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Madison Fire Company, No. 2 .- On the 23d of July, 1856, a meeting of Germans was called to organize a fire company, to be added to the Fire Department of Madison, to be styled "The Madison Fire Company, No. 2." At that meeting a committee was appointed to draft a constitution, and on the 30th of July the organization was perfected, the constitution adopted, and the following members signed their names :
John Wissler, L. C. Fembreit, Christian Hinrichs, Henry Hess, F. B. Huchting, F. Dinkelmann, A. Moeglich, Richard Baus, G. F. C. Memhard, G. Armbrecht, George Speckner, Jacob Schminke, David Weis, H. Jungman, Fred Santhoff, John Wickert, W. Lamp, Matthew Weck, John Madi, C. H. Steinmetz, William Veerhusen, Fred Hummel, Ernst Mueller, L. Mildbrand, C. H. Beyler, H. Junge, Aug. Herfurth, Jacob Schneider, A. Iluchting, Fr. Moessner, Theodore Herfurth, P. Fagg, Fr. Schmitz, J. Lamp, L. Weinberger, A. Schminke, G. Barkhan, William Reuter, Casper Hauk, John Kurtz, William Hoffmann, Dan Kessler, S. Klauber, G. Stroebel, T. C. Barnard, W. Kemmerling, Charles Froehlich, W. Wienold, George Esser, B. Wasserman, Leo Nolden, H. Beerbaum, Edo Hinrichs, W. A. Oppel, Martin Hinrichs, M. Henseler, Henry H. Hinrichs, Otto Hinrichs, Peter Hamacher, Ch. R. Stein, Fr. Sprecher, Matthew Bauman, Casper Zwicky.
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After the signatures, the following officers were elected : Foreman, John Wissler ; First Assistant Foreman, A. Moeglich ; Second Assistant Foreman, G. F. C. Memhard ; Secretary, A. Huchting ; Treasurer, Casper Zwicky ; Hose Captain, Aug. Herfurth.
The election of officers took place every six months.
At the half-yearly meeting, held on the 3d of February, 1857, the following officers were elected : Foreman, G. F. C. Memhard; First Assistant Foreman, Jacob Schminke ; Second Assistant Foreman, Fr. Dinkelmann ; Recording Secretary, M. Kohner ; Financial Secretary, F. B. Huchting ; Treasurer, Fr. Sauthoff; Hose Captain, A. Herfurth ; Trustees, Richard Baus, Fr. Sprecher, Casper Zwicky.
At the annual meeting, held August 4, 1857, the following officers were elected : Foreman, G. F. C. Memhard ; First Assistant, John Wissler ; Second Assistant, Fr. Dinkelmann ; Record- ing Secretary, C. H. Steinmetz; Financial Secretary, R. Kamlah ; Treasurer, Fr. Sauthoff; Stewart, Martin Hinrichs ; Hose Captain, John Wickert.
At the half-yearly meeting, held February 2, 1858, the following officers were elected: Foreman, G. F. C. Memhard; First Assistant, John Wisler; Second Assistant, Fr. Dinkle- mann ; Recording Secretary, Richard Baus ; Financial Secretary, H. Jungmann ; Treasurer, Fr. Sauthoff ; Steward, M. Hinrichs ; Hose Captain, A. Moeglich.
At the annual meeting, held August 3, 1858, the following officers were elected ; Foreman, G. F. C. Memhard; First Assistant, John Wissler; Second Assistant, Fr. Dinklemann; Record- ing Secretary, Richard Baus; Financial Secretary, O. Hinrichs ; Treasurer, Fr. Sauthoff; Steward, H. Jungman ; Hose Captain, A. Moeglich.
At the monthly meeting, held November 6, 1858, the following officers were elected to fill vacancies caused by removing out of the city and resignation : Second Assistant Foreman, M. Hinrichs ; Recording Secretary, R. Kamlah; Financial Secretary, C. Froehlich; Treasurer, William Veerhusen ; Steward, Edo Hinrichs.
