Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-25
Farragut Statue.
,BY MRS. A. L. RurRR DUFouR.

.BY MRS. A. L, RUrRR DUFoUR.
roble statue of a noble man, .
worthy to hold in challenge worlds Tame;
! And say unto the Past, thou art not dead
Are not thy deeds limned true. in living damps
Inc PAST cannot DO buried while great Art
brlnss from the heart Of solid bronze stone,
round hidden there by eye of Art alone.
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See in this senbance. the far-reaching gaze.
chief in many battles. eonque7or too:
The likeness only lofty thought portrays;
NJ, The nerve and will 70 plan. and might t, do.
To God he looked for strength, and SO it came:
The soul enwrapt in patriot love and zeal
Loomed forth hero mid Wars scorching fame.
orleans with fierce Chalmette his righteous wrath
EVoked, but fought its wary might in Tain
Galveston. Corpus Christi Sabine Pass
Can he 'er forget the onslaught or the slain.
't,cksourg and proud Port ndson staunchly proved
M; h u al NOR Oh bis true, heroic soul:
hld hali OF fire with tteadfa L purpose moved.
GEasped, and firm held them under sterl control.
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HE mind, PRESIDENT scans the distant sea,
It's keen discernment needs no telescope
To see what destiny awaits Mobile;
Mile his staunch Hartford, with it's flag of hope
Bore nobly on. Lashed to ner loyal nlast,
Riding aloft, like some storm god of old,
" as variant Farraatt, oool, aim and stern,
Ills orders clear lis action prompt and bold.
Since. when I'D, on the famed Essex deck
Where first his coultry's honor fired his breast,
And won from gallant Porter note and praise:
He's served alone that country's high behes.
SO ttands he record of this patriot Chi f.
IT., " TouEht by Womans tender hand aud heart
1hls statue, worthy of It's name, shall be
monument of proud, successful art.
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Henceforth the student of those fearful times
Wherein our country in dire peril shook
VIII learn from His.ory's thrilling pages, how
Our FARBAGUT Fame's highest guerdon TOOK
Al ID why was reared this noble model. wrought
Out of the gallant Hartford's iron arms
Above which planted, led his dismayed feet
Victorious through Wars storm and wild alarms.
Sought can pass to oblivion, while
SSuch tokens rise to grace historic lore:
Such lasting emblems to remind the world,
What cages, heroes here have trod Times shore.
Ages to come will men in reverence stand
And ponder DER this statue carved 80 bold,
SO life like; and behold how mortal hand
Past. Present, Future has such power to hold
The history of the battle of Mobile, fought Aug.
9th, 1864, win explain the term, 'dismayed feet"
in the sixth stanza of the above poem. 1t will be
remembe ed that a torpedo exploded under the
/. clad Tecumseh, which sank in three minutes
Carrying down her c,mmander T. A Craven. The
attsck snp Of the line at the time
the whole lire out of position and in confusion,
S ou met nhs sha Ws e n baia
dashed to the Hartford's mast at once took in the
vessel broke the line aud hurried for ward to take
the lead after sisnalIn back the answer Go
the day a the Tcos So to
the e, cause Of his eountsy- ;,
fer to the fact that this statue of Admiral David
GLASGOW tarragut was cast fsom the propeller of
Ream Hoxie WIFE Of Leut Rchard ss HOE
Us = is one WHOM every true American shoni1
Gelght to honor, Mrs Hoxe'5 genius and perse-
ver2nce ieur questionable, and her many works of
art have long clalle. ged the admiration of the c!
tiriDgly labored to perfect this work ever siace
Congress awarded to her its execution 1t has also
has existed between herself and the faithful loving
wife, low widow. OF the Admiral; and who, we
progress to lis completioT, aud is now thought b.
her to lie perfect il all details and as a whole.
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Lively Street Scenes.
TH8 PRESSURE AT FARRAGUT SQUARE.
Pennsy lvania avenue presented the usual
holiday appearance. Early In the forenoon the
people begen to turn out, and as the hour for
the passage Of the procession approached the
crowds on the avenue grew thicker. Men, wo-
men and Children thronged both sides of the
great th0roughfare and good naturedly jostled
each other In seeking for good positions from
which TO witness the procession. Wherever an
elevated place offered, 1t was early crowded.
The Census bureau building, Pension building,
and even private stairWays, were taken posses
sion OF. A Lar ge proportion OF the crowd pressed
forward to the square, In the hope OF getting
seats. without waiting TO see The procession,
out they were generally disappointed: Tue
ald a GORDON OF police kept back all
others. AT ~ o'clock Presi lent Garfield ar
rlVed, followed by carriage containing Mrs.
bers OF the Cabinet and their families, who
were all shown to the seats reserved for them;
put the crowd around the square already ex-
teLGed as far back as the lrrcunding streets,
MGIEpIf GTQnQhf, hundreds
tons. Numerous large Il sgS were displayed
Oh the avenue. and The Eboltt and Riggs hotels
were somewhat elaborately decorated With
nags after the procession passed up the ave-
hue tie flow OF people towards the statue was
immense; the sidewalks could not hold them.
At 18th street ard New York avenue q block AIDE
occurred, and for few moments there was
Danger OF people being crushed to death, At
ole o'clock thousands OF people were returning
from the square becaus, they could not get
within sight OF 1t.
Yesterday was the brightest Sunday OF the
year so far. and hundreds OF people took ad-
vantage Of 1t to ride to Farragut Square, where
Workmen were busy all Gay laying stone on the
pedestal OF the statue. Fortunately the day
was not a weather breeder"
The Riggs and Ebbtt HOUSES were ally deco
rated with national embleIns.
From the White House portico depended two
large and handsome American flags.
Our own Company a. w. L. l., and the Ma
GoIal hfHCo CdH1c Ill lUT u lull snare OF the
credit for the very imposing naval and military
pageant.
just before the procession started, Pennsyl-
vanfa avenue and the streets adj lcent thereto
were literally damned with people. ana when
the procession started the scene was q beautl-
1ui and animated one. The American nag was
everywhere.
Thomas Williams was charged In the Police
court this morning with loud and b0lsterous
talking on the street He stated TO the court
That ne fought In the Mexican war and had
served Il years In tue navy, and came here
few days ago to see the Farragut statue I'M
vei.ed and had a recommendation from Com
mOdoie English to enlist in the navy again.
The court dismissed t ta case.
FARRAGCT's FLAGSTAFF.
Anew days ago Captain D. g. McKtfeaie COM
handing the Tallapoosa, presented to Senator T.
W. Ferry. OF Michigan, a valuable memento OF the
late war. which becomes additionally interest
ing at this time. The relic Is the staff Which
carried Admiral Farragut's pennant through
all the naval engagements on the Mississippi,
including that OF Port Hudson and the great
,o-01 ny-rlnE ~ fI,n nS fhn Pore