The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-17
TOMB OF SHARON.
A Splendid MausoIeum.
Making in New York.
1t Will Be Very Severe, but the Most
Costly in the United
States. - -..r. :. -

a new mausoleum. will sooHcovertbe resting.
place OF Senator William Sharon.ln Laurel Hill
Cemetery. This much has been decided upon
by Fred Sharon ana the estate of tie dead
millionaire and the work Is under active way.
in New y ork:: The whole project Is being kept
so quiet by those interested that 1t is difficult
TO obtain inside facts. This much Is knoWD,
however. that plans were prepared aud sent on
TO New York before Fred Sharon lett for Eu-
rope. 1t Will take at least two months to do
the work ship IL on here and put IL in place. il.
not three months. The architect is in this city
: A.. Page Brown is the man. His efforts have
resulted in a mau soleum of Grecian simplicity.
There Will be no Ornamentation, but the work
willbe OF the tnest marble and Of such ii kind
as TO. challenge the admiration OF The public.
il win be probably the most expensive nfauso-
lenm ever constructed in,the United States. No
expense has been spared, and the work has
been placed with the most noted OF the New
York scuiptors. -
A. Page Brown was seen Yesterday but POSI-.
lively refused TO talk about the tomb. When
closely pressed b., admitted that such DrO
1ect was onfooU. de admitted also that he had
!: al awnings OF tile mausoleum in his possession
but refused to show lhen. Mr. Brown said
That he had made solemn promise 10 Fred.
Sharon before thelatter So Mt TO EurOpe:that lie
would give no Information about Lie matter TO
the public press: Mr. Sharon was averse to
having comment IN. the news pa pers on private
family matter. Said lie. when the mauso-:-
leum is erected md finished IL will be ime
:. enough TO talk about and describe IT." Mr.
Brown admitted that the style of the proposed
tomb would be of The most severe, in Iactcon-
spicnously so. His drawings. he said. would De
showp-1n due time. he did NOT think the
work would be completed beiorethree months.
Secretary j.. II. DObipsOn OF the Sharon estate
was still | IS communicative than Architect
Brown. He wouldn't even admit that any such
design was contemplated. and said ne knew
nothing what yer about it,,
Would Won have heard: of it?' was asked. !
: "Wby. certainly said Mr.: DObinsOn. ::
He was reminded that Mir. Brown had
acknowledged having made the plans -. e..
| don't care what VI r. Brown saws" replied 4
Secretary Dickinson, testify. ."He may say what
ne likes, but II ISM Z So. Mr. Newlands is away
and Sharon is in Europe, and they are the only
:ueople who would Know. Auy talk OF such a
: hing is on the outside aud absolutely unwar-
ralted Why. IFS only the other day that the
Dresent mausoleum was renovated at consider
able expense, md you dOn't think such thing
would be done il they contemplated erecting
: another There's nothlqg init. III Mr.. Brown
sgys.sO he's of. L have heard nothing of IT, .
and ! certainly should if such was the case ."
Nevertheless; de- pte Mr. D0Dinsous denial,
other people interested in The Sharon estate
have subsIanIiated the story. There is, In fact,
no doubt that new mausoi I'm viii be erected
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