At the half-yearly meeting, held February 1, 1859, the following officers were elected: Foreman, G. F. C. Memhard ; First Assistant, John Wissler ; Second Assistant, M. Hinrichs ; Recording Secretary, M. Henseler ; Financial Secretary, C. Froehlich ; Steward, Edo Hin- richs ; Hose Captain, A Moeglich.
At the annual meeting, held August 2, 1859, the following officers were elected : Foreman, G. F. C. Memhard ; First Assistant, Martin Hinrichs ; Second Assistant, John Wissler ; Record- ing Secretary, C. Froehlich ; Financial Secretary, W. Holtzhausen; Treasurer, William Veer- husen ; Hose Captain, A. Moeglich ; Assistant Hose Captain. J. A. Steinle ; Steward, E. Hin- richs ; Trustees for three years, L. Mildbrandt, D. Kessler, G. Barkham.
At the half-yearly meeting, held February 7, 1860, the following officers were elected : Foreman, John Wissler ; First Assistant, M. Hinrichs ; Second Assistant, Louis Mildbrand; Recording Secretary, G. F. C. Memhard ; Financial Secretary, C. W. Heyl; Treasurer, Will- iam Veerhusen ; Hose Captain, William Hoffmann ; Assistant Captain, J. A. Steinle ; Stew- ard, William Holtzhausen.
At the annual meeting, held August 7, 1860, the following officers were elected : Foreman, G. F. C. Memhard ; First Assistant, Martin Hinrichs ; Second Assistant, C. W. Heyl ; Record- ing Secretary, F. B. Huchting; Financial Secretary, John Zehnpfenning ; Treasurer, William Veerhusen ; Hose Captain, J. A. Steinle ; Assistant Hose Captain, William Lamp; Steward, L. Gutmann.
The constitution was amended so as to read, " The officers shall be elected at the annual meeting for one year."
Aside from the general fund, the company having gained a surplus, a sick fund was organ- ized April 9, 1861.
The war of the rebellion having commenced, Madison, No. 2, also sent her quota, which caused a vacancy among her officers.
On the 21st of April, G. F. C. Memhard resigned his position as Foreman, and First Assist- ant M. Hinrichs acted in his stead, being next in rank.
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F. B. Huchting resigned, and Charles Froelich was appointed in his place.
At the next monthly meeting, held May 1, 1861, the following officers were elected to fill vacancies : Foreman, John Wissler ; Recording Secretary, Ch. Froehlich ; Secretary of the Sick Fund, William Holtzhausen.
At the annual meeting, held August 6, 1861, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Foreman, John Wissler ; First Assistant, Martin Hinrichs ; Second Assistant, Henry Beerbaum ; Recording Secretary, Charles Froehlich ; Financial Secretary, G. Barkhan ; Treasurer, H. Jungmann ; Hose Captain, William Lamp ; Assistant, Safinas Bosse; Trustees, C. W. Heyl, Richard Baus and D. Kessler.
At the annual meeting, held August 5, 1862, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Foreman, John Wissler ; First Assistant, M. Hinrichs ; Second Assistant, G. Armbrecht; Recording Secretary, M. Henseler ; Financial Secretary, G. Barkhan ; Treasurer, H. Jungman ; Hose Captain, John Wickert; Assistant Hose Captain, M. Newmann ; Steward, Edo Hinrichs ; Trustees, John Bieler, W. A. Oppell and Otto Hinrichs.
Atthe annual meeting, held August 4, 1863, the following officers were elected for the ensu- ing year : Foreman, C. W. Heyl ; First Assistant, Arnold Huchting ; Second Assistant Fore- man, W. A. Oppell; Recording Secretary, Mathew Henseler ; Financial Secretary, Gustav Barkhan ; Treasurer, H. Jungman ; Hose Captain, John Wickert ; Assistant Hose Captain, J. A. Steinle ; Steward, Mathew Boehmer ; Trustees, M. Bauer, Henry Beerbaum and John Bieler.
