Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1896 — An Impressive Monument [ARTICLE]

An Impressive Monument

Tbe public has watched patiently the progress of the Grant monument iu Riverside Park. The long delay that followed the laying of the corner stone served to detract greatly from the public interest in the undertaking, and those who contributed to the fund had almost lost hope of living to see the tomb completed. Ground was broken for the monument in the spring of 1891, but it was not until three years later that the first stone was set in place The great crypt of the monument and the vault are now completed, and work will soon be commenced on the dome. From the level of Riverside Drive to the top of the monument the distance is 165 feet, and the dome will be 280 feet above the Hudson River. Surrounding the dome there will be a balcony about 250 feet above the river. From this point which will be open to visitors when the monument is completed, one can see for thirty miles straight up the “Rhine of America.”