The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-02-20
sraANossr OF TONES.
Erscted by ftoumanian Professor Over
the Body OF His Daughter.


the Body OF His Daughter
Bucharest has perhaps the strongest
tomb ever erected In civilized land. IL
stands over the embnlmcd body of Julia
Hasden.a young authoress who died
six years ago. Her father, Prof. Has
den. of the University of bucharest, be-
lieves he Is able to communicate with
his lost child. He srs every day for
hours by the side OF her coffin, and oc-
cngionally surprises his fellow scientists
by grayely quoting some remark that
she has made TO him.
The tomb is constructed, SO IL in
claimed, in accordance with plans out
lined 10 the father by the daughter after
her death. IL Is In the Greek cemetery.
The structure is of marble Over the en-
trance and under the name Julia Has
den" Is a niche filed with her well-worn
school books. AS one enters he Is greet
ed by strains of unearthly melody. At
the entrance u huge slab of black mar
lille 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 se-
cret of life i'm death descend"
The vault is paved with black and
white marble. It's walls are OF the pur-
est white marble, with inscriptions In
letters OF gold. These. according To
Prof. HasdenA are remarks culled from
the conversations he has had with his
daughter since her death. Here and
there are quaint little triangular stools.
Close TO the stairway stand two hand
Somely decorated mirrors. which for
merly adorned Julia Hasden's boudoir.
At the further end of the vault, behind
a white marble balustradc, IL an ex-
quisitely carved sarcophagus contain
ing the body of the young girl. The
coffin is so arranged that by drawing
lack slide the BROKEN hearted par
ents may still gaze on the face OF their
child Two colored lamps burn contin-
ually ct either end of the sarcophagus.
In the center of the balustrade stands
n beautiful bust of the young Rouman-
ian woman. IL represents her rs
handsome, clever-looking girl, attired
in modern evening dress. A white veil
Is drawn over IL to preserve IL from
dust, and at the waist nestle u few
ribbons that float TO the ground. They
are the flowers and ribbons which Julia
IIasden wore az her last ball.
On the walls hang photographs of her
az various ages. One small water color
sketch, entitled "Son Dernier Jour Ter
reste" cher last day on earth), repre-
sents her tossing OH her deathbed, with
feverish checks and sunken eyes.
On table to the right lies large al
bum, n few books and block of black
marble, on which some lines of music
are engraved in gold; the title tells you
they form "a melody" composed by
Julia Hasden after her death, and,
listening TO it's mysterious tones. one
could almost believe IL an echo from
spiritland.
The mechanism which produces the
weird music above mentioned is arpar-
emily concealed IN the table. Visitors
are permitted TO insoribe their names in
the great album, and its pages are full
of touching expressions OF sympathy
in every language.
There is nothing grewsome In this
remarkable tomb; the fresh air streams
in through the open doors, carrying
with il the perfume of flowers and the
merry song OF the birds without.
Here il is that Prof Hasden passes
almost al his spare time; IL is no
strange thing to see him taking his
coffee here Of morning and smoking
his cigarette bcside his child's coffin.
His wife comes in the afternoon and
remains until late In the evening.
"She's seldom alone" the old porter
at the gate will tell you Che speaks OF
Julia IIasden as though she were alive).
Poor folks, it's n comfort TO them. and
1t don't harm Us. Peoples given up
remarking on it long ago" IL IL gen
orally believed in bucharest that Prof.
liasden's mind is deranged on spiritual
ism. On all other matters IL is as strong
IA eyer.--N. Y. Tribune.