Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-25
THE GARFIELD MEMORIAL.
Dedication Ceremonies to Take Place on
Memorial Day,

On Memorial Day, 1890, there will b
dedicated the magnificent monumen
erected in Lake View Cemetery, in Cleve
land, in memory of ex-President James A
Garfield. September 10Th last was at frs
selected, being the eighth anniversary o.
President Garfield's death, but acciden
compelled a postponement The marbl,
statue had been almost completed wher
the sculptors in Italy discovered a blacl
streak that no chisel could efface. The
stone had to be thrown away and a new
block cut. The statue represents Garfield
in the act of addressing the House O
Representatives 1t is Of Italian marble
and pronounced marvelously Ike L
stands on marble paved dais, and with
its base is about ten feet in hight.
The memorial temple, or shrine sur.
rounding the statue, occupies the entire
space inelosed by the great walls of the
tower. Arranged in circular form about
the statue are eight great.double columns
of deep-eolored granite. These support a
dome twenty-five feet in diameter, form.
ing beautiful canopy sixty feet above
the statue. A second ambulatory outside
of these columns allows the visitors to
survey the interior from every point Of
observation.
The Masonic bodies of Cleveland will
probably have charge of the dedication
services proper, and knights Templar
from every State and territory in the
Union will come, but the event will be one
IN no manner confined to organization OF
creed. The nations military will come in
force and the veterans of the war. Civic
organizations of every kind will partici.
pate. Elk Presidents Cleveland and Hayes,
the Governors OF every State, and all the
Senators and Representatives will be in
vited.
The address will be delivered by ex-
Governor Cox, and it is possible that the
names Of President Harrison, Secretary OF
State James G. Blaine, and Hon. Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew NAV be included upon the
programme of speakers. A brief poem will
| be read by some writer of national reputa-
ton. A hymn written for the event will
be sung by 10000 school children.
The design for the monument was Sc
lected by Henry Van Brunt of Boston and
Calvin Vaux of New York from over fifty
contributions from the best artists of
America and Europe. The tower was to
have been 225 feet high, but on account of
the great cost the hight was eventually re-
-dnced to los feet. The saving thus effected
permitted the mosaic decoration, the SUI
perb marble work and the Illuminated
windows.
The monument is fashioned like cir
cular tower. 1t is fifty feet in diameter
and is elevated on broad, high terraces
reached by one hundred wide steps like
those in the base of the Statue of Liberty
in New York harbor. At the base of the
tower projects a great square porch hand
somely decorated internally with histori-
cal frieze, divided into five panels repre-
senting in low relief the career of Garfield.
The first panel on the north side of the
portico shows an ordinary country school
in early days; the young teacher is
Garfield at twenty. The second represents
General Garfield as chief of staff OF Cen
eral Rosecrans at the battle of Chicka-
manga. The third shows Garfield as an
orator. Heis addressing the people of an
outdoor mass meeting, rousing them by his
eloauence. The fourth represents Garfield
taking the oath of Office as President Of the
United States. Among those represented
as spectators are ex-President Hayes, Vice
President Chester A. Arthur General
Sherman, General Logan, James G.. Blaine,
Chief Justice Waite, William NJ. Evarts
and Carl Schurz. The fifth panel represents
the bier
Ten great windows and the four panels
near the door are embellished with female
figures representing Ohio and the thirteen
original States, with the arms of each
blazoned on a shield below. The walls are
painted to harmonic with the other deco
rations.
The yestibule within the porch is vaulted
in stone, with pavement of marble mo-
sale. Above the central space reserved for
the statue Is frieze of the same beautiful
material. Columbia and her daughter
States are represented as weeping over the
bier of the dead President. On other
panels are figures representing Law,
Justice, Concord, War, Literature and La
Dor. The dome is inlaid with Venetian
mosaic
Over one of the entrance doors are scat
tered massive figures representing War
and Peace. Underneath is the inscrip-
ton: Erected by grateful country in
memory of James Abram Garfield, TWEEN
tieth President of the United States of
America, Scholar, Soldier; Statesman, Pa
triot, Born 10Th November, 1881. Died
September 10, 1881"
The $4,000 which the monument cost
was made up in a large measure Of pen
mics, nickels. dimes and quarters. A few
rich men gave sums like $500 and $1,000,
but the bulk of the fund came from fam
lily or personal subscriptions, collections
among children and neighbors and dona-
tions by secret societies and charitable
organizations. The subscriptions came
from the following States and countries
Alabama, S57; Arkansas, 1928 20; Cali
fornia, $500 80; Colorado, sos "A; Con-
necticut, 81, 096 %; Delaware, SS5; Florida,
$40; Georgia, SI39; Illinois, 1896 80;
Indiana, 81 1896 81; Iowa, S2,S25 80; Kan
sas. 81, 479 81; Kentucky, $3.50 70; Louis
lana, $40 40; Maine, S1,010; Maryland,
Sill %; Massachusetts, $3.50 IS; Michi-
gan, 1924 p; Minnesota, 1878 25; Missis-
sippi, sl26; Missouri, 81 45l; Nebraska,
$3.50 81; Nevada, $50; New Hampshire,
S342; New Jersey, 1858 81; New York,
Sl4, 1O9 "a; North Carolina, 81; Ohio
Cleveland, in sums from 500 to $1,000,
500, $50; in smaller sums, Sl3.044 81; out
side of Cleveland, $1,000 80; Knights
Templar of Ohio, s4,32S 81; Oregon,
1853 81; Pennsylvania, Sl,1s0 40; Rhode
Island, S62 "a; South Carolina, S33; Ten
nessee, S129 SO; Texas, 1919 20; Vermont,
500; Virginia, $40; West Virginia, 1922 81;
Wisconsin, S1,9l5 II; Arizona, 500 SIS;
Dakota, S2s; Idaho, So: Indian, SIS;
Montana, 81, 800: New Mexico. S2l3; Utah,
1923; Washington, 1923; Wyoming, 1898
As: District of Columbia, 50; England, s.;
France, 81, 149 16; Australia, Sl20; Canada,
So; Belgium, $40. Total, S134, 80 76. This
was increased by interest on deposits to
about $4,000.
When the dedication takes place the
great metal casket containing the remains
Of the late President will be lowered to
the crypt underneath. Alongside, as was
her often expressed wish, will be laid the
remains of his mother.