Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-31
MEMORY OF OUR DEAD
,r.,iioDats Regard Of The People MAN,
hsled In Grand Memorials.
,su,,GToN, LEE, AND JACKSON.
splendid Monuments Erected Here
20 These ni"strio"s nrs'nian'-
a. shaft 10 the Soldiers and
s.ttors-Homc for the Veterans.

...ghout the country as the "City OF
.....-,opis." II has. In all. fourteen,
within a few more years win add
.., or three more. at least one OF which
n be A source OF great pride to the
.-, south. and will be the GROWING
s..,e in a galaxy Of statues of Con-
,.,.-,fe heroes. This will be the monu-
,,,,t set to be erected 10 Jefferson Davis,
p-..5ent OF the Confederacy.
Tho people Of Richmond are possessed
., te, most admirable traits-love Of
...,b and appreciation of the deeds OF
.t..r f.now-mon. Here have been reared
..--ments 10 the illustrious Washington,
q, Che immortal Lee 20 Jackson, Hill,
r.,.tt Wickham. 10 the Howitzers who
al ia the late war, TO the Confederate
..rl.rs and sailors generally, and to the
.rthern heroes who sleep within the
cemeteries.
rrfm0nls parks are fast being filled
On with these memorials. which are but
s.r. proclaimers OF truth, and which
h.t Illustrate the gratitude Of an appre-
c..,e and sympathetic people. In her
f.r..re-grouuds lie the ashes Of the fallen
t.-1es of a departed nation, but upon her
vriart hisidcs are shafts, statues. and
c..a~ memorials TO keep fresh IN tho
minds and hearts OF all the glory of their
Cs.s forever
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Of course the grandest Of Richmonds
r-.rmclts IS that which the people Of
his land saw 1T 10 erect In the Capitol
su4re % the memory of the immortal
washington. This Is one Of the finest
monuments I'm the world, and is by far
n. most imposing and magnificent ever
h.rt iu honor If him who was the
oFa'her Of His Country" This beautiful
memorial sets in a circle in the broad
avenue leading from the Ninth and
Gnes-strcets gates Of the Capitol Square
% he Governors Mansion. IL was erected
et a cost Of $4,000 and consists of an
imposing column OF Richmond granite,
rising from a .star-shaped base, sur
mounted by a gigantic equestrian statue
% washington, and on pcdestals around
ana beneath him figures of the following:
Patrick Henry, whose eloquence fired the
hearts of the patriots in the Revolution;
O. rea Mason. the author of the Virginia
Ill of Rights: Thomas Jefferson. the
author 90 the Declaration Of Independ-
rco Governor Thomas Nelson, Jr., to
whose patriotism and purse the victory
81 Yorktown was largely attributable;
Andrew Lewis, under whose leadership
as Indian conqueror the Virginians made
pathway 10 the West. and John Mar
shall the most distinguished Chief-Justice
CT the United States Supreme Court.
The monument and most Of the figures
were modelled by Crawford, the designer
also NJ the bronze figure Of Liberty on
us dome OF the Capitol at Washington.
srl of the statue of Beethoven at Bos-
ton Nr Crawford died I'm 1857. and the
unfinished work-statues Of Nelson and
Lewis and the allegorical figures-was
executed by Randolph Rogers. much Of
whose labor IS TO be seen in the Capitol
at Washington our equestrian statue
g. o. is feet from the riders chapeau to
the piinth ur1n which the horses feet
rat THE pedestrian statues are each
80 feet high. The cost Of the monument.
Including statuary. was $2j9,9l3.26.
The cluer-stone was laid February p.
iN4 and Washingtons statue was IN
yelei February ., 1888. but the entire
W1ik was not completed until 1868.
MONUMENT TO LEE.
Mex, IN importance TO the Washington
monument and none the less admired, is
me monument to that illustrlous man,
that Christian soldier, Robert Edward
Ise This statue is equestrian and is
colossal in size. 1t represents General
Ise riding down the line upon his loved
Cd Traveller" General Lees head is
barred and his countenance wears that
Characteristic peacefulness and serenity
ilr which he was noted. The monument
I.. d L. 4.
ty almost every stranger who comes TO
Richmond. Ii is located in what is now
known as Lee circle in Lee District, just
O.. The head Of Franklin street, the most
beautiful and fashionable thoroughfare in
he city. Just 10 the northwest Of il is
Tie Exposition building, while 10 the west
@, 90 is Lee Camp Soldiers Home. and 10
iae east Is Richmond College.
me monument is composed Of two dis
tnat parts-the base and the pedestal
proper The latter is a classical compost
ion. uniting the gracefulness of the
0.e.an style Of architecture with the
liy of modern requirements. The
horse and rider appear as II supported
l four columns of polished granite.
laese are Grecian. but with their orna-
nrhis brought into accord with the orna-
l.a4t1n Of the cartOuches, which COM
.le tae laurel and the oak. the effect of
Ns entire structure is grand and i'm
sHs. The lions head upon the pedes-
u. intended 10 portray the undaunted
e-'asr OF Lee, the oak his great endu-
i-A.e and the laurel proclaims his right
20 DE- crowned as one of the worlds
',Y The monument stands oil feet
a.- 'i-a inches above the surface of the
ll the horse and rider being p feet,
...r, high, and the masonry 40 feet and
' Inches. The monument cost about
h Antonin Mercie. the Paris sculp-
.t Was the artist. The cornerstone OF
Ice monument was laid october o.
". when Introductory. remarks were
mace ty Governor Fitzhueh Lee, Dr.
closes ID. Hoge offered prayer and the
C.a-.n was delivered by Colonel Charles
Who was General Lees military
sroay.
'- rani memorial 10 Robert Edward
Was unveiled in the presence Of tens
tn1s OF southern men and women
N- -,h Of May, 1880. Governor Nc
| called the vast assemblage TO
and General Jubal \. Early presided
ile imposing exercises. That
r, Christian gentleman. Rev. Or.
Arn.gcrode. offered prayer, and
-1l Archer Anderson delivered the
DO was an event iu the wori0 -
"" people.
1h- SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
u.l upon a lofty prcmontory--Lib
r. one 90 The most picturesque little
iA 'he city-and towering high
~, INC cdlhces surrounding H. over
.-'A'hs almost the entire city, is the
.ht erected C the memory Of the
.iie soldiers and sailors. This
f....eut column is an appropriate tri-
, ~ % loving and erateful people TO
heroes who feli IN defence of truth
a. ''sNl and home. IT towers towards
,..tF an eternal memorial 20 southern
,,,'a composed Of massive stone
D., .'liesent each State in tho Confede-