The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-15
THE HENDRICKS STATUE,
Description of the Monument to Be
Unveiled at Indianapolis July 4.

Description of the Monument to Be
Unveiled at Indianapolis July 4.
The statue of the late Thomas A. Hen
bricks, which is to be unveiled on July at
Indianapolis, is a remarkable work of art
and a superb superstructure for the monu-
ment now in course of erection.
The work has been two years in progress,
$40, 900 having been subscribed and paid in
to defray its cost. The sculptor is R. H.
Parks, and the result of his work is more
than satisfactory. The statue is of bronze,
1419 feet high, and cast in a single piece
Figures of history and justice adorn the
pedestal. The process of wax molding III
a single piece is an ancient art, lost three
centuries ago, and only rediscovered within
a generation. Now it is only practiced at
the Royal foundry in Rome, " here this
statue was cast, and at a foundry In Flor
ence.
The clay model, which was the work of
hive months, weighed when completed 49,
600 pounds, and the statue weighs more
than twice as much. Four months were
consumed in the process Of casting. The
pedestal is of granite, imported from tie
Bavano Quarries in Italy. This stone is of
a light coral tint, and has been used for
some of the famous statues IN Europe. The
base is twenty-nine feet long by tweaty-one
feet wide, ard is laid i'll three courses, each
one about twelve inches high, rising like
steps to the die in the centre.
On each side of the monument is a niche.
That in front bears the only inscription on
the monument-the single word Hendricks,
chlseled III the stone, aud finished with gold
leaf. Below the name is a bronze wreath of
oak and laurel leaves nearly three feet in
diameter. 1t was cast a. the Royal foundry
in Rome, where moldlng is carried on to
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uncommon to use natural leaves or flowers
as models. This particular wreath was ex-
hibited i'll Paris, where & gold medal was
awarded 1T, and where Mr.. Parks bought it
for the decoration Of this monument. Above
the niche which is thus adorned is a United
States shield in bronze, with a spray of
laurel falling across it.
In the inches to the north and south are
the figures already mentioned, of History
and Justice. They are about two feet in
hight, and, like the statue which stands be-
tween and above them, they are the work
of Mr.. Parks, aud were cast by the wax
molding process in Rome.
At the toEr corners of the pedestal are
huted columns, each surmounted by globe,
with bronze ornamentatiol. Above ali
this is a massive dome stone. bearing the
cap on which the principal statue stands
The figure of tue great statesman faces
the southeast, looking down the walk which
leads to the state house. He is represented
as standing firmly on his left foot, Nth the
right slightly advanced. His right and is
thrust into his unbu toned waistc coat and in
his left hand is a parchment rcn. On his
face is an expression Of concentration, and
he has the appearance Of being about to ad-
dress an audience. The likeness is pro-
nounced remarkably accurate by those VINO
knew him in life. In his modelling, which
took him five months, the scnlptor worked
with the death mask" constantly before
HIM.