The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-21
A T. STEWARDS BODY
Deposited i'm the Cathedral Mt Garden
City-The circumstances Attending
n MYSTERIOUS Midnight Funeral.

MYSTERIOUS Midnight Funeral.
New York, April l6.-Many ersons In Gar
den City and Hampstead believe the body OF
A T. Stewart now lies In the crypt In the
Stewart memorial cathedral at Garden City.
The story told here contains many particulars
It's said that about two weeks ago two large
states of blue stone were brought up on a freight
train. Each was eight feet long, foor rect VIDE,
and four inches thick. They, were SO
heavy that special appliances had TO be
brought into requisition 10 Jake tnem
from the car and carry them INTO 1ne CAN ,aano
were eye-holes for the insertion OF heavy
bolts. OF this part of the story there ID no
doubt. What the slabs have been useu Ior'
It is supposed that one was intended to lie be-
and thai t. ey were to be bolted together:
Next, the story has it, that about twelve
City at midnight, conslsting Of an engine
baggage car and passenger car; that MI.
Hilton, Mrs. Stewart and about half a dozen
others got of the train uathadr. and w Tene
from the baggage car was taken co1fia,
which was also taken to the cathedral, ana
tina the ,party was there a long time, the
cathedral being Lighted and inc doors tcGh tbs
crs pt in the basement OF the cathedral beneath
the chancel, and that masons laiu the stones'
bolted them, poured lead around the oolts IN
the eye-holes, and sealed the masonry with
cement. 1t Is further said that electricians
skllfully led wires from various parCs of the
masonry and of the crypt upward TO the
chime Of bells in the sieeple IN such a manner
entrance every bell in the steepe
would ring. Several strong batteries
were placed IN the cathedral some time ago,
aiding an organist to play the several organs
in the building and with the mere touch of
his fingers, to sing the chime in the steeple.
II is further IIeated that me cathedral s1ral
that time aud much work has been going on
in it. Formerly there was Waterman only
In the day time but now it is said there are al-o
two watchmen at night. me repGrtt q arrlV..
railroad men. All of them conversed with yes
terday had heard about 1t, but none OF tnsm
had any certain knowledge about 1t.
A reporter. visited Garden Vity yesterTaaaEy,
On his entering the cathedral he was told oy
the Waterman that he must have pass. 10
Ing to the office he obtained pats from an as
sistant OF Mr.. Hilton's manager, not only
to visit the cathedral but to enter the crypt,
This pass was given freely and without ques.
ton. The reporter on presentir thls pass
to the Waterman was conducted down
stairs to the beautiful marble enclosure built
to contain the boay of Mr.. stewart:
The visitor had previously understood that
the body appropriately enclosed and sup
ported, was to rest on the marble floor Of the
octagonal apartment. Inere was notning
of the kind to be seen, but two workmen we've
there bucying themselves in relaylng one or the
marble klabs that constitutes The fioering.
These slabs ale polished and wedge-shaped,
pointing to the centre Others OF the
relaid. The earth In the open
space was loose reddish loan that was easily
sinoolhed with q trowel in the hands OF one
of the workmen. II see that the body is not
where / expected it, would be placed"
said the visitor, "but this inspection
does not show that it is not beneath the
floor of the crypt" The Waterman said moth
ing in reply. The visitor then requested per-
was refused him. Subsequently such per-
mission was asked for at the managers ofilce,
but 1t was again refused.