the congregations of St. Paul's and St. James' churches, of which she was many years a member. Toward the sick, the poor, the helpless, her heart overflowed with sympathy, and her hand and voice were limited in their benefactions only by her inability to render aid. -'Our Friend" died at her residence, 45 Almond street, Julv 12, 1875. (239) Loyat c. TaBER. NIQL^E in design, synmn-tricaJ in nutline, elegant and inijiosing in its general appeai-anee (v<)n\ any jioint of \'ie\v, the nion anient so (j^l^O^f beantifully illustrated on the a,dji_)iiiing page stands second to none in any cemetery in the land. This massive structure was erected to the memory of Loyal C. TaVier. and occupying as it does one of the most prominent and sightly knolls to be found within the coiifiues of Oakwood, it never fails to elicit expressions of the deepest admiration from all who view .it. The surroundings, the rare and l)eautiful shrubbery, the variety of magnificent forest trees upjon and near the knoll, render the scene extremely l»icturesque. The design (if this monument, — a round-cornered sarcophagus, — is most tasteful and striking, and was original with the Smith Granite Company of Westerly, R. I., by whom it was also constructed and placed in its present position. The structure weighs aboiit twenty tons, is composed of the finest variety of Westerly granite, and stands upon a solid concrete foundation Some six feet in thickness. Undoubtedly the memorial-stone of Loyal C. Taber is among the noblest to be found in Oakwood. (340) LOYAL C. TABER. CLEMENT C. GOODRICH. CLEcME/^T C. GOODRICH, JiNE VISITING Oakwood and passing in through the eastern entrance is at once delighted with the beautiful winding drive which is overshadowed by lofty oaks on either side. The first monument to attract the attention of the visitor is the one which forms the subject of our illustration. It stands upon a pretty corner lot not far from the Soldiers' monument, on Midland avenue. This strikingly-handsome memorial was erected by Doctor Goodrich to the memory of Sarah Elizabeth, his wife. • 'Tis wiser far to number The l:)lessings at my feet, Than ever to be sighing For just one bud more sweet. The sunbeams and the sliadows Fall from a pierced hand; I can surely trust God's wisdom If His heart I understand ; And maybe in the morning. When His blessed face I see, He will tell me why my white rose Was reft away from me." (345) ^JJW^HOMAS JEFFERSON LEACH, one of the present Trustees of 4;r'!jii!B!tP ( )akwoo(l Association, comes of New England ancestry. Pompey Hill. N. Y., claims his grandfather, John Leach, as one of its pioneers. He came there from Clonnecticnt and hiter removed to Cicero, N. Y., where he huilt the first house, also kept as a tavern. His son, John Leach, the father of Thomas J., was a country merchant. In the spring of IS-tT he started a grocery business with a Mr. Earl, and was accidentally killed in the fall of that year. Thomas J. was born at Cicero. N. Y., April S, 1S3(). In is;58 his parents moved to Brewerton, where for some time he was clerk in his father's store, attending as he coidd the common schools of the district, with the exception of a year of better advantages in a Boston school. After having settled his father's estate, being then eighteen years of age, he entered the em]>liiy of Williams &: Babcock of Salina, remaining with them two years. Then came his first business venture in salt with Hon. E. B. Judson and the late Coddington B. Williams. In 1S51 he became clerk in the old Bank of Salina and was afterwards made teller, remaining until 18.5'.i, when he was elected cashier of the Salt Springs Bank, which position he has since held. Eleven of the Board of Directors (then numbering fifteen) have died within the thirty-five years of his incumbency. Mr. Leach married in 1854 Miss Mary L. Williams, daughter of Benjamin F. Williams, and but one of their four children is now living. Mr. Leach has been a thorough business man. He is President of the Bank and Bankers' Association and Secretary and Treasurer of the Salina and Central Square Plank Road Company. Mr. Leach has made his own way in the world and the battle leaves him a genial, courteous gentleman, • whose views of life broaden with the years and of whom rich and poor alike liave only words of commendation. (346) i-e.