Bronze doors worth $8K stolen from old Pa. tomb

Written by Associated Press

Friday, 04 January 2013 09:48

These bronze mausoleum doors were stolen from the Uniondale Cemetery in Pittsburgh on Jan. 2, 2013. Image courtesy of Uniondale Cemetery.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police say a set of bronze doors worth more than $8,000 has been stolen from a century-old tomb in a Pittsburgh cemetery. The theft occurred on Jan. 2.

WTAE-TV says the doors and a stained-glass window were reported missing Thursday from Union Dale Cemetery, the resting place of notables including World War I-era madam Nettie Gordon, post-Civil War Republican Congressman Thomas McKee Bayne and a 700-pound man known as P.T. Barnum's Illinois Giant Boy.

The theft was reported by the cemetery superintendent. He tells investigators he doesn't believe the doors are engraved with the family name that's on the mausoleum.

Authorities say the 1904 granite mausoleum isn't maintained by relatives, so the cemetery owns the property.

Police say two sets of footprints were found in the snow leading from the back of the mausoleum.

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Information from: WTAE-TV, http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com

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These bronze mausoleum doors were stolen from the Uniondale Cemetery in Pittsburgh on Jan. 2, 2013. Image courtesy of Uniondale Cemetery.

Last Updated on Friday, 04 January 2013 12:26