The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-05-17
The Centennial Fourth OF July.
What Is TO be Done at Philadelphia on that Da
Statues ut the Centennial.

] What Is TO be Done at Philadelphia that Day
Statues at the Centennial.
The ceremonies at tue opening of the Centen-
! NAL Exhibition pretty nearly determined up
on. The President OF the United States, attend.
I ed by the heads Of departments distinguished
I guests, representatives Of foreign Governments
/ Judges Of tue Supreme Court, members Of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, repre-
sentaiives of the several States and Territories
/ the Centennial Commissioners and foreign Com
missiouers-al will participate.
Bat the most stupendOus " time" will be had
on the Fourth of July. According 10 the written
assurances of gentleman concerned in the pre-
parations, the ceremonies on that day will be Of
q grandeur, more imposing character than those
which have attended any event Of modern times,
either in Europe or America" They will con-
sst in part Of musical performance, the assem-
blage Of the military and civic organizations OF the
country aud the uDveng Of appropriate statues.
The morning will be announced from the old
State House by the great Bell of Peace the gift
Of q citizen of Philadelphia for the occasion. The
bell now casting, will weigh $4,000 pounds, and
is inscribed with the words:
Proclaim Liberty throughout ell the Land,
and TO the inhabitants thereof"
Glory to God in the Highest Peace on
Earth. and Good Will to Men"
The musical performance will be directed by
Theodore Thomas.
The military display will be superintendent BY
high oficess OF the General Government. The
Philadelphia Park Commission has furnished free
camping ground for portion Of the volunteers to
be assembled from different sections Of the Union
Barracks will be erected, furnishing cheap and
comfortable Judgment for soldiers. Already
official notification has been received of the at
tendance Of more than $4,000 equipped men.
William NJ Eyarts will deliver the Fourth of
July grafton, and the Declaration of Injepend-
ence will be read by Richard Henry Lee.
The statues TO be unveiled 10 various parts OF
the grounds will, some of them. be Of considerable
interest The organizations which have them
and other memorial works in progress are the
HunbOldt Germany Association, the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union Of America, the Colum-
bus Monument (liaIisu) Association, the Bnai
Birth (Hebrew) Order, the Presbyterian De-
nomination. the National Commemoration Mouu-
ment Association, etc.
The statues will be;
l. Religious Liberty marble group, u feet
high.
? Coumbus-marble, feet high.
3. Humboldt-brODEe, 9 feet high.
l. Emancipalion-marbIe group, feet high
5. DR.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL feet high.
6. The American Soldier colossal fountain
By Bartbold bronze, Is feet high.
T. Fountain-marble group, By Foley,
fgHres u feet high.
s. Statue Of IbertY-a statue BY W. W.
Story, for Independents Square. CT is unlikely
that this statue, although it Is already modelled,
will be completed 10 time for exhibition during
this Centennial year
9. A Centennial Fountain-marbIe, IS feet
high. in which are introduced various statues
The Centennial Fountain is The most preleH-
tious work Of this SERIES aud from the description
have received of it. it mustsbe extraordinary
affair. 1t will consist Of central figure, domi-
mating ioar surrounding figures, and will be thirty
Eve feet high The central .opmost figure rep !
reseuts Moses as having stricken the rock. The 4
staff resting 10 bis hand touches below. fssure,
whence issues q stream Of water which, flowing |
into channels OF the strata Of the rock, entirely /
encircles it and falls into the basin below. The /
figures grouped beneath are those Of Archbishop /
Carroll. Who was Commissioner with Franklin 10
Canada at the opening Of the Revelation CON-
mojore John Barry, the father Of the American
Navy; Charles Carroll OF Carollton. and Father
The0bald Mathew, The dimensions are as fol-
lows.
Central figure, Moses. Is feet high.
Rock work, supporting this figure. Is feet
high.
-Four figures below, each 8 feet high.
Pedestais Of each Of these, feet high.
Diameter Of fountain, 90 feet.
Diameter Of pavement, loo feet.
Hight cf central structure, IS feet,
Hight a the four outside structures, q feet.