The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-11
TINE ROBERT e. LEE MONUMENT.
The Design of Mr.. John Roy Accepted by
the COMMITTEES.

The Design of Mr.. John Roy Accepted by
the Committee.
The directors OF the Lee Monumental Associa.
ton held meeting on Thursday evening last to
consider the report Of the monument committee
and to adopt design for the monument.
Among the many designs submitted were those
Of Thos. W. Carter, T. 8. Hardee, Mr.. Fucker,
Stephen J. Turpin and John Roy, all Of this
city; Mr.. John Andrewartha and Mons A. Bouly,
Of Louisville, KY. Van Gunden, Young and
Drumm, Of Philadelphia, and Mr.. Ezekiel Ia
young sculptor, q native of Richmond, Va, who
served under Gan. Lee, and is now located in
Rome, and who designed and executed the statue
Of Religious Liberty, which was so much ad-
mired 1t the CentenniaD, and others, all of
which were much admired and reflected great
credit upon their several authors.
After mature elaboration the design of Mr.,
John Roy, Of this city, was selected by the d.
rectors by unanimous vote.
The design adopted consists or as follows: A
mound OF earth 1873 feet In diameter at the base,
and IL feet high in the centre, sopiDg in all di.
xections TO the ordinary ground level the centre
portion "a feet square, to be level at the elevation
or ~ feet The slope on each side OF this centre
square will have base Of 81 feet, and rise of
In the centre Of this mound tie monument
proper will be placed upon piles, capped with
timber, spiked and bolted to the piles; then, to
preserve the wood from decay. covered with con-
crete, upon which the brick and granite founda- |
tion will be built to receive the marble column
that IL to sustain the statue OF Robert e. Lee A
Doric column, wi winding staircase through
IL centre, made OF white marble, ten feet in di.
ameter at its ba Q and sixty feet in height. will
be placed on grant base Of four steps of three
feet each. and statue OF Lee fifteen feet in |
height, resting on block or die feet inches in
height, surmnunting the whole, making the en-
tire height from the ground level to the ton of
the statue l06 feet inches.
The mound will rep eseht an American monu-
ment 10 well az military defense. The pyra- |
mid OF steps are the tombs of kings and princes,
their moral grandeur and stability having stood
the test OF ages as historical monumen 9.
The Doric column, unsurpassed in sublime
majesty righteous in all it proportions, strength
ana beauty combined is an appropriate memorial !
Of great and good men; it has been admired by |
the world for nearly three Thousand years, and |
no architect during the Christian era has added |
To- or taken from it, one line that could improve
Ito beauty.
The design is in the hands Of the chairman Of |
the c0mmi tee, and it is proposed to make an ar
Management with some responsible party to have
copies of the same handsomely photogra pied
and smed and disposed of for q small consider
the payment OF the work.
The Intention OF the Association is to begin
work at once. carrying the monument as near
completion as possible with the available funds
q the Association (now amounting to about $14- |
U0O1, and to depend upon generous and appre-
ciative community to furnish the funds to com
pjete the noble work. The whole structure COM
pleted will cost about $4,000.
The monument, il will be remembered, is to |
Pc erected on Tyoli Cirole, which henceforth is
% be known as Lee Park, in accordance with q |
city ordinance appropriatiag the circle for the
purpose.