The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-01
invited guests and then the general public was admitted. Thousands pass ed through the tomb.
 DESCRIPTION OF MONUMENT.
Four states Furnished Material for 9E Mausoleum. ?

DESCRIPTION OF MONUMENT. Four states Furnished Material For Mausoleum.
 The mausoleum stands on an emil
 hence to which has been given the the miles due west of the McKinley home | in the city of Canton. It Is not an | ornate affair, but its simplicity IS re- l lieved by sufficient artistic embellish- ment to make 1t an objecr of beauty. as we'll as one of massive proportions and breadth of design.
 | Four States have contributed share I of the material which has been uses I in the building of the monument. The | granite used in the approaches and the mauso1eum proper are rom the
 quarries of Milford. Mass, Tennessee
 has furnished the grey marble for the interior of the tomb, while the sar- cophagi which now hold the bronze caskets in which lie the bodies or dark green granite from Windsor. Vt: The base upon which the sarcophagf rest is black granite from Berlin. From the first step of the approach to the monument so the actual top of | the structure Is 163 feet, six inches. | the mausoleum itself being ninety eight feet six inches high above the | dome has an oculus fifteen feet in d. | ameter through whi.h comes soft ened light which adds greatly to the beauty of the interior. The mausoleum is seventy-eight feet nine inches in diameter. In the cen- | ter of the floor beneath the dome stand
 the sarcophagi containing the bodies | of the President and Mrs. Mckinley, I the domes are the caskets containing those of the two daughters, Ida and
 Mary, who died in infancy.
 Huge Doric Columns. | Hnra D0ric columns arc placed around the interior in such manner as to appear half buried, in the sides
 of the building. The floor Is of mos
 many States for the purpose
 Half way down from the top of the 125 granite steps that lead up to the | main entrance on the south side of
 the mausoleum stands an heroic bronze | figure of President Mckinley represent I ing him in the attitude usually as- stunned when speaking-his right hand | holding a roll of manuscript and the
 left hand in the trousers pocket. Be- | hind the figure is a bronze chair en- circled with wreath, and draped with
 the flag of the. United States. The l stands on pedestal eighteen feet from I the base to the feet of the figure. Twenty-six acres of ground were purchased by the monument commits sion and the utmost art of the land-
 scape gardner has been iavished upon past the base of the mound, and trees
 and and flower beds have been arranged
 beauty. From the entrance to the grounds on the south to the foot of the mound is 590 feet, and along this
 distance a double driveway 175 feet in width has besn constructed. Be- tween the two sides of the driveway
 Is 2 lagoon which is constantly. filled
 with fresh water. Long rows of trees The nausoleum and grounds have been built and arranged at a cost of $50O.0o0, eand it is the intention of the
 fund of sIso.o0 which P preciuSs uS~nthe the charging of fee for admission. At the next meeting of the mauso- | leum trustees. custodians will be chosen, and 1t is the intention to ask | for the indefinite detail of soldiers of l the regular army to guard the tomb. The architect was H. Van Buren Ma gonigle or New York and designer of
 mausoleum was Charles Henry Nie- | haus. | When the parade had finally passed
 the reviewing stand, President Roose- | welt was immediately escorted to the
 auditorium where the official lunch con was served. participated in by all | of the invited guests. .6
 Leaving the auditorium after the I lunch. the Presidential party and hon. ored guests of the day proceeded di- Fectly 10 the monument.
 The site of the mausoleum is not
 easy of access. being located nearly a
 mile from the nearest street car line. l While the official party was taken 1 out in carriages, thousands of unof- 1 ficial visitors boarded street cars after 1 the parade and started toward Monu- | ment Hill. This gave them ample | time to reach the monument by the l time the presidential party had ar l a IaA
 to forego their luncheon. The crowd 1 was massed around the central grand l stand. but only ticket holders were l admitted.
 | The train bearing the President and his party reached the city promptly
 on schedule time. Upon leaving the l train, the reception committee entered
 carriages and accompanied the Presi-
 dent to the Central High School. The streets leading from the Penn l sylvania station were lined by thous- ands of spectators. At the railway sta,-
 ton the crowd was so dense that the
 party had some difficulty in entering 1 the carriages. but there was not much l delay. All along the line of march to
 the high school, the President was
 greeted by cheers and the waving of
 hats and handkerchiefs.
 The President arose repeatedly in | his carriage and when near the school house, stood up all the time. bowing | and raising his hat in acknowledge
 ment of the greetings rendered him. | As he neared the school building the 1.7OO children grouped and dressed to
 represent the national flag, arose in body and sang America"
 The Presidential party and escort | counter marched in front of the chill
 dren. Upon the return, the Presi- dents carriage stopped a moment cal tnA hn
 children. They returned the salute | with cheers. Contrary to eXpecta-
 tions, the President did not stop to
 speak. but was driven directly to the
 reviewing stand, where the parade passed.