Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-12-05
MEMORIAL TO M'KINLEY.
Marble MausoIeum at Canton Will BE
Finest in This Couutrv

Marble MausoIeum at Canton Will Be
Finest in This Country.
On a commanding eminence on the
outskirts of Woodlawn Cemetery, at
Canton. Ohio, a marvellous memorial is
being erected in honor of William Nc
Kinley. 1t is tribute not by the gov
eminent, but by the people, for 3,000.-
coo persons have contributed to it and
the entire 100000 to be expended will.
when the fund is complete, have been
given voluntarily az admirihg pub
lie From abroad came $4,000 and
Il number of good-siZed checks were
given by men of wealth, but the bulk
of the fund has been contributed by
workingmen and school children At
the head of the association which is
carrying on this labor of love is Will
lam Il. Day, who was McKinley's Sec
rotary of State in the trying days of
the Spanish war The corner stone
has been laid and in about two years
the memorial will be dedicated.
Few persons outside Canton are
aware of the magnitude of the work
which is going on. The site is on a
slope overlooking Canton and is beau
tiful in its surroundings. The memo
rial will stand upon a promontory 100
feet high and will be a dome-like maui
solemn of pure white marble 100 feet
high and 500 feet in diameter, upon
setting of granite The structure will
face east and south. Extending out
TO the brow of the hill fifty feet on
all sides Of the mausoleum will be
plaza of the same material, circular in
form and surrounded by a coping of
granite. Leading down the side of the
hill, in front of the mausoleum, will be
marble staircase fifty feet wide,
broken in its descent by three land
ings. at the foot of which will be an
other plaza 100 feet wide by 80 feet
deep, surrounded by a granite coping.
The slope of the hill will be broken
by three grassy terraces, the middle
one, half way up the hill, accommC
dating a foot walk, which will lead cut
from the staircase in front and extend
completely around the hill On the
north and south sides of the hill. mar
rover staircaSes will lead from this
walk to the plaza at the top.
Leading from Linden avenue, a dis
lance of 800 feet, up TO and intersect-
ing with the plaza at the base of the
hill, will be two driveways lined on
either side by row of tall trees. Ex-
tending down the center of the mall,
between these driveways, will be a
lake of clear water $40 feet long by
80 feet wide, encased between walls Of
white marble and protected from dis
turbing winds by the rows of trees lin
ing either side, so as to produce a mir
ror-like reflection Of the mausOleum
on the heights above. Between the
lake and driveWays on either side. be-
meath the rows of trees, shaded foot
walks will lead to the plaza. At the
head of the wide staircase, fifty feet in
front of the mausOleum and facing the
rising sun will stand a heroic statue
of Mckinley. On the base of this stat
ne, by Niehaus, will be an eagle with
outstretched wings, and underneath
will be inscribed the words which
opened the eyes of the world to the
faith of this noble man: 1T is Gods
way; his will, not ours, be done" The
total ground space covered by the me-
mortal, including the water and the
approaches, will be twenty-six acres.
Running streams &C water skirt the
base of the hill, on two sides
The Mckinley memorial will eclipse
all the other memorials erected in this
country. 1t is expected it will be com
pleted in September. 1901 Thereafter
it will be open to the public. The
Presidents casket will rest in vault
in the center of the mausoleum,
around which will extend a gallery for
visitors. The site is within view of
the house where dwells Mrs. McKin-
ley, who since the day when her con-
slant companion was laid away has
not missed a day, when health per-
mitted, without visiting the vault and
mourning over his bier