New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-07
RARNARD AND ST. GAUDENS.
rwo WITNESSES FOR MR. FEUARDENr'
,.o.v .no,yr THE INVESTIGATING CoAHrriEh-A
scUIPToR's TESTIMONY.
n.lA,,t barnard of Columbia College, con-

..u ..o,-r THE INVESTIGATING CoMfrrrEE-A
scUIPTOR's TESTIMONY.
n.,ao,t barnard. of Columbia College, con-
.., hs testimony yesterday IN the feuaraenEDi icy
-, uh., case number of ladies were present curing
no ,, aassion and their rich dresses and fashion
-, Iuery contributed attractive element OF color
80 the everyday appearance To the courtroom Inc TOUR
of wit between Messrs Choate and Bangs seemed
=. h more than ordinarily brilliant Dr. Barnard test-
ead concerning the proceedings OF the investigating
committee Of which he chairman. lie sald thao inc
tase forearm which had been added IN London 10 ue
tatue of the priest had preserved and was Al eV
dence before them. IL charged that In one s'''
ete an old head had put upon young shoulders, anu
Mr. Feuarient had said that II the head had not oee
fixed on the body 1t would upset all former sSsU'"
NJ classification The witness testlned ln''
The object was found to De ~
nthie; Mr. Feuardent admitted that it was so' a,p
presumed the system of classification must nave
rh h,, ~ one.t;ons was delegated to Justice Day.
and tho other members OF the committee ahdfesse 'o
witnesses only occasionally. The bronLes "eie nv %
amined particularly, Mr.. Feuardehs hti 49,. ~,
ciacations in his charges. The witness t,o'e -
questions they were called upon TO decllo WIZ s
ouestio,s of fact whose solution required careu' anu
H ue9'-O- Accumulation and did not demand
80 oct.I archaeological knowledge The jury
ho tbo,ght would he able 10 10TH l"Ni"-
gent conclusions regarding the sGiVueS anu
objects In controversy II they had tne same opP gh
fnyities for examination the committee hti lne
Statues were bathcd, the resulting ITagmenIs vert
serntinzed and found TO correspond ID al euG ased
on wbose testimony various statements OF tact we're
based the witgs ven bV General d CesnoIa He
also testified that ne had taken on e1crus.ai3nSs
Them TO Professor Chandler for examination They
were of carbonate Of lime and were t4 1 are
zion of water. The water, tTfckling over the s0ne t
behind solid resduqm. II the deposit were Ihi us
general outline would correspond Win lne I iS
snrface If IL thick, 1t might and probably wo1
assume shape OF its own The ne IN when uTsg
posts would form depended on the l0caty III nu,io6
Co deposit as thick mans hand would accumulate
In year In other places, where the water Was o ~
heavily charged with minerals, centuries wouu pass
deposit assumed much PROPORTION anu ~ e com,
n % or ,conpeteney OF the Committee of Ihvestiga-
non but the Court ruled out saying that the question
tb the CoIts concurrence and something even
Than that but the limit OF examination IN the decuoh
DR. Barnard said that he considered It merit to repair
al object that the repair was MOI vislPe; anu %
10 the case Of the Portland Vase IN the Brlsh seu
which had been broken lntO huhuIN
pieces by some one thsng Tor ana nan
that had once been shattered lie Sad ne knew he
vaudals trial, and the matter was mentioned III tue
ON crosse xaminaon the witness said that he had ex
anined No l57 the statuette of Venus, by means OF
microscope ami had found the mirror and the surrond
cling surface be OF the same stone and III the same gen
Augustus ST. Gaudens. the sculptor, was then called
He said; have been sculptor since $50 nc Statue
OF Farragut In Madison Square ard mat OF silence ~
Masonic Hall my works. have studied III PiTs ana
Itay. | made a special examination OF Aphrodlte and
Eios atMr Wards invitation and found that II was OF
one piece of stone learned that its color came from
wash. 80 1.-THE statue with the horned head was OF
one piece OF from the ankles upward. The
ankles were OF several pieces, whether or not
related could not say. The feet belonged TO the base
but they had been sawed of and moved back. did not
consider that the feet fitted the legs One side OF tue
sarcOphags was In many pieces whether or not they
had originally belonged each other had no means OF
determining Buryng statue would make the surface
rough should say No. 157 sh0wn.l The left side
IL smoother the other parts OF the statuete Tine
object Is of crude workmanship. should say that the
mirror Is not by the same hand the whole statuctte