The Republican journal., 1876-09-07
The Statue of Liberty,


A fragment of the great statue of Lber-
erty. destined for Bedloe's Island, has been
landed at New York from the French
steamer Labrador. 1t was contained in
| a huge case. as large rs a small dwelling,
made Of boards nailed rudely together.
with open spaces between. All of the
statue It held was he wrist and right
hand with a section Of the torch which the
! right arm is to hold aloit, bearing 4 tlam-
beau. which will serve as !; lighthouse
beacon. The vast case rested on a truck
and was an object of much curiosity to the
people around the docks The French sail
! ors of the Labrador fairly danced around
| it in their enthusiasm calling on those in
the vicinity whom they guessed We're
| Americans to come and zee re tumb"
The thumb which partly encircled the
torch Ga huge cylinder OF twelve feet in
circumference was IA ludicrously gigantic
| member On the thumb nail alone a man
of several hundred pounds avoirdupois
might find a more Toomy seat than in u
Third d-Avenue car As for the arm, below
the elbow and opening into the palm of
the hand, three men of ordinary statue
might walk abreast within its interior. 1t
is said that inside the upper and broader
part of the arm above the elbow as many
as nine men can be comfortably accommo-
dated. This fragmentary part is made of
bronzed copper, about Il sixteenth OF an
inch in thickness. 1t is in fine, evenly
rolled plates, riveted and screwed to-
gether in the irmest and most elaborate
| manner. The completed statue will be
about l20 feet in height, from the crown
| of the head to the sole of the foot. the ell
ev ton of the pedestal being, perhaps. q
| third OF the altitude of the statue. 1t is I'M
derstood that a staircase will be placed
within the right arm. by which ascent can
be made to Il balcony running around the
edge of the tlambeau. The height Of the
| complete arm is thirty-iive feet. OF course
! the statue is upright The left arm is bent
so as to entod and hold lightly toward
the body Il set of tablets upon which the
| Declaration Of Independence is supposed
to be inscribed \ tunis tails over Il pep,
lum from the shoulders to the feet Ghe
| head is surrounded by u diadcm, from
| which projects IL circlet OF prcngs that
| catch the suns rays and construct Il brill
| liant nimbus OF glory out OF them. The
| folds OF the outer garment are 50 arranged
! that the edges fold diagonally across The
| figure Its estimated cost is Sl2J 600, half
of which has already been subscribed.
| Both pedestal and statue Will be complet
| ed in two Years from now, and it will be
! the Joint enterprise of France and Ameri-
ca With the fragment already received
and the portion on exhibition at Philadel-
phia the right arm is supposed to be COM
plete.
| rnr dan. +l,f V,r;l,,
Mr. Trowbridge's comical story in
verse, in the July number Of liArper's
| Magazine of a fashionable belle who lost
| her wig and false teeth overheard, which
were recovered in time to allow her wed.
ding one of her suitors, had a counterpart
| in half of the story last week in the eXpe-
rience OF the party who attended the
| Yacht race on a steamboat. The sufferer
is a well-known society belle, who has
more than once graced the upper deck of
| Colonel Delaney kane's Pelham coach,
and is understood to be engaged TO II
| Wall street broker She is only 10, and
has been noted for her wealth Of blonde
hair. Dressing in half-mourning on ac-
count Of the death of !; relative, the com
| bination of black with blonde has given
her dt&tnguc appearance well known 10
| the sWclls OF the avenue Last week on
the occasion OF yacht race she was one
OF private party on board :; small pro-
| peller chartered for the occasion, and as
the wind was gustg and the sea made sad
| work with the Stomachs of the party out
| side Of Sandy Hook, there was an utter
| abandonment CT all pretense of personal
appearance. Our belle suffered with the
rest, when she sought relief by removing
her hat A sudden puff of wind the next
moment caught her hair and stripped her
head Of its covering In other words, her
mass Of blonde head-rgglng was blown
| overheard, and the poor girl was in a
rage of despair. Her lady friends rushed
her into the cabin and tried to console
| her, but half OF them We're delighted with
her mishap, and the other half said to
themselves that it served herlight. How
ever, they managed to arrange her re-
naming hair 50 that it looked passably
well, and she returned to the city, il not
crestfalcn at least berelt Of her wealth of
hair and her reputation AS a blonde beauty
forever destroyed.