Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-18
THE sTRANGEsT OF ToMDs.
Erected by a Roumnninn froiess"'
over The Hody Of Ills DnuEhter.

bucharest has perhaps the stransest
tomb ever erected In civilized hnd'
SAYS the New York Tribune. IL s'ah's
over the embalmed body OF Juha f'aS-
den. young authoress VINO oieu s'N
years ago Her father, professor los
den, OF the University OF Bucn"ie''' ~
licves he is able TO communicate WIN
hts lost child. He sits every Gay Io'
hours by the side OF her coAh'' anu W.
casionally surprises his fello"-se.' No.
by gravcly quoting some sei'"'N ''"'
she has made to him. =. T..
The tomb is constructed, so u 10
claimed. I'm accordance with plans ou'~
lined TO the father by the daughter after
her death. 1t is IN the Greek Cemetery
The structure IS OF marble. over the
entrance and under the name Juia
Hasden" is a niche filed with her we'll
worn schoolbooks. As one enters ne is
greeted by strains Of unearthly melody.
At the entrance huge slab OF biach
marble bears an inscription which may
be translated as follows: Let those
who seek not knowledge pass by THIS
grave but those who fain would learn
the secret of life i'm death descend!
The vault is paved with black ana
white marble Its walls are OF the purest
white marble, with inscriptions In let
tiers Of gold. These, according 10 fro-
lessor Hasden, are re-larks culled from
the conversations he has had with ms
daughter since her death. Here ana
there are quaint little triangular stools.
Close 10 the stairway stand two hahd-
somely decorated mirrors which formerly
adorned Julia Hasden's boudoir. At the
further end OF the vault, behind white
Iofu ia
carved sarcophagus containing the BODY
of the Young girl. The coffin is SO az
ranged that by drawing back slide the
broken-heartcd parents may still gaze
on the face of their child. Two co!ored
lamps burn continually at either end OF
the ssrcof hagus.
In the centre Of the balustrade STANDS
a beautiful bust of the young Roumanian
woman. II represents her as a hand
some. clever-looking girl, attired III
modern evening dress. \ white ven is
drawn over ii TO preserve ii from aust,
and at the waist nestle few 1aded
roses, held in place by long. satin nd
bons that float to the ground They
are the flowers and ribbons which Julla
Hasden wore at her last ball
On the walls hang photographs of her
at various ages. One small water-color
sketch. entitled son Dernier Jour Ter
reste" Oier Last Day on EARTH. repre-
sents her tossing on her deathbed, with
feverlsh cheeks and sunken eyes.
on a table to the right lies large al
bum a few books. and a block of black
marble. on which some lines of muse
are engraved in gold; the title tells you
they form "a melody composed by Julia
Hasden after her death, and. listening
to its mysterious tones, one could Almost
believe il an echo from Spirtland.
The mechanism which produces the
weird music above mentioned - ap-
parentIy concealed in the table. Visi-
tors are permitted to nscribe their names
in the great a bum. and its pages are full
of touching expressions Of sympathy in
every language.
There IS nothing grewsome In this re-
markable tomb; the fresh air streams
I'm through the open doors, carrying with
IL the perfume OF flowers, and the merry
songs OF the Birds without.
Here It is that Professor Hasden
passes almost all his spare time II IS
no strange thing 10 see him taking his
coffee here of a morning, and smoking
his cigarette beside his child's colin.
His wife comes in the afternoon, ana
remains until late in the evening.
"sho's seldom alone" the old porter
at the gate Will tell YOU Che speaks OF
Julia Hasden as though she were alive.
Poor folks, it's a comfort 70 them, ana
Il don't harm us. Peoples given up re-
marking on it long ago." It is generally
believed in Bucharest that Professor
Hasden's mind is deranged on spiritu-
alism. On all other matters It Is as
strong as ever.