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THE FRIENDS OF MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY
Vol 21 NO.3 SUMMER 2001
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dates, and the following verse, "And I heard
E"" primed in raised. c3pitalleners in a framed
section of the one-and-a-half-foottall base a voice from Hcaven saying unto me,
HOLLISTER FAMILY of the monumem. On the corresponding 'Write: "Blessed are lhe dead which die in
by Co/'), Caf/Jelller sides of the obelisk. the names of the the Lord from henceforth: 'Yea: saith the
dece3sed in lhe immediate family are listed Spirit. 'that they may rest from their labours:
Looking al Ihe Hollister family tree. wilh dates of birth and death, and some- and their works do follow them.""" - Rev.
one observes a number of truly outstanding times. biblical passages. 14:13." This is a simple stalement of his
men and women. The Rochester area owes a date of death and his age followed by a peri-
great deal to the businessmen, politicians, In the year 1640. the firsl Hollister to od. a punclUatioll mark Ihat represents the
and educmors of this illustrious family. Their settle on American soil arrived from his end of the sentence. as Ihe end of a life is
monuments are located in Section G. Lot overseas journey from England. John memorialized here, This Bible passage is
119 of Mount Hope Cemetery. This one that reflects the hope of eternal peace in
beautiful ground, sheltered by trees, is the Lord, George was a man of considerable
duty and obligation 10 his family and busi-
a proper resting place for the men and The hemlstolle for the
ness, so at the time of death, he looked for-
women who saw love and loss. felt poet alld lIovelist
such joy and sorrow in their lifetimes. ward to a sweet reprieve from the profane
Elizabeth Hol/iSler Frosl
In death, lhey remain a family, close ill world. At the same time. the passage empha-
is decorate(1 with an
sizes the importance of his work here on
proximity. and their rclmionships omamenfal border of two
earth, as il will be remembered by God, and
detailed by the words Ihey left behind. imerhlcillg ballds. called
probably by those he leaves behind. The
a gllilloche. The epitaph
headstone marking George A. 's grave is a
The is (I poem by Emily
plain tablet. the top of which reads, simply.
Brome. Photo by Frank
Hollister Family Plot. A. Gillespie.
"Father." This must have been his most
important role as head of the family, and the
The idea presented by the family way he would like to be remembered.
plot is a type of denial. not a denial of E/ioll Frosts "eadstolle
death itself. but the idea Ihm demh is Sarah Hollisler was the wife of George
comains a selection from (I
truly the end. The Hollisters intended A. and the mother of Emmelt H.. Millicent,
Raben Browiling poem that
to live on through their descelldullts. and Henry Martin Hollister. She passed
It'as mostlikel.\' selected by
their memorial. and the words and away due to heart disease on lune I, 1869 at
his wife, the poet alld
works thai they have left behind. There the age of 65 years. Sarah, too, is remem-
1l000elist EIi~abeth Hollister
is an obvious belief in eternal life, bered on the western side of the obelisk
Frost, (IS his epiUlph.
whether it be through remembrances directly below the words pertaining to her
Phol{) by Frank A, Gillespie.
here on earth, or with God in Heaven. husband. Her inscription reads, "Sarah. Wife
The plot itself consists of seventeen of George A. Hollister. Died June 1, 1869.
individual gravestones facing inward Age 65 years & 29 days. Precious in the
toward lhe family monument, a simple Hollister took up residence in the town of sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."
obelisk. All obelisk. according to author GlaslQnhury, CT: 186 years later his descen- This biblical passage is taken from Psalms
Richard Reiscm. is "an uprighl four-sided dent George A. Hollister moved with his I [6: [5. I imagine that it may have been a
pillar. gradually tapering as il rises and CUI family to Rochester, NY. George was a busi- favorite of Sarah's. and a testament to her
off at the top in the form of a pyramid." It is nessman, and began the successful Hollister own 'saintliness.' Her headstone. like
"a symbol for the Egyptian god, Re, who Lumber Company. which eventually was George's bears a single word: "Mother." The
held the power to recreate." The Structure passed down to his son. Emmett H. fact that her roles as wife and mother are
itself is made of granite, and stands approxi- Hollister, and the next generation. George emphasized is a testament to the time hut
mately fifteen feet tall. It is set on a simple died of consumption in 1854, and today is also to her loving devotion to her family.