^Tn^O' '^- lea^A JAMES LADE. jaMEoS LaOE. PON this carefully-tended enclosure stands the tall and graceful white marble shaft erected by James Lade. Here unforgetful friends come and arrange the loveliest blooms to "waste their swuftUL'as " and fade on the grave of their departed dear one, or to plant perennial flowers around it. Though they bloom and fade with the Autumn frosts, they .spring up with a resurrection lesson for every sorrowing heart. "The Lord is iii)- Shepherd; I shall not want. "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters." — Psalms xxiii: 1, ':. (351) HJgj^ATHAN FITCH GRAVES was born in Westmoivlaiul, Oneida C'dinity, N. Y., Felaniai'v 17, is]:!. His ancestors came from England in Ifii:! and settled in Connecticut. Benjamin Graves, his great-grandfatlier, was wounded in tlie defense of Fort Griswold, New London, Conn., and soon after died. His grandfather, Elijali Graves, then sixteen years old, took his father's ]ilace, enlisting for the war. His father, Benjamin Graves, was in the ai-my of isi-i and was on the march for Buffalo when that town was Imrned. Nathan was brought up on a farm and attended the put)lir schools and afterwards a select school. Wlien sixteen years old he began teaching and taught four winters. Deciding to study law, he spent one year with J. Whipple Jenkins, Esc]., of Vernon, ( )iieida. County, and was Deputy Postmaster of the vilhige. His further clerkship was served in the office of H<;)n. Joshua A. Spencer, of Utica, N. Y. He was admitted to practice in ISIO and l)ecame a partner of Timothy Jenkins, Esij., of Oneida Castle. Mi-. Graves was married to Miss Helen P. Breese in \S-i2, wlm died in IS^-l. He afterward married Miss Catherine H. Breese, a sister of his fu-st wife. Some years later Mr. Graves opened an office in New York, securing a profitable practice. In consecpience of impaired health he left New York and settled in Syracuse. The Burnet, Bank was organized in \Sb2, and Mr. Gra\'es was elected President. He is still President of its later organization. The New York State Banking Company. In 187'2 he and his wife made a triji around the world. Mr. Graves was Mayor of the city. President of the Board of Education, Trustee of Oakwood, Trustee and Vice-President of the Syracuse Savings Baidv, and also of the State Institution for Feeble Minded Children. He has founded two Lectureships on Missions, — at Rutgers, New Brunswick, N. J., and at Syracuse University. Sti'ongly attached to the Reformed Church, his integrity and fidelitj' to every trust is most conspicuous, and his may well he esteemed a successful life. .i^ ALFRED L. ROWLEY. ALFRED L. RO\\)LEy. ^P^^ SUBSTANTIAL monumental sarcophagus of granite marks ^■v^TTNl ^^^^ ^^^^ resting-place of Alfred Lee Rowley. He was born at __, Granby, Conn., was by profession a Civil Engineer, graduating from the' Military Academy at Norwich, Vt.-Captain Partridge, a contem- porary of the late General Wintield Scott, being at that time Principal of the institution. Mr Rowley married, early in life. Miss Manilla Chase of Manchester, N H They afterwards removed to Georgia, where Mr. Rowley's father had extensive business interests and owned a large property. Just prior to the Civil War they started North and passed through Virginia on the very dav of John Brown's execution. Mr Rowley purchased a farm in Clay, Onondaga County, where he lived for more 'than thirty years. He was a stanch Democrat, often being requested bv his party to accept office at their hands and as often dechmng^ He was a man of ,ovial temperament, a kind ^^^^^ ^^^f ;:--^ ^^ whose influence was felt throughout the community in which he lived, and ^^ whose word was always considered as good as his bond." He died May 24 1888 leaving a widow and three daughters: Anna, now Mrs^ A. Avery Howlett; Jennie, Mrs. William Timmerman, in this city, and Fannie, now Mrs Fred Rowley, of Albion, Orleans County, N. Y. (257) ^AKCUS CHRISTIAN HAND was born at Anns^dlle, Oueida County, N. Y., October -27, 1818. His father, Christian Hand, was one i.it the early settlers of Oneida County, taking ujt and clearing his own farm. His son came to Syracuse when about twenty years of agr, juiving laid tlie foundation for a useful life liy learning to oliserve Nature, and yet to be a jn-actical worker on his father's farm. It is fifty- seven years since he first came to Syracuse, where he resided till his death, Augusi :;i, lS!)-2. Mr. Hand was twice married and leaves one daiightcr, Mrs. Flora L. Howell, the child of his first wife. His surviving widow was Miss Julia E. Taylor. Mr. Hand's business was that of a ])ainti'r and decorator, and in tins business he gav^e employment to a great numl)er of people. Thirty years ago he gave uji this business and became for his pleasure a nurseryman and apiarist. His real estate interests were such as to make active business not a necessity. He possessed a vivid memory and loved to recall and relate incidents in the progress of this city, and had he lived he woidd have taken ;i gri^at interest in the ( )nondaga Centennial celebration of the present year. He published a historical vohtme in 1881.t, entitled " Syracuse From a Forest to a City." Data from this book was used by some of our elderly citizens in the elaborate exercises of the Centennial celebration, as well as material he collected with regard to Onondaga Valley and its points of historical interest. Mr. Hand's life was unostentatious. He loved to get near Nature's heart, and spent his latter days happily "among his books, his bees, his berry bushes and his tlowers,'" the happy tyi)e of a contented man. ( )ne of his greatest pleasures was the writing of his recollections and the fact that they were appreciated and enjoyed by others. He often published them in the newsjiapers of our city. (258) .