Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-03


WIN F. RITCHlE & ROGER A. PRYOR EDITORS
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TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 3, lS5,
THE VIRGINIA WASHINGTON MONUMENT
Some months ago we announced that Crawford
Bronze Statues of Patrick Henry and Jefferson an
the Relies OF the Virginia State Arms, wero at Bre
men, ready for shipment to America, and we express
ed tho confident belief that they would reach Rich
mond at an early period. The following letters t
MIR. Crawford from Mr.. Miller, the Director of tn
Bronze Foundry at Munich, clearly explain tho una
voidable delay in shipping the Statues.
Letters we have Just received from Rome satisfy Ii
that Mr.. Crawford has left nothing undone to secur
the early shipment Of the Statuary from Bremen
but unfortunately the size of the ships in that port pre-
vented the success Of the ohject-the matches OF all
them being too small, by foot so, for the intro
duction of the In consequence of this dfcul
ty, Mr.. Crawford decided to detach the arm of Hen
ry, thus reducing the size of the box several feet.
tho arm land swurd of this Statue was cast separate
from the rest OF tho work, its removal WAS accom-
pEshed without much difficulty. The arm can ngaiI
DO attached to the Statue without any trouble.
will be utterly impossible for any to discover t
limo of connection, because tho method of insertion
where the joins the shoulder, ronders the Joining
invisible,
Wo are happy to announce that Mr.. Miller has sue
ceeded in finding suitable vessel form letter recey
ed on Saturday by the Secretary of the Commons
wealth., from house in n. York it is stated that the
Statues hace been shipped on the Theresa" which
was to leave Bremen on the 18th June. They may
eexpected shortly 10 arrive at New York and soon
after, in Richmond.
1t will be observed also that successful bronze
casting has been made Of the Horses Head lin.
cludins the whole OF the nOck, tho body of the Rider
nnnder OF the Horse will be cast iu one piece. This
method was adopted, so as to prevent difficulty in
getting TO its Destination. 1t ia usually done with
Equestrian Statues. To bring this immense Eques.
trIan Group of Washington home Mr.. Crawford will
probably make an application for government ship.
There are steamers cruising about, giving the navy
officers al airing rs it were, ard nothing would be
easier than for son.c one of them by an order from
the Navy Department, to call at Bremen and bring
this statue to America. There is precedent tu be
found in SIMILAR order having beer given to take to
America Persico's group, now part Of the Capitol
at Washington. Would it not be peculiarly appro
pirate in the Navy department to give such an order
for the transportation to America, the 1T Of June
next OF this colossal work, the only Equestrian
Statue of Washington in the world especially ns it
will be almost impossible to find any other rncuns Of
transportation
MrSlcH, lith May, 1855.
send YOU few hasty line. just to say that today
have cns the Rider and the Horses head and tail 6f
the Washington Equestrian group. All went well,
and there is every indication Of most successful
casting: There was great a,ssu,1lsse OF gentlemen
and edes gathered together to witness tbi. great and
beautiful spectacle. Sir. Prince OF New;York arrived @
few moments too late otherwise we should have had
the pleasure VI numbering amons the apuctaturs one
oil your Ieiiow-citisels and ocuntrymeu. Tomorrow
morning leave fur iirernen, taking with me one Of
ship tho Henry and Jetferson immediately OF the
success OF my efforts will write you from Bremen.
BREMEN, May 22nd, 1855.
On arriving here, six days since, went Immediate
tS sbs h pS5s psSd a a Bs@ep hSR hss G
possible to 6pd .oi sufficiently iarse to receive the
wo cages o: the Henry and Jefferson. The larges,
hold measuresonfy six feet and ahat wide wh;Iu the
,o1 containing the Patrick He3rY ip six feet broad,
eight feet and hall asn and fourteen feet long and
he POrG tprectOr with whom spoke assures me that
no ship will come into port this whole summer that has
hold measuring more than feet sQyarI; i!ere
,ut they gre fishing barks, which sometimes trng
,reat cedar trees from South America, but seldom,
however, risk long voyages, and even then never 70
o North Amcrica. TO find ship owner, who will
gree TO enlarge his hold is, from my experience,
impossible. called upon many of them ec! ss4od
hen what they would demand ( o., ,aigiug al chang
ng their Ship-kulnns. i.ns iatghpd heartily ut tho
ie.:, suu wondered that | should Imagine that he
ruuld spoil vesselwhG Gh had cost him 600. Anoth
said that were to offer 81 OOO could not find any
Il .l,.,c corf In
hip turned topsy turvy. Finsllp, ! Naa iU.ly con
inced that no sWner would undertake. the operation,
Won il larger euIns were propose aid 81 this thought
fltilD consequently decided to lessen the size of
rim md so removing the sword This wns ;at,c; IL |
piece of work t2 sfGompisE here, as
oud obts,; e., dssiatalct in doing it, and could find
0 place wherein to DO 1t. was forced to undertake
in tho open sqhare. Fortunately, had with me a
uccessfully accomplished. The Grf is replaced in
he same case with tie IIsnry, apd can be readiuste
its place with the utnost case The arm is ouly to
70 set properly in s socket aud the wedge to be dr
en down strong and deep until it is even With tine |
hing to do asvs to drive it we'll in, taking great care
owever, not to drive it in crookedly. To provide
gainst this, have taken the precaution to mako
mark upon the wedge, aud IL these two ponts at
ended TO, then there will be Joining visible in the
rn The statues have not suffered in the least from
here. The color is rs beautiful as when
hey left the foundry, and ainpness has penetra-
cd the wrappings, etc. Mr.. Krcbs stored them se, |
~ erecting over them shed, wh;SA hha been some
apense now h0re that Il vessel will soon present
tse which will be able TO take the Statues on board
had already spoken with an owner whose shin
ails in about l5 days from now for Baltimore, but
vhon the captain hoard that Of the cgsas weighed
900 lbs, he said that ut lSalttcra he should never
e able to rGue Such weight out Of the hold, as there
pas no crane there strong enough. Now must wait
ntl ship for New York il to be found. I have an