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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
NEW PATENT TEN-STORY MAUSOLEUM 
The community mausoleum has just recently entered 
the eastern field, and enters with much eclat with designs 
for an elaborate sky-scraper of a mausoleum, with from 
five to ten stories. This structure is based on new pat- 
ents granted as No. 1,020,747, to Valentine Dietz, Jr., of 
Yonkers, N. Y., and Charles F. Dietz, of New York City, 
and the structure is being vigorously promoted under the 
name of the United States Mausoleum Corporation with 
the usual rosy prospects of profit to those buying the 
patent rights, the usual flourish of patent claims, and 
warning to possible infringers. A special effort is being 
made to interest undertakers, and the following adver- 
tisement accompanied by an elaborate drawing represent- 
ing what looks like a ten-story sky-scraper with a balcony 
VERTICAL SECTION OF ONE CHAMBER OR ROOM IN THE 
MULTIPLE-STORY COMMUNITY MAUSOLEUM. 
all around each story, appeared in the April issue of an 
eastern undertakers’ trade journal: 
NEW INVENTION 
MAUSOLEUM 
The Mausoleum shown in cut will contain 532 private vaults, a 
long corridor connecting -with large Reception Room, Comfort Rooms 
and a Chapel equipped with organ and seating 250 persons. 
Those interested in securing the rights to operate under our patent 
can receive full information on request. Large profits assured. 
United States Mausoleum Corporation 
1826 Anthony Ave., New York City. 
The essential features of our Mausoleum are thoroughly covered 
by letters patent granted and other applications pending, and in- 
fringement in any particular will not be tolerated. 
In the patent specifications for this structure from 
which we show several illustrations, it is described as “a 
single structure embodying a number of vaults arranged 
as individual chambers adapted to ownership by indi- 
vidual parties or families, and preferably arranged as 
separate chambers or compartments having doors or en- 
trances accessible from a balcony or corridor, the separate 
vaults being arranged in groups on each tier or floor of 
the mausoleum.” 
Fig. 3 is an elevational section of one end of the 
structure and also showing the ventilating arrangement of 
vaults disposed on the different tiers; Fig. 4 is an enlarged 
vertical section through one vault of the mausoleum 
showing the arrangement of the steel or iron transverse 
beams and channels; Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on 
the line 5 — 5 of Fig. 4. 
The patent specification describes the structure as fol- 
lows : 
The doors of each vault ODen. out on the balcony 2 or a suit- 
able approachway on the floor on whtch it is disposed. The urns' 
3 are aranged on the railing of the balcony, one urn being prefer- 
ably provided for each vault, and positioned on the balcony at a 
point corresponding to the position of the vault to which it belongs. 
The catacombs 4 are arranged in each vault, and constructed with 
air spaces between the walls of the vault and the catacomb con- 
struction. The catacombs 4 are preferably constructed in one or 
VERTICAL END SECTION OF TEN STORY COMMUNITY 
MAUSOLEUM. 
more groups in each vault, and air spaces are provided between 
the bottom of the catacomb structure and the floor of the vault. 
Between the side walls of the vault and the sides of the cata- 
comb structure are air spaces 6, and air spaces 7 are provided 
between the rear of the catacomb structure and the rear wall of 
the vault. The catacomb structure extends to a point below the 
finished celling of each vault, so as to allow for the air space 8 
above the top of each group of catacombs. 
The fresh air ducts 9, preferably built in the partition of the 
vaults, convey the fresh air to the radiators 10 positioned a short 
distance above the floor of each vault. The fresh air is supplied 
to the inflowing ducts 9 at the bottom of the mausoleum structure, 
preferably by means of a chamber 11 disposed in the cellar and 
provided with a force-pump or blower to increase the natural draft. 
The out-flowing ducts 12 communicate with each vault by radiators 
13. The steel floor beams 15 and channels 17 are supported by the 
steel or cast iron upright columns 16 and rest upon the foundation 
described above. The columns 16 are covered with concrete or 
terra cotta, tiling, brick work or like material, forming protection 
against fire and deterioration. The floor beams 15 and channels 17 
are supported directly by the columns 16 by passing through the 
center of the columns and fastened to top and bottom angles at 
each tier height. As shown, the columns 16 are vertical angle and 
plate latticed construction, and the floor beams 15 are I beams. 
DRAWING OF THE PROPOSED DIETZ 
PATENT TEN-STORYCOMMUNITY 
MAUSOLEUM, USED IN ADVERTISING OF 
UNITED STATES MAUSOLEUM CORPORATION. 
