Show THE TOMB OF LINCOLN emancipator buried in concrete vault beneath springfield monument INCE sept 22 1901 the remains IS SINCE of 0 abraham lincoln have reposed in a vault tault beneath the splendid lincoln monument at springfield ill Im bedded in a solid mass of co coir wrete rete the entire monument which was crumbling to delay deay was vies rebuilt ten len years ago temporarily the metal casket containing the em belated body of lincoln was removed to another vault before placing the remains in the new vault built under the reconstructed edifice the monument ers caused the casket to be chist chiseled led open so BO that the boily body could be identified as a matter of record and to precut any future dispute which might arise as to lo tile the identity of the contents of tile the tomb poisons pel sons were present when the va is opened all of them robla OP OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN UNDER THU MONUMENT NT af springfield ILL viewed lite remains positively axi identifying then them as abraham Lincol ns then their the basket was sealed up ap anew and in ill the vault ANI anilene lere after bring being ly by it teel steel cage it wall it in a wall or concrete which will make cmike ll it extremely to gain in 8 acres rest to tile remains should any ally op opalou lou for sudi sub necess accents nelse in ili tle the future it itji IQ the tb ri rt hope of the laibl lai nl plot ilor ers era anil and of the general kublie thil ric DO uch such occa will arise ROBERT DOWNELL DONNELL |