New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-10
FOR THE GRANT MONUMENT.
A DESIGN CHOSEN BY TIE COMMITTEE.
IT WILL BE SIMPLE AND WILL COST 100000
WHAT IT WILL Bl. LIKE.

A design for the Grant Monument has at last occh
choscn by the Executive Committee Of the Grant
Monument Association. The committee met !cN'ci
day at No. 40 Fifth ave. in the rooms f'' ny w.
knox, and after haotinc Uuaniinous! dc'o'u " az" ~
for recommendation - the ASSOCIATION INC r'' r
pared By J. II. Duncan. of No. ID br"au""H' -
is not at all likely that the association VIII o''dSV'
with the ludr. Of the committee. Bnl INC COM
mi,tes In pursuance of it, policy OF secrecy uo'
not wish any PICTURES Of the design I" Dc "'uc PUN"
until the association ha> formally approve" ''
The meeting was held with closed d'"fN' ana IL. l.
lrcrner the secretary Of the a">"cat"h' i"'u d
Tribune reporter that lac was Willing 10 "c' '''"' II"
a.cru,,ou ~ the de, :.n would reach the pubic 10
dav lie said hc had the keys OF inc room III WIN a."
the design, exhibited 'dni". VIZ >" w
scr,p,, ION from Mr.. -" asLcd the reporter.
sob have blocked all that, wpHco MI "'rcne''
Xcvertl.lc,> the general character on inc ocsIs"
u,as learned without much d ihculty Inc c"hpe""e
b,,ects we've Carcrc Hastings Charles W. CIi!toh'
X In Brnn a snI,~. and !. IL. Duncan Oh Nc"
York. and John ord, of Philadciphia. MI p"'"'"
design vas the simplest submitted. Inc "i"'""'''''
.s planned by him. will hc 100 lect square h"' ','
Guiding poruco,,s and - p. ana To- or IL" i-' r'
The exterior in motive and detail will be Greek. Inc
structure viii terminate in a point >lilidG " uo'
A crvpt will opel, up through IL" bnildlht 10 INC
main n,or and through the iUOi and the sau'"pHd-">
will be level with the i""r lhcic VIII NC o'''H Wv
.,,r,u,. ,o which step, will lead. aud the Whole
Mo, ON which the monument VIII ,'"'u VIII 'o N "
In the interior the monument Will resemble SOME" '''
the tomb OF NapoeOh . .r,
1t is all very. very simple and pEain' sau Inc
ryi,uns r,.poiter, Informant. ~ design, VIII DC
embodied in !, light, enduring Stone. pf"''pN c"''
marble or granite Ii j. understood t:u "h cl"V'''
statue OF General Will tie pl'~i dirc''N b''"'
The c9t.nc. to the monument. or III Inc l'I t'''"'
The cost Of The monument has been !hh''eu u! Wv.
committee u S3UO.oOO To The few VIZ" "'''' "'
the privilege of seeing MI. Dn1can'N del" an inc
others, The choice OF the committee i not sp '"N'
"iTey will tahc VIZ. DanciA> II ih'E Mo" VIA 49,
arc about said a wclhnown archilc'' >""' ""
ago. Mr. Duncan is the al hlicr' Oh 'Nc :" IL ~
Arch in llooklyn. and la IcHaiha'' '''e"' ''
monumental work.
II. I. Grccncg made the foil wis S'a't"N' :" :"
the crct meeting @: the committee;
There va, a very full meeting of the '"hi'''''co'
all tie members lcu- present except l!am'"h i''
General Grants secretary of state. TIC sc'' "'C
following letter:
u am in the rcccp, of your note Of the 9th INST
Informing me Of a meeting Of The ENcr"'N' '""'
mittce Of the Grant Monument A>N'ciai'i l" '''''"
Tuesday a, 80 A. III. | ycsrc; ny lnai"''N 10 "c
present at the meeting but my absence from ''c '!
makes my attendance Impossible.
There were present at the hce''hS "V'"
cuT Coils, chairman of the Executive Commit ".
Ex-Governor A. Il. Cornell. sidney Dillon, VII" hr'
come from LitrhGcd. Conn.,. specially to a'''N' 90
meeting W. Il Grace. president Of the a'>Ni"'":'
r. r. t,rcencr, secretary: II. l.: H'rhk.', tca,uD'
r. NJ mon, {. UEcilly. A. L. Sanger ana 'Hdric9
II. Wortniau. ,.,,.; .r
The meeting lasted until about noon. t"iNmn I,
able time ,prnj III in>l"rtlI- the hNc u'> ~"
in listening The Descriptions. WH'h "''c 60 y"
tho So, rrl.iry \ number Ui iIcI> were lF'cIN'".
among tnc,n letters irr. Grp::' h"!!ai. a'i''' ~
The Sarneld Memorial n C!cvcaHn ON" ~ Il. =
FHwer ~ lie Brua. cN- Mayor >t'hcN. ~ iI''u''
nina GEORGE ". tnid> 4. !. kin!. "i h''>. a'"
William O.. l,rcw>jc". Of ti>cu wa. y. /. NJ '.
discussion TIE committee cara" !" "iil'' M"; -.
,ult.d in the Umai.loG> acceptance "i uic "'Hl-, VI
.ionn H. Du. c,n. ol N". -; hr"id"a> >nh!r', ="
uuinca;ic.- tn. CONN Iit'' d.N w, t''"''
,Irav a,r.c UPON Eccal;cr y tict'h- "I wv
IN called Thursday. >'ii''L!l"f IL a.
:, y ni ,u ,ct az, a. i-''H' '' "t,'" = az
n,;i,.s ,rr,p..rc,i> ar To II" MAJ" fox 4 p"!Nd,"
,;a,r ~ tlr rv. dr>:..> >l.lit'rd for toe n"'> g.
,c rre,s ,u;,>,,Ic:., u oi the general
association and PRO. 10 d puDht view"