The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-10-22
A Description OF the Yorktown Monu.
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A Description OF the Yorktown Monu.
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The four sides Of tie base contain First, an
inscription defeating the monument as . me-
norizE Of the victory; second, an inscription
presenting succIncs nzrraGlEs OF the eiege,
prepared In accordance with the origin
archives In the department OF state third,
the treaty Of alliance with the king OF France:
and fourth, the treaty OF peace with the king
OF England. In the pedime.lts over thess
four sides respectively are presented, CARED
in relief: FIRST, enblens OF nationality
second, embleras of war thir.l, ennbieIns Of
the alliance and fourth, emblems Of peace.
The base Is th1s de7oted to the historical
statement it-eIpia:"s the subsequent incidents
Of the monumental composition, which ara in
tended solely to appel TO the Imagination.
The immediate resuls Of the historical events
written upon the base was the happy establish
Lnent Of national union Of thirteen youthful
free and independent ates. To celebrate this
joyful union the sculptor has represented upon
the circular podiunn which aries from the base
. solemn dance Of thirteen typical female
figures, hand in hand, encirclIng the drum,
which bears upon belt beneath their fee. the
words: zone country, one constitution, one
destiny" Il il a symbol Of the birth Of free
dom.
The column which springs from this po-
dunn may be accepted as the symbol of the
greatness and prosperity Of the nation after a
century Of varied experience, when thirty-eighs
free and independent States are shining To-
gether in mighty constei alton. 1t Is the tn
1mphznt sign Of the fuifliment Of the promise
An expression Of the strength and beauty Of
the Union; bu. the powerful nation Dies no.
forget the remote beginning Of it, prosperity,
and in the midst of It's shining stars bears alofs
the shield Of Yorktown covering the branch Of
peace.
As the existence of the nation L. a proc. Of
the possibility Of a government Of the people,
By the people, for the people, the column thus
adorned eliminates with Liberty herselE s.ar-
crowned, and welcoming the people Of all ma
tons to share equally with rs the fruits OF our
peace and property.
The principal dimensions Of the monument,
taken from the drawing and model in the pos
session OF Colonel ". P. Crsigiiill, of Balti-
more, Engineer Corps, United States army,
who, by direction Of the secretary Of war, su-
pervi-ed its construction, and divided for the
purpose of plain understanding By the reader
into: /, the Base 2, the "Podium," or
drum supporting the thirteen dancing figures;
8, the Shaft, or upright colnmn;4 ths "Capi
tai," resting directly on the final courae Of
the column 5, the Pedestal" which sup
ports the fgnre surrounding the monument :;
and s, the "Figure," are in height as foiioBs
Base, 25 feet s inches; podinm, II feet
inches shaft. 35 feet l inch; capital, 5 feet
inches pedestal, 3 feet 8 inches figure, IL
feet inches making the total heigut from
the bottom OF the base, resting on the surface
Of the ground 70 the top of the figure, 81 feet
6 inches. The bottom Of the base covers
surface area Of 945 sc feet The area for in
scriptions ON each side Of the base is Is, $50
sqaare inches The greatest diameter Of the
podlum is feet inches. The height Of the
thirteen figures surrounding the podium is 8
feet. The diameter Of the shaft at the bottom
5 feet inches, and at the top 5 feet.
The inscriptions on the base Of the monl9
nent are to be as follows
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Erected
In pursuance OF
A resolution Of Congress approved October q,
l75l, and one approved June 7, 1880,
TO commemorate the victory
by which
The independence Of the United States OF
America was achieved.
IsoUTHl
at Yorktown on October 10, 1881,
After siege of nineteen days,
By 5 500 Americans, 1000 French Infantry of
the Line, $500 Militia, under command Of
Gov. Thos. Nelson, and 36 French
Ships Of the Line
Earl CORVALLIS
Commander of he British fore at Yorktown
and Gloucester, Surrendered the Army,
1851 officers and men, $40 seamen, pa cannon
and twenty four standards,
To His Excell~ncy, George Washington,
CDmmander-in-C Chief of the combined forces Of
America and France;
To His Escellency the Comie de Rochambeau,
Commanding the Auxiliary troops of His Chris
tian Majesty in America,
And to His Excelieucy the Co.nte de Grassee,
Commanding in Chief the Naval Army Of
France in Chesapeake.
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The Treaty,
Concluded February 6, 1778,
Between the United States of America
And Louis XVI, King of France,
Declares
The essen ial and direct end
Of the present Defensive Alliance
Is to maintain effectively
The Liberty, Sovereignty. and Independence,
Absolute and Unlimited
OF the said United States,
AS well in matters of Government as Of Com.
merce.
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The Provisional Articles Of Peace,
Concluded November 80, 1872
And the Definite Treaty Of Peace,
Concluded September 8, 17S3
Between the United States of America
And George ILL.,,
King Of Great Britain and Ireland,
Declares
His Britannia Majesty acknowledges the said
United States, viz:
Hew Hampshire, Massachusetts, Bav,
Rhode Island, and Providence Plantation,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
To he
Free and Sovereign and Independent States
Death in q Burning Mill.
The fire in Landenbergers mill, in Philadel-
phia, proved more disastrous in the loss of life
'han was at first reported. The fire started in
the finishing-room on the second floor, and
spread upw ard through the binding with amaz-