Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-11
|JLL DESCRIPTION.
I,v NONE by THE PROJECTORS
OF THE SCHEME.
y they Have Raised the Money
hr the Fund - VIII he n
Handsome Monument.

In melting OF the Daughters OF the
r,lscy yesterday morning at the
"a Mrs. Kate Cabell Currie. 2bb
HcIray street, an important step
aain in the project for the cree
Amonument to the Confederate
~ Contract for the massive and
Uni structure was let to Messrs'
uW. Reed and John a. bergln
ha Fort Worth. Their bid was
itere were some eight bids re-
4 non parties In Louisville. KY,
Els. Tenn, and different points
i.iuL The bids ran as high as
d Monument is To be located on
hshtst point in the city park. The
though the mayor and council
ranted to the ladies whose zeal
diligence have carried the enter
iofTard almost to truition, the
en much ground In the park as is
Aan9 for the monument, and II has
lesated under the direction of the
y ngneer. who has consented 10 act
liprntendenL OF construction.
~ Monument is to be of dark gray
an ranite, and win be Of Immense
~ % that there Will be but a few
Zen In the structure. The immense
hd weight of the stones required
~ Protectors has perpleNed not a
y some OF those who submitted bids
Mcontract. The design Is decidedly
ne The massive pile Is designed TO
1asnofate the private soldier in the
IAN cause and the four greater
and as there are so few of ~
ataslate dead resting in Texas soil,
~ seeded to erect a memorial that
Nand for the brave sons of the
zen States OF the Confederacy.
~ oase of the structure will be
IVA ieet square, with buttresses
MnE out from each corner. The
~ VII stand 0 L. feet high, and
mem will rest Q 1-2 foot statutes
stnerson Davis, Lee, Stonewall
~ and Albert Sidney Johnston.
~ the base the structure will rise
sessslve narrowing stages TO a
Nv OF about six feet to the massive
sne four polished sides OF which
y exposed between tho four stat
surrounding the polished central
w OF each OF the four faces OF
(nIe, which Is five feet square. Will
nnleen sculptured divisions, resem'
separate stones, representing the
s.s-s,ale states. In the central d.
~ sphs the upper margin of eacf
WI De the Texas memorial tht
',ohe' embellished by the emblem
ione star This die is 1--WE fee
XIV XIV md about 1ve feet high.
s ", me come rests a polished bloel
,set four inches square. whicl
sahy the base OF the column
sia senter OF euch OF the four side
49, y carved within wreath tn
EssIam' &C. S. A." Above this block
\, narrowing gracefully to quad
Sirl taree feet or less at the tor
SsT seulDtured divisions, each re
~ separate stone, althoug
m, ',any comprise but two blocks
I'M, .sces are clipped, with conye
ts-as' and they are surrounded b
I'm y margins. Atop the column Q
Eyh nuted capital three feet /
NV above which. as the crownin
II y he splendid structure. is a
| ~ w statue Of n private soldie
"a ,nneeture will rise sheer fit
sNkysh base to the top Of III
5ans, nat. The four corner pieces {
- VI, ana the heroic crnwnlns iil
"A "" pe OF the finest italian maj
riurS not been decided Just whe
faagmsm WI be broken for this dui
fsaen,s 70 the memory OF the Cor
n he aead and the love and 2ei
~ Al ,sushters OF the Confederac
|sl,snsn,e meeting next Tuesday n
|stat f,S VIII be completed for TIL
Pa M t, mas, however, been decide
|tsur on ' ,S OF the corner stone VI
H. Cen,assne 2ath OF June next, durii
efate reunion In this cit