> CHARLES M. WARNER. i CHaRLES (M. WaR/^ER. HE UNIQUE and siil)stantial mausoleum lately erected by Mr. Charles M. Warner is built of granite and, though not externally elaborate, has an exquisitely-finished interior containing twelve catacombs of finely-polished Tennessee marble. Its location is fine. It is affection's last tribute to a beloved wife. Mr. Warner is a most pulilic-spirited citizen and has won the lasting gratitude of our vetei'an soldiers by his generous offer to erect at this late day an imposing and fitting monument to those of our citizens who gave their lives in defence of our country at the critical period of the Civil war. This offer was the great surprise of the County Centennial mass meeting at the Armory in June, 1894. (2(53) imMo.jxs ^gj^j^jy^jjj L HIGGINS.— Perhaps no veteran of the late Civil $ war has a prouder record than the late Colonel Benjamin L. ^fe Higgins. He was born at Brewster, Mass., in 18"iecame its iirst Lutlieran minister, and was actively engaged in the Revohi- tionary war. Jolni M. Wieting, tlie son of Peter and Mary Mancliester Wieting, was born at Springticlih (Itsego County, February S, 1S17. He came to Syracuse in is:!?. When only fourteen years of age he commenced teaching at Deer- field, Oneidii County, winters, attending school four siimmers at the Liberal Institute, Clinton, N. Y., where he had a scholarship. For six years he was Assistant Siirxcynr and Engineer, first on the New York and Erie and later on the Syracuse and Utica railroads. He surveyed Rose Hill Cemetery and many of our village streets. He was an example of filial reverence and affection to his f;itliei-'s family, whom financial disaster left dependent upon liini. His tliirst for knowledge was boundless, all his leisure being devoted to the study of matliemathics and the natural sciences. Knowledge thus gained induced him to study medicine under the late Dr. Hiram Hoyt. His great interest in jdij-siology led him into the lecture field, where for over twenty years his career was one unijaralleled success. The one luindred thousaiiil dollars thus accumulated was invested in tlir building of the old historic Wieting Hall, where the most notalile jiolitical conventions of the time wei-e held for many years. The block has twice been destroyed by fire, only to rise like the Phenix from its ashes, in finer and more substantial proportions, a lasting monument to the indomitable energy of the man whose name it bears. Doctor Wieting traveled extensively, and Mrs. Wieting accompanied him on a tour of the world and to Europe. He did not find the health he sought. The grasp of disease was too strong and an attack of pneumonia closed the brave struggle he had made for life February 13, 1888. The illustration on the adjoining page represents the massive and imposing tomb of Doctor Wieting. It is constructed of gray granite, is jiarticularly unique in design, and so located as to advantageously exhibit its various points of beauty from tiny position. (270) \ JOHN M. WIETINC EARL B. ALVORD. E&RL B. atVOKD. ^m^^ FEW massive steps lead ui) to the stately shaft that has been '^'' " '■ erected to keep in remembrance the late Earl B. Alvord. The ^ enclosure is a handsome one, kept in exquisite order-trees, ^rlTd turf showing the hand of loving care. Earl B. Alvord was the youngest son of Anson Alvord and was born at Steuben, Oneida Co., N. 1 ., October 7 1832, the family moving in 182U to Onondaga Valley. The young man was educated here, afterwards joining his brothers in manufacturmg linie at the Valley. He bought them out later and continued this with other branches of business in this city. He purchased limestone quarries at Jamesville, establishing branch mills there and at Binghamton. He went into the coal business here and at Cleveland, and was the pioneer of Macadam pavement in this city. Mr. Alvord bitterly opposed monopolies, held broad business views and had the power to push large undertakings to a successful consummation. He had faith in our city's future and had gained a high position in our community on account of his liberality and integrity^ Mr^ Alvord died July 23, 1883, leaving a widow and two sons, Anson E. and Edgar Alvord, residents of this city. CLOSl/NG REcMaRKS. ^t^^^T HAS been qiiite impossible within tlie limits of a well-projiortioneil ^IH volume to rei)respnt