By the fence

This grave has a newborn babe, and her newborn kid brother. The stone came two (?) years after the first child's death. It is a small, dignified stone sitting for almost a century.

Grand funerals are not had by all. The poor die too. This foto tells us several things, some by reconfirmation: by the fence is not a good spot; sometimes, it is less maintained; the property next to it may not be so good. It is no surprise to see the the poor are buried by the fence.

This spot is in the southeast corner of Cleveland's Monroe Street Cemetery. The ground slopes downward to railroad tracks. The tracks are the southern property line, and they make almost a 'v', so that the line is not parallel to Monroe Street. Along this fence, there are several gaps. Over the years, children and bums have made their way through. Next to this stone, there is an animal hole. The southern third, or fourth of the graveyard is almost riddled with such burrows.