The following testimonial was received from the late William Dudley, handsomely framed, and it is cherished very highly, occupying a very prominent place in their rooms :
TESTIMONIAL.
The undersigned tenders his sincere thanks to " Madison Engine Company, No. 2," for their arduous and suc- cessful efforts in saving his property from destruction by fire on the morning of April 11, 1864, and presents this testimonial as a token of their uniform prompt and energetic services.
Madison, Wis., April 22, 1864.
WILLIAM DUDLEY.
At the annual meeting, held August 2, 1864, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Foreman, M. Hinrichs ; First Assistant, John Wissler ; Second Assistant, W. A. Oppell ; Recording Secretary, Otto Sherk ; Financial Secretary, John Helmus; Treasurer, Henry Jungman; Steward, Ed Hinrichs ; Hose Captain, John Wickert; Assistant Hose Captain, J. A. Steinle ; Trustees, Arnold Huchting, M. Henseler and C. W. Heyl.
At the annual meeting, held August 5, 1865, the following officers were elected : Fore- man, A. Huchting ; First Assistant, William Holtzhausen ; Second Assistant, William Lamp ; Recording Secretary, F. B. Huchting; Financial Secretary, W. A. Oppell ; Treasurer, C. W. Heyl; Hose Captain, A. Conrad ; Assistant Hose Captain, A. Gesberger ; Steward, L. Kess- ler ; Trustees, William Holtzhausen, B. H. Nienaber and Ph. Schoen.
At the annual meeting, held August 7, 1866, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Foreman, Arnold Huchting ; First Assistant, C. W. Heyl; Second Assistant, George Armbrecht ; Recording Secretary, John Koerber ; Financial Secretary, L. Schuckart ; Treasurer, W. A. Oppell; Hose Captain, A. Conrad ; Assistant Hose Captain, Fred Schmidt ; Trustees, Arnold Huchting, M. Henseler and C. W. Heyl.
At the monthly meeting, held December 4, 1866, the company by resolution withdrew from the department, and re-organized into the Madison, No. 2, Relief Association soon after.
Capital Hook and Ladder, No. 1 .- In September, 1857, a paper was signed by a number of young men of Madison calling for a meeting with a view of organizing a hook and ladder company. The following persons, having signed the call and co-operated in the enterprise, were the original members of the company : William Wallace, John H. Clark, Samuel McCord, George H. Johnson, George B. McGie, J. Van Etta, Lucius Fairchild, J. A. McGie, C. N. Moore, Wayne Ramsay, E. B. Lansing, J. H. McAvoy, W. S. Hobart, John H. Moore, J. R. Baltzell, C. C. Pierce, Manning Treadway, J. H. Whittlesey, John Reynolds, J. W. Holmes,
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W. H. Sherwin, Cassius Fairchild. The first meeting was held pursuant to call on the evening of October 7, 1857, at Van Bergen's Hall, and the company duly organized. The truck was built during the winter of 1857-58, by James A. Smith, of New York, and arrived in Madi- son in April, 1858. It was one of the largest trucks made, carrying five ladders, built upon the most improved methods and of the very best material. It has been a voluntary servant of the city from the time of its arrival until the present, and is still in active service. The Capi- tal Hook and Ladder Company, as originally, is still maintained as an independent company, all expenses being borne by the members and their services rendered gratuitously to the city. In 1877, the city built for the company a substantial and beautiful two-story brick block on Monona avenue for their use, which was formally taken possession of Friday evening, October 26, 1877-their present quarters. Of the original members of the company who are still serv- ing as active members are John H. Clark and Jacob Van Etta. These gentlemen have served continuously since its organization. Present officers : William G. Pitman, Foreman ; John M. Sumner, Assistant Foreman ; L. S. Brown, Secretary ; Jacob Van Etta, Treasurer.
