The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-28
MARTYR PRESIDENT.
THE MONUMENT TO GARFIELD.
Tho Dtclsion OF the AisoeIAtion--Ths rortuuats
Artit-Rho he Is and How hs Prepared the
DalSu-Ths atnerli Features aad
BtAutiti Of the Structure,

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'no boald ol trustees oi The Garfield Mon
ument Association. composed OF Ex. Pfesi
dent Rutherford r. Hayes, Mr. Josent
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MI. Amos Iownsenu, MIR. j. IL. Rbodet
anu Df' J'f. hoplson, held meeting ytB
.efoaS morning ana hnally decided upon
tne aeeign ior the monument Tor President
uaiheld' and have alao selected the two
otaef designs ior which the second and
'h''e pr'h's Will 10 AWARDED. In making
shese selec'ions they called TO Their aid
two celebrated experts in sculpture and
architecture, wei. known throughout the
United ststes-Mr. Calvert. Vau1ntf New
York Guy, and MIR. ueury'Van Blunt, oi
Boston. Both came separately and made
examinations OF the designs without any
knowledge oil the authors and OF each
others conclusions. The trustees held
meetings with them after the examination
OF the various models and designs, and
after hearing their views, the two experts
and the truatees named above unanimous.
ly decided to award the first pr?zs Of 81, 900
TO the design. the motto ot which s"Archi.
teCt," made by Mr.. George Ii. Keller, OF
Hartford, Conn. l. is naturally to be sup.
posed that the accepted design will be the
model Of the Garfield monument, with
some slight notifications as will suggest
themselves.
...- THE DESIGNER, +.
Rafore nransr;n, tho ass;,r NJ. aE,,,ox
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'isiteu tne sl'e Vi 'ne proposal monument
u ftesiueht eatueiu anu became con.
''nceu 'lsl monument 10 such mau,
e'ec'ea on 60 commanding position,
saGI.a paf.aKe pa ahaoe s0,nswisM o. the character
th,, il sonld sisnd ss D1sndIy ;, ~ sn Ea
in the estimation, not only oi bis own
country, but the whole world. The career
1I,, o. Shineiu inisntsp!iy he compared 10 the
in tho snl;d roct and oraJM"i,n o.;' uoutea
oten bv S,an t;II q a,o,f. fonrtS s'oniinS
and comnla,e b;rh ahovo ,bn sn,, tuuuGsu nu..ais
conn,rv , aJnn.snn sn "Voo ,So . snu sutiouna'ns
,rh;ah !. ona ph ~ H. .uJ I'VE, tnele!r!t,
t,rro. ~, 30 ho Tow 'a9 U,aeos nonutnel!!hi "
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tron, ~" Iesss hs oaa. on.eiop; ~; luz lo~er r!ses
n.;ia n uCnu on:a5;. iiA..S, "Iisn aIe ie"Gneu oy
m,uo np, y, eaoius ~ s.eps, ioiii'ns u'gh'neu
apoS pp y. .Lo " tno uiJnuiaers. th ptolsctlns
poat;s,,Io pL '4o Use y. .no toTet Iohla,ie
,ho 'Isu, on cuo s'ue VI HniIu ID piaceu
10, .t s,ara .,;,.n nnu u tne u!.ief room
~ ~ sis..9Ia IeE.sse' Gnu iof 'ne reception
"a in'e' estins ie''ee'
THE MONUMENT.
The yestibule leads into round. vaulfed
cbamber the s,ona douo.,;to ,x,,; -
49,. =. -, t1St, y,
"u''l 40 'A,i'eu on 0'sn' n'ISs.'e' peEsned
granite columns, arranged in circle
around 'ho eculptured tomb, which oc.
capies the cpnter of the ch,mbor rho
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e"p''"!a VI tne Columns anu Tue nodded
arches between are richly carved, the
pavement is tiled In harmonious colors
aud designs, and the whole is lighted by
richly mullioned windows which throw a
scitened iight on the tomb. An aisle out
slde oil the columns surrounds the cham
Der, siue wall oil when % decorated with
inches ior the reception OF statutes or
vases Of uowere, and window seals are
formed belWeeh ihe amos oi the mullloned
WINDOWS. A spiral staircase oil stone leads
rom th's smpnlatofy 70 the top ol the
tower, 30 constructed mat IN ascending the
lower 1t Elnds around the tomb below. In
msklng one revolution OF tie tower there
are iour lights OF starr, and landing is
provided at the loot OF each flight, lighted
by triple windows, from WHICH a view OF
the landscape Can DO mad. At the top the
spiral STAIRCASE opens on gallery from
Ehich Inc surrounding country can be
viewed; On the outslde oil the monument
aooVetne deeply recessed portal lisa band or
lrieze OF ecuiptuIe ieet IN height, extending
G;th;n easv uier ot % ,ha U.onmd ,v 'o".' adi
yided into panels coptaining bas.ralisfs
which represent in graphic manner tho
career Oh % Gainsia as o. an educator, hsoldier
val Mai,;n, snd ws,rh;na of .onS ard aru nmH.pGs
death.bed, and the remarkable iunprsI lraJ
procession from Elberon to Cleveland. Tne
remains oil the deceased President are en-.
cloRed in crypt built below the level oil
the chamber and Immediately under the
carved tomb. Vaults for his family are
provided back Of the chamber, occupying
the space between two OF the bays. Ae d
auggestion the soul ptor advised Onio stene
Ior the atruotural part Of the design in con-
nection with buff colored terra Gotta for the
fritzs Of sculpture. which runs around the
base Of the tower. the chamber contain.
richest materials for the most artistic arch,