Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-08-30
The Douglas Monument.

NJ" aoout HaiI compieted- he foun-
| dations are entirely finished, and the
tomb is partially complete. The struct-
ure has been carried up to about the height
Of seventeen feet. When completed it
will be one hundred feet in height. The
diameter of the circular platform base is
| fifty-two feet, and two and half feet high.
Another base, with steps the same-the
| sides concave or curved inwards, also two
and half feet highs laid upon the
circular base. The sepulchre, with four
projecting pc destals standing out from the
corners, and connected by archways is
twenty feet square and eleven feet high.
| with walls five feet thick. 1t has an arch
ed ceiling and chamber within, ten feet
square. In the center is a sarcophagus,
or receptacle, for the remains of Douglas,
which will be visible through bronze
door, six feet and half high and three
feet wide Resting upon the sepulchre is
a pedestal twenty-one feet high, with
base fifteen feet square, tapping upon and
supported by the walls of the tomb A
complete column, forty-three feet in length,
six feet at the base, and three and half
feet at the top, is placed on the pedestal.
A cap and spear six feet high forms the
cap and base for colossal bronze statue
Of Douglas, twelve feet high.
Surrounding the sepulchre will be four
seated symbolical figures, lifc-size, of light
marble, one representing Illinois holding
medallion likeness of Douglas. BY the
side is sheaf of wheat and the State
arms. The other is America. with the
shield History, reclining on tablet,
and Fame, with the wreath and the trum-
pet. Over the entrance stands an eagle,
and on the base of the pede stal above are
four bas-reliefs, representing the progress of
civilization in the West: First, the Will
derness, with Indians hunting, and their
wigwams in the distance then the pioneers
with the cabin, men ploughing and cut
ting down trees then Commerce, repre-
sented by ship, bales, and boxes, and
Science, represented by the locomotive,
the railroad, and tho telegraph. The
fourth relief represents Education, by
group of children and school-master,
with the Capitol building and church in
the distance.
The statue represents Douglas as stand
ing by the Constitution and the Union,
the fdSceS or Union by his right, and the
Constitution in his left hand.
The speakers stand, at the Inauguration
ceremonies, will be erected Immediately
beside the monument, and will accommo-
date about seven or eight hundred people.
This will be reserved exclusively for men,
bers of Congress and other distinguished
individuals who come to take part in the
ceremonies. In front of the stand will
be accommodations for about sixty report
ers The space in front of the stand will
afford plenty of room for the many thou
sands who will be present listening to the
addresses, and the nature of the ground
will render the voices of the speakers per-
fectly audible to those who may be forced to
take their positions considerable distance
from the stand.
At each corner of the grave will be
erected pillar about thirty feet in height
From these uprishts will spring four arches,
which will be draped with black and white,
and festooned with roses. Round the
base of the pillars will be arranged num-
ber of flags, and all the way up they will
be draped with black and white. and with
wreaths of roses and flags. The grave
will be covered with natural flowers. In
front of The grave will be placed upon
pedestal V0k's splendid marble bust of
Douglas, and model of the monument.
There will be no other decorations of any
kind on the ground.
These form the Principal part of the
preparations that have y.t been made for
the great occasion. Whate,er other ar
ranpements remain to be made -elate more
particularly to the programme tobe car
ried on: on the day. If ever there was a
time when the people might hope for ca
vorable weather, it will be on the coming
9th of September, which will in any case
be sure to prove a memorable one in the
annals of the city.-Chicago Post