The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-01

/ the circuit of the Ferris wheel AZ Chi
cago. The platform of the capital is
| two hundred and twenty feet high. 1t
is reached by winding stairway with
in the hollow shaft, leaving, however,
| chute for the elevator.
The emblems of war and peace are
to be embodied in colossal groups,
placed on projections of stone war
on the east side of the pedestal, and
peace on the west. The service in the
army is represented in the first as
tragal. 1t has been modelled and is
now soon to be east. The modeler
was Nicholas Geiger, OF Berlin His
model depicts nineteenth century
scene of wars carnage. The design is
particularly bold and picturesque and
in full keeping with the grandeur of
the monument. The astragal emblem
attic of the navy is 10 be placed at about
quarter the distance of the shaft. It
was designed by Brewster, now of
Boston, designer of the crowning
piece. 1t represents the PROV of the
man-of-war Hartford, which was the
flagship of Admiral Farragut. 1t is
about half complete in the bronze
foundry Of Bureau Besthers, Philadel-
phia |: cost $4,000 The army as
tragal is to cost S2l, 900, and will be
cast in Germany.
There is still another astraral in
bronze. known as the upper, resting
just below the capital. 1t has spaces
for dates. The monument commits
sione-s would have placed the wears
Of the civil war in the spaces. except
that the war covered five years, 1861,
1862, 1868. 1861 and 1865. 1t occurred
TO them then that ii would be fitting
TO memorialize the years of the civil
war by the dates Is61-1SG5, and the
Mexican war by the dates 1s4G-1s4s.
This caused the outburst of indignation
against the commissioners on the part
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
which prevented the unveiling of tho
crowniug figure as a part of the pro-
Cramme 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 blazed fiercely for over year,
but the commission had been sustained
by the legislature and the governor.
IT was esteemed that since the monu-
ment was not erected to any oae per-
son, private or general. il was 20 be
tribute TO every Indiana soldier,
whether he served in the Indiana
wars, the wars with England, with
Mexico or with the rebeilious states.
The grand army, however. would not /
permit recognition of the Mexican .
war in this conspicuous way, and .
finally through Hon. William II. Eng
lish, who became mem Der Of the
comm ssion. has secured an oydsr for
the removal OF the Mexican dates
The dates 1861 and 1865 are 10 take tho
places vacated. The only recognition
OF the Indiana soldier in wars other
than the rebellion il 10 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 groups Awards in one counpeti-
ion have been made. but the success
'ul models are not satisfactory. Tb,
Var group was designed By Adrsen
iauaez. Of Paris. and the Peace group
y Hraariescr. Of Berlin. They are 20
'ost q bout ninety ;housand collars. Tho
principal objection 70 them j. their un-
American treatment a8d inadequate
.Ize. The cor.Tn sssion has an Offer from
reGerieE BscAIonnies. the iaost noted
,: American ssGipfors and the &C.
s.ner Of the fountain in he Court OF
ionor at Err worlds fair, 70 design t;
nd pat in place t-e t7vo groups for one 1
hundred thousand dollars. they 20 be
la.shsd 10 foar years- I, is prooabIe :
- offer VIII fe accepted The groups
re TO contain not less shzs ten figures. Z
rom sixteen 10 eighteen feet high. q
nd viil ~ The raesf an si.!otis piece OF 7
,ronze ever cast in America 4
The erowninr figure which i En-
shed and N place holds tae American {