The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-10
A HEROIC RECORD IN STONE
Indiana's Monument to Her Soldiers as
It Appears in the Architects Design.
Bruno Schmtz's Water-COlor Perspective Is
Completed and Will Soon Be on Exhibit
ton in Some Central Place.

The large water-color drawing Of the soldiers
monument was completed yesterday BY the
architect, Mr. Bruno Schmitz, and will be
placed on exhibition in few days at some
prominent place. The commissioners are now
considering the most advisable location for
it, they have had numerous applica
tons from stores wanting TO exhibit
it. The drawing is about five feet
in height, and it gives an excellent idea of what
this magnificent structure Will look like when
completed The monument will be made to face
the south. although the statue of victory which
surmounts it will have her face turned towards
the east The statue will be twenty W feet in
height, with that will measure ten feet
from wrist to shoulder.
As will approach the monument from the
sonth he will see large. square shaft, rising to
a height of 265 feet At the four corners.
short distance from the base will be four
sub-pedestals about thirty feet in
height, bearing groups of statuary
symbolizing the four branches of
seryics-infantry, cavalry, svtillery and navy
From the east and west sides ,f the monument.
ct the base, gush forth fountains of water. into
reservoirs seventy feet in width. The fountains
symbolic fe On the north and south sides
are sfeDs-about ten in Misunderstanding up to
the base of the structure These steps are TO be
seventy feet wide. The entrances to the shaft
will be by means of doors on the north
and south sides. winding stairway Will reach
the entire length of the structure. and eleys-
tor will ascend to a height of go feet at which
point will be battlements and place for obser-
vations. the circumference of the monument
the base, including steps and terraces. will be
1872 feet. The foundation proper will be 60feet in
diameter at the base and the shaft proper Ga feet
in diameter. 1t converess gradually of course.
until at distance of seventy feet from the
base, the diameter is forty-four feet. aad then
until the statue of Victory is left with foot
stool ten feet in diameter. The statue will bear
In uplifted hand an electric light A short dis
lance beneath its base, with q background of
bronze, and GA the four faces of the monument,
will be the figures 1861, 1862, 1863 1S64-made
clearly dscernible at night by means of the
light. Nearly midway down is to be astragal
in bronze. symbolizing "Mercy." Further
down are to be- two bronze badges-the one
the south side, of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, and the other the north side, of the
Woman's Relief Corps. Uniting the two is
wreath. exhibiting weapons of war,
which are to be made of iron.
west side, is group of statuary representing a
reseatine Victory. All these figures will be of
stone. On the south and north Sides parallel
with the above groups, will be large tablets
bearing the inscriptions of the counties which
have made appropriations for the monument,
and also of regiments aud batteries that have
contributed Quite number of counties and
have contributed 500 for pur-
pose, and it is expected that all the counties
will do before the monument is COMPLETED.
The inscription ITO Indiana's Silent Victors hy
a Grateful State, is to be carved in the south
face OF the monument at a height of probably
thirty feet.