The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-16
THE VANDERBILT BRASS.
The Thing from Two Points of View
Ceremony OF "Unveiling - Ludi-
crous Burlesque in the stock Ex-
change.

The New York papers give considerable
space to Vanderbilt day." as Wednesday last
was called in New York, from the fact Of the oc-
currence of the unvelllng Of the statue and
bronzes to Cornelius Vanderbilt which surmount
the main entrance to the Hudson River Railroad
freight depot, in Hudson street.
The ceremony brought together some five or
six thousand persons. The scene Was very i'm
posing one. The Commodore himself occupied
prominent place on the platform, and when the
veil was lifted the old gentleman took of his hat
and bowed gracefully to the crowd In the misst
Of loud cheers and the strains OF the seventh Re
giment Brass Band. Mrs. Commodore Wander
Bit and her lacy friends viewed the scene from o.
second story window OF private mansion on
the opposite side Of the street.
The opening prayer was made by the Metnodist
Bishop James, after which Mayor Hall delivered an
oratIon eulogistic Of the enterprise and other
characteristics Of the Commodore. This was fol
lowed by poem by Mr.. William Ross wallace;
then after that. there was another prayer, after
which the sssemblage dispersed. Refreshments
were bountifully provided, both on and OF the
platform. 1t may be added that among the ladles
on the platform was Mrs. Johnson, OF Baltimore,
formerly Miss Harriet Lane.
The work Is magnificent In execution, admira-
able in design, and well calculated to challenge
wonder and admiration. It is cast IN square
sections and is erected against the MASSIVE Drick
wall three feet thick, to which they are nrmiy
fastened with iron anchors, more than 1000 In
number, and weighing about Tour tons. Tnls
bronze as whole, covers an area OF Sl2o square
feet, measures about $50 feet In straight line,
and 81 feet In extreme height; weighs nearly lOO,-
600 pounds, and cost, as nearly as can be ascer-
tanned, over s500,000. II consists OF an immense
bronze statue OF Commodore VanderDllt, placed
in the centre Of colossal DaS rellei, Wnlcn Is
ingeniously contrved not only to Illustrate most
admirably the career and achievements or
the Commodore, but also to represent tne
marvellous inventions Of the nineteenth CEN
tury, and at the same time TO portray
aIIegorlcally the growth and prosperity OF
the great Republic. The prominent figures on
either side OF the statue are the famous steamer
Vanderbilt and train ofcars, the locomotive
drawing the train being the "C. vanderbilt"
while numerous indices OF commerce, OF steam
travel and of agriculture are into the Iore-
ground. At the extreme right Is figure OF Nep.
tune, and on the left Liberty. The pedestal itself
is OF bronze, five feet square and one and nall
feet high bearing the inscription, Erected 1885,"
On this pedestal, within spacious arched recess,
stands the statue. This s twelve feet high, near
" solid, weighs four TONS and Is the largest IN
America, II not in the world. 1t represents the
Commodore, with head uncovered, and wearing
heavy fur-trimmed Overcoat, his eft loot slight
ly advanced, his right hand inserted beneath his
vest, and his left modestly EXTENDED. the coun.
tenance Is benign, and the attitude is easy and
digniled and the likeness extraordinarily per-
feet.
MOCK HERoIcs-THE BROKERS' CEREMONIAL.
the Hudson street depot Wall street and the Stock
Exchange were having their own fun over bur-
lesque ceremonial which they called the "Unveil-
ing Of the stattoo.m The ceremony took place in
the gallery Of the Long Room, and was witnessed
by OF least three hundred brokers.
The master Of ceremonies lin black suit, white
vest white kid gloves, and other Delmoncon ac-
cessorles to full dress toilet,) took his station
near the "Stattoo,n while around him were the
choristers-also In black-the orator or the day,
the reader OF the ode, and other participants
The chairman was about commencing his ad-
dress, when a cabbage was passed up to him,
and he bowed his acknowledgment ior tne rare
bouuuet. The address was short, but sweet and
did full justice to the great claims OF the Commo-
dore on the public.
the United States and OF Buenos Ayres and the
Supreme Court was read but tine reader was
marched or the gallery amidst immense confu-
slon The secretary read several leuers from par
severe losses in Central" and the chair roared
forth song to the tune Of John Brown, express
sive of the great services OF Commodore Wander
bilt to the public and to the brokers'
A gentleman-Monsleur Black the chairman
called him-then delivered an address, in which
he alluded with great lumor and enect to the wa
tering operations OF Commodore vanderbilt, VINO
was originally waterman, and had made water
the Central, idea OF his life. Formerly men had
been made to see double by other liquids beside
water; but the Commodore had made the grand
discovery that water, simple and pure In the
hands of financial genius possessed the extra
ordinary power not only Of making KIN ;1 one see
thing double, but also OF making tlle thlng ltselt
double [Roars OF applause and deafening enthu-
siasm.]
AT this point shawl which had concealed the
statue was withdrawn, and sight greeted the
eyes Of the multitude which was well calculated
to make them "cry with laughter" There was
huge white drapei form, whose face, with lolling
tongue and protrudlng eyes, looked like that of
an IDIOT left arm was folded over the breast
boxing glove was watering pot, bearing upon
its front the nd sures ra Ssz OF TSe Central
was greeted with wild shouts Of laughter and ap-
plause, which continued for many minutes; To
try, tits OF Thee" with chorus setting forth
that he the Commodore) us u.s., Jolly good fellow
many a long day witnessed so much merrIment
as during this Stock Exchange unveillng opera
tiOn.
A xynddinp at Cairo ILL.,, was poStpOned