The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-07
THE EXHIBITION.

ARRIVAL OF THE COLOSSAL STATUE OF WASH.
INGToN-THE BRYANT vAsE--DAMAaE DONE
BY THE RECENT STORMS IN TIKI ART DE-
PABTMENT-THE SPANISH PICTURES JUST
ARRIvED-THE NEW CATALOGUE-ITs CON-
PLETENEss AND UNNECESSARY DELAY on
THE PUBLISHERS IN GETTING IT TO THE
PUBLIC.
PHILADELPHIA, August g. 1876
Tho most important occurring during the past
week in the art department OF the Exhibition was tho
ARRIVAL OF the colossal statue OF Washington. After
passage Of Ito days from Lcghorn the vessel containing
succeeded IN landing 1t uninjurcd at this port The
site selected for the statue is between the main build.
Ing and Machinery Hail. The pedestal is beng placed
in position, and when the figure is upon it the height
Will be thirty feet as the statue is cut from single
block OF marble and is twelve fcctin height
The Bryant Vase, which was placed on the music
stand in the main building several weeks ago has been
removed from there and is in the grand central
hail of Memorial Hail. Considerable ANXIETY has been
iclt ny artists ana owners of pictures in tho Exhbi.
ton account Of reports that many of the works had
been damaged by leakage OF the building during the
recent storms, but careful investigation proved thai
no work Of art has been injured The principal leak
occurred in the Annex Art Gallery and was caused nv
the overflow OF one of the cutters one of the leaders
having quantity of debris near the bottom and thnt
preventing the wafer from running off This caused
small stream to pour down the entrance but n
fell fortunately the aisle between the rows of statu
airy OF the Italian department. The other leaks were
10 the ssyghts the woodwork having been contracted
by the continuous heat after the building was finished
and the water dripping in the middle OF the room X
was necessary to move the statuary one or two in.
stances, but nothing wns harmed and tho skylights
are being put in order that there be fear from
future storms No provision has yet been made fo
the Spanish pictures which arrived In New York last
week. No Official notification has yet been received
by Count Donado, the Spanish Art Commissio or
from Mr.. Sanchez MIRA who has charge of the colIeo
ton, and as the space allotted to Spain is filed and II
exhibited in tho art galleries. 1t Will be through th1
courtesy OF commissioners of other natonali,,ss whs
have more room than they need for their pictures
The collection is part OF that Of Mr. Salamanca OF
Madrid, and 10 OF such importance that every effort
viii be made to have the pictures placed in this exht
bton; put, not exhibited here they will be in this
city or New York " -
The revised edition OF the catalogue has a lasr been
given 10 the public Great credit Is duo 10 the com
pliers for It's completeness and systematic ar
rangcment The name Of each work that OF the
Mt'st ana generally of the owner ls given and
inc plumber OF each room Is placed the head OF tho
woiks IN that room This part OF the work was
Pe'cu ana gwen TO the Official Catalogue Company
nearly TWO months ago, and no reason why an
eaitloh could not have been published immedi ately
ser instead OF the imposition which they have been
practising on the public by keeping the old edition n
e'rcuauoh and swndling the community BY keeping
oack tue new until they were I'D out A New YORK
puonshihg company would have published small cdi-
Tons making alterations and additions new works
were received. but Philadelphia Is slower than Now
YORK by many more than the i've minutes allowed In
railroad ti--s