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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
USE OF THE FUNERAL TROLLEY CAR IN BALTIMORE 
Frequent mention has been made 
in Park and Cemetery of the intro- 
duction of funeral trolley cars on 
street railways and interurban rail- 
ways. Cars of this sort are in use in 
a number of cities. The United Rail- 
ways & Electric Company, of Balti- 
more, has for the past six years had 
such a service on its system. The 
following description of the car is 
from a recent issue of the Embalmers’ 
Monthly, to whom we are indebted 
for our illustrations. The car, “Do- 
lores,” was put in commission Octo- 
ber 1, 1900, and as practically all of 
the city and suburban cemeteries of 
Baltimore are reached by some line 
of the company’s system, the car 
has proven very popular. Last sum- 
mer it was thoroughly overhauled 
and refitted. This work included 
of the illustrations is used. This bier 
consists of a light carriage with pneu- 
matic-tired wheels, mounted on an 
axle which can be folded under the 
bier when not in use. The bier is pur- 
posely made low so that when the 
casket is placed upon it and it is 
pushed forward by the pallbearers the 
appearance is not unlike that if the 
casket were being carried. As the 
tracks reach practically every portion 
of the city the transportation on this 
folding bier is rarely more than a city 
block. The bier may also be used 
for. the conveyance of the casket from 
the car through the cemetery if de- 
sired. 
The car itself is divided into two 
compartments which are separated by 
portieres. The smaller, or forward, 
compartment, contains the receptacle 
in which the casket is carried, and 
bearings. The top of the casket com- 
partment is level with the window 
sills, and upon it the floral contribu- 
tions are placed, where they are vis- 
ible not only to the occupants of the 
car but through the windows from the 
street. .The larger compartment has 
twelve crosswise seats which accom- 
modate two passengers each, thus 
giving the car a totaTseating capacity 
of thirty-two persons. 
• The interiors of both compartments 
are finished in hardwood, are com- 
fortably furnished and present an at- 
tractive appearance. The seats are up- 
holstered in leather; the windows and 
doors are draped with black curtains 
and the aisleds carpeted. A system of 
•ventilation keeps the car cool during 
the summer months, while in the win- 
ter it is warmed by electric heaters. 
mounting the car on new trucks and 
equipping it with four Westinghouse 
No. 49 motors. 
No difficulty has been experienced 
through the car blocking the track at 
the time of a funeral. If the house is 
on a street on which there are tracks, 
the arrival of the car in front of the 
house is timed so that it will be there 
at the close of the ceremonies. If it 
is not on a street on which there are 
tracks, the folding bier shown in one 
also seats for eight passengers. The 
receptacle for the casket extends the 
entire length of one side of the for- 
ward compartment and is of cherry 
paneling lined with black cloth; it is 
tastefully draped. To insert the cas- 
ket the outside panel, which is of 
thick plate glass, is swung outward, 
exposing a sliding slab which is held 
in place by a bolt. Nickel pegs hold 
the casket in place so that it will not 
jolt around. The slab runs on roller 
The “Dolores” is in charge of a spe- 
cial crew, thoroughly acquainted with 
the requirements of its special use, 
who know how to render all possible 
assistance looking to the comfort and 
convenience of those who use the 
car. The charges for the car to ceme- 
teries within the city limits of Balti- 
more are $20, and for service outside 
the city limits from $2 to $15 addi- 
tional, depending on the distance to 
be traveled. 
STUDIES IN MODERN MAUSOLEUM ARCHITECTURE 
Tanner Memorial, Springfield, 111. 
The three mausoleums here shown illustrate styles in 
the architecture of these difficult structures that suggest 
interesting points for comparison and study. 
The most original of the three and a most consistent, 
successful and altogether pleasing use of rock-face is seen 
in the Tanner mausoleum erected in memory of the for- 
mer Illinois governor by the Tanner Memorial Associa- 
tion. It occupies a beautiful location in Oak Ridge Cem- 
etery, Springfield, 111., and was designed by Tiffany 
Studios of New York. 
The Egyptian style of architecture was chosen for this 
rustic temple, and it is carefully executed in rough-hewn 
New Hampshire granite throughout. Every detail con- 
tributes to the generally massive effect in a way that 
gives it a peculiar distinction and harmony of style. 
The structure is 36 feet long, 25 wide and 25 feet 
high. The dome is supported by rustic columns 2 feet 
9 inches in diameter and 9 feet high, detached from the 
structure and extending all around it. The interior is 
also of rustic finish, with bronze panels set into the walls, 
and a niche for the bust of Gov. Tanner, modeled by 
Charles J.' Mulligan, which was recently completed by the 
sculptor. The body is interred in the center of the floor, 
which ‘is of polished granite in mosaic form and covered 
with a polished tablet or ledger with inscriptions. The 
entire Structure weighs 600 tons and required 7,000 cubic 
feet of granite. 
