Abraham Lincoln : his great funeral cortege, from Washington City to Springfield, Illinois : with a history and description of the National Lincoln Monument . the south land over Memorial Plall, and the two atthe north over the (\itacomb. The flagging stone thatmakes the Terrace, and at the same time a roof foreverything below, is laid Avith sufficient inclinationoutward to carry off the water. A heavv o^ranite balustrade ascends on the outsideof each stairway, and is extended so as to form a para-pet around the Terrace and over the Catacomb and^Memorial Hall. A small section of the parapet ma
Abraham Lincoln : his great funeral cortege, from Washington City to Springfield, Illinois : with a history and description of the National Lincoln Monument . the south land over Memorial Plall, and the two atthe north over the (\itacomb. The flagging stone thatmakes the Terrace, and at the same time a roof foreverything below, is laid Avith sufficient inclinationoutward to carry off the water. A heavv o^ranite balustrade ascends on the outsideof each stairway, and is extended so as to form a para-pet around the Terrace and over the Catacomb and^Memorial Hall. A small section of the parapet mavbe seen on each end of Figure 7. On entering the vestibule to the Catacomb—Figure6—you will observe five crypts, side by side, and ele-vated about three feet above the floor. They are sim-ply openings in the wall, about three feet square andseven feet deep. The central crypt is closed bv amarble tablet, with a heavy piece of plate glass of ovalform in the centre, and the other four have each a stoneneatly fitted to the opening, and made air tight bv ce-ment. Figure 6 is an elevation of the crypts. 10 146 THE GREAT FUNEEAL COETEGE, ^|||Pli:,UiMife. ;i T liiiiiiiiiiiiifeBii n :,!:.:, SCALE TWENTY FOUR FT,TO ONE INCH, li
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