The Meeker herald., 1891-10-17
THE TOWER OF VICTORY.
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The Tow-ros Victory a, Washington,
headquarters In N-whurs'. work uf,of
which was r~e-n,iy completed. Ia III,
Outcome Of . movement, which wa
originated In tho year. i,so-.i. the
primary dcsll'n i--ins la mark by u ht
ting monument III. spot where the Con
tsn.n'al army dishand-i. A. well a. ths
rnraupin.ni ground. a, New Windsor
and iho.- 81 fi.hisiii. Thl, design
however. was subsequently changed u
y single monument, AT S-wburg which
should commemorate the whole.
Work wa, h--.un upon the structure,
says III, New York Herald. early Ia III,
spring Of isso. ani the tower itself wa,
completed In ncio,-rr Of that year.
There wasn't enough money. however
and ihings wrrr at n stnnistill from
tha, time I'LL the appropriation Of thirty
two thousand dollars was made by ths
national government. The latter wa,
so pay for the four bronze gates and the
four brons- statue. that adorn thu
inches ON tho exterior OF the memorial
Tho d.ssgn represents u tower Of vic
tory. boiit "f atone. Of = rectangular
form. lts dimensions on ground line,
arr ,hir,y.s-vcn by shir,y.,wo feet, md
iis total heigh; D. .if,y-;hrcc feet. -Four
lnrT'c archways open Into the sirium
one on each side.
In the center Of the atrium. upon q
polished pedestal Of rcd granite. which
stands upon four large crabs. stands q
lifc.sisc statue Of Gen. Washington
This Is the work Of William Rudolf
O'Donovan. Of New York. and the
statue II said To- have cos, ten thousand
dollars. Mr.. O'Douovan has repre-.
scn,cd Washington in the act Of sheath
ing his sword.
From the ground floor of the tower
two narrow spiral staircascs tone for
ascent and one for dcsccnp lead to a
bclvidcrc or open outlook. capable oi
holding nbou, one hundred persons
The view from the bclvidcrc embrace.
a broad cxpansc of river and mountain
scenery, with outlying valleys. North
and South beacon, upon whose tower
ing tops the signal fires were II, during
the revolution, are directly In front
while to the right Il, seen the northern
gate to the Highlands. and West poin,
in the distance. The bclvidcrc is sur
mounted by an iron and tile roof
nRording protection from sun and rain
The roof is supported by thirteen mas
sivc columns, upon which the shields OF
the thirteen original states of the unior
may eventually be placed. The interior
walls are also provided with rcccssc,
for the reception of bas rclicfs ant
mcdallions, which can be supplied In
the future.
Resting in inches on the east and
west walls Of the structure are fou,
bronze figures representing the fouI
arms of the service in the continental
army in the rcvolution-thc drngoon
the artillcrymnn, the riheman and the
line officcr-cach of whom is dressed in
the exact uniform of the time.
On the east side of the tower is set q
bronze tablet, with its figure of peace
in relief. The tablet bears this cxpla.
natory inscription:
This monument was erected under the
authority OF the congress- of tho United States
and OF the state OF New York in comincmor
alton OF the disbandmcnt under proclamation
Of the continental congress of October 49, I7sa
OF the armies by whose patriotic and military
virtue our national Independence and sover
eighty was established.
-Four large bronze gates guard the
approaches to the atrium, and are raised
and lowered by portcullis. They urc
modelled entirely of bronze.
The keys of the Tower OF Victory
have been handed over to Mr.. John II
Martin, superintendent ut Washing.
toms headquarters, by Lieut.. John
Biddlc, Of the Engineer corps stationed
Mt West Point, who received them from
the contractor last week.
1t is probable that the structure will
soon be formally accepted by the state
government. There is no probability
that any celebration will mark the
completion Of the memorial. The fact
of the matter is that the trustees OF
Wnshington's headquarters don't seer
to like the design or appearance of the
structure and never did, and this dis
like is quite largely shared by New
burg people generally.