New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-02
DESIGNS FOR An ARCH And MEDAL.
H. q. HERTS \ COLUMBIA STUDENT. WINS IN
THE FORMER COMPETITION AND c. +.
~AFGEIE IL THE LATTER.

SAEGELE Is THE LATTER.
The Columbus Celebration subcommittee on All yes
tcr,oy selected the design for a trumphal arch, at
Fifth ninh.st and Fifth ave-, sent In by '0Whp'a'
In awarding the contract 1t will be specified t1at 'he
cost must not exceed ~, 800 and the arch must Dc
N readiness by October next The accepted design
va, submitted by Henry n. erS, aged t"enty-one OF
the school II Mines Columbia College. lie Is In
the jnnior class Of the college and lives at NO -
West Forty second 81. The arch, which Is 70 De
built partly Of marble will be- 100 feet high, w,th an
opening Of eighty feet In height and an entire length
O, go feet. Two allcgorcal fountains arc to hank
the structure Growing the arch will be ar aleeonca'
croup Of heroic size which Is 10 represent tho
discovery OF America.
over The arch will he the inscription The United
states ~ America Memorial Glorious TO Christopher
Columbus. Dlscovercr Of America The allcgorical
designs ore to bc Of imitation bronze. The arch
itself Will be constructed Of wood covered Win q
stucco representing red marble.
Patel, in bas relief will chronicle Incidents In
the life Of Columbus The subcommittee which made
the award composed Of Richard NJ Hunt John
La Fargo stanford White, l.. T. Di Cesnola and
Robert l.. Iioguet. There were three other designs
In competition. \ gold medal awarded to Mr
IIers, and silver medal TO Fmnk Crosby Butler
and Paul Emil Dubois, OF No. 50 Washington Square.
East These artists combined and their design
adjudged second best
The contract for the decoration OF the city Hall
WAS awarded BY the committee to c. II. Roster OF No.
> Park Place the lowest bidder Mr.. Rosters original
bid was 5000 but the committee has decided upon
somewhat less elaborate designs and Mr.. Rosters
remuneration will suffer corresponding reduction.
The medal for the New York Columbian celcbra-
ton which selected by the Committee OF one
Hundred from many designs viii be two and one half
inches I'm diameter and about oncfourth o; an Inch
thick 1t was designed by Charles Frederick Nacselc,
Of the Chelsea In West Twenty third ST. and IT will
l-t bo
pany. ono hurircd thousand Of these medals viii
be struck off, and they will be- divided Into three
classes First gold medals. which viii be worth about
s25O each and which will be awarded first prizes
the best designs for house decorations club decora
lions, and to the finest man of-war that visits the
port during the celebration one of these gold medals
VIII also BE- given each OF the Governments OF the
world. The second elias, OF medals will be made OF
silver and will b. worth about $50 each and will be
awarded as Second prizes while the third class Will
10 OF bronze. ITO be awarded rs third prizes. There
Will also be "A medal made IN white metal. which will
be sold for about - each to the public ~ No to
help defray the expenses OF the celebration.
The reverse side OF the medal has in bass relief the
Versailles bust Of phcr Columbus In the centre
The face Is shown at three fourths view. while the
head IS covered with the flap cap commonly worn by
Seamcn late in the fifteenth century. surrounding the
bust arc represented the Nina. the santa Maria and
the Ilnta with sails set. The spaces between the
ships filed In with flowing lines. representing
waves. while the outer edge Is made with Greek
border entwining dophins. At the top Of the OBJ
side OF the medal Is the spanish royal cOat-of
AIMS, surrounded by the words "Ocobcr IL, 1902 ;
and directly below at the bottom Of the mccall Is the
United States coatof-armS, surrounded By tho words
October IL. 1922 The body OF the diverse side
Of the medal Is taken up with the following nscrip-
ton ITO Commemorate the -Four Ilundredth Amt
versary OF the Discovery Of America by Christopher
Columbus by the Authority OF the Committee Of One
Hundred OF the Citizens Of New-iork city"