JAY GOULD'S COFFIN AND TOMB

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2258, 19 October 1889, Page 3

JAY GOULD'S COFFIN AND TOMB

J«y GooJd whose for u-.a a nrxt Ir. amoant to that of ihn V<»adcrblUf , ha wl o'ly retired from business Ha i troubled greatly wl;h aleepleeau b«, » -d his health appears to be m a voiy juo ' carious condition. He la now drinking ha ; waters of Saratoga. Five yo&rs a^o the faot of hie being eerloutly 111 won'd have had a great effect on the Stock Market ; but now hfs death would make but a •mill ripple of excitement la "Wall street' One of the imu'.cmmu of the retired fi .aacter 1b the a'udy of the plans fr r mausoleum for b maelf »nd wife. He p-oposos to O' mpie'u all the details of he list rostlnw plood If possible during It's lifo. It will be very elaborate, richly or aamenled, and guarded by ingenious tDeihanlosl oontrivmceß agtlast bnrglan. This tomb will bo 100 ft Inhe'ght and will oororbalfan acre of groand. It will be adorned w'th hnndiome yiroes of soa^oture, and ;h9 w>l!« will be of granite 3f In tbloknees The door wl Ibe guarded by logenlona meohanloal devices, which will eosura deatruotlon to any raeh Individual not knowing the way to open them. The oiffinn for the great finanolrr nnd lis ' wife are alr<>«dy being manufactured by a Boston firm. They aro to be solid mehogany 7m. In thickness, elabor«tely ,o»rved and ornamented with designs by Ellha Yecd^r. They will coat 1000 guineas eaoh. Mr Gould almply follows tho example of Mr Yandecbilt, who planned and bnilt the tomb m wblob hla body now lies.