marble base. which on each of three sides buried next to his wife, Sarah Hollister, and
lists the heads of segments of lhe fllmily his young son Henry Martin Hollister. Henry Martin Hollister is the last mem-
tree; James A. Husband, George A. Hollister, George's immediate household is listed on ber of George A.'s immediate family memo-
and Emmell H. Hollister. These names are the western side of the obelisk. His inscrip- rialized on the obelisk. He died of scarlet
tion includes his name, birth and death fever on November 15, 1840 at the youngage of four years and five months. On the Emmett." The sense of grief that accompa- Emily was from a prominent American
obelisk. the inscription for the boy reads, nied the passing of the young boy is appar- family. Her grandfather, Thurlow Weed, the
"Henry Manin. Son of George A. & Sarah ent in these loving. plain words. distinguished newspaper publisher, was
Hollister. Died November 15, 1840. Aged 4 ambassador to England during the Civil War.
years, 5 months & 8 days." His headstone Related to Sarah E. Granger Hollistcr and a personal friend to Abraham Lincoln,
reads simply. "Henry." This use of a first in the plot are her parents, Rhoda and Austin George and Emily were survived by three
name, or even nickname. is common for Granger. Their stones have been broken and daughters: twins Elizabeth Hollister Frost
children in Mount Hope. Parents grieVing at reset, and arc very worn by the elements, Blair and Harriet Weed Hollister Spencer,
the loss of a child might like to remember , making them difficult to read. They are plain and Isabelle Hollister Emerson Tunle. 80th
their playful spirit forever. The enumeration tablet stones, probably made of marble. Elizabeth and Harriet are buried alongside
of each day lived by the boy is noteworthy Austin Granger died of old age on March 5, their parents. George C. Hollister died of
and may suggest that each day was so very 1863. He was 71 years old. Supporting the coronary thrombosis on July 4.1932. almost
precious and full of life that it will be cher- theme of denying death's power to break one month prior to his wife Emily's death.
ished. Henry will forever be remembered as bonds is Austin's obituary in the Rochester He was 75-years-old. Emily also died of
the son of loving and devoted parents. The Democrat & Chronicle. His life's work is coronary thrombosis. The headstones mark-
placement of their names next to each other emphasized, as well as his dutifully per- ing the graves of Emily and George C. are
on the obelisk reflects a hope that they will formed role as Christian and father. His lov- simple. yet very beautiful. Made of pink
be together forever in death and eternity, ing children surrounded him at the time of granite. they bear a plain border and one
his death, and he accepted the event without cross above the name. There are no inscrip-
George A. Hollistcr's older son, fear. tions except the dates of birth and demh on
Emmell H., was another prominent each. The shape of the tablet and the materi-
Rochester citizen. He inherited his father's Rhoda Granger's Stone is similar to her al used is the same as their children's stones,
lumber business and ran it successfully until husband's. From whm is still legible, it lists again emphasizing family unity, even in
his death. His contribution as president of her name, role as wife of Austin, and date of death,
the local YMCA is especially noted in the death. The Granger's burial near their
historical records of the city. His wife. Sarah daughter suggests a close relationship. not The twin girls Elizabeth Hollister Frost
E. Granger Hollister, was also a figure wor- changed by her entry into another family by 81air and Harriet Weed Hollister Spencer are
thy of recognition. She was one of the origi- marriage. buried in the family plot with their hus-
nal directors of the Needlework Guild. mak- bands. Their stones are the same pink gran-
ing clothes for the local poor. Emmett lived Emmett H. and Sarah E. Granger ite pointed tablets that mark the graves of
to the age of 41. dutifully performing his Hollister's sons Granger A. and George C. their parents. Emily Weed Hollister and
roles as businessman, father of Emmett, Jr., inherited the thriving Hollister Lumber George C. Hollister.
