The Newtown bee., 1889-10-04

we taKe pleasure III presenting to ouf readers cut of the Stratford soldiers monument, through the courtesy of the Monumental Bronze Go. of Bridgeport, who manufactured and erected it. The base of the monument is eight feet square and the total height 3S feet , inches. The base is cast with rough surface closely resembling s'rongh-hewn" or s'quarry- faceds granite. The manufacturers term it ssashlar'' work. The second base. or plinth, has two battle names on each face, the longer name in broad sweep and the second name underneath. On the front face are 'sGettysburg" and lssAntietam,' on the right Lookout
 Mountain and 'sOlustee,'' on the back ssChancellorsville. and isWilderness,"
 and on the left Fredericksburg" and l ssFort Wagner Above this section rises massive die, of the Greek order of
 arcitecture, the four faces of which con-
 rain the dedicatory inscription, etc. On the front panel of the die are these words: ssDedicated to the memory of
 those who fought for liberty and saved
 the Union'' and, underneath, the follow ing stanza
 ..Yet loved ones have fallen and. still where l they sleep.
 | A sorrowing nation shall silently weep. And Springs brightest flowers with gratitude strew
 l Der those who once cherished the red white and blue"
 On the right face of the die is seen
 large G. A. R. badge in bold relief; on
 the back, the inscription. Erected by
 the Stratford Veteran Association and
 it's friends, October 3, lsS9." Beneath
 this is the memorable quotation, 'sThe
 Union must and shall be preserved" On the left face of die is the United States coat of arms in relief. In the porticos of
 the die cap are the dates of the four great
 wars, .1776, E sslsl2,n sslS47" and sslS6l- l5.n On raised tablets at the base of the shaft are the following corps badges: On the front that of the 10th corps, on the right the badge of Wilson's cavalry corps, on the back the 2d corps badge and on the left the 18th. On the four sides of the shaft are bas relief emblems of the four branches of the military service On the front, crossed muskets for the infantry: on the right, crossed sabers for the cavalry; on the back, crossed cannon ssrammersn or sponge staffs for the artillery and, OF the left, capstan. cable and anchor for the navy. Each of these embiems is en- twined with wreath of oak and laurel. Browning all is the statue of color ser geant, his left hand clasping the flag
 staff, with the flag artistically draped
 over his shoulder and arm, while, in the
 right, he grasps drawn sword. The at-
 titude is that of defense and the statue is
 called ssThe Defense of the American Flag The statue is six feet six inches
 in height, while the height to the top of
 the flag is nine feet five inches. The whole structure is manufactured from
 white bronze. material that is becom-
 ing deservedly popular for monuments and statuary. The veterans of Stratford
 as well as the manufacturers have every
 reason to feel proud of the monument, I which cost S4400. The establishment is
 all in relief and all inscriptions are in I bold. raised letters. The workmanship
 is excellent in all its details, the propor- tions of the monument are true and the general effect is fine. The veterans at first contemplated having a granite mon
 ment, but they are all now enthusiastic
 in their praises of white bronze and it is
 certain that they could not have obtain
 ed monument in granite that would
 compare at all favorabIy with that which