even a tithe of the titting ami beautiful ~») memorials that have been set up l)y loving friends to the memory of the sacred dead. For this reason, among others, some that are stately and elegant fail to have a i)lace here. It is most jjleasant to make "honorable mention" of all who ha\-e been oflieers of tlie Association, or who gave of their means to further its every interest in the days of its first organization. They were among our very best citizens, and "their works do follow them." To them we owe many of our cliurches, our educational institutions, our banks and the substantial homes now (.)ccupi(!d liy their descendants. Shall I speak of the men once prominent around Fayette Park, like the late Horace White, John D. Norton, Thoinas B. Fitch, and Daniel Pratt; of the James street h(_)mes where once lived Tra (i. P>arnes, L. W. Hall, Curtis Moses, Israel S. Spencer, Charles B. Sedgwick, George Barnes, and Dr. Lyman Clary ^ Shall we go in thought upon West Genesee street and ask for Jmlge George F. Comstock and J(.ihn W. Barker, who have passed away; also Alfred C. Howlett and Judge George N. Kennedy, who still reside there and were among the first subscribers':' Otliei-s who gave at the outset were E. T. Wright, Siilney Stanton, Dr. H. B. Wilbur, Burr Burton, Judge (27G) W. H. Shankland, Richard Raynor, Daniel D. Smith, John Greenway, Henry Riegel, D. McDougal, John L. Cook, O. T. Burt, Alonzo C. Yates, F. Wellington, General Henry W. Slocum, John White, Joseph Seymour, Charles Tallman, Clinton F. Paige, Joseph F. Sabine, William Winton, Horatio N. White, M. H. Church, and George L. Maynard. We might mention many other men whose names are household words and who watched with delight Oakwood's growth from a forest to a beautiful city of peace. Many of them have finished their labors and now sleep beneath the quiet shadows of its lofty oaks. We deem it appropriate at this point to give the names of the gentlemen who constitute the present Board of Trustees and Officers: Horace Candee, Peter Burns, Charles Andrews, Thomas J. Leach, James J. Belden, Edward B. Judson, Jr., Charles P. Clark, John C. Hunt, William Brown Smith, Nathan F. Graves, Jacob Grouse, G. F. Comstock, Jr., (Deceased). William Brown Smith, President. Jacob Grouse, Vice-President. Howard N. Babcock, Secretary and Treasurer. Burrett Chaffee, Superintendent. The pure atmosphere and rich earth surround the stone as they surround the rose. They are as free to the one as the other, but the rose grows red and soft and fragrant, and the stone lies cold and hard and gray. The same rich humanity, the same culture, the same beauty lies about two men, as (377) free to one as tlie otlier, and one utow.s harder and more insensible day by ilay, wliile the otlier grows kimllier, truer and more sensitive; but to each and all lives must come a day when the questi(in of "what might have been " is forever settled by the touch of death. Would that all could say on that day of days, ;i.s did Sir Philip Sidney, "I would not change my joy for the empire of the world," or excdaim as heartily at life's ebbing as the late Dr. Muhlenberg, "I would not live alway." Is it not true that tlie majority of mankind get readj' for everything but deatli ? The old Saxon word huniaii, to hury, has a kindrcil word heorgrni, to scire, suggesting most sweetly to every C'hristinn heart the great harmony that underlies thi> age-hjug threnody of sorrow, the resurrection of tlie dea-d, and "the power of the endless life." The arclneologist has searched ancient records most tlioroughly to discover how dust was given to dust in the early days of the world's history and it would be difiicult to find a more quaint and rare book upon this subject than Sir Thomas Browne's " Hydriotaphia. " There were only three ])rincipal modes of burial — interment in the earth itself, incineration, (our present cremation), the ashes being preserved in buri.il urns, and the elaborate process of embalming. He says, " the sea is the smartest grave of all." In what ancient library shall we find enrolled the secrets of the old embalmer's art, and among them the sacred record of those loving women who came with their sweet spices and fine twined linen for the anointing of their Lord, later to stand with enraptured faces at the angel's announcement of a risen Christ '; " There is a voice from the tomb sweeter than song. There is a remembrance of the dead to which we turn even from the charms of the living. O, the gravel the grave! It buries every error, covers every defect, extinguishes every resentment ! From its peaceful bosom spring none but fond regrets an' -'-r •^ ' C< ,V ./. -/, .,<^',,Vtt . V", ■<>' '-f. A-' C^ ■''cJ-. '■^- <^ ^^" ■%. ^^ s*"" ^.mmmmm ^ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 014 221 144 >i!{\uOV^OU(,\>',''ViUi*ikl-4iitVi\'il^ mm