The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-11-12
His Brides MausoleHm


| LcjaHoa dispatch 10 Nc,c York sqa.
\ new church ediiicc, the princcv rift
Of "A Pennsylvania iron king. was conse-
Grated in this quiet back country borough
recently. There is quite Il romantic
chapter of love and sorrow connected
with it Thpucw odiict cost a very large
sum of money. and ii is generally known
! that every dollar was paid by Mr. Rob
trt Cu.gnau,oue Of the leading members
of the ''housc Of Cornwall founded up
on three mountains Of iron ore here in
Lebanon county, about 40 miles west of
New York The church is in the bor-
ough proper, Cornwall u few miles dis
tant, i, the home of the Colcmans. the
richest iron family in the State
Several years ago Mr.. Robert Cole
man met young lady of very preposs-
oS>iug appearance in a tour he made of
New England. She was the daughter of
II respectable family of Connecticut in
moderate circumstances. 4 mutual at
tachmcnt followed. and not long after
ward the couple were married \ short
time after the marriage the young bride
WIS suddenly taken i'll, and Il trip ON the
continent was arranged 10y her husband.
1t was thought that the climate of the
south Fran,o.. It,l- nr Sr,i,, would ho
hes, for. her \U'lh,t 1,rn and hound
less v-raltbc,ulJ give wa, furnished with
lib raj hand. The husband was com
PEELED to- rcmin at home by business en-
gau.uonls # was couflpntiollv br-
ljcvnl that the bride would soon be re
stored to good health. and very soon af-
ter her I,,,,r,,irn th. husband .,t about
prnpa,ir., 3, s,,rn,isr ~ her. lie snn.
posrl thpi sh. would he abroad about \
yrar and b,. da-crm;nnL to cro,t nnn of
the most costly residences she had ever
seen and have il all furnished and fnr.
niShpd in time for her arrival home. She
was to know nothing about il mill the
carriage should drive her to the door
from the railroad station Mr. Powell,
Philalrlphio architect. was instructed to
prepare The plans The structure vas to
be in the Scottish baronial stylc. and Mr.
Coleman cared very little about the cost.
4 fine cite was chosen. broad and level
and elevated. with = commanding view
of a long stretch of the Lebanon Val
lev.
The Coleman estate comprisos about
thunS1n. 4 4 /
a brown stable containing some tbirtv
thorourbbred horses, The most valuable
animals are ouartered in rooms Lovin@
mirrors ON the walls and Brussols ro,.,af
on portion. of fine floor vn,nou.trnirs
furnaces are smeltinp ore nirht and iov
on the estate Three biIIs contain
inc an incxhaustable snnnI,. of nro
These furnaces have made millionaire,
of dozen families or moro Robert
Coleman is the vounrast of tbo iron
kiuws of the present line of Owners In
tercsted parties and heirs are scattered in
many clines. but Mr. Coleman remains
in complete CHARGE of the vast estate
Everything is conducted in princelv STYLE
Every employee lives on the place rent
free. The cottages are models of neat
ness. cleanliness. and convenience 4
church. SUNDAY school and other necess-
ary wants are supplied The Great farm
supplies EMPLOYEES with wheat, corn nc
tatoes aud vegetables far below market
price. Splendid family mansions occunv
prominent places. iTally-bo coaches
| drawn bv four-in- n-hands CONVEY tho Nom
! bers of the Coleman family and their
many visitory to the railway stations.
Hence the new mansion that was f.. bn
erected by Mr.. Robert Coleman os \
sunrise to his bride, if can rpadily he
imagincd. was to be something exceed
mglv Grand. The foundations were mas
siyc and built of limestone and Granite
The UNDERGROUND divisions were como
dious and tinishsd in the most modern
Stvlc. \ hard cement floor was laid.