The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-09-27
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The Colossal Memorial of the German
Victories in the Franco Prussian War.
The victories of the army of the German
empire in the war Of 1870 with France are
TO be commemorated in a substantial man.
per by colossal monument, now being
erected in the valley Of the Niederwald over
looking the Rheipgsu ard which will be
unveiled in the fall. The structure will &C.
cupy the most commanding position that
could have been selected along the pictures
Que banks of the Rhine. One of its most
notable features is u bas-relief placed
ia front of the pedestal. IL contains no
less than two hundred figures Of tue prom
inent characters who took part in the statue
of Germania. The designs and model OF
The statue are by Prot. Schilling.. The hg-
ure represents the German goddess in an
attitude of victory. Her head, which Is en-
circled by laurel wreath, is covered with
heavy waves OF hair that partly cover tho
back, and the ends of which hutter loosely
in the breese. The majestic eyes are liked
with a proud glance on the iar-dlstant
scene.. and the whole statue betokens a
nobleness of demeanor brought forth by re-
peated successes In her uplifted right
hard Germania holds tue laurel-oedecked
and richly decorated crown OF the empire,
sword of state, the point OF which touches
the b .se, which is also covered with the EN-
blem of victory. On the figure is breast.
nlate bearing the double headed eagle OF
the empire; here and there, under this, can
he seen portions OF a shirt oichain mail. Be
meath ali is a rich flowing robe, which Is
supported from the shoulders and fastened
Al The waist with a girdle bearing lions
heads. The rope is interviewer win ng-
nres of deers, doves. and eagles, as well as
,ewels of various kinds. There are also
m anv interesting details in connection with
me mechanical portion of the work OF this
colossal figure. it took four years OF con-
-tant labor at the chief foundry OF the EN-,
pire at Munich, under the supervision OF
Ferdinand Won Moller, to complete u. Ine
total weight of the statue Is seyeny thou
sand pounds. -Four castings. IN which
there were from twenty tnOnssnd 20 fOriy-
eipht thousand pounds OF metal IN the fur-
nace AT a time were necessary to i1nish the
Work. The statue Is thirty-six teer. high
thus being third smaller than the largest
q stue IN the empire-yiz that OF Bayarie,
which il Fl Nv four feet high; the weight OF
Inc metal used In both these figures is, how
ever. about the same. The total cnst OF the
casting and the removal To the site OF The
mo.ument vas about t55. 600. The casting
orthe figures on the pedestsl, which vas
Designed by Prof Weisbach, OF Dresden,
was not confined 10 any one establishment,
Isl horizons Of IL were contracted f1r BY the
government in various cities OF the empire.
The beautifully designed figures cpmposa 8
tee groups named war AndPstce,' were
EST bv Prof Lerz. Of NuremberK. Inc
s,idjeris Return" forms q counterpart 'ui
ne spirited sid-piecs christeued be Sol
dies's d. psrtur-.' cast a. the Glsdenbtck
Eoandrf In Berlin. The German krlezer-
verein soutributed the money f1r the figure
If sWsr." The scoiars q the hiEh schools
psii for the q IRE Of ''Pesce. snd me -
dice of Germany c1ntrlouted mos noti.l'
~ ~ TIE funds required 70 produce the r.
lief representing the return 81 the vArriors
ID the n sfherlaDd. Unique ~ de- ~, bold
and grand in c1DceptiOn. and loca'ed ~
regio- famed for - Wild besuty 81 scenery,
this rnfi1nal rnruument VII N tFtrI Nel
Re worthy Of German patriotism and en-
& prise.