New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
TO BE4UTIFY THE CITY.
EIGHT PROJECTS FOR Colossal. Dron-.
MENTs PRESENTED AT A MEETING
OF THE SCULPTURE SOCIETY

Eight projects for colossal monuments for N.v.
iorK City were discussed at the regular r,o,.n-
meeting OF the National Sculpture soc,..,, -,
night in the b1iding OF the Architectural -,
OF New-fork. No. 215 West Fifty-seventh-st -
designs tor the monuments were exhibited ~
s'efeopucon views. and each OF the eight sulutor.
who had prepared the designs made q sbor+ aa5-a.
explanatory Of hts project II may be said .ba4
there is no prospect OF the immediate erection -
THESE monuments The meeting was simply A as,,
onstration OF what sculptors have IN ,,,,a :.
oeautify the city in the public ever cares -
supply the necessary funds
The meeting was opened vrtb the s~bfns.,. -
forty views Of famous foreign statlIarv vbtcb
were described and commented upon by Cha-,a.
oe nay In speaking OF a famous Partisan arch
Which was shown on the screen. Mr. De Kav con-
uasted It's Out-of-the-way although narniacs,,
site with the way the Italians have OF uIaeI-s
t b arches In the centre OF city The Italians
nave me right idea, said 1ir- De KAY. A ri.
place, the forum, In that part % the CITY Wits
gathers to welcome a returning hero '-ulaliy
Ihen the Dewey Arch was thrown the scres,
and the spectators caught the drift Of Mr. De-
Rays opinions as to the site Of the arch II II Il
as follows: ''S were
monument to be placed al the entrance - 49,.
Three euTe i tGe bqr9Ggh Of The Bronx
MOVERS no on the right, maiden enjoying the sifts
F. C. Hamann, oy
A fountain for Governors Island ren-aza,.t-..
the medieval legend Of Noekken. an ancient bsrn
er VINO used TO sit at the bottom of river -
meath meath cascade Playing his wonderful melodies
WheFea i the Inermaids and mermen came up from
Geert. u IS'sh ana dance' by Johannes
Mr.. Gelert explained that a colossal r7onrr...
would hardly DO for Governors Island. with ~.
Statue Of Liberty so near
For Pavilion Hill St George. Staten Island i.
NanonaI museum to the United States Navy to
the present time; by George T. Brewster
c,Tee severe and simple Ionic colonnade in Fort
aiI faTk 70 the memory of the soldiers and
sailors OF the Revolutionary War; by W O. Part
- A D9ric temple for Fort George with Iarrs
equestrian statue of Washington adjacent and
A monument in memory OF the Revolution. VII,
princi5aI g 5TePaohc on great pedestal as ths
a list and Seventh-ave by Augustus Luke
A tower like monument 80 feet high for The hin.
IN IN Mount Morris Park TO be Illuminated at night
For tbe WI IN nave 10 De aItered BY lsidore Konti
RuckstuhI has designed colossal affair ne VIA
audience The monument is to be placed ABOVE For 9
lee, near me edge of the cliffs II is a Peace
hiohuiheht, dedicated To American victories in the
nineteenth century in art. science literature and
music. The monument viii be 600 feet high and as
the Palisades are 500 feet high. this will make a
total height of 100 feet, completely ecIipsinE the
IGcl1Ld cuoe ana the tower which swings into the
air from this will be surmOunted by an immense
glass globe, in which will be an observatory and
me or1ces OF the Weather Bureau Four elevators
VIII run from top to bottom Below will be a.
theatre par bowling alleys. billiard tables. restau-
rants, dance halls and meeting halls where Con
gress is expected 10 hold its sessions An electric
plant hidden away in the woods will supply uzhr
and heat. The base of the monument will Be-
connected with the base OF the clin by a trolley
roadway and sidewalk and the river front viii
be two waySide taVernS and a steamboat pier for
Sunday excursions Mr. Ruckstuhl despairs OF get
ting the money for all this, he has planned 20
make the monument paying investment by maxi
ing it in part water tower like those up tina
river in Yonkers The receipts OF the bar viii aIso
help A great syndicate of financiers Is TO man
age this affair. and the stock will be gilt edged.
This monument Will be the great meeting place
of the American people" said Mr.. RuckstuhI ''and
the watchwOrd will be peace from the bar below
to the libraries and places Of worship above from
the restaurant OF the body 10 the restaurant OF
the soul"