New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12
THE CARLYLE MEMORIAL.
INC OF THE STATUE AT CHELSEA.

,rtich took place yestSTday was sii"P'0 A., .,h,
'o,,ob Few invitations were sent eAcop' ~ GU
'arnors. the general public was not askeo "oi
- 20 come. The plan usual on sucn ooc'''on
pf sending invitations TO Peers an" 'ei'o'i' ~
OF Se"a IA not bean followed This was to DC
.rilmte TO Carlyle from his TRENDS IVY Cas-,
"a ,osp raised for shelter in case OF ram io1
p',' s.ood beneath them: platform rose q loot
va a. tbe base of the pedestal for the speaker anu
ni-. all A local crowd. and not very l"IHo
NC ha1 Gathered about the gate OF the ehc'oS",o
y. rh;ch amid q few low trees ana Sh'"oT' Wv
a. l,os boen placed The hour fixed was HAL
paste 81 tho dav. was
.,oo,g the first to arrive. with MS W'l'' 'lu ;oa
rotbcr Lady Caud Hamilton, They were ''o0, w.
-. Tho rector of Chelsea. the Rev. u biln' ni''
,ov Mr. Hoare two of the committee WI,
,pc anDeared soon after, ana Mt CONWAY u'O f'i,I,
there from the first both true to thelr 0"tS -,
;n CARLYLE. whoever else might laii VI" =, ho
Uoughton came all the way irom \, ,,.ri,,ed
.o,+ ord and Lady Arthur Russo" "'i'
from their place in the country on the - ,,,,o
The Dowager Lady Stanley, the s'U' - M Il
;oI and her daughter had not 81 ID" =" -.
,,oe remarked OF tins venerable an" "''',. Al.
,hot che stood during the whole pr"ce'u'"s, I
Tociyy long among Cailyle'S most mcqueen T1
,,h,- If ladies was considerable, among theh ms
- i,on Mrs. Anna Lea Merritt. Mrs fIeuc'-
- p,1ocl, Mrs Boehm. Others present lucluuo"
~ uortineau. Mr.. L. II. Courtney. VI. - "HoNi
- SoIisnurv last night described "a STANDING ."
A.. ,,.r,, threshold of the Cabinet MI fIe"ci 'N
tiorrison. Mr.. George Howard,M z. LADY STANLEY
-, law and the future Earl OF CarHSlel' VIZ
william Black the novelist, and MI Joseph Eus"i
poobr, r A. the sculptor Of the statue now oy
or,,,on consent at the head of his proies'iou' M
Id v-as net present nor will his name be iouhu
o,,ono the subscribers to this memorial Inc "p-
- Of tho man who was Carlyle's bographer' ana
IA Gov vcars been one Of his most intimate fHehoS
us commented upon but not explained. IrooaDly
Ar Froude thinks il requires no explanation l. At
any rate have none to offer. Mr.. Ruskius absence
vas presumably due 80 ill-health. No recent ac-
connts of HIM are favorable as one would DE gl"u
to have them. ,.r..,,
covered underfoot with red cloth, at a niue ai'e'
tolfnas+ ,. where perhaps hundred people were
Gathered about the statue, and some hundied5
ryi,b,n hearing outside. The keen October wind
tpo s,yept the shore did not prevent hun from
h,ripo his head. the background of granite throw
;c into broad relief the strong keen features ana
oro,, hair He delivered his address from memory,
n his uSlol lecture-room manner, lucid expo>ltoIy
convincing The audience listened In silence
O,ca or twice murmur OF APP
procai went Tsuud but there was not much
cbearinq til the end 1t happily conceived
address with just enough of personal reihhscenc7,
dealing skilfuly with some controyertcd points oi
Carlyle's character, dwelling with force on tue
human side of it. his pity and his love LOT Ms l'l-
low-Inen and condensing into an epi@ram 'ie III
telectual significance of his morality as dynamic
not didactic" HIS courage, the splendor Oh HIS
inacnatlon. his commanding qualities, the fear
lesslass of his beliefs and of his teaching were all
toucbcd in swift sentences. 1t was hard to say
which most impressed the extremely cr'ueal
listeners. the brilliant vIndicaton OF CaTiNies
true nature against evanescent prejudice OF lhe
wholly unlocked for tribute to his American lIIehu
There cane q hush on the audience at the hrsI
words of the wish for a companion memorial to the
man who loved our hero and was by MIN beloved
10 the end-he loftiest purest aud most penetrating
shirt that has ever shone i'll American literature
Raph Waldo Emerson "-and the name was fol
loved nv cordial applause As the veil was drawn
away every head was uncovered.
When DIR. Tyndall had concluded Lord llough-
TON came torward-qmte unexp ectedly to the COM
nnttee-and moved a vote of thanks to the orator
This rather superluOus proposal led up 10 an
elaborate and interesting speech about Carlyle AS
the motion had been made, II had To De secOhleu'
which Mr. Lecky asked 10 do, ana dld III lie"
words. Then Mr.. Browning moved to thank MI
Boehm, winch Mr. George Howard supported ana
everybody approved, and with that the proceedings
came to an end.
Mr.. Boehm's statue. in one material or announcer
has been seen by the London public before now,
and admired. For the original marble Lord Rose
berry gave MIR. Boehm I commission and Lord Rose
bry's consent had to be Obtained for this reproduc-
ton in brouze, and was cheeriully granted Inc
statue rests upon a square pedestal Of polished red
Aberdeen Ct mite, lifting it to height well above
the ratings and clearly visible to every passer,
whether on foot or on horse The Inscription. sunk
i'm gilt capitals is: Thomas Carlyle Born Decem-
Der L. 1895 at Ecclefechan, DumtTieSshlre. Died
February 3, 1881, at Great Cheyne Row, Chelsea"
CARLYLE appears clad in dressmg-gown and trou-
sers, and seated III an armchair beneath winch IS a
pile of books. The treatment throughout Is reals
tie but simple and noble The face is a likeness
winch everybody who knew Carlyle in his old
age agrees III pronOuncng perfect. The deep
sadness Of the eyes, the outward arch OF
the temples which were singularly full
and projecting, the stamp of lifelong thinking SIT
upon head and countenance alike; the power, the
ruggedness the patnos of this strange face are all
there. The lines of the mouth Indicate truly It's too
frequent habit of scomful laughter. Carlyle sits
as | have often seen him. twisted a little TO one
side, the head leaning forward and to- the night
There s dignity i'll the attitude, and entire freedom
from attempt at posing. The question about
the statue was how 1t would bear The light of open
day. Mr.. Boehm has fashioned his bronze of
grayish green hue curiously well adapted to the
prevailing tones of the spot, and the shadows are
o al cp Hn ia lp LOST Of in
the finely modelled face. Altogether as portrait
aud as work Of art amemorial Carlye's friends may
rejoice to and for which posle1ity will thank
the artist and the other givers
The site for the statue is well chosen. There runs
along the Chelsea Embarrassment in tins vicinity for