The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-09-27
The Boston Monument

the metropolis of New England last week
dedicated with so much pomp and ccre
mony, is thus described by the Daily
Globe
The memorial which Boston dedicated to the
memory Of her sons who fell in the cause of free
dom and the Unon is probably the finest wal
monument in America. 1t has been years since
work was begun on the monument and the cause
of its seemingly late completion has been the cab
crate character of the undertaking, for the work
could not be hurried like ordinary sculpture, but
required great skill and thoroughncss in the de
tails The first movement for tht erection Of
soldiers monument in Boston was i'll March, 1866.
when Mr. Clement Willis of the Common Council
moved the appointment of committee to con
slider the subject The next month an order was
passed to advertise for plans for monument In
November the design for liammatt Billings for Il
monument to cost 100000 accepted but it
was found that the expense would exceed the
amount OF estimate and the project was for a time
abandoned. IN 1870 the city again advertised for
des gns for monument the cost Of which was
not to exceed $4,000 and Mr. Martin Mmores
| design was accepted. The corner stone was laid
| September Is, 1871. with interesting ceremonies
The designer and sculptor, Martin Milmore. has an
| enviable reputation in this line OF art work and
| evidently designed this rs the browning work of
| his life. The monument completed with the SUI
mounting statue is 100 feet in height and stands
| upona foundation OF masonry. Surrounding tins
| foundation is platform reached by flight Of
steps upon which rests the plinth, upon the four
| panels Of which
THE BASRELlEFS.
These bas relicts cast in bronze. are very elabo-
srrossa1 on, ;,nat,ot I,sorti( ~ +hn.n
cam hero bn o;rnn Iha tirst tn hc untitled ..in-
| ing to the War" 1t represents Il regiment OF men
marching past the State House. on the steps lead
Ing to which stands Governor Andrew. his staff,
If m suldi.rs ,ha irro,ul,r ,irnsS If thrir dix
| bw.;u, h,r 1r- +L,. 80. + ~, 1,nsinn. a..
rrouns 1f .;rb;,,,, and ,,..n,ir,, uyns ,ntr. ,nd
SISTERS that arrnmnanv tfnn7 IN e,rt thr wbnlr
treatment Of th;s Ilnci;liar and wall rnnn,ubnrrd
nhasa If tho stir,i, v.'r Zines !. ,,nrr i;nn mo
| nnnn1hnr nf trnrns i, VII. ,Gnco i nnnrly f,rtv
nver ono Of Which * ;nd;riI,aI tru. tn liz. and
aItotatbnr nf thn1non ami tho times
Followinr tbis * tbn la rnlief rnnrs ntin~ tbn
| lohors of The sanitary Commission and their
bnners On fine rytrnn,i. RIGHT il a ,roun of ladies
| erGagcd in PREPARING clothes handaors lint etc
| for the soldiers Nryt to them is \ rronr Of zen
tlenen and ladies en,taond i'm fnrwar,lin~ thr sup-
| Mics fms gathered 1H t1 sanitary, commission ~,
| the field On the extreme left in the background
| is an ambulance wagon from which 4 wounded
| soldier who Is i'm the f,reorounl has been taken
and is attended by members Of thc commissir,,
Next is a wounded soldier being cared for by
| nurses ON This bas-reli,f soma twenty f,rr flo
nrcs are represented and tbcv are all wonderfully
grouped and employed This is perhaps. in many
respects. the finest work OF the kind on the monu
mcnt, The figures are all or nearly all, purely
,IlrI o'ln, t,'i! ur'dIl VI "tHH ~ costume
cfeit Ga Prcssl"l "i t|eI} "lle ~ ti' t"le'' "II
often sad faces seems to belong to the person and
| TO the occasion. The whole conception Is a mas
terpiece of art. The bas-reliet representing The
Navy mas alaF9e tort on the right engaged by a
m"r' ~, = =; =. at'" -. ','N ~ ''i'
oiiP wa" - y ili' 'llN'H |" 'e t''i
ing mt" action: On the lett ct the bas-rehci tw"
ncvnes u a 11''or PltiIls I",ll .llrS "" iIU n