Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-11


CLEvELANDS GARFIELD MONUMENT.
dedicated to his memory Decoration Day. It
was at first announced that the remains
would not be removed until the day Of dedi-
cation, but the Garfield family have since
concluded that the removal of the body is
purely personal affair, and do not desire any
public demonstration. The remains will
have to be lowered into the crypt before the
statue of Garfield is placed in position in the
centre of the memorial temple, directly be-
meath the dome of the monument When the
body was sent to Cleveland in 1881, shortly
after death, it placed in massive and
highly finished metal casket, where it has re.
manned ever since, and the same casket will
encase the body when it is transferred to the
monument.
The exercises attending the dedication
promise to be of the most impressive and i'm
posing character. Invitations will be sent to
President Harrison and his Cabinet, ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland, Governor Campbell. Of Ohio,
and his staff, and they will in all probability
be present. Personal invitations will also be
sent to many Of the nations distinguished
citizens and a general invitation is extended
to all the civic and military organizations i'll
the country. The Executives and stats of
numerous States will be present. The COM
mittee has decided that personal invitations
would entail too vOluminOuS a correspond
enCe and thus concluded to make the invita-
ton general one to everybody, and to issue
especial one to the heads or the national ana
State departments.
AS the monument was built by popular
subscription. consisting of nlckelS dimes and
dollars. the committee comedies every mans
right to participate. The day VIII be the
grandeSt Cleveland ever saw. Represented
in the parade will be the Masonic bodies and
the militia of every State, and from all quar-
tiers will be assembled the leading men of the
day to pay tribute to man who, though
cradled in Ohio and reared almost within the
Snft hn oft in f1JnnPn
the entire country and finds his Sepulchre the
heart of the nation. Ex-President Hayes will
make brief Introductory address, but the
principal speaker will be Ex-Governor j. ID.
Cox of Ohio.
Grandma Garfield's remains will also be
transferred from the public vault to the
monument at the same time, and will be
placed beside those of her distinguished son.
The cost of the monument amounts to
Sl60 600 of which sum $62, 600 was subscribed
in Cleveland $40, 600 from Ohio outside of
Cleveland, and the remainder from the
various States and Territories, with about
$500 from foreign countries. After work
had progressed somewhat upon the mOnu-
ment it was decided TO reduce the height
Seventy-fve feet, to insure greater stability,
and the result has been to give the mOnu-
ment q stunted and dwarfed appearance,
which invariably gives offence at the first
glance, but the eye Is soon attracted by the
many beauties of the exterior All that is
squatty about the design is purely external,
for when one has climbed the many narrow,
little winding stone StalrCaSeS IN the
interior to the dome and looks out
through the windows to the ground be-
meath he thinks the earth Is several
hundred feet away. One of the pecul
iar properties of the structure, and which
will i'll time give it a double fame, Is Its
power of sound transmission. When one
man Is speaking dozen seem to talk. The
tones of the voice seem to be divided into
arts nd
greater strength than the original voice IT
self. The harmonious cOmplemeRtai and
blending tones are all preserved.
The monument stands upon a massive,
square foundation of stone which is accessible
by a stairway of twenty steps. The monu-
ment stands squar ly i'll the centre of the
foundation and leaves margin of about ten
feet for a walk around the structure. The
monument proper is round in shape
and Is capped by a cone shaped dome.
heavy portico, in which are en-
bedded panels representative of scenes
through winch Garfield passed. The first
panel, on the north side, shows a country
scho0I, with GARFIELD, then youth, as teach
er. Inc second panel on the west side is a
war scene, ana represents Garfield serving
on General RoSecrans's staff the third panel
represents him orator. and in the
fourth panel he Is taking the oath of office as
President. The fifth panel. on the south
side, represents bier.
The interior decorations are in marble and
mosaic work The Garfield statue will oc-
cupy the direct centre of the memorial tenn
pie, and all its surroundings will add to its
beauty. 1t will rear an imposing monument
mwh!te amid all the COlOrS of the rainbow
This statue is the second that has been cut
of Garfield
W hen the first one was almost finished
shadow of black was detected in it which so
married the snowy whiteness of the whole
that block had to be selected. The
lew block was found to be without flaw.
| he statue will stand upon marble paved
1als, and will measure about ten feet in height.
Light will be thrown upon the statue in
he temple from the great stained glass win
lows and four panel windows each being de-
HgnS emblematlc of the thirteen original
states and Ohio. New York is represented
y the Statue of Liberty, with big steam
'hlpin the distance.
1t required nearly 100000 pieces of Vene-
IAN mosaic marble for the interior work on
.ne dome. The memorial temple is circular
form, and Is surrounded by eight massive
'nlars which support the dome.