The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-09

tnougnt tust the Climate OF tie south
Of France. Italy or Spain would be
best for her. All that love and bound
lees wealth could give was furnished
With . most liberal hand. The bus
land was compelled to remain at home
by business engagemeR's. Ii va,
confidently believed that the briie
would soon be restored 10 good health.
and very soon after her departure the
husband set about preparing . surprise
for her. He supposed that she would
bs abroad about . year. and he deter
mined TO erect one OF the most costly
residences she had ever seen aud have
il all finished aud furnished in time for
her arrival home. She was to know
nothing about il until the carriage
should drive her n the door from the
railway station. Mr. Powell. Q Phi.s-
delphia architect. wss instructed TO
prepars the plans. The structure was
10 be in the Scottish bar"nial style. and
Mr. Colemsn cared very little about the
cost. A 6ne site WAS chosen. broad and
level and elevated. with . commanding
view Of . long stretch of the beautiful
Lebanon valley.
The Coleman estate comprises about
five thousand acres In one part Of u.
is q brown stable containing some thirty
thoroug hbed horses. The most valu
able animals are quArtered in rooms
having mirrors on the walls aud Brus>
sells carpet on portions Of tho hHOr.
Five monstrous furasces are smelling
ore night and day on the estste. Three
hills contain an exhaustibls supply
Of ore. These furnaces have made
millionaires Of o dozen families or
more. Robert Coleman is the youngest
Of tue iron kings of the present line OF
owners. Interested parties and heirs
are scattered in many climss. but Dir
Coleman remains in complete charge OF
the vast estate. Everything is con
Quoted in princely style. Every sm
ployee lives OH the place. rent free.
The COTTAGES are models OF ne~tness.
cleanliness and convenience A church.
store. Sunday School. snd other necss-
sary wasts are fully supplied. The
great farm supplies employees with
wheat. corn. potatoes aud 'egetables o.
far below market y Ice. Splendid
family msDsionS occupy prominent
places. Tally-ho coaches. drawn by
four -iu- hands. convey the members OF
the Coleman family and their many
visitors to the neigbboring towns and
rail way stations. Hence the new msn
sion that was to be erected by Mr.
Robret Coleman as surprise to his
bride. il can readily be imagined. was
To be soInsihiug exceedingly grand
The foundations ~ere massive, ami
built OF granite aud limestone. The
underground DIVISIONS were commo-
dieGs, and finished in the most modern
style. A hard cement floor Was laid.
The frames Of the large bay windows
for the first floor weighed several tons
apiece The superstructure was to
have been Of mar BILE, iron aud granite.
The interior was to be flashed in
hardwood. The work was proceeding
spisndidly. and some fifty men were
stea lilly employed. Car load after car
load Of material was arriving aud being
put In place. All efforts were made to
rapidly push on the completion Of the
work. Every detail Of furniture and
upholstery had been decided upon.
The gardener had received his special
Instructions. Ia fact, everything had
been fully arranged looking to the
completion Of the mansion. when a
telegram came over the sea that the
young bride was very i'll in Paris.
Quickly followed aDother dispatch
that she was dead. Every tool in the
new house was dropped. The young
husband. stricken with grief. was for .
time not to he consoled. He ordered
the workmen on the new mansion to 60
to the Office and draw their pay. and
then to remove tAsir tools and other
property. In . few days orders we're
given ~ tear down what had been put
up; TO throw in the excavations. and
plow the place over. All that remained
of what was to have been q palace WAS
ordered 10 be obliterated.
The construction OF the beautiful
church dedicated here today concludes
the story. The remains of the dead
bride were embai ,ned aud brought
back to America. AMI were then placed
in Q vault until tue construction OF the
church walls had been sufficiently ad-
vanced to receive them. The new ed
ifice Is cruciform. 90 by as feet The
door 10 Of Spanish tile from Valencia.
The woodwork IL Of oiled oak. A mas.
sive tower a feet square rises 100 feet
in the air. The structure is of gray
stone, even to the window sills. A
hydraulic engine in the basement sup
plies the air for the organ. The style
OF finish 10 old Engiish. with msssivs
granite coluuns The leading Episco
pal clergymen Of the eastern section oi
the State we're present ct the eonse-
Grafton, including n A De Wolf Howe
Bishop Of this diocese. who was con-
secrator; the Right Rev DR. Elliott oi
Texas; the Right Rev DIR Hare. Bishop
of Niobrara. !. T., the Rev DIR Oliver
of Nebraska; the Right Rev b Wista'
Morris, Missionary Bishop Of Oregon
and other distinguished clergymer
from the Episcopal Convention in ses
sion last week 10 New York. The Rev
Chandler Hare Is the rector OF the
rarish The nav church has n seatins