Year: 1875

clared a great and finished work Of art Professor
Hocfer favored me with some detailed plans OF the
monument which am sure will prove very interesting
10 American sculptors and engineers One figure Us
good representation OF the entire see II
today. Another figure represents the iron cylinder
supports for the and the anchorage, which is
firmly secured in the walls Of the Gothic tempc-lke
substructure Although tho monument has already
been described in the columns OF the HERALD a repcti
| tion or


PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS


and architectural characteristics may be permitted
The Gothic 93 feet high the figure from
tho plate which ii stands Is 90 feet making all 1873
feet Tho body is 30 feet high the point the winged
helmet 55; tho point OF the sword s5 The ngure
composed OF 200 separate plates of copper weighing
altogether % 900 pounds, Tho figure upheld by cyl
indcr supports OF iron Tho lowest portion cylinder
10 feet high and 10 feet diameter stands tho
hollow space Of the domo; smaller cylinder placed
within this one Immediately under the plate on which
! the figure stands. TO these supports in the dome
attached the anchors, which secured lower down In
the soncwork. The plate which the figure rests
thus safely held in position Prom this plate then rise
tho three cylinder supports, reaching TO the
| hips OF the figure. The principal cylinder
| Is concealed in the shield and MANTLE
vc feet in diameter and weighs 900 pounds Three
other cylinders extend from the hip the of tho





OF horizontal iron plate Above this rise other
cylinders supporting the head the other the right
arm with the sword Tho fingers of the right hand
brace iron holder in which the sword is placed The
entire iron support consists OF 600 separate pieces
weighing 113, 900 pounds The cylinder framework
constructed by Won Bandel, offers resisting power
fifty sixty times greater than will be required
the violent storms that frequently rage the
summit OF the Grotenburg.


INAUGURAL CEREMONY.


! Now let return to the inaugural ceremonies. The
imperial tribune is filled with princes and officers.
In tho centre OF tho front sits the En-
| peror, looking pleased and remarkably we'll To
his right is the Princess Of Lippe, whose
right again sits the Crown Prince. To the En-
pcror's left seated Princess Louise, of Lppe and
the reigning Prince Of Lppe- Detmold Back of these
are Prince Carl OF Prussia the Duke OF SAKE Mcinngen
the hereditary Prince of Schaumburg Lppe Prince
Gunther, of Schwarzburg- -Rudolstad and high military
representatives of all the other regnng princes Of
many. General Won der Tam is the delegate of King
Ludwig Of Bavaria Immediately in front of the impe-
rial tribune is body of twenty ancient peasants clad
ancient mail and bearing their shoulders ponderous
swords that appear to have been made in Nebehem
the Teutonic gods, long and wide they. This is
the guard of honor. They styled swordmen,
and from tho neighborng village of Horn.
The shirts of mail and the huge swords are herlooms
and owned by the descendants OF the who 400
years fought in the struggle against the Catholics
under the Duke of Brunswick One of the members of
the band handed the Kaiser poetcal euson assuring
him of their loyalty and willingness to defend the En-
pre- notwithstanding the fact that the coats of mail
ruseaen and the swords little too large for
binary purposes. cannot shot announces that the
! festival is about to commence A chamberlain IS de-
spatched from the imperial suite the scuptor's hut
md han 10 Y0h Tho Won,
Bandel, leaning the arm of the said chamberlain
walks slowly, with uncovered head to the front of tho
imperial tribune and bows low to the Kaiser placing
his hand upon his heart, il he would express in
ence the gratitude he feels Bandel his hut
and we notice that he upon his breast the
cross of the


ORDER CROWN,


and learn that the Emperor has granted him pen
sion of 1000 marks as long he lives and that when
he dies his widow will receive half that amount until
her death No wonder the old sculptor appears troubled
| and moved. Then, temporary pulpit, erected a
little to the side of the Bande hut shaded by venera
bic beech, appears Protestant Clergyman, Koppcn of
Detmod. He opens the ceremonies by prayer Sin the
name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost and
gives brief sermon, during which the Emperor and
the thousands assembled stand, with heads uncovered
in reverental silence. The musicians and singers give
the ''Hermann Cantate composed by Herr Ruhl to
the words of Lechleder The music and choruses arc
very effective and the young composer greeted the
close with very 1attering ovation by the hearers
TIREsoME


Then there followed lengthy address by Councillor
Preuss, of sccpytown, who tired the patience Of his
hearers somewhat, and finally compelled to vacate
the pulpit by the cheering of the people His address
reads very we'll it is printed He spoke of the sig
nicance of the festival of the deeds of Hermann of
the history Of the German people, of the life OF Won
Bandel, and when he finished cannon fired near
the foot of the monument, German flag hostcd
the monument and musicians placed at the foot of
the dome of the substrucure played the impressive old
German choral ''To God on High the Praise the peo-
pie singing, with uncovered heads all standing Then



A VERY TOUCHING SCENE


The Emperor despatched his chamberlain to the
Bandel hut, and in a few moments the sculptor was
ascending the steps leading to the imperial tribune
The Emperor rose, and went to meet the old man. He
graspcd his hands with great warmth, holding them for
minute, and then apparently complmented the
sculptor on the completion of his great work The
people cheered again and again, with delight
at seeing the honor paid to the aged
man; but Bandel himself was deeply moved
and of JOY coursed down his check and chair
had TO be given him whercon to rest Then the Crown
Prince up and followed the example of his father
greeting the sculptor in his open hearted fashion The
Prince OF Lippe Dctmold followed suit and the old
man was almost overcome with emotion There no
sat- prince of the mind, among the princes of this
world who had TO do him honor Did this repay
all his labor all tho years of privon he had passed
through when both princes and people had apparently
forgotten his existenccg an afraid not Tho old
man can forget the past neglect But hc does not
care the great work of his life is finished and the
monument stands in all its glory and majesty, he Is
ready occupy the silent grave in the nook of the
forest which he selected for himself long ago There
was another address, more music and cheering; then
Muller Won der Werras German National HYMN
set to music by G. Rechhardt the composer of 'What
is the Germans Fathcrland" sung and the festi-
val was over Tho Emperor and suite went to view tho
monument and then drove away down tho mountains
to tho city.


THE CEREMONY.