Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-11
THE NEwBURG MONUMENT.
Description of the Magnificent Memo
rial to he Erected at Washington S
Headquarters.

Description of the Magnificent Memo
rial to he Erected at WashingtOn's
Headquarters.
The. trustees of W ashington's Headquar-
tiers here. says a Newburg, n. Y, special
of the It'll inst. to the New York World,
held a meeting yesterday to consider the
different designs presented for centen-
NAL memorial to be placed on Headquar-
tiers Ground in this city to perpetuate the
historical events. Maurice J. Power, of
New York city, submitted designs to the
trustees, who afterwards voted to recon-
mend them to the Congressional commit
tee. The Congressional committee first
adopted an obelisk, but public opinion set
up a howl against what was termed a
railroad spike" and "factOry CHM
new" and they demanded a column pre-
senting delineatiOns of men and events.
In compliance with these wishes the
Power designs were made.
The column approved by the trustees
will without doubt be adopted by the
Congressional committee and the Secre-
tary of War. The national government
appropriated $25, 900 and the State 200
for the memorial. Mr.. Power agrees to
complete the erection of his column in
one year, at total of $4,000 The col
umn and surmOunting figure properly
symbOlizes the peace which was pro-
claimed at Newburg, while the heroic
figure of Washington on supplementary
pedestal and the opportunity for fasten-
ing on the base of the column in bronze
the lineaments of Lafayette, Steuben,
Knox, Putnam and other Generals, with
the scenes and addresses of Washington,
that make Newburg famous, gives addi-
tional beauty and meaning to the mOnu-
ment.
The proposed Power memorial column
and the statue of Washington are designs
of Emlen T. Littell and Douglas Smyth,
architects Of New York city. The total
height OF the column from the surface of
the ground is to be eighty-three feet, with
whatever inscriptions may be required
cut into the stone or raised on tablets of
bronze metal. 1t is to be about twenty
two feet in diameter at its base, and
browning the column is youthful female
figure thirteen feet high, with crown OF
stars, in the act of sheathing a sword, en-
blematic of the victorious peace. The
foundations are to be of concrete, five feet
below the surface of the ground. The
monument itself is to be of granite up to
the top of the round die; above that to be
of Concord or Augusta granite. The ped
estal ofthe Washington statue is also to be
of granite. The rectangular panels on
the ends of spurs are to be of bronze,
with bas-reliefs representing the various
arms of the Continental forces. The other
panels around the base Of the pyramid are
to be of bronze and to contain inscrip-
tions. The four round panels on the ends
of the spurs are to be bronze and TO con-
tain the portrait heads in bas relief of
four distinguished officers of the Cont
mental army, to be chosen by the COM
mittee. The garlands around the die are
also to be Of bronze, of laurel and roses,
with rings of the same. The statue OF
bronze, with Washington's address in the
Temple to the officers of the army and his
farewell address to the army inscribed on
its side. The memorial is to be placed on
the Headquarters Grounds, where it can
easily be seen from the opposite side of
the Hudson. 1t will also be visible to the
thousands of tourists and passengers who
pass the city on their journeys up and
down the Hudson.