Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-09-05
SO SAYS A VISITOR WHO KNEW
HER WE'LL.
DAILY VISIT TO THE TOMB
And Sat, Alone, Long Beside the
Casket-Monument at Canton Be-
ing Completed at Cost of $500, 900
Granite Critic Praises Stone in
New Wisconsin Capitol.
Madison, August 30.

Madison, August 30.
She simply mourned herself to
DEATH said George Simpson at the
Park hotel yesterday.
He was speaking of Mrs. william
Mckinley.
Not man on the job thought she
would live to see the monument com.
pleted."
| Mr.. Simpson represents the Harri-
son Granite company of New York,
which is erecting the Mckinley mon
ument. He has been at Canton
often watching the progress of con-
struction, and talked often with Mrs.
Mckinley.
Poor little woman" he continued,
she came to the tomb every day,
rain or shine, when she herself was
not too i'll to venture out, and all the
men got to love her. Our superin-
| tendent, a big, rough diamond but
gentle and full Of sentiment, would
unlock the tomb for her and then
she would enter with her handful OF
| flowers and sit by the casket alone
and in silence for ten minutes or so,
bowed head and fearful. She got so
that she always gave flowers to the
| superintendent soul of tender
ness toward the bereavei woman.
| He used to say to the other men; o.
If she would only go away for three
or four months she would live to see
the work finished, but this grieving
is killing her fast-she cannot stand
it long"
Mr.. Simpson said that at the GENE
terry Mrs. Mckinley would talk OF
nothing but her husband eff any
other subject was preached she would
listen with an absentminded air, and
at the first possible opportunity recur
to the old theme. If, when speaking
with her on some other matter, you
! suddenly reverted to Major Mckinley,
she would become inspirited as By
electric thrill, and almost CULVER with
excitement 1t was remarkable.
never saw anything like it; and all
the men noticed how she acted. She
often said that her only desire was
| to live to see the monument complet
| ed but, poor little woman, her
strength was not equal to the call
made upon it."
Mr.. Simpson says the monument
will cost $500 900. His company's con-
| tract is something over 100000 More
than enough money has been sub
scribed for the great work, and it is
the purpose now to buy up and park
a large area around the sarcophagus
| The Mckinley tomb is the costliest
on this continent. and is built entire
ly under one contract The Harri
son company quarries the stone from
its own quarries in Vermont and
shapes, ships. lays and sculptures it.
Also its own artist designed the mon
ument. The canopy is a single stone
the biggest ever quarried Gener-
I ally speaking this single piece. said
/ Mr.. Simpson, is 2S feet square and
, dome shaped Two specially designed
cars were necessary to carry the
monster block from Vermont to Ohio.
The dedication occurs In October.
| The first equestrian monument to
, General Sheridan was put up at
Somerset, Ohio, by the Harrison com
pany The horse represented is mod.
eled after the one that Sheridan rode
With Winchester twenty miles
awayl"
Somerset was Sheridan's birth.
place. The monument to the LIST
Wisconsin scavalrv at CHATTANOOGA
and that 10 the Sd Wisconsin battery
ut Chicamauga were done by the
Harrison company and Mr.. Simpson
has an autograph letter from Presi.
dent Roosevelt in relation to the
new but already famous roughrider
equestrian statue in Arizona. al
like it," is the opening pharse in pure
Anglo Saxon, and there is much
more, The signature is bold Roose.
veltian.
Mr.. Simpson, after inspecting the
granite being used in the new capitol.
spoke of II most highly. 1T will
give you a beautiful building" said
he, Il think likely the handsomest
statehouse in the entire country"
Mr. Simpson is on his way east
from Minneapolis. where his company
is erecting magnificent mausoleum
for Thomas Lowry. president OF tie
street railway company of that city.
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