The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1888-09-15
THE ToM5 OF A MILLIONAIRE.
The Stanford Mausoleum VIII Eclipse
Those OF Vanderbilt and Gould.

The architect who planned the mag,
niticent mausOleun of Senator Stan
ford at San Francisco says it will be
the most elaborate repository for the
dead ever built iu this country. The
beautiful mausoleum of Jay Gould at
Woodlawn, and the magnificent tomb
of the Vanderbilts at Huguenots, Stat
en- Island, will be eclipsed by this
work of monumental art.
In style uf architecture. the simple
but effective methods Of the ancient
Egyptians will be followed Massive,
imperishable granite Of light shade
of gray, with an interior lining of the
finest Italian marble, will be employed.
The item of expense has not been con-
sidered, the designers being given carte
blanchesas to cost, and directed to Sc
cure the best of material and workman
ship to be had. The total outlay neces-
sary to complete the tomb and prepal e
the surroundings will reach $4,000,
and may considerably exceed that
alone will be large one, as the granite
will all be shipped from Vermont and
the marble from Italy.
The site selected is beautiful four
acre plot in the Senator's grounds just
outside of San Francisco. 1t really
contains handsome shrubbery, and oc-
cupies an altitude commanding mag
niticent view of the bay. A driveway
six feet wide will be made, circling
around a slight elevation, on the
brow of which will be the tomb. The
art of the landscape gardener will be
employed to beautify tie approaches
and render even more effective the
vistas of the park.
The structure will be in the form of
temple, and will be 25 feet square
There will be double row of massive
granite columns supporting the roof of
the portico at the front. On each side
of the entrance will be majestic
sphinx carved from Il single block Of
granite. Heavy bronze gates close the
entrance, and within are solid doors of
rc,..shed granite. The roof and sides
are also Of sold granite, ard are TO be
built in the most substantial manner.
The stone employed is the Barre granite,
from Barre, vt. 1t has a slight blush
gray tint which shows delicate carving
to advantage. and retains its color
without change. Each block was cut
the requisite shape at the quarry, and
marked to designate its position. They
We're then boxed to prevent injury,
and shipped to San Francisco. All of
the main portions of the structure have
been sent on, and work on the excava-
tions for the tomb have been COM
menced.
The carving of the sphinxes aud the
more delicate portions of the stone
work have been done in this city under
the direction of Messrs. Caterson &
Clark, the designers of the tomb. The
two majestic sphinxes are admirably
done, aud as worthy guardians OF the
ashes OF an American money king as
their prototypes were OF the renjains
Of the ancient Ptolomies.
The interior of the mausoleJi1n will
be done in white marble. The ceiling
will be a single arch. of marble with ii
span Of twenty-five feet There will
be no crypts or vaults, and provision
will be made for the remains of only
three persons-Ihose of the Senator
and Mrs. Stamford and the son. These
will occupy sarcophagi placed on the
three sides Of the chamber The body
of the son, over which DIR. Talmage
preached the funeral Grafton nearly
two years ago. is now in a receiving
vault in San Francisco awaiting the
completion of the tomb. The sarco-
phagi are being made in Italy. Each
one will be hewn from a single block
of the purest white marble. The lid
will be made of separate piece, and
the exterior ornamented with the most
exquisite carving. The casket con-
tanning the bodies will be enclosed III
leaden casing before being placed in
the sarcophagus. Each receptacle will
contain al appropriate inscription, and
the name Stanford" will appear over
the entrance.
The mausoieum will be completed
during the coming summer, and when
finished will be fitting abode for the
remains Of one of the most successful
men Of the day-a railroad magnate,
a Millionaire, and a phi.anthropist who
is building a university that will cost
between $15, 100000 and $50, ,0o0, coo;
man who lives magnificently, with
wealth and friends and everything that
makes life worth living, yet who has
had the great sorrow Of losing his son,
his only child, and when he and his
wife are called to another world and.
their remains occupy their stately tomb,
the family history will end.--P,ttsburg
Press.