Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-11
DER THE TOMB OF GARFIELD.
The Magnificent Memorial Just Completed
in Lake View Cemetery.
TEMPLE, STATUE AND CRYPT.
An Imposing and ArtisticalIy Decor
ated Structure Now Marks the
Resting Place of the Dead
president-The Dedication.

A Cleveland correspondent of the Chicago
Herald sends that paper description OF the
magnificent Garfield memorial Just completed
under the direction of the National Memorial
association.
- The memorial is located in Lake View cem-
cherry in the eastern suburb of Cleveland, and
nearly aJ the top of the bluff that forms the
southern boundary of that part of the city
The foundations are about one hundred feet
above the level of the lake, three miles dis
tant. From the terraces and portico of the
memorial magnificent view is afforded Of
the city, of the parks and forests lying to the
north and east, and of the lake beyond. The
approaches to the base are by winding and
constantly ascending drives and walks
through the cemetery.
The memorial itself is a large and imposing
structure, visible for many miles in all direc-
tions. 1t rises boldly into the air to a height
OF $50 feet from its base and is elevated on
broad, high terraces reached by flights of
wide spreading steps that form dignifed
approach. 1t is in the shape of circular
tower, fifty feet in diameter, crowned with u
conical stone roof, enriched with bands of
sunken tile ornaments.
AT the base of the tower on the north pro-
iects square porch which contains recep-
tion rooms for visitors and the office of the
custodian. The upper part of the porch is
decorated with historical trieze, divided into
hve panels, representing in bas-reliefs Gar
field as teacher, soldier, statesman, president
and martyr. In these five panels there
are ITO figures all life SIZE each individual
figure having composition and treatment of
It's own. There are spiral stairs, in turrets
leading from the reception room TO the bal
Snay above the porch, which commands a
splendid view Of the surrounding urban and
rural scenery.
Iwo of the historical panels referred to
abound in admirable portraiture The one
representing Garfield as soldier illustrates
an incident OF the battle of Chckamauga
when he rode through storm of leaden hail
with dispatches for General Thomas The
portraits of Garfield and Thomas are very
fine. In the group around Garfield, repre-
sented as taking the oath of Office striking
portraits of eX-President Hayes, Vice Presi
dent Arthur, General Sherman, General
Logan, James @. Blaine Chief Justice Waite
William M. Evarts, Carl SchurE and others
OF national renown appear.
The visitors entering the memorial through
the wide and richly decorated portal, and
passing through the stone-vaulted yestibule,
with its marble mosaic pavement is ush-
cred into the memorial temple, which S. S.
fore his death, declared TO be the
most beautiful and impressive NOR
tuary receptacle in this or any other
country. The temple or shrine is cir
cular In form, and in the center, ON a marble
paved dais, is pedestal of Italian marble, on
which stands a statue of Garfield of heroic
size. The idea is TO represent him as just
risen from his seat TO address the house OF
representatives. Arranged in a circle around
the statue are eight massive, deep colorcd,
double granite columns, supporting a dome
twenty-five feet in diameter that forms a
noble canopy for the statue. Another circle,
amonlatory, around these columns permits
the spectator TO survey the statue and the
enterlor OF the temple from all points.
Just above the double granite columns, and
not shown in the engraving, is rich frieze
o. marble mosaic presenting an allegorical