The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-10-31
MONUMENTS In WASHINGTON.
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late Gen. George n. Thomas By the army
Of the Cumberland, In this city, early 10
November, will prove valuable add.
ton TO the art attractions OF Washing
ton. The frst statue erected In this
city was the colossal marble monument
Of Washington, now standing In the east
park OF the capitol. This was ordered
In 1883 BY Congress- for tho fotunds Of
the capital, and was designed by Horatio
GreenougA, OF Massachusetts,. IL was
made In Florence, Italy, and occupied
eight years In Its completion. II weighs
twelve tons, and its total cost, including
the sculptoPs work, freight, removal
and attendant expenses, was "a, 900. It
was found to be 20 entirely out Of pro.
portion 10 the interior OF the capitol
that II was removed to the east park,
whore 1t now stands In solitary grandeur.
II bears he famous legend, " First In
war, first In peace, and first In the
hearts Of Ills countrymen." II also has
has the following inscription "This
statue Is for Q great example Of liberty,
nor without liberty would this example
endure"
AUG hC4b 1uOQuuOub 0ICCtOu was tlO
bronEe one Of Gen. Andrew jackson, In
Lafayette square, by CLARK Mills,
which was unveiled on the 9th of Janu.
airy, 1853, Stephen A. Douglas delivering
the Grafton Five years previous TO this
date the Jackson monument association,
composed Of admirers Of the general,
collected about $4,000 for the purpose
Of procuring the testimonial. Congress,
In addition, appropriated O number OF
brass guns and mortars for Its oopstruc-
ton, besides voting the money for the
marble pedestal. BY further appropri.
alton of $40 900 In 1853, congress bought
the statue, and made 1t the property of
the United States. It's total cost was
$4,000. II IL noticeable as the FIRST ap.
plication OF the principle of posing an
equestrian statue without the aid OF
iron rods and other devices, as In the
great statues Of Peter the Great, George
Ill, and the Duke Of Wellington.
Shortly after the erection of this
igure, congress ordered the erection of
a monument to Washington, costing
$4,000. II was placed in the circle at
the intersection of twenty-third street
and Pennsylvania and New Hampshire
avenues, where 1t has become land.
mark. Congress gave the metal used In
Its construction, and Clark Mills was the
sculptor.
Scott square, at the intersection OF
Massachusetts and Rhode Island evenues
and Seventeenth street, takes Its name
from the equestfian statue of Gen. Win.
field Scott, which was erected In 1874,
seven year, after 1t was ordered by
congress. The metal used in its casting
was cannon trophies of the generals
valor in Mexico, given by congress. 1t
weighs 1000 pounds, and cost 500, 900.
II. X. Brown was the sculptor. Its
pedestal weighs over $40 tons, and the
stone blocks composing 1t are the largest
ever quarried In this country, and
among the largest In the world. The
platform alone is &c feet long, IS feet
wide, and 2 feet thick, and weighs $50
tons. Gen, Scott has also another bronze
statue at the Soldiers Home, which was
designed by Launt Thompson, and cost
$4,000. II was erected in 1874 by the
home, as q testimonial to the man who
founded the institution.
In Rawlins square, on New York
avenue, northwest, stands heroic bronze
statue Of Gen. John A. Rawlips. This
was ordered by congress in 1879, and
erected two years later. It was executed
by J. Bailey, of Pennsylvania. 1t cost
$4,000, is feet high, and weighs Il. 900
pounds.
The Lincoln Static, III the park OF
that name, on East Capitol street, was
built by funds contributed by the
negroes declared free by the emancipa.
ton proclamation, under the lead of
James Y. Yeatman, of st. Louis, the
amount subscribed being $4,000. Mr..
Thomas Ball designed the monument,
and Miller, of Munich, executed the
casting. 1t is II feet high, and weighs
5000 pounds. It was unveiled on April
IA, 1876, the anniversary of Lincoln's
assassination, in the presence Of the pres
ident OF the United States, cabinet and
foreign ministers, and an irhttiense con-
course of people. Frederick Douglas
delivered the Grafton. 1t is said that
the first money ever contributed to this
fund was given by Charlotte Scott, q
freedwoman OF Virginia, being the first
$5 earned after her freedom. This sum
she consecrated toward building Lincoln
monument upon bearing of his death.
The bronze equestrian statue of Gen.
Mcpherson stands on IL square of that
name, on Vermont avenue, between I,
X, and Fifteenth streets. This mutu-
ment was erected by the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee, and was unveiled
October 18th, 1876, Gen. John A Logan
being the orator. Congress appropriated
the cannon for its construction, and its
cost was S23,500. 1t is IA feet high,
weighs 1000 pounds, and was designed
by Louis T. Robisso, an Ohio sculptor.
The pedestal cost $4,000. 1t was pro-
posed to place underneath the statue the
remains Of the general, and although his
family were willing, the people Of hi.
native place objected, and the idea was
never carried out.
Gen. Nathaniel Greene, of revolution
airy fame, has been commemorated in q
statue erectedupon Stanton square, Cap.
itol hill, at the junction of Massachusetts,
and Maryland avenues. It was ordered
by congress in 1875, and placed in posi-
ton year or two later. The commits
sion was for $4,000, which included the
pedestal, the latter being furnished by
the artist.
The marble statue of Lincoln in front
Of the city hall is the work of Lot
Flannery. It's cost was betrayed by
patriotic citizens. Flannery was self.
taught sculptor, who combined energy
and enthusiasm with slight modicum
of genius. Among the proposed statues,
other than that of Gen. Thomas. Is one
yet to be erected to Admiral Farragut,
In Faragut square, on Connecticut av.
enue, between I, K, and Seventeenth
streets. The monument Is TO be of COL