The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-09-28
The Great Dr0nze Doors of The Z. s.
Car.ta'.

hv RanJnlnh Roqrrs the American sculn.
tor cast at the ROYAL Foundry nt Munich,
hv y w, MnIIor and comnieted in 1851
II wrirhs 20 00o nounds and cost thirty
,bous.,nd doIl,rs II is seventeen feet
h;sh nine fe,.t wide and is folding or
annhi. THO css;n~ is scn,icircnmr Mt the
TON aud n,oiocts obont n foo, in front of
,b e', aavos nf thc Lnor Around the cas-.
inr nytends n handsome border. emblem
attic of connuesi and navigation. The
ln,, Of ,hn nrcb nf the casing Is orna.
mcnted with fine head of Columbus,
hnnno,h which Is thc American Eagle
w;t y, " an, n,aas WINGS Fnnr figures. rep
res,.,lin, hSi, ( frica Europe and
Amnri,.., s,,nJ q, the TON and bottom of
th cnsinr The upner ripht-l,and figure
rn,,r 1870 e., ,he MINER left.bapd fig
,,,a afr;c, thc 5o,yrr rirht- hand figure
E,u 49, and The Iovtr ieft. hand figure
Amcric,
Thara are eipht souare pancIs in the
doar besides Inc s,,micircular transom
n,ncI Rntworn these panels are ten
heads five on c,ci, leaf of ,hc door, rep
resrn,jn,. historians who have written-on
his 0,o}nmhusA voyapes from his own
time down ia The present day, ending
viii, Irvinc and Prescott.
The YORK is in alta yeEieyo. the figures
standing ont h<,idly from the surface.
Fvarv drto;i is rrfect aud The razer's
cu,ot;ons of admiration arc strongly
mingled with wander that such an elabo-
rate DESIGN has been so faithfully and
INFINITELY ryecutcl. An oil painting or
steel engraving could not more forcibly
or nrrfe1.Nv tell the story.
Tho lowest ripht-bard panel begins
IKE tale> The iransom panel being the
central sccne
p.SrI I-Columbus is expounding
his theory of finding the Indies by sailing
dnc vest to the Ccuncil of Salamanca.
This Council prayely deliberated the sub
;ect and soiemnlv concluded that the
nroscct was "voin and impossible, and
NOT hccominp Great princes TO engage in
on such slender grounds as had becL adj
ducod u
p,Sr, u-wa,ry and heort.sick on
foot and io,dinu biS son Diego a mere
lad bv the Lnnd Columbus sought shell
t ter' r.; nS ' The Cnnvcnt Of La Rabida, near
Pa,os Vie was without friends or nancy.
nn NV nos ,i ~ va" dssmsir nf b,yiug his Grand
ScI,emo Of s;sc,yn,v ,,lonird nv any NO.
tentato The monks of the CONVEX, re-
ce;veI him kiadiv and iuducod him to re-
main with them n l,nr time, While here.
ha stotcd he ni,r and homes 10 tho nrior
Juan percy Who had bcen Oueen Isabel.
i,1s cnnfessor Here hc also met Alonzo
Pinson Who accommodated him in his sub
son,,ont ,,,,r,rn rho ,,rior ot once bc-
% mo yarm,v enlisted If Inc scheme and
,,,nrtion",i i 70 Dnnn, Reotriz de- Rob,.
AN, nn attenIont md fnvori,c of the
I,,oo, TIC two hrrnuht Tho matter tn
the nnnnn's notice and presspd il so
thoronrjlT. a, ,t hcr NJ, iestv sent Colum.
t,,a . s,,1, of money sufficient ia enable
hin, 70 anna,rn t Cont and mead his
na,lso w. nc1.s,,' Tho scene embraced in
tl,,s ,,a,,of -,,,-ocants him setting ont from
thc convent 10 wait mon the nIccn.
up p ~ ~ III NPnnrcannts Columbus Inv
i,r Re r11r bafnra ,hc KING and Oucen
nf Snn;n Tin nuoon leans forward with
carcrness hut the King holds back coldlv
md donb in1Iw The courtirrs in tie
b.cl,gronnd re card fine hold odyenturer
with looks of mingled scoru and in.
credulitv
Panel lV.-Is at the top of the right
leaf of the door and represents "The De
nartnre from Pnlos." The admrars ships
lie waiting in the harbor, while he is
standing on the shore. bidding farewell,
to his son. and coptidine him to the care
of his friend. the prior.
THE Tn.Nsou P.SEJ. This extends
across
form and represents The admiral and his
companions landing at San Salvador. and
taking formal possession, of the island
The banner of Spain is held aloft by Co
lumbus. whose other hand holds a sword
Roats are coming in from the ships in the
ot1ing, and a group of natives crouch at
the foot of large tree, gazing at the
new corners with wonder and fear
PANEL Wis ut the ton of the left
leaf of the door. and represents the frs,
intercourse between the Indians and the
discoverers One of the sailors is seen
approaching the admiral, bearing on his
shoulders an Indian girl whom he has
captured and bound. Columbus sternlv
rebukes him for his cruelty, and orders
the instant release of the girl.
PANEL VI Represents "Ihe Tri-
umphal Entry into Barcelona" Colum
bus having returned from the New World,
bringing with him the proofs If his dis
coycries. is entering the CITY of BARGE
Iona. amidst the piaudits and cheers of
the assembled multitude The admiral,
on horseback is seen in the foreground.
PANEL VII-Represents the wrongs of
Columbus. Don Francisco de Bobadilla,
having been sent to the New World, 20 in
yestigate the charges brought against the
admiral by his enemies. Jook sides against
him. and sent him back to Spain in
chains. The panel represents the arrival
of the admiral in chains, on board the
vessel which was to convey him to Eu-
rome. The officers of the ship filed with
generous indignation, desired TO relieve
him of his letters, but he replied, mo; l
will wear them as a memento of the graf
itude Of princes"
PANEL VIII.-Represents "The Death
of Columbus" On the voyage home,
Don Francisco de Bobadilla, and all his
crew, were drowned, but the admiral
reached Spain in safety, to find the
charges against him cleared away. inc
4acIm WIS ue"u, rar "H to the man
who b,d civcu n new world to Spain.
The admiral was thus left without friends
at court.
halu,nS nea III tn H. ',,os ,,anr ~
purUe and brokcn down in health. be-
sides being feeble from age. He made
repeated efforts TO OBTAIN Ieatcss nor iIc
Hiaa - V,,I,dol,d Nav o(,th 1yo6 beinp
about seventy wears old.
The picture represents the chamber in
Whlch nc :lleu. ms ilicnus az sa.fot ~
.o!ds alost Il cruciitA, III order tllal ms
sasS s,.I my n S;s A' re n The world