The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-27
THE LONDON OBELISK
Bronze Sphinxes and Other Orna-
ments II VIII Soon Have
Received

nnn-r ihc direction I'll lac Melt't'li-
tan Board "i N"rH-. a. ili' spot "here
Cle"palra'- Needle ti". been erected
"n 'hv !aAm's "in'rinA'"ehi. ana Ia
particular. the position 81 i"" great
bronze >phiuAr-, DESIGNER 80 ofih.
monl ih1 "A-e. ta> he'i' 'he >u'iec, al
Comment y ih"E stand OF rather
crouch, al present. 'ehni a massive
'''Hl 'fa'h '''-.''..' = ''' "''E'" W
tho. -riiinxe> resting upon ine graz
81 r'P"S "t i"e embarrassment runs
.'a'.'tci "i'h Tie river "nd r"a1"'!-
while 'n" h',h r. tusii'i i""afl 'h'
Inon'dlth. ttiN- - "'> '''h i''''''''
Is exactly r-Ntr-'"@ ne l''-'ii'h 81
~. ''nn"C> i|ai"'>",r h'ns vi lr.i"i-
-ar -4sar". "l''ch i""A away l''ih
.he NriSon monument Il th"Gg" :"
guard ag''n-t az ""'""r>. " he'li',
~ ~" tn. ihnn'!'S' '"''''! "a> a'',I
upon IN lr't' gar IN re. ana s!'"''
Il" followed IA ihr present Instance.
1t = idri"rr r. 'i'''" '''' tha' ''c"Ia-
IRA \cs''l""hd II IA" >G'r"'i''''i--,
taE'" rs 4 ""'.e. are a'''--'''''f
"anllnE ~ h.''ti'r'. 80 lar - I"e e.,
i, c""1rriicn. symmetry ""ul'
.eem, Hdeei. u require 10" W
h'-;'G>. WHICH are 81 .'u'>e' i'r MN
"St points 81 th" SFhi"A's' should "e
turned oh'":;fi III 'h:r' iii'' an il'a-
mary triangle mi2al b' i'riheh 'r"''
The 'G'nnit TO ihe H'>e "' '"o ""''"-
ment.
1t may tie Added however .ii"' ID
1's been too hastily assumed tha' the
pfs.rht grouping H. ''''i "''l !.
decided upon. A. f"a"'r "i Fact
t"" experiments nave already '"''''
made ia the matter gle. H. "f"!.A'>
vel 70. up" 'u'.'-' . "a ''i"'
thelf P',-....--' ii.,'! 80 altered Il h''e.
,ary. Inc Weight 81 he sphh'X'- !
over ,iN tone, and unlike Ire ':''ii-
seer nom. when "ere cast IL pieces
and r'veied together, iii'E nae rcen
c;ss' M one -"Iln nlIcN. me loan
dgrs, Mes>r,: IL. ! "niis " % {"
! ne >ea' cianh 'ha' in''. "'e 'he
largest ,lhgie-ri.ce' 81 castings eve,
made. Inc WORK "aS accomplish"
by sixteen men, WI" We're over VIEW
months engaged upon IL not"ith-
standing thai they worked 'r"
hours day. Inc h-ufe7 are S"out
nineteen feet long SIX iee'
vide and nine leet h'sh. b'Sine> tli'
principal portion 'i IN" emDeii'sh-
ments, there are also come Wing cast
ings, TO project the h'ise "i Ill,
needle, and 10 hide The worn anu
rounded appearance oi inc enSes.
J These are also III lFeus' ana upon
them IL represented inc ,acrea en-
blems Of the h2yp'ian' VII. !. H.
Mabey, of Westminster no mas exc
cuted the scuiptors WORK ha> been
fortunate enough 10 nave the assist
ance of DIR. Birch, "f the British
Museum, who has taken great interest
in the work. 1t may be mentioned
! that some difficulty was experienced
in fitting on these wings. wh'rh are
over SIX ieet III h"lgh', -
18th itself i .c,.salIla III .'-'l'
while the base l. perfectly square.
An apparent or Ilinsory miter thus
had to he ccn'nved. ny which means
much extra time has been taken up.
The work. 1t Is expected, VIII m
fully completed by Christmas.
The remaining ornaments are four
bronze tablets. five feet high AMI
about six feet wide, t. be placed on
the granite base. Although designed
they are not yet cast. Inc nscrip-
tiOn facing the Embankment viii be
as follows: This obelisS. through
the patriotic zeal of Erasmus Wilson,
+. Il. s, was brought from Alexan-
dria lncased In an iron cylinder. Ii
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