Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-24

thiry-eisbt fest N height Misc knzis-
ana stands higher than the highest
point res shed - ths passenger in the
the eir<aif Of The Ferris wheel pt Chi
cssa The ylssform Of the capital h
t~o handred snd twenty feet high. IL
- rssehed BY = Winding stairway with
in the hoilo~ shaft. lrssing. however.
chute for the elevator.
The smbleins Of var and peace sru
60 - embodied in colossal gronps,
placed on pro}ections Of STONE, war
on the east side 81 the pedestal. aud
peace on the west The service ia the
army i svprssented In the nrst az
trsgal II has bees modelled and Is
now soon 10 be east The modsler
was Nicholas 0eis.er. of Berlin. Ills
model dspsets . nineteenth century
scene Of vsr's carnage The design Is
pArtieulariy bold and picturesque aud
In fuu keeping viii fhe grandeur Of
the monument The astragal emblem
attic Of the navy IL 70 BE- placed at abost
quarter the distance OF the shaft. IL
was designed By Brewster. now Of
BOSTON. designer OF the crowning
piece. II represents the PROV OF the
man-of-wsr Hartford, which was the
flagship Of Admiral Farragul II Ia
about half complete In the bronze
foundry of Bureau Besthers. Philadel-
phia. II cost el6.eo0. The army AS
trsgal y 70 cost al. 900. and viii be
east In Germany.
There h sttn another astragsl In
bronze. known ~ the upper. resting
Just below ths capital. II has spaces
for dates Tho monument commits
sioners woald hare placed the years
OF the civil war In the spaces. except
that the war covered Eve years. 1861.
lso2, isea. lisa and fs6A II occurred
10 them then that Il would be ftting
70 memorialize the years of the civil
war by the dates is6i-iSs5, and the
McSican war by the dates is46-is4s.
This caused the outburst Of indignation
against the commissioners on the part
81 the Grand Army of the Republic.
which prevented the unwilling of the
erownine figure ~ . part of the pro-
gramme OF the recent national en-
campment held In this city. The pro-
gramme was made TO ignore the mon
ument as much as possible. The op-
position blssed fiercely for over year.
hut the commission had been sustained
by the legislature and the governor.
IL was esteemed that since the monu-
ment was no< erected TO any one per-
son, private or general. il was to be
a tribute 10 every Indiana soldier.
whether he served In the Indiana
wars. the wars with England. with
Mexico or with the rrbeiiious states
The grand army, however. would not
permit recognition of the Mexican
war in this conspicuous way, and
finally through Hon. William III. Eng
lish. who became q member of the
commission. has secured m order for
the removal of the Mexican dates.
The dates 1861 and 1855 are To take the
places vacated. The only recognition
Of the Indiana soldier in wars other
than the rebellion IL TO be found here
after In Inscriptions ON the stone tab
lets, on the north and south sides Of
the pedestal.
The chief bronzes of course are the
side Rroups- Awards in one COMPETE
ton have been made. but the success
fnl models are not satisfactory. The
War group was designed by Adrien
Gaudex, of Paris. and the Peace. group
by IIundrieser, Of Berlin. They are TO
cost about ninety thousand dollars The
principal objection tothem is their un-
American treatment and inadequate
size The commission has an offer from
Frederick MscMonnies. the most noted
of American sculptors and the de-
signer OF the fountain In the Court of
Honor at the worlds fair, to design
and put in place the two groups for one
hundred thousand dollars. they TO be
finished in four years. 1t Is probable
his Offer will be accepted. The groups
are to contain not less than ten figures,
from sixteen TO eighteen feet high.
and will be the most ambitious piece of
bronze ever cast IN America.
The browning figure which Is fn-
ished and In place holds the American
foundry records for size. II is pro-
nounced by critics TO be>s superb piece
of work, and of enduring art fame
The designer, Mr.. George II. Brewster.
modelled Il from two Cleveland women.
one OF whom posed for the body above
the waist and the other for that below.
The hronye weighs about twenty thou
sand pounds IL was cast in the Amcri-
can bronze foundry Mt Chicago. IL
stands thirty-eiEht feet high from the
base of the globe to the tip Of
the torch. Its pose represents
Liberty exultant. Being unique
among statues - 70 height, there
was always question whether
afrr II was put in it, place $50 feet
above ground II would be free from
art defects The designer was success
full In bis conception The figure har-
monies perfectly with the require
ments Of art NJ is great height. /,
ha. simplicity and harmony of out
line. FREE from petty aud supsrfluous
details. aud has grace OF movement
combined with vigor and strength. II
is free from couventionalities and Is
original a. well a. American In treat
ment n shows evidence of thorough
technical training The hesdpiece II
an American eagle with outstretcheJ
wings j. * LANE.
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