George Cooper, and Granger Hollister. and Company, and became successful business-
husband of Sarah E. Granger Hollister. men and community leaders themselves. These stones, however, add the aspect
Emmell H. died of typhoid fever in 1871. George C, is memorialized along with his of a border in the fonn of an unbroken knot,
Sarah lived to the age of 64 years, at which family in the plot. He was a very important symbolizing an eternal bond that cannot be
time she passed away of uraemia in 1894. man locally, earning his degree at the broken by death. At the point of each stone
According to Mt. Hope's records. the first University of Rochester in 1877. There, he is a cross. the symbol of the resurrection.
son of this family, Emmell, Jr.. died at the was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity,
tender age of three months and thirteen days and in 1890, he was made a trustee of the
of lung disease. university. George C. was the president of EPITAPH
Hollister Brothers Lumber Company (the Published qlUUUrly by dw FrinNb of
Emmett H. Hollister's household, con- name was changed upon the inheritance), as MOlUII HOJW e-tery. Rodtarn, New
sisting of himself, Sarah E. Granger, and well as the head of the successful Hollister Yon: /462Q.2752, Q fWIfPrrJftt".",..,.
Emmett, Jr., is memorialized on the eastern Real Estate and Building Company. He Of'8ilnllt1liaft /ofINUd '" /MO.
face of the family monument. Their names, served as treasurer of the Edison Electric Richatd O. Rriu"" EdItor
along with dates of birth and death are listed lIluminating Company. which later merged FrcW. A. Gillespie. Plwlotraplwr
on both the obelisk and headstones. The and became Rochester Gas and Electric. of Dan Malczewsil. Art DilUlOr
headstones are plain white marble, and are which he was secretary. On February 3, Joan Hwtt, Disfl"ibfuiOlt
in the common rounded fonn, possibly sug- 1886. he married Emily Weed Barnes of C 2001 The Ft\endI. 01 Mold HopIl CernIIMy
gesting a portal or gateway into eternity. Albany, New York, who became a figure in Busic tIIIIIWll mnrtbmhlp is $20. CAlI
Also, this shape could be thought similar to the community herself. She was president of (716J 46/·]494 jorQfru pocklt gllUk to
the headboard of a bed, suggesting eternal the Needlework Guild in 1894 when her MOfUIt Hope Cmwtery and Q mnrrINrship
rest and sleep. One of the most striking. yet mother-in-law, Sarah E. Granger Hollister uppljctJJiOtl. SH OIU' roWtfrd and '",or-
simple stones in the entire plot is that of the died. matlw wtb page: www,ftHrth,org
baby Emmett, It simply reads, "Little
2Harriet Weed Hollister Spencer's grolve, and grandmother to Eric and George Frost. the sadness with which she writes is appar-
that of her husband, not only lislthe rela- enl. A piece of her was melted with the frost,
tionship to the spouse, but also to the par- Elizabeth wrote a number of novels and and she will never regain that part of her
ents. For all of eternity, they will be remem· books of poetry, dedicaling three - 'The soul. He is gone wilh the changing of the
bered as both de\'oted to each other. and to Closed Gentian:' 'The Lost Lyrist:' and seasons, and only memories are left.
their parents and families. Harriet and "Ho\'ering Shadow:' - 10 her deafter the death of her son, Millicent came SIDNEY HALL, EXPERT this 16-inch pipe occurred where feeder
back to her childhood home to Jive with rel- pipes from the six boilers met the header.
atives. She brought the bodies of her hus-
BOILERMAKER, These T-joints had been leakiog steam for
band and son with her to be buried in the KILLED years and frequently required caulking with
family plot. The name James A. Husband IN BARTHOLOMAY lead and copper. The steam pressure generat-
marks Ihe southern face of the family monu- ed in this header pipe was between 75 and
ment. The headstones for the family are
BREWERY BOILER
marked with initials for James and Millicent, EXPLOSION
and with the nickname "Hollie" for their
by Richard O. Reisem
son. Sidlley Hall was
{/I!expert boiler-
In 1901, electricity was in its infancy
On the obelisk itself. MHlicent's maker who died
and not yet commonly available as a power
inscription is the only one thm includes a 011 February 19,
source to run American factories. lodustry
passage. The biblical inscription is from 1901 ill a l,jolel1l
still depended on steam power. and it was
John 13:7, which describes Jesus washing explosion lit lire
produced by big coal-fired furnaces that
the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper. Bartholomay
heated watcr in largc boilers producing
Peter asks him why he is doing such a thing. Brewing
~team that was distributed under imense
and Jesus responds. "What [ do thou know- COlf/IW/lY in
pres~ure through a labyrinthine system of
est not now, but thou shalt know hereafter." Rochester.
