| Show lincoln lin coans tomb tom to be remodeled state of illinois to spend on an project at springfield springfield III grandeur ind and lee dee decorum corum will lie be brought to th the tomb of abraham lincoln whose body lies iles settled sealed in n huge boulder hurled burled ten feet underground beneath a tall mon inon libent atop a hill in beautiful oak ridge cemetery here accord ln hig to plans which call tor for expenditure of in remodeling the tom tomb both exterior nud Interior are to he be thoroughly remodeled and inconveniences which have annoyed nn noved and drawn criticisms criticism from hundreds of of visitors to tile the monument since its dedication of lincoln relies relics Is to he be eliminated the remodeling will be completed in november the present rotunda where li herbert erbert rity fay custodian custodi lid has a collection of lincoln relles relics Is to be made into a reception room an and a corridor I 1 hullt illet at so that the visitors may amny view the I lincoln in sarcophagus from the inside without the necessity of leaving the lie imald ing and walking around to tile the small door on the hie north side wall to be moved the present south wall of the room bearing the coffin will lie he moved back ten feet and in this inner now new hall will be the for the lin lincoln coln fa family ni the corridor will run past the crypt wall and marking the ear room front from tile the hall will he a plush cord Natt natural iral light will flow into tile the room through tigh n grilled window at the north this ills window to be installed where the present doorway Is the tower of the monument will b be e closed so that seep seepage of rain through any 0 the ports will be eliminated curio seekers in the past have often taken glass from tile la peer holes so that the interior has often been wd wa ter soaked the new reception room will be constructed ted of marble panels set between fluted pilasters pi lasters of marble above each of which will be a bronze wreath indirect lighting will be supplied aled from coves of the decorated cornice gold cold lent leaf will decorate the calling and bronze tablets inscribed with quotations from speeches of lincoln will f be placed in tile lle panels the floar will be set in nal slipped pieces of 61 roman travertine marble t the he small connecting squares being of red arkansas fossil the border will be in fh a conventional scroll destor dest gr executed P A IW in red fossil and pink kasota stone anteroom to be built the corridor to the sarcophagus room will be seven land and a lair half feet in height helget and the walls ealing and floor will carry out the tha decorative idea of the reception room at each of tile the four corners of the monument the halls wl wi be enlarged into anteroom ante rooms a tit nt the outside of which aich will be a recess in which will stand n marble urn a and nd on either side of the wall framing the urn will be insets with gold pla plated ted stars the urns will rest rest on a marble base on which mourners processions professions process ions will be c carved arved the willbe will be made of red arkansas fossil U and nd bear the alti in abraham lincoln IRV 1865 11 the block bloch supporting the sarcophagus cop hagus lingus will be carved in a design showing gracefully draped festoons fes hanging bringing above a floral decoration flag stands will be placed around the sarcophagus A stalk of corn corn will be the inspiration for the grillwork de sign though the monument was dedicated in 1874 it until 18 that the state took over its care up to that time public subscription and contributions by legislatures of other states had paid for and maintained the monument in july the risso association clation in charge of the monument encountered difficulties and the state took it over and appropriated to rebuild it it when the rebuilding was wag completed Lincol ns body was taken from a temporary receiving vault and restored to the tomb the pres present elit plans to remodel the tomb has served to recall incidents concerning Lincol ns casket which have gripped the interest of the country at various times one of these concerned nn an attempt in 1876 by ghouls to steni Lincol ns body the attempt was unsuccessful it was vas followed by nine union soldiers forming what was known as a lincoln guard of honor and one night at midnight the guard secretly removed the body from the sarcophagus and hid bid it in an underground cellar in another r part of the monument it remained there for ten years when it was taken from the cellar and placed in the catacomb where a stronger tomb had been prepared jn in IWI 1001 robert Linco lincoln lh ean ot of the martyred marty red resident president financed another rebuilding of the monument and this time it was arranged to make it impossible in to move Lincol ns body again The caske was placed in a steel cage willed in with cement and burled ten feet underground beneath the monument |
