Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-30
IN THE MAUSOLEUM.
MIR. GINTER's REMAINS REMOVED
TO FINAL REsTING-PLACE
WITHOUT FORM OR CEREMONY
The Transfer Witnessed by Those
Who Were Nearest to the Well
zen-Thc Tomb Described.

Without form or ceremony Of any sort,
but reverently followed by those who mad
been near and dear to him in life, the
casket containing the remains Of the late
Lewis Ginter was taken from it's tenn
porary resting place I'm the Shafer vault
yesterday morning and placed in the
mausoleum prepared for its reception.
The transfer was made under the direc-
ton OF Mr. l.. r. Christian, at $3.50 o'clock,
and the only persons present were Mrs.
and Miss Young, Miss Grace Arents, ar.
George Arents. and Mr.. Thomas f. jeff
ries. Mr.. Carrlck, a representative OF
Messrs. c. f. Tayntor & Co., designers
and builders, was there TO place the top
on the sarcophagus and seal It.
is PRETTILY LOCATED.
The mausoleum crowns the highest emf
hence in Hollywood Cemetery. Its gates
open towards the city. and it is one Of
the most conspicuous objects In this beau
tifu city of the dead, as viewed from the
Chesterfield side of the river. There is
nothing ostentatious about 1t; 1t Is not
magnificent, but 1t is simple and In good
t?3te.
The section is a perfect oval, with
mausoleum at the apex. The ground
has been turfed, and later on granolithlc
paths are TO be made leading TO the en-
trance of the building.
The work Of construction was begun as
long ago as last January. The general
style of the building Is Grecian, and the
general plan is square, elaborated at eaon
corner, making it octagon. Two Corinth.
ian columns with scammozzi capitals
stand at each corner, resting on three
rows Of steps which run around the
building. The columns support cornices-
quite unique in design-whch, In turn,
support four huge inverted brackets, SUE
mounted by cornice OF the same style
as the lower cornice. which, in turn, sup
port minaret dome.
The beauty of the building is, that
there are very few exposed joints, as each
side contains wide asher running from
side to side, locked back at each plaster
with projected V joints, which prevents
discoloration, and the top of the building
is made Of solid stones covering the whole
structure. with no vertical joints.
ENTER THROUGH MASSIVE DOORS.
The entrance to the mausoleum is
through two bronze DOORS fanked by two
fiat pilasters with Renaissance caps, sur
mounted by pseudo Greek entablature.
The doors were designed and manutac'
tured by the Gorham Manufacturing Com
pany, of New York. The upper part mas
a large open grille which admits hga'
and air to the building, and at the bach
Of each door is heavy plate-glass smut
ter in a bronze frame which can be close,
in winter or in stormy weather. the
| granite in this building is the finest grad'
| of Barre, from the quarries OF c. h
| Tayntor & Co., Barre, VT The genera
dimensions are 22-0 square on the ground
| by about 400 high.
! The interior Of the building is hnishe'
| in pink Tennessee marble, with double
| pilasters at each corner similar TO TIE
| exterior A heavy moulded cornice anC
| panel roof give a massive and rich ap
| pearance and the ceiling and walls arr
| the same as on the outside Of the building
| The floor he's a border of pink marble
| filed in with marble Mosaic, giving II
bright appearance.
THE SARCOPHAGUS.
The sarcophagus in which the remain
of Major Ginter have been placed ha
been cut out of a solid block OF marble
In design, it IS similar to that in whici
Napoleon rests in the HoJel des Invallds
! in Paris. II bears the inscription on II
! side in raised letters: