The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-19

lrIom me nicomonu bEquirOr, jun ~
II gives US sincere pleasure to publish the follow
ing interesting letter from Col Hughes distinguish
ed citizen of Maryland, now in England 1t described
the successful casting in bronze Of Crawfords grea|
statue Of Patrick Henry, for the Virginia Washing
ton Monument
NNs LONDON, May 20, 1858.
Gentlemen-Believing that your readers will 81
interested in every thing that concerns the gres'
statue of Washington which Crawford Is executing
translation to be made from Munich newspaper 4
the 18th inst. By lucky accident happened 70 b!
present at the casting which 1t describes, havini
gone to visit the foundry some half an hour befo!
the metal was drawn of, but without previous,
knowing that 30 interesting an event was to tai
place at that time; and esteem myself as most fol
tuDate in having been present at the casting OF u
first colossal figure to adOrn the face of the magn0
cent monument to the memory of the father OF ~
country to be erected by the patriotism and beraliJ
of the great commonwealth Of Virginia.
II was serious as well as interesting operation
not unattended with danger, as frightful acciden'
have occurred when the mOulds have not been pr
rerly dried from the rapid fountain Of steam SCI
tering the melted metal in every direction WIZ
everything was ready, the director prepared to t&
the furnace in person, but first reverently uncovt
ing, as all present did, he solemnly invoked the p
lection of Almighty God and his blessing; then, pG
forating the luting with long iron rod on Withdraw
ing it, the melted metal rushed into the moulds
torrent of melted lava, throwing jets high into
air, through holes made for the purpose. It was
ly splendid spectacle. In few minutes the ope}
ton was pronounced perfectly successful, and
Gustayus Adolphus, and for Patrick Henry.
On my way to England from Bavaria / had u
melancholy opportunity of seeing the effects P
dnced by waterspout, which only three or iq
nights before had burst with terrible fury in the be-
tful valley OF the Neckar, sweeping away more To
ten miles of the railroad between Ulm and Stutga
carrying off the bridges from the turnpike, undH
mining and tearing down houses, and destrOyi
much property and many Of the inhabitants-twen
eight dead bodies having been found in one house.
did not learn the exact number Of the drowned, al
indeed no one seemed to know precisely how ma
persisted. The river rose SO rapidly that many OF [
people could not escape, and the darkness Of
night of course increased the difficulty. 1t was
dozen Niagaras had been poured into it at the So
time; and yet frightful as was the calamity, b;
seen no mention of it in any Of the newspapers, d
did not even hear of it till we reached Ul, and Il
only incidentally and by way Of information that /
must take the diligence. therefore supposed Il
were only common people who suffered. Your q
dent servant, GEORGE W. HUGHs
THE ROYAL FOUNDRY IN MUNICH.
Extracted from the Newest News, Friday, May Is, 1871
Yesterday evening, at halfpast G o'clock, the
tues of Gustavus Ad0lphIs OF Sweden, and thai
Patrick Henry Of America, were here cast at
royal foundry. This interesting spectacle attrac
a considerable number of spectators, who Grove
into the areas Of the building, now magcally Y
minated by the fiery glow Of the opened furnaS
The cast succeeded perfectly in all respects.
particularly interesting points in this days proc
may be mentioned: -Firstly, that this cast Of Gul
vus Adolphus is but copy OF the same which
the year 1851 as well known, was stranded and st
near Helgaland, on it's voyage to Sweden, and in c
sequence of the right Of shoreage still practised
the inhabitants of that coast was detained in &c
enburg; and, secondly, that the statue OF the pa
otto Henry opens the series of that most grand M
ument of modern times, the Washington monum
in Virginia. lastly. it deserves attention, in refere
to Skill that while French founders, to avoid the
fculties attending an extensive cast, are obliged
model statue of similar dimensions in ten differ
pieces, our Master Miller, long accustomed to
greatest proportions by his cast of the colossal sta
Of Bavaria, not content with producing single,
tue ten feet in height, actually executed two at OF
May the labors of experience and exercise fully
coed! The extraordinary artistic productions Of
Miller, the active inspector of our royal found
have already obtained him an European reputati
and have been markedly acknowledged and n
eminently distinguished in the great London Exh
ton, where this branch Of Bavarian industry
nobly represented by one of the four lions, the
sent ornament Of the Gate of Victory in this city