Show lincoln remains keasli their final beet lag place acting governor bredholt Breu holt of Il linola thursday officiated as cl cef executive of the state at what is intended to be the final removal of the remains ot abraham lincoln the casket was taken from its resting place in the bent to memorial hall where it was opened and the remains viewed by state officers who are members of the lincoln monument association some of the members of the old lincoln guard of honor and the contractors after viewing the remains the casket waa closed and removed to the new vault the excavation is alf teen feet deep faur round ag the casket is a gaeel cage around which will be placed a solid wall of concrete the location of the resting is where the sarcophagus formerly rested it is understood the remains were not in a very good state of preservation but were easily identified |