Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-18

THE MklNLEY MEMORIAL AS IT WILL APPEAR WHEN COMPLETED. in, not in large amounts, for the large contributions were not sought, but in small sums given by people whose hearts were in sympathy with the en. terprise. A fund of over $500,00O has been accumulated during the four years, and now it is proposed to go on and secure an additional $100,000 as a permanent endowment for the care and proper maintenance of the mausoleum when completed.
 Last May the association at meet ing held in New York approved design submitted by H. Van Buren Magonigle, of New York city, and on the last day of the same month contract was closed with the Harrison Granite company, of New York, for the execution of the work, it being understood that work would be begun at once and pushed as rapidly as pos sible to completion That good prog ress has been made is evident from the fact that the corner stone has just been laid, and another year will See the work completed and the mound on which the mausoleum is to stand made one of the most beautiful and imposing spots in the country.
 Early in the life of the association 25 acres of land adjoining Westlawn cemetery at Canton, O., where the re mains of President Mckinley now lie ghafded by the soldier sentry, were purchased. This tract included q mound some 70 feet in height, which was thought to be particularly appro. priate for the purposes intended, and upon this hill the mausoleum is being built.
 The design has the unqualified ap. proval of the committee in charge, and, while of severe simplicity, it is fully believed that it will prove eminentIy effective, characterizing the quiet dig. nifty of the life of President McKin. ley.
 It is to be of rink Milford granite, circular in form, 75 feet in diameter at the base and about 100 feet in height from the foundation. This structure will be reached by flight of approach steps 50 feet in width, in four runs, with wide landings be tween, constituting a rise of 55 feet in all The hill will be terraced to con. form with the landings on the stair. case, presenting on the whole a ter. raced mound, surmounted by the struc' ture proper. At the base of the stair. case there will be built a plaza 200 feet in width, lying transversely to the axis of mall or main approach. run. ming through the property belonging to the association in a southeasterly direction to Linden avenue, that will be the mural approach from the heart of the city to the memorial
 This approach from Linden avenue 10 the plaza will be about 1000 feet in length. It will be TO feet in width at the plaza. and 50 feet in width at Linden avenue. with a waterway or =long water" in the center, run ming from the plaza $40 feet south. easterly, this waterway being so feet wide at the base of the plaza and 50 feet wide at its southeasterly extrem. ity. Flanking the Tong water will be four rows of trees paralleling drive. ways two on either side of the water. way. thus sffording the visitor an un. obstructed view of the main approach and the mausoleum from the most southeasterly point of the associations property In a word. a person stand. ing at the junction of Linden avenue and the mall be, in effect, at the base of the monument The interior will be circular. 90 feet in diameter. and finished in light gray Knoxville mar ble Excepting the doorway. there will be no opening but that through the crown of the dome. this opening or oculus. being flied with a ceiling light of glass. In the center of this mortuary chamber will be the sar. eophsgi. SO designed that they appear as two in one.