E. W. Keyes Company, No. 1 .- Organized November 14, 1866, as follows : The officers elected were James E. Fisher, Foreman ; Frank A. Stoltze, Assistant Foreman; H. F. Dun- ham, Secretary ; James S. Webster, Treasurer ; T. C. Botsford, Hose Captain ; C. H. Bill- ings, Engineer; F. C. Billings, Stoker. Members-F. E. Zimmerman, Charles Askew, H. E. Willis, Samuel Askew, J. P. Williams, E. T. Munsell, H. M. Richardson, H. S. Taft, H. A. Dyke, J. W. Tolford, W. A. Bradley, A. Kenney, T. H. Gray, J. F. Bruce, William Askew, Robert Bird, William Haak, Robert Slightam, W. C. Wyman, James Robbins, G. A. Lincoln, George Memhard, James Leitch, A. Kentzler, A. G. Hellwig, William Stevenson.
1867-Fred Zimmerman, Foreman ; T. C. Botsford, Assistant Foreman; J. B. Howe, Hose Captain ; Charles Billings, Engineer ; Robert Bird, Stoker.
1868-Fred Zimmerman, Foreman ; T. C. Botsford, Assistant Foreman ; J. B. Howe, Hose Captain ; Charles Billings, Engineer ; R. B. Bird, Stoker.
1869-J. W. Tolford, Foreman ; W. A. Bradley, Assistant Foreman ; J. B. Howe, Hose Captain ; J. S. Webster, Secretary ; Engineer and Stoker, same.
1870-W. A. Bradley, Foreman ; J. B. Howe, Assistant Foreman.
1871-W. A. Bradley, Foreman ; H. A. Dyke, Assistant Foreman; Byron S. Bush, Secretary ; Charles Billings, Engineer ; R. B. Bird, Stoker.
1872-W. A. Bradley, Foreman ; H. A. Dyke, Assistant Foreman ; B. S. Bush, Secre- tary ; Charles Billings, Engineer ; R. B. Bird, Stoker.
1873-W. A. Bradley, Foreman ; J. B. Howe, Assistant Foreman ; B. S. Bush, Secre- tary ; Charles Billings, Engineer ; R. B. Bird, Stoker.
1874-W. A. Bradley, Foreman ; J. B. Howe, Assistant Foreman ; W. G. Dunn, Secre- tary ; Charles Billings, Engineer ; R. B. Bird, Stoker.
1875-W. A. Bradley, Foreman ; J. B. Howe, Assistant Foreman ; W. G. Dunn, Secre- tary ; Charles Billings, Engineer; R. B. Bird, Stoker.
Andrew Proudfit Company No. 2 .- This company organized August 1, 1870, with twenty men. At that and subsequent annual elections, the following officers were chosen :
In 1870, William Vallender, Foreman ; Frank Zehnpfenning, Assistant; Frank Billings, Engineer ; Nick Behrend, Stoker.
In 1871-72-73-74, the above officers were re-elected.
In 1875, the company was reduced to fifteen men. Officers : Frank Zehnpfenning, Fore- man; John Kirsh, Assistant ; Frank Billings, Engineer; Nick Behrend, 'Stoker; John Enel- berg, Jr., Driver.
In 1876, John Kirch, Foreman ; Mat Boehmer, Assistant, the remaining officers the same as in 1875.
In 1877-78-78-80, the officers were as follows: William Vallender, Foreman ; John Grishoper, Assistant; Anton Habermann, Secretary ; Frank Billings, Engineer; Nick Behr- end, Stoker ; John Engelberg, Driver, besides the following men at date, Charles Schleicher,
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Joseph Schleicher, Andrew Schleicher, Ed Schadauer, Frank R. Scherrer, P. Behrend, Mat- thew Behrend, A. Haak, John Kirch, John Zirkel.
The S. U. Pinney Supply Hose Company was organized May 25, 1874, by F. C. Sheas- by, J. W. Longfield, John S. Pyncheon, J. J. Sheasby, C. G. Chase, Joseph D. Downing, Will- iam H. Hughes, Charles M. Heeran, J. W. Hagerty, N. B. Langley, Samuel H. Longfield, James B. Reynolds and Henry Waltzinger, who selected as officers, Captain, F. C. Sheasby ; Assistant Captain, J. W. Longfield ; Secretary, John S. Pyncheon ; Treasurer, Joseph J. Sheas- by, and, after serving until January, 1875, without remuneration from the city, were admitted as a part of the Fire Department at that time, and given quarters in a room in the lower part of the City Hall Building.
Officers elected for the year 1875, were F. C. Sheasby, Captain ; Jesse W. Longfield, As- sistant Captain ; John S. Pyncheon, Secretary ; S. H. Longfield, Financial Secretary ; J. J. Sheasby, Treasurer.
For the year 1876, F. C. Sheasby, Captain ; John S. Pyncheon, Assistant Captain ; A. C. Taft, Secretary ; James B. Reynolds, Treasurer ; J. J. Sheasby, Steward.
For the year 1877, A. C. Taft, Foreman; William H. Hughes, Assistant Foreman ; Sam- uel H. Longfield, Treasurer ; N. A. Nelson, Secretary ; J. W. Longfield, Steward.
For the year 1878, A. C. Taft, Foreman; N. A. Crampton, Assistant Foreman; C. M. Heeran, Secretary ; William Gallup, Treasurer ; William Gill, Steward.
For the year 1879, William H. Hughes, Foreman ; J. J. Longfield, Assistant Foreman ; A. C. Taft, Secretary ; J. W. Longfield, Treasurer : S. H. Longfield, Steward.
In the year 1880, the company stands with a roll of C. Bernard, J. Crawford, Ferd Engle, William H. Hughes, James Howe, J. J. Longfield, J. W. Longfield, S. H. Longfield, J. F. Malaney, J. B. Reynolds, W. J. Schleicher, George Schleicher, A. C. Taft, M. Whitmore, W. 0. Fuller, and officered by William H. Hughes, Foreman ; J. J. Longfield, Assistant Foreman ; A. C. Taft, Secretary; J. W. Longfield, Treasurer ; James Howe, Steward, and are equipped with one two-wheeled hose cart, and one four-wheeled carriage, each carrying 600 feet of rubber hose.
This company has a record of 3 minutes 5 seconds, unreeling 600 feet hose, breaking couplings, coupling again, and reeling upon cart, made July 4, 1877.
They have a showy uniform, consisting of white shirts, with red trimmings, white belts and white leather hats, also red trimmed.
The New E. W. Keys Company .- The company was re-organized April 9, 1875, with the following officers : James Ledwith, Foreman ; Andrew Flom, Assistant Foreman ; James M. Kelly, Secretary ; Samuel G. Prince, Treasurer ; J. C. Reitberger, Steward.
At the annual meeting in 1876, the officers elected were as follows : James M. Kelly, Foreman ; Andrew Flom, Assistant Foreman ; T. S. Leland, Secretary ; James Ledwith, Treasurer; Patrick Lyons, Steward.
In 1877, Patrick Lyons was Foreman ; A. J. Quamman, Assistant Foreman ; James M. Kelly, Secretary ; Timothy Purcell, Treasurer ; Thomas Ellis, Steward.
In 1878, Patrick Lyons was re-elected Foreman, and A. J. Quamman, Assistant Foreman ; Maligus Boehmer, Secretary ; T. S. Leland, Treasurer ; Thomas Ellis, Steward.
In 1879, James M. Kelly was Foreman, and Karl Baumann, Assistant Foreman ; Thomas Coleman, Secretary ; Timothy Purcell, Treasurer ; Patrick Lyons, Steward.
In. 1880, James M. Kelly was re-elected Foreman, with M. Boehmer, Assistant Foreman ; Charles Heyl, Secretary ; Timothy Purcell, Treasurer ; Den Dacy, Steward; with the following members : Patrick Pyon, Joseph Utter, Hubbard Fichten, Thomas Coleman, Michael Lyons, Mar. Comeford, Thomas Ellis, James Conlin, Knute Swenson, F. McKanna.
MADISON AS A SUMMER RESORT.
