National Republican., 1877-10-22
THE TasHryGr0y MONUMENT
An Interesting sketch from Manuscript OF
Robert Mills,

John j. Evans, esq, of this city, grandson
OF the late Robert Mills, architect Of the Washing
ton national monument, furnishes the following
Interest ng sketch, taken from the manuscript of
he deceased architect. r. Evans a $50 states that
lshed by Mr.. Mills IN 1878 to serve ~ future ref
Ircnce tn dCtcrminc rs to whether any settlement
had taken place This data is In the handwriting
Of Mr. MILE and has been placed i'm the hands OF
the esident, who has taken 80 much interest in
the work. The extracts are as follows:
The base of the obciSk part OF the monument
Is 10 feet square; It's finished altitude, according to
inc original design, Is TO be COO feet and to be en-
c.rclcd by grand pantheon temple, $50 feet In d.
aIicter and loo feet high surmuinting the portico
81 entrance, TO which Is TO be the colossal statue Of
Washington, 20 feet high, represented In chariot
drawn by six horcs, driven by Victory, all Of co.
loSsa proportions.
The magnificent terrace which covers this pan
theon go feet IN circuit Is opened In the centre at
with circular temple. crowned with the symbols
Of Immortality. On each. face at the foot of the
s"i T hs,n sLn & are tablets Of isnipture representing
Trenton, Monmouth, Brandywinc, &c.
Ihc PANTHEON is surrounded by colonnade,
numbering In columns with the immortal signers
Of the Declaration of Independence, whose statues
celia withn
American order, and stand on q high stylobatc;
they are TO bc twelve feet In diameter and my feet
high, surmountcd by an cntablature twenty feet
high. enriched with the cOat-O arms OF every State
In the Union, over which Is q massive balustrade
fifteen feet high forming second colonnade sur.
rounding the terrace.
The celia Of the pantheon is entered by grand
hght OF steps In front Of the pprtico. Here Is rep
rescntGd the glorious galaxy Of the heroes OF the
Revolution of lI7b, the compatriOts Of Washington,
whose statues will also grace the scene; and above
the statues are 10 he represented tablets OH tho
walls Of battle and other scenes in which they were
engaged, whether IN the FORUM on the land or the
sea. In the centre Of this spacious pantheon within
the court of the obelsk. are the mementos of Pier
Prrir. Ascending the 1lght of iron steps here,
tsurroundcd by the beautiful mcmentos Of grat,-
hll people plncedon the wall. and reaching the
grand terrace an archway under the balustradc
leads by flight of stone steps down within the
height of the great eniablatnrc, where a vault, d
gallery conducts to series of cabinets, for each
State Of the Union, where are 10 be depositt Il
records OF the names OF the contributors toward
the erection of the monument
In the height Of the stylobatc or grand base Of
the monument will be a series OF apartments, dis
posed in such intricate form will rival the cele
bratcd labyrinths of Crete, Egypt, Lcmnos or Tus-
cane. While these vaulted passages are necessary
To the structure above. they will constitute one
OF the most curious subterranean apartments In the
world.
The walls Of the monument arc tifteen feet
thick. constructed OF massive blocks of white
crystal marble, backed by huge gnnite cubes.