Walter, Andrew and Louise, and Sam

Walter Chrysler

Andrew Carnegie and Louise Whitfield

Samuel Gompers

In the Halloween spirit I thought a little morbidity was in order for this week.  Actually, I'm just following Dane's lead.  Walter Chrysler, Andrew Carnegie and his wife Louise Whitfield Carnegie, and Samuel Gompers are all resting comfortably in the same cemetery near Tarrytown, NY.  Read into it what you will but Carnegie and Gompers are practically neighbors for eternity. 

I saw these folks on my secret mission earlier in the month.  They weren't the objective of the mission.  That will have to wait until Halloween itself.

Comments

[Dane]

I'm touched. :)

I would have thought Carnegie for the mausoleum; I'm surprised (well, not entirely, I guess, given his priorities in life) at the relatively humble marker.

[Joe]

The Carnegie marker was my favorite. They had a little private space set off slightly from the rest of the cemetery.

[Cheryl]

Was just looking through a biography of Walter P Chrysler, saw a photo of his mausoleum in Tarrytown and remembered that you had been there live and in person.

My column will be about Walter Chrysler next week. He's a Kansas boy, you know. :-)

[Joe]

He's a Kansas boy done good. I look forward to reading the column. Sorry the photo is so shadowy. Next time I'll go on a cloudy day.