Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-19

Chase ana the whole 1oea, Ior t1aC HiatOer'
few probably could answer, and the writer Is
one Of those who cannot, but he does think
that this great array of bronze men and horses
and everything else-would have cost more
in the end than the Lincoln Memorial, but
would not have been near so grand and
imposing.
THE item referred to, reads in part:
"The first statue Of what Is to be known
as the National Lincoln instrument win be cast
today at the bronze foundry Of Mr.. Clark Mills,
the veteran sculptor, . few miles from this
city. The casting was to have been done yes
terday afternoon, but owing to an accident to
derrick, It was necessarily postponed. 1t has
been 20 years since the foundry has shown
such activity as it did yesterday. The last i'm
portant work was the casting Of the Goddess
of Liberty, now surmounting the dome Of the
Capitol, since which time the foundry, so IA
miliar to travellers between this city and sta
tons on the Washington branch Of the Balti-
more and Ohio road, has been more or less
closed But yesterday everything was
ready for the casting and workmen were laying
the fires beneath the great melting pots, pre-
paratory to the work of today. Sunk in the
ground was the mold Of the colossal statue,
ready to receive the metal. The figure to be
cast today, that Of Judge Chase, Secretary OF
the Treasury, under Lincoln, will occupy
prominent position on the monument The
latter, as at present contemplated, is to be very
elaborate. It win consist OF 50 bronze figures,
six equestrian and the rest pedestrian, all of
colossal SIZE The pedestal on which these will
rest viii be Of granite, light ground showing the
dark figures to excellent advantage. 1t will have
three concave sides, a style original with Mr..
Mills, there being no other monument of this
style in the world, and consists of three stories,
as it were beginning with three steps, each
several feet high. At the base Of the monu-
ment there will be six equestrian figures, each
about 16 or Is feet high, representing Gems.
Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Wadsworth Howard
and Thomas. These statues will occupy jutting
pedeStals of granite, and no two horses will
have the same posture Toe concave sides OF
the shaft, Immediately to the rear OF these fig
ures, will have an appropriate carved inscrip-
ton regarding the name and design Of the pile.
Immediately above this, standing prominently
at each corner Of the triangle will be three
COMMUNICATION statues. The first and most
prominent of these win be that of Fred Doug
lass. Another statue win be that of Liberty
and the third had not been decided upon. Be-
tween these figures viii be three bas-reliefs.
One representing the firing upon Fort Sumter,
the next the House Of Representatives adopting
the amendment to the Constitution and the last
will show the Senate in the same act.
"Above this cone will come the statues Of
CLlOSe WHO were III civil pOS1tfOAlS
ing the struggle, including Lincolns cabinet.
Thaddeus Stevens, DIR. Below, George H. Stew
art, Bishop Simpson and Henry Ward Beecher
were also to be given places
The surrender Of Lee was to be depicted.
We are told MIR. Mills called on Gen. Grant
for a description of the occurrence, and in
accordance with his statement there was to be
a pine table under tree, with Grant on one
side and opposite him Lee. Gen. Marshall, the
aide de camp of the latter. was to stand next
to the Confederate chieftain while two or three
officers Of Grants staff were to be placed beside
him.
The time represented was to be the day before
the formal surrender on the field, for accord
ing to Mills statement, the terms Of capitula-
tion were agreed upon under the circumstances
mentioned.
Liberty, Justice and Time we're to have promi-
nent positions, and the statue of Lincoln, which,
OF course, was to be the most prominent was
to be IL feet high, to be In seated position,
and in the act Of signing the emancipation
proclamation
Just where the monument would be placed
was not decided upon, but che sculptor favored
Judiciary Square.