" Madison, the beautiful capital of Wisconsin, is famous for the beauty of its site, the charms of its exquisite surroundings, the elegance of its houses, and the salubrity of its climate.
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It is located upon two hills on the isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona, a mile wide. Lake Mendota is seven miles long and four wide-the largest of the four lakes here. The other two are Waubesa and Kegonsa, all four joined together by a small stream [the Yahara], forming a magnificent chain .. These beautiful bodies of water, surrounded by hills, forests and undulating lawns, make Madison famous as the most beautiful of capitals, and a most desirable / summer resort.
" Of the attractions for the tourist, boating naturally takes the first rank, and the lakes are constantly alive with steamers, sail-boats and row-boats. Regattas and races are of frequent occurrence. Numerous resorts on the two largest lakes-chief among them being Maple Bluff and the Hospital for the Insane on Lake Mendota, and Tonyawatha and Winnequah, on Lake Monona-contribute to the pleasures of the city. The fishing in these lakes is superb. In the vicinity of Madison are many charming drives, the favorite one being the 'University Drive,' leading through the university campus and farm. The buildings of the University of Wisconsin are located on a steep hill. From the top of the latter a delightful view is had of the beautiful city and its magnificent surroundings. A sunset view from this point is particularly grand.
" Madison has been laid out and built with great care, and is one of the handsomest cities in the United States. Its claim as a fine summer resort is well founded, since it has all the requisites of one in the beauty of its scenery, and the many opportunities for enjoyment and rec- reation, unsurpassed hotel accommodations and select society; the magnificence of its climate adding to its popularity."
UNITED STATES AND STATE CENSUS.
The different enumerations of the inhabitants of Madison since it became a city, made hy the United States and the State authorities, are as follows : 1860, 6,611; 1865, 9,191; 1870, 9,176 ; 1875, 10,093; 1880, 10,341.
FOREST HILL CEMETERY.
One of the chief acts performed by any civilized community, is the providing a suitable and permanent place for the interment of its dead ; but when a country is new and sparsely settled, and deaths few, very little attention is given to the subject, almost any sightly burial-place heing considered good enough. The first burial-place was University Hill.
The next place of burial was near, or within, what is now the Vilas homestead, in Block 61, where but few bodies were laid, it being deemed best, in 1840, to make a burial-ground of a sandy ridge lying near, and southwest of, the Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien depot. To this ground the remains of the last-mentioned dead were removed.,
On January 7, 1850, owing to stipulations made by L. J. Farwell's agent, $175 were appropriated by the Village Council to purchase Block 180 of his addition, he to have the privilege of selecting six burial lots. Simeon Mills, J. T. Clark and D. H. Wright were appointed a committee to attend to the matter ; and on the 4th of February following the bargain was concluded, and during the spring and summer the ground was platted and fenced at an expense of $250. There were about three and one-half acres, laid out into 256 lots, sixteen of the larger size being equivalent to the sixty-four small ones, which were set aside as a potter's field.
The situation and soil of this cemetery were well adapted to its use, but it was wholly insufficient in size to supply room for the constantly increasing number of dead ; so that by the winter of 1856, the potter's field was full, and nearly all of the other lots purchased. Accordingly, action was then taken by the City Council for the purchase of a large tract of land for a burial place, and by resolution the Cemetery Committee was instructed to select and buy the same.
On the 6th day of January, 1857, the committee effected the purchase of Lots 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32, in Lake Land. adjacent to Madison, other- wise known as the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 21, Town of Madison, containing
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in all eighty acres, more or less, from John and Maria Wright, for the sum of $10,000 in city bonds .. On the 10th of August, 1857, the committee made a formal report of the transaction to the City Council, and requested that they be authorized to have forty acres of the south end of the land surveyed into suitable lots, and platted and numbered, and be exposed and sold at public vendue. Also, that twenty acres should be surveyed on the northeast corner of the tract and laid out with alleys and carriage-ways, to be used as a potter's field. Also, to have such amounts of land surveyed and platted from the remainder, for the exclusive and separate use of the Catholics and Jews, as they might wish to purchase, they to pay cost price per acre ; and further, be it resolved, " That the moneys accruing from the sale of lots in the Protestant cemetery, as well as the funds that may accrue from the old cemetery, be set apart for the embellishment of the ground in the new cemetery." The committee were authorized to com- mence the survey, and prosecute the work as fast as practicable. The survey was begun upon the plan of Mr. Hough, but owing to his death it was completed and mapped by A. Ligowsky, the work being finished by January 1, 1862.
Eighteen and sixty-three one-hundredth acres of land were sold to the Catholics off from the northwest corner, the same being separated from the Protestant ground by the Mineral Point road. The latter was then laid out into irregular Sections 33, in number, they being intersected in part by convenient driveways and walks. Section 10, containing seventy-nine lots, was purchased by the Jews for their exclusive use.
There are in all 1,474 lots staked out in the northwest part, including the Jewish section, grading in size from 400 to 1,600 square feet, the average price per lot being $25. The idea of selling lots at vendue did not prove a success, neither was the Potter's Field maintained upon the large scale at first recommended ; and instead of the south end of the grounds being sold and occupied first, the reverse was the case, the north part being selected. There are yet sixteen sections not staked out or improved, and which are separated from the improved sections by a wide avenue.
In May, 1868, an ordinance was passed by the common council of the city of Madison, stating that no burial should thereafter be made on the old cemetery ground (Block 180), except upon the lots before sold. There are lots set aside in the east part of the new cemetery suitable in size to bury the soldiers of the Federal and Confederate armies who have died in Madison, or who have been brought here and interred. There are 194 Union dead resting here, and a short distance from them 136 Confederate dead are lying. The lot of the Union dead is surrounded by an iron fence, erected by the General Government, in exact imita- tion of the fence round Capitol Park. Their names are as follows :
James A. Alderman, Samuel Atherton, H. P. Osgood, Ezra Adwood, W. H. Ashley, Samuel D. Alberton, George Anderson, C. Anderson, Ozoda Auga, Samuel Atherton, A. Brant, W. G. Baker, A. O. Barnes, Chauncey Baker, James Bolton, Cyrus Baker, John Berger, Daniel C. Barts, William Barber, Gustave Beck, George W. Branch, S. N. Beecher, Charles H. Bar- ber, William Beardsley, Austin Cartman, David F. Chambers, William Cady, W. H. Campbell, George A. Cowan, Charles H. Capsin, Thomas Chambers, Ola Chustoporson, Marius Comstock, J. N. Crawford, John P. Clark, J. H. Cross, Hiram Cronch, George Cass, John W. Davis, Frederick Deaconheart, Eber H. Dair, Edward J. Doane, Israel Darrien, Joseph Downey, Will- iam M. Davis, Jacob Davy, W. H. Dunken, Philip Dodge, George S. De Cay, William Farmer, Daniel Federly, John Foley, George Fox, E. N. Fitch, Edmond Gee, Corwin Gregory, Ferdi- pand Grout, Thomas Gaffany, David Graham, John Grosmeyer, Bendi M. Graham, Wilhelm F. Grath, Clarence Glivers, Cyrus Gillette, Patrick Gatley, Joel Geer, John Garrick, H. C. Head, J. C. Holton, Sebastian Hockmuth, George W. Hoyt, Albert Harrington, Isaac Hollis, Henry Hall, Alexander Hays, E. P. Hendrick, John Hook, George Hollis, Miller B. Hively, Charles Hack, Joseph Hatum, George N. Hamilton, Jacob Hare, Eber H. Hills, J. B. Haun, Ernest Haguar, George N. Hildan, W. F. Howe, J. D. Hager, J. Ilen, Edward Jameson, Corus Gillett, Alfred Jones, Eugene Johnson, Horace Jenney, David L. Johnston, Isaac G. Kendall, D. K. Keppers, Henry Knoche, Edward S. Kingman, Joseph Libby, William Landboye, G. W.
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