Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1893 — TRIUMPHANT "INDIANA" [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TRIUMPHANT "INDIANA"

Heroic Brouzs Figure Arrive* al fadiaaa poll*. Th> woman of brent*, “Indiana,” wh«' will b-ave the storms for all coming time apon the summit of the Soldiers' and Sailers' Monument, arrived at Indianapolis, Friday, in five pieces, and will he hoisted to its final resting place through the hollow shaft at an early day. As th* figure will stand on the monument. typ.tying th* triumph of liberty, the top c! the torch will be 384 feel from the yround. “Indiana” will stand or< a bronze ball eight feet in bight. From her feet to the top si her head Is twenty-two ieet,

and the distance from the bottom of the ball to the end of the torch is thirty-eight feet. The length of the left arm, including the torch, which is held above the figure's bead, is eight feet. The sword, which is held in the right hand, with the point resting on the ball, is about eleven feet long. The weight of the figure and its pedestal is sixteen thousand pounds, and it cost <12,500. The sword in “Indiana’s” hand signifies the power by which the liberty she represents was won. The eagle on her head is symbolic other crowning reward. The figure will face to the west.

“INDIANA.” (THE CROWNING FIGURE.)