The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-30
MONUMENT SOON
FOR TYLER TOMB
OF COMPETITION
AWARD EXPECTED WITH
FEW DAYS.
LOCAL MEN COMPETE
Il. l.. PERKINS AND r. w. SEWERS
AMONG THE COMPETITORS BE-
FORE NATIONAL COM
MITTEE.
LOCAL MEN COMPETE

WASHINGTON. D. c., March 29.--
Secretary Garrison in a ew days will
announce the result of the competition
among a number of well-known
American sculptors for the contract
for the erection of monument over
the grave of John Tyler, of Virginia,
tenth president Of the United states, in
Hollywood cemetery, Richmond.
He is charged with that duty by an
act of congress. approved August "a,
1912. which appropriated $4,000 for
tho memorial. All thep reliminary
steps toward tho execution of the
statute have been taken by Colonel w.
w. Harris, superintendent Of public
buildings and grounds, and Lieutenant
Colonel f. Z. Winslow, the engineer
officer in charge Of the public works in
the Virginia district.
Twenty-six designs for the monu-
ment were submitted in competition
by twelve different firms and individ
uals These designs. in the form of
models, drawings or blue prints, have
been on exhibition in one of the upper
corridors of the war department for
more than a week. They have been
inspected and studied by members Of
the national commission of fine arts.
whose conclusions as to the respec-
tive merits of each have been report
ed to the secretary of war. That
official will he guided by their views
in deciding the competition. II is
provided that the WHINE rof the COM
petition shall have the contract for
Of no M n
accordance with the approved design,
and that an honorarium Of 5000 shall
he given to the person or firm sub
hitting the design adiudged second
best
Designs were submitted by Z. &. J.
Dunbar. of this city two); Edward j.
Perkins & Co. OF Richmond; Pompeo
Coppini, Of San Antonio. Tex; Me
Donnell - Sons Of Buffalo. n Y. fsis),
the Henry Bonard Bronze company. of
New York. the Leland company. south
of New York (three,; the Harrison
Granite company. OF New York (two)
r. f. MCCAIN & Sons, OF Boston;
Charles G. Blake & Co. Of Chicago
ftwol: r. Irving Dodge. Of New York.
the Van Amringe company. Of Bos-
ton (hree1. and the McNeei Marble
Of Marietta, Ga. ttwo>
Pompeo Coppini made the design
by +. T. Perkins, as we'll
as that submitted in his own name.
the sculptors who made de-
signs for the other bidders are John
Boyle, of New York; j. Otto Schwei-
ger, of Philadelphia. George T, Brew
ster. Of New York; Mrs, Sally J.
Farnhan, of New York; Max Bach
mann, of New York; r. w Siewers,
or Richmond, and Raymond Averill,
Gilbert Riswold and Harriet w. Fris
muth. of New York.
The successful contractor will be re-
quired to give full and complete pro-
lection to the graves of President
Tyler and his wife. which are in the
same lot in Hollywood. These graves
are built brick. laid in mortar. arch
ed over and filled in with brick nearly
to the surface of the ground. 1t is
planned to remove the brick work
above the enclosing walls of the graves
without endangering the walls, and to
cover them with heavy flag stones.
The concrete oundation for the monu-
ment will be built around the graves
In such q manner that no additional
weight shall be placed on the graves
or the old side walls.