Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-06

The Bronze Statue which is to be I'm
yelled Soon.

THE DUPONT MEMORIAL.
The Bronze Statue which is to be I'm
yelled Soon.
THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE ART TREASURES
OF THE CITY-ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR THE
DEDICATION-A SKETCH OF ADMIRAL DUPONT's
LIFE.
The statue which has Just been erected in
DUPONT circle. at the intersection of New
Hampshire. Connecticut and Massachusetts ave-
nues and and 10Th streets, to the memory of
Admiral s. F. DUPONT, will be unveiled with
appropriate ceremonies the Goth instant.
The arrangements for a suitable dedication OF
the statue on that day have been placed in charge
| of the Secretary Of the Navy. The Secretary of
War inspected the statue last Wednesday and
approved it, thereby authorizing the payment
OF the amount due the sculptor. Mr.. Launt
Thompson. of Philadelphia. from the govern
ment. SIS. 200 As the statue is that of naval
hero Secretary Lincoln after making the inSpec-
ton transferred all subsequent matters con-
nected with it to the head of the navy, who will
act in the matter in conjunction with the con-
gressional committee. The program of dedica-
tion has not yet been arranged but Senator
Bayard will deliver the Grafton of the day. He
has been particularly active in securing the
necessary appropriations from Congress. and in
seeing that the whole work was done properly
Rear Admiral Rodgers has also been an enthusi-
astic promoter of the enterprise and it is more
than likely that he will figure prominently in the
dedication ceremonies. While the program of the
day has not been arranged the pageant attending
the unveiling will probably be both naval and
military, with an intermixture of civic Ieyre-
sentation from the different branches If Il
government.
THE STATUE.
The picture of the statue accompanying tbs
article was drawn from photograph made for
The STAR by Mr.. John F. Jarvis, the !hotogra-
pher, and is accurate in all its details.
The statue is considered very creditable
work. 1t bears striking likeness to the officer
commemorated. and makes very notable adj
ditionto the art treasures of the capital. The
face bears strong resemblance to the late Gen.
Burnside. The figure is of heroic size in bronze
and the subject is represented standing upon
the deck OF his vessel, with his head uncovered
and raised, as if gazing at vessel in the dis
lance. In both hands he holds a marine linocu-
tar, which has just been lowered