The New York herald., 1875-08-17
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Won Banded found men who were ready to aid him WIN
urac.cal supnor Unions for the erection Of the Her
mann monument sprang up many large cities o Ger
many The principal society was constituted IN Det-
mold in November 1881. Then followed the branch
societies OF Hanover osnaburgh, Berlin Paderoorn,
Munster Bremen Lnbec, Kongsberg, Munich,
Rehwerin Awrich Mainz and Stuttgart On the 10th OF
February ls3s the Detmold Society issued the nrs call
for contributions in which occurs the following pas
sage
In the middle of the Thurinra Forest rises the moun
tain spine OF Teut which has long been regarded as
consecrated ground by the antiquarian The highest
summit Of the Teut the Grotenburgl owe rooks the
1ed OF the three days battle between Naus and Ar
min from the junction of the We're and the Weser,
the DOeren Pass, the WINFIELD and the other
the district Of Neuhans and Elsen Also and tho Teut
Itself is nom the country between the Weser and
the Rhine, nom Minden as far as the great plain OF
Minister.
SUPPORT
The German newspapers took up the matter enthus
astically. Prince Leopold, the reigning prince Of
Lppe Detmold gave the required permission to erect
amonument the condition that II should be the
grandest and worthiest in Germany Contributions
then came in steadily, and on tho 18th of November
1888 H. 900 thaeTs had been subscribed On the 2lst
OF August lSl0 27l thaers had been received The
German princes contributed very handsomely; the
Prince of Lippe gave large sum; King Ludwig Of
Bavaria ZOO gudens; the King OF Prussia promised
his earnest support, and aid was cheer
fully rendered by Germans Of all countries
In tho world-from North and South America Balti-
moro, New York Havana Matanzas, Rio Janeiro, ST
Thomas; from Lyons, Belgium, Switzerland and Russia
came large sums Even the Germans Of the Baltic
provinces subscribed largely after the Czar himself had
given 200 forms TO the fund. From poems and pic
lures good also realized In July, 1s43 the
total amount collected "a. 42l thalers.
THE GRoTRNBURG
On July 0, 1888 Bandel commenced his labors the
Grotenburg trees felled and cleared from the
summit and the 18th of October in the same year.
the foundation of the Gothic structure which now
a basis for the monument was laid amid a
fearful thunder storm. copper plate which were
engraved the year and day of the commence
ment OF the work, and also that it
begun under the auspices of Prince Leopold Lppe
Detmold. and was planned by Won Bandel buried
and few days subsequently the work was closed for
che year The labor at first very arduous, there
being shelter for the workmen the inccmency
OF the weather except miserable log shanty Thirty
shree sione hewers six masons, six stone breakers
twenty eight day laborers and smith, besides a
number of peasants required for the building of
the fundamcnt
Bandel spent the succeeding winter in Italy and re-
turned to Detmod in the following spring. prepared
push on the undertaking with vigor His surprise
great, however when he found himself greeted by a.
pamphlet, issued by tho Demold Society in which not
only his previous labors criticised and censured
but was proposed to suppant his design of the
figure by the adoption of q statue TO be produced
On model by Rauch and Schinkel OF
Berlin Fortunately this difficulty was removed
by the Intervention Of the Grown Prince Frederick
William, afterward King Frederick William
~ of Drno uh0
ael's designs The then proceeded and on the st
Of September 1s4l the last completing the arch
Of the ulting of the fundament placed in posi-
tion and the event celebrated by grand procession
from Detmold, speeches and general rejoicngs. The
monument was then thrtyiou feet high On the 18th
Of June, ls46 the stone completing the subsructure
was placed and the first portion of the great work
finished the structure having risen ninety three,
feet above the summit OF the mountain II Bande 81
original intention to build the eighty feet
high and that the should be forty feet
trbutions had flown in richly that he determined
expand his original idea His chief object in increasing
she size to raise the statue to height which
would be visible above the trees which crowned tho
Summit
CESSATION
We arrive at the period QS46) ut which the
progress of the monument appears to have to a
temporary end The Gothic superstructure was COM
pete and waiting for the yet absent gure the huts Of
che workmen remained the summit OF the mountain
unoccupicd; the copper portions of the figure were
taken from the Grotenburg and stored at Detmold.
Germanys political prospect ut this time not very
promising the contributions ceased and the DetIsod
Union already deeply indebted the treasury Of
the princpay. In 1852 this society again issued call
lor funds. The Prince OF Lppe Detmod presented 1he
society with the 400 thers owing the treasury In
June 1857, Won Bandel had audience of the Prince
and begged that His Highness would help to facilitate
the completion of the monument In the meantime
ihe sculptor had not been idle; he had prepared an
exact model of the statue measuring tenth of the size
Of tho original and also the plans of the scaaoldag
On the 9th November 1852 the Detmold Society annn
sppcaed TO the nation. 1t reminded the public of the
net that the work had been interrupted for sixteen
years. but expressed confidence that the spirit of the
AatIon, which had warmly greeted the undertaking.
had not grown cold
OF from IS 900 to 40 thalers was still neces
sary. On the 9th April, 1868 5000 thalers more had
been received from Germanys princes and people The
Hanover Society then aid Of its sister so.
cety at Detmold and in 1868 Won Banded removed to
Hanover 70 proceed with the final preparations The
plaster model of tho statue there completed and
tho
BEATING coPPRR
was commenced First the head was finished, then1he
sword then the arms and next the feet In 1866 he
commenced the shield. King William Of PRUSSIA, who
had presented him with 2OOO thaers visited his work
shop and promised his royal support The year !
1870 came, and the memory Of the un6n.
shed monument was again revived. When, ontthe 4th
pf September, tho arrived in Germany of tho
great victory al Sedan the people Of Detmold%went IN
procession, as by accord To the Grotenburr and
In sight Of tho unfinished monument celebrated Tho
day Of victory Since that time the day Of Sedan has
been annually commemorsded in the Same place
The year 1871 dagned and brought peace
Germany united, and the wish was again
altered that the monument which symbolzed that
unity should al last bo completed The Hanover So.
ciety
PETIT1oSED RRcBsrAG
10 grant 10 900 thalers on tho 9TH May 1871 is
sum voted. This was At first thought arnprv