New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-11
WKINLEY TOMB PLANS.
architects Design for Mausoleum
Resembling Grants accepted.

The design for the Mckinley Memorial to be
built at Canton, Ohio. was yesterday finally ap-
proved by the trustees OF the National Mckinley
Memorial Association a meeting held in the
rooms OF the National Sculpture Society at No. us
West 57th-st. II. Van Buren, Magonigle. the archi-
test, whose design selected last November had
been permitted to exhibit the model and display
the design in the rooms OF the society. and the
meeting OF the trustees was accordingly held at
that place Consistent with suggestions offered by
trustees at the last meeting. several changes had
been made in the design and the completed model
secured unanimous approval Some OF the changes
were made to bring the cost OF the construction OF
the memorial within the amount of available funds.
and 1t is believed that all OF the changes viii
enhance the beauty and dignity OF the memorial
Speaking broadly, the mausoleum will resemble
the tomb of General Grant. The main feature will
be dome. about 70 feet in diameter and 100 feet
high. The structure will be Of granite but the
interior will be finished in white marble. The
exterior will be plain.
The committee in charge OF the work includes ex-
Governor Murphy OF New-Jersey, William A
Lynch. Canton; William McConway. Pittsburg;
Cornelius n. Bliss. New-York; E W. Bloomiugdale
New-York. and Alexander H. Reven. Chicago.
There are two vacancies caused by the deaths OF
Judge E. ]. Hammond. of Memphis. and Postmas-
ter General Payne. and the of Charles q.
Dawes, of Chicago, and Judge Horace Lurton, OF
Nashville will be submitted TO President Roosevelt
as their successors.
The trustees and Mr. Magonigls went to the
Cornelius N Bliss.
Those present at the meeting were Justice Will
lam r. Day, of the United States Supreme Court,
president F. S. Hartzell secretary; President
Fairbanks. Postmaster General Cortelyou. Corne-
Illus n. Bliss e. w. Bloomingdale Alexander H
Revell, Chicago; General Henry NJ Dufheld, De-
troit William A Lynch. Canton; Colonel Robert
Lowry, Atlanta; William McConway. P1ttsburg;
Thomas Dolan Philadelphia, and Ex-Governor
Franklin Murphy Of New-Jersey.
The Hotel Manhattan altar fba r,an+t,-
tice Day said
The association owns the site for the memorial and
Governor Herrtck the treasurer about $500, ocO
in hand, which will be devoted to the building OF
the memorial We shall raise further sum OF
100000 as an endowment fund to cover the cost Of
proper and perpetual for the memorial. The
structure and approaches will be built OF granite,
and opposite the entrance to the tomb will be a
heroic statue OF the martyred President IN bronze
The $4,000 secured for the building OF the me-
in ranging from 10 cents TO 5000 and it is a
matter of great satisfaction that the fund is in the
fullest sense popular tribute to the memory OF
President Mckinley.
The sum raised for the Mckinley memorial as
serted one Of the trustees. is the largest amount
ever contributed for memorial to any American
Vice-PresIdent Fairbanks Supreme Court Justice
Day and Postmaster General Cortelyou returned 70
Washington yesterday afternoon.