iron pipes to the steam-powered engines
Millicent awaits the knowledge of God and
that ran industrial machinery.
Christ that will come to her in an eternity in
Heaven. This treasure of eternal life and
Such was the situation at Bartholomay
knowledge is something to look forward to 90 pounds per square inch. so they could
Brewing Company. which was the largest
after a life of sorrow. burst explosively if the joints weakened suf-
brewer in Rochester umil Prohibition was
ficiently. Manin B. Singer. one of the
enacted in 1919. The plant overlooked High
In the Hollister family plot, there is in Bartholomay engineers. said he had noticed
Falls and iocluded a number of buildings. A
general a "compelling and universal inner thm the header pipe vibrated uoder heavy
large grain elevator stored malt and barley.
quest for symbolic relationships to what has steam pressure.
There were pitching sheds. a wash house. a
gone before and what will continue after our
malt house, the
finite and individual lives." The need for this Sidney Hall was
brewery itself,
type of connection to imlllortality leads to a master boilennak-
beer storage
children carrying on the family name, and to cr. He operated a
vaults, ice hous-
the symbolic gravestones and epitaphs them- shop on Mill Street
es, freight depot.
selves. The names of the members of the in Brown's Race. He
stables, aod an
Hollister family fit very will with this idea employed several
office building.
of continuity and immortality. The children highly skilled boiler-
Bartholomay
often keep their Illother's maiden name, and makers and boiler
had 150
the girls also retain their maiden name in repairmen, but Hall
employees who was considered the
some fonn after marriage. Another common
produced more preeminent boiler-
occurrence is naming of young boys by their
than a third of a
mother or grandmother's maiden name. maker in Rochester,
million barrels and his services werc
hence Hollister Husband and Granger
of beer a year.
Hollister. They arc asserting a connection enlisted by establish-
They kept 75
with their families, and maintaining the idea ments throughout the
large handsome The headstone for Sidney Hall is in Section M,
that the family lines and family names will city. He was bom in
Lol 234. MOIlIlt Hope Cemetery.
draft horses to
never be obliterated. Lundridg. Kent.
haul kegs and Photo by Fronk A. GilIe~."ie.
England in 1835. In
bottles of beer
(Note: Cory Carpenter is a student at 1854 at age 19 years.
to homes and cstablishments around the city.
the University of Rochester and prepared he married Sarah Pasfield. who was 15 years
this essay as a requirement for Prof. Emil old. They were both considered of "full
In the power plant where steam was
Homerin's course, Speaking Stoncs, age:' and their marriage occurred at the
generated at Bartholomay. there were six
Religion 167. The essay was edited for pub- parish church of Kennington in the County
boilers. threc Heine and three Woodbury
lication in the Epitaph by Dawn Short.) of Surrey. At the time of his marriage.
tubular boilers silting side by side. They fed Sidney Hall was a butcher in his father's
steam into a 16-inch-diameter heavy
butcher shop in Kennington Cross.
wrought-iron pipe that ran behind the six
boilers for a length of 18 feet. Joints with
4With marriage, Hairs life ehrlllged dra- Bartholomay breweries (the Bartholomay, SPECIAL SHOWING OF
matically. The couple moved to America and the Genesee. and the Rochester brewing
raised a family of three daughters and one companies) was in another part of the build-
MOUNT HOPE EXHIBIT
son. And Hall became an expert boilermak- ing when he heard the explosion and rushed AT UNIVERSITY OF
er. On September 25, 1867, he purchased for to the boiler room to tum off the steam and ROCHESTER
future need Lot 234 in Section M of Mount then to assist engineer Martin B. Singer in
Hope Cemetery, The lot was 200 square feet drawing the fires in the operating furnaces. by Richard O. Reisem
in size and would hold six burials, The room quickly filled with steam, so that
Hartel and Singer had to evacuate. But Hall Mark your calendar now for Saturday.
On February 19, 1901, one month and Krueger did not escape. August 18. 10:30 a.m.. Rush Rhees Library
before his 66tb birthday. Sidney Hall was lobby at the University of Rochester. for a
called to the Bartholomay Brewing There was a trap door above the boilers special showing of the exhibit "Rochester's
Company to replace two brass plugs on one that could be reached from outside the Hope;' a presentation of the many signifi~
of the boilers that had been out of commis- building, and Hartel and Singer opened it cant ties between the University of
sion for two weeks. It was a frigid winter allowing steam to escape before proceeding Rochester and Mount Hope Cemetery. This
day, but the temperature in the Bartholomuy down into the room. They found Sidney showing is planned especially for members
boiler room wus hot Hall dead and of the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery and
from furnace heat. as WilHam Krueger, their guests.
well as from steam the 38-year-old
escaping the leaking engineer with three The exhibit was produced by Prof.
joints. He arrived in the years experience at Emil Homerin and students of his course,
boiler room at 10:30 Bartholomay. in crit- Speaking Stones, Religion 167. It occupies
a.m. and found one of ical condition. He the lobby area of Rush Rhees Library IHId
the Bartholomay engi- died at Homeopathic depicts many photographs, letters. and other
neers, William Krueger. Hospital (now artifacts concerning distinguished university
on a ladder. caulking a Highland Hospital) faculty and graduates who have taken up
leak on the underside of at 3:00 o'clock that pennanent residence in Mount Hope
one of the header pipe afternoon. Hall's Cemetery. Many of the items on display are
joints while steam was body was delivered from the Rare Books Department of the
Oowing through it at full to the City Morgue library and have not been seen publicly
pressure. It was a prac- on Cascade Drive before now.
tice that Hall knew was and later returned to
dangerous. but caulking his family at their Prof. Homerin will speak briefly about
the joint was not Hall's home at 110 the exhibit. describe his "Speaking Stones"
responsibility that morn- Champlain Street in class, and note the student and Rare Books
ing. He set up to start the 19th Ward. He Department involvement in the project.
working on a cold boil- was buried in After his short remarks. people will be free
er, the No.3 Heine, just Section M. Lot 234. to view the show and ask questions. There
to the east of Krueger's Williwll Kweger died alollg willi Sidney Mount Hope will also be light refreshments. if Prof.
work site. Hal! in the boiler explosion (1/ Bartholomay Cemetery on Homerin can make such arrangements for
Brewery. He was 38 years old (1m} is buried Thursday. February that Saturday,
Suddenly. almost ill Sectioll BB, Sillgle Gml'e 5, Row 62. 21. 1901.
immediately after Hall's Photo by FrUilk A. Gillespie. I attended the opening reception of the
lUTival on the scene. and In 1920. the exhibit and found it thoroughly fascinating
with explosive force. the Bartholomay with many historical insights that were pre-
pipe that Krueger was Brewing Company, viously unknown to us at the Friends of
caulking burst, emilling a blast of scalding faced with Prohibition. converted its vast Mount Hope. The collection of historical
steam under intense pressure directly on brewery at the Upper Falls to milk produc- photographs, leiters. and other memorabilia
Hall and Kmeger. The steam pressure sepa- tion. is remarkable.
rated the pipes by more than a foot and shot
the boiling-hot steam with incredible force (Note: The author wishes to thank Don't miss this significant event.
(1\ the two men. Joanne Fiaretti of Orange Park. Florida for Parking is fTee in the parking lot directly
providing detailed infonnation about her behind Rush Rhees Library or elsewhere on
Philip J. HarteL the superintendent of great great grandfather. Sidney Hall.) campus on Saturdays.
machinery and chief engineer of the three
5manicured look after the long winter. Jeff around the F1orell1ine fountain al the north
Simmons. Mount Hope Cemetery operations entrance. While the hungry workers alc.
supervisor. planned and coordinmcd the Friends trustee Warren Kling presented a
mullifaccted activities. He worked with brief introduction 10 the many interesting
KODAKERS SPRUCE UP Kodak volunteers in advance of the "Oay of features and history of Mount Hope
Caring" to organize specific projects and the Cemetery. Marilyn Nolte. a Friends trustee
MOUNT HOPE number of volunteers required for each one. and Kodak employee as well. organized a
ON ''DAY OF CARING" crew to prepare the ground for a garden in
One Kodak crew arr1\'ed with a back the Civil War section and ()(hers 10 wire·
With the help ofa back hoe and operator fronl Kodak. Dick Mi/fer(fe!r) Marilyn Nollt!. Friends trustee and Kodak employee, and Bob A/I'el,
and Bob Ah'ct upright a/allell Slone 011 DtIY of Can'ng in Moum Hope I'ofllllleer. strap a faffen tombstone /0 be fifled into place by a back
CemeleT)~ PhQ/Q by Fronk A. Gillespie. hoe and operatorfurnished by Kodak.
Photo b)' Frank A Gillespie.
More man 140 Kodak employees spenl hoe and the ellpenise to use it effecti\'ely to brush the Spanish.American War cannon in
Wedoesday. April 25. 2(1()1 al Mount Hope raise and precisely posilion large fallen preparation for ilS repainting.
Cemetery raking leaves. pruning trees and monumenlS. Seventeen large obelisks and
shrubbery. preparing a garden for planting. ()(her heavy monuments were restored. A It was a beautiful spring day: the
scraping rust from a cannon. and uprighting couple of Kodak employees brought chain Kodakers .....ere enthusiastic and energetic.
fallen monuments. In one single day. large saws mat they used 10 dear brush from and the resullS of their efforts were spectacu·
sections of the cemetery acquired a more overgrown hillsides. AI noon. there were lar. Our thanks to all of them for making
grilled hot dogs. potato chips. and soda Mount Hope look so very good this season.
6IF YOU LIKE MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY, JOIN US.
Mount Hope Cemetery is one of If any of these wonders interest you. When you join. you help us to keep
Rochester's most significant cullUml you should join our organization. We can Mount Hope Cemetery loolcing great for
resources. It is a place of endless fascination make your experiences in the cemetery every visit you make. We have grown sub-
that people visit again and again. It changes much more meaningful. We give historic stantially since we were fonned in 1980 to
dramatically with each season. The monu- tours on Sunday afternoons in spring. sum- restore. preserve. and encourage public use
menlS. a veritable outdoor sculpture muse· mer. and fall. In these six wann months. we and enjoyment of Mount Hope. Our accom·
urn. are interesting to study. and there are also give special theme tours. one a month. plishments are manifold. but there is much
enough of them memorializing 375.000 per- that are free to members. This year, they more to do. Besides helping with your dol-
manent residents Ihal you can spend many cover such varied subjects as honiculture. lars. you can assist in such projects as our
year.; exploring the 196 acres of the ceme- millionaires and entrepreneurs, society and Adop(·a-PIQ( Program. Currently. more than
tery. always finding something new to con- scandal in 19th-century Rochester. architec- 75 historic plots are being maintained by
template. Birdwatchers come here to spot a ture and architects. the Civil War. and fall individual members and organizations. We
remarkable collection of feathered vene· tree colon. They are free to you as a mem- also need gatehouse tour receptionists. tour
brates. Plant lovers find exotic wildflowers. ber, costing $3 each for nonmember individ- guides. researchers. event coordinatOrs.
herbs. and magnificent trees, many of them uals and $5 for nonmember families. Four exhibit planners. gardeners, and juSt plain
born hundreds of years ago. Joggers and limes a year you receive this interesting bull work in uprighting fallen Slones. ThaI,
hikers love the hills and valleys, the eskers newsleuer containing many more possibili- in itself. can be a lot more fun and reward-
and keltles. lies for you to explore in Mount Hope. ing lhan spinning in a gym.
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