Connecticut western news., 1912-09-05
VAULT IS NEARLY DONE Details of Construction, Which Will be Finished in Two
 Weeks More.


 Practically all the exterior work on the new receiving vault in Lower Gem etery, with the exception of the finish ing touches, is completed, and the 1nte- rior work is progressing rapidly, under MT. Lux's energetic direction. The ed- ifice, with porte coohere, has taken shapo and conveys to the observer general idea as to how it will look when entirely completed.
 The structure is made of cobblestones. of which about 100 tons were required and these were obtained on the Henry Miller farm, from an old stone-waH- Those whose artistic sensibility enables them to appreciate the esthetic beauty Of cobblestone architecture will find nottl- ing to criticise in the outward appear ance of the vault. The building is S1 feet inches in length, including porte cochere, by l6 feet inches in width Ik is IS feet high on the front and some what less in the rear, as it backs up against an elevation.
 The entire west end of the interior is occupied by the ''catacombs," in steo1 and iron, containing twelve receptacles in three tiers of four each. These arc three feet wide, seven and one.haE feet feet long, and two feet six inches high in the clear. Each receptacle it equipped with three iron rollers placed in permn- nent positions. on which the caslzet rolls easily into the full depth of the cham Der. The front of the catacombs is made up of the twelve iron doors, each equip ped with heavy hinges and bolt.
 The main room in the vault. is 1S by S16 feet, giving trifie over 110 square feet of floor, which is ample for burial party of 30 persons in case commitments services are held there. The ceiling is & feet inches high, of sheet steel, as ia also the ceiling of the porte oochera The side walls are plastered in cement. and the entire interior will be painted nn appropriate color. The floor is to be of cement concrete, under-drained with cobblestones and pipes.
 The walls are lined with hollow brick to prevent even the appearance of any moisture from the outside. There arc two square windows in the room, i'm steel frames set into the masonry The sashes are of steel, into which the stained glass are leaded, and iron ErilIs protect the glass on the outside. t.
 Double doors of iron are Tn the front. filling the entrance space. five feet wide and seven feet high. The doors and aH outside iron work will be painted am antique bronze color. The roofs are of native oak and all cornices are lined with zinc, the whole being covered with red slate, machine bored and counter.sunk. laid on roofing felt, The step in front of the entrance is cast of concrete, while the lintel over the doors is a solid block of bluestone from Stookbridge, weighing 2,25O pounds. The window sills and lintels are of the same.
 In the construction there were used 120 bags of cement, each weighing lo0 pounds; eight barrels of lime and twenty loads of sand.
 Ventilation is afforded in the gables by small windows, and there is & ventf- lating center-piece in the ceiling of the room the windows in the room are also so adjusted that that they can be swung inward on hinges. for ventilation.
 MT. Lux began work on the vault Au- gust 1, aud has had from three to six men on the job constantly. He says the work will be completed in two weeks more.