Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
The Mckinley Monument.

Ohio. The New York Sunday Tribune
had most interesting illustrated ar
ticle on this monument, for which, for
the benefit of the many hundreds of
Maine people who contributed to the
monument fund and so have a personal
interest in it, the Journal copies the de-
scription given below. AS is well
known, the monument association was
incorporated in September, 1901, and
has since that time accumulated fund
in excess Of 100000. Following a
ment to the public, nothing was zone
toward the construction of the MEM
orial until a sufficient amount of funds
was in hand to defray all bills. Ac-
cording to the plans now adopted. aii
bills NAV be paid from the funds III
hand and. while it is the intention OF
the trustees to provide an endowment
of 500. 900, the income from which
shall provide for the proper mant"n-
ance of the property of the association,
It is thought wise to proceed with the
building of the memorial, trusting to
future contributions to supply the en-
dowment fund.
The association has purchased and
owns in fee simple about 25 res of
land adjoining Westlawn Cemetery, in
the western portion of Canton. Ohio.
including a mound some 70 feet in al
titude, thought to be particularly APP
propriate for the purposes intended
Upon this hill will be built a rnauso-
leum of pink Milford gra.i!e, circular
in form, Is feet in diameter at the base
and about 100 feet in haiSh. from the
foundation. This structure will be
reached by a flight Of approach steps
so feet in width in cour runs. with
wide landings between, constituting
rise of 55 feet in all. The hill will ."
terraced to conform with the landings
on the staircase, PR senting on the
whCle a terrdced mound, .rlnolntrd
h the structur. proper. ~ the bas"
of the staircase there will be built
plaza 200 feet in width. lying trans
versely to the axis of a small or main
approach, running through the proper
ty belonging to the association in a
southeasterly direction to Linden-ave-
nue., that will be the natural approach
from the heart of the city to the men,
orial.
This approach from Linden avenue
to the plaza will be about 1000 fea in
length. It will be 40 feet In width
at the plaza and so feet in width at
Linden-ave with a Tat ,rway, or
long water" in the centre, running
from the plaza $40 :eet scutheasterlv.
this waterway being so feet wide at
the base of the plaza and 80 feet wide
at it's southeasterly extremity. Thanking
the long water will be four rows Of
trees paralleling driveways, two on
either side of the waterway, thus at
fording the visitor an unobstructrd
view of the main approach and the
mausoleum from the most southeasterly
point of the associaliors property.
In a word, a person standing at the
junction of Linden -av-nue ard the
mall will be, in effect, at the base of
the monument.
Tho nf 1SSncipfinn have
been at great pains ana much expense
to secure the best talent and artistic
Judgment available The jury apruint-
ed to select the architect was COM
posed of two arcritects-Walter Cook,
of New York ana Robert S. Peabody
of BostOn-and ON" sculptor, Daniel
Chester French, of New York. Their
decision. based upol tia merits of the
designs submitted. favored II. Van
Buren, Magonigle, &C New FORK City.
one of the younger men in his profess
sion. but one whD has met with much
success. He won the gold medal Of
the Architectural League of New York
when only % years old; the Rotch
travelling scholarship in architecture
in Boston when &c and has been sue
cessful in many Of the most important
architectural competitions in the in
tervening years. The design he sub
mittted has the unqualified approval
of the committee in charge, and,
while of severe simplicity, it is fully
believed that it will prove eminently
effective. characterizing the quiet dig
nifty of the life of President Mckinley
The interior will be circular, so feet
in diameter, and finished i'm light gray
Knoxville marble Excepting the door,
way. there will be no opening but that
through the crown Of the dome, this
opening, or oculus, being filled with
a ceiling light of glass. In the centre
of this mortuary chamber will
will be the sarcophagi so designed
that they appear as two in one. They