The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-12-20

whole laid In cement aad standing on
three feet OF concrete and seven feet
OF underground masonry. The sum-
NIT width Of the mountain at that
point Is hardly 200 feet and the plat
form OF the mountain had to be filled
out with 800 cubic yards OF stone and
earth filling. reverted by dry walls
Four roads ascend into the gap and
unite In one short road across the sum
NIT Between two az these roads tho
monument stands. the gap ravclling
down for a quarter OF mile and. open-
ing out between woods TO the east
and between these promontory woods
the valley Of Mlddleiown or Catoc;in,
Eight miles Wide and eighteen miles
long hangs like q veil. he mountain
boundary making wayy zone through
the large arch OF the monument and
upon he aanks The towns Of Middle
town and Jefferson, tho National or
Cumberland Road and the Potomac
Gap at Point OF Rocks are also seoa
through the aerial arch.
The memorial OF the army CORE
spondents Is a section OF a wall like a
portal with a tower and pier. resembl-
ing one OF the gates Of the Alhambra.
Il has a horseshoe arch on the ground
Of sixteen fee, height and span. made
OF brownlsh red Hummelsiown stone.
The shape OF the arch gives the other
wise solid structure an lnsiep or bow
peculiarly light and graceful Three
Roman-Gothio arches above give @
heavier Romano ique trinity OF express
zion and are Of gray limestone. All
the four arches reveal the scene and
sky. az the edihce has.no interior. be-
ing facade. like the front OF some ca
thcdral altered from the Arabian aud
left standing like an admred fragment.
Tho great arch typihes the horse
shoo on which the correspondent sped
to his work; the upper arches express
narration. picture and photograph.
Abreas, OF the upper arches In an
alcovo Is a white figure OF Orphous
playing a pipe Of Pan and idling with q
sword. In the thanking spaces Of the
arch are heads Of Poetry and Mercury
In terra Gotta, panolod In carved brick.
with Aoanihus borders Two heads OF
horses IN similar panels aro above the
upper arches A panel Of rose brick
runs across the tho monument. with
the carved letters war Corresponds
cnts.' executed by the decorative
sculptor, James r. Farley. Below tho
symbollc heads are stone shlelds. car.
rying the gold letters on thtls bands OF
Speed i.is'
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Tho tower rises on tho north side
to the height OF Gfty feet on ten foot
above the square OF che structures.
which Is near forty feet IN height and
width A pier or gable on the south
side Is some forty-alx feet high. and
carries a gold vano OF a quill passing
through a broken sword. Upon the
tower Is Flagstaff. which reaches
the height Of sevoniy-ono fo1t from the
ground. bowels II galvanized irol as
cond the tower from the rear Tho
thickness Of the curtain or center Is
three feet, Of The tanks from eight foo
10 six feet, tapering upward. Tho bat
Elements are strong ard rude. AID give
a look OF carly antiquity 10 the profile.
while the color OF the body OF tho
stone Is a ligai gray, With llchons,
Irons, etc, lending 4 the variety Of ace.
The cornerstone, wen up the tower
contains he date OF the local battle
and the monamen, September IA
iS6e-96."
Before the facade tho road has bo,n
opened into o circular area Of Glove
a hundred Zee, diam ler with urnrd
gate posts OF Ganlan breaking tho N.
closure Of stone ws'l which are On an
the roads, ana Of thc material Of no
monument Tf' zap b only about one
hundred and my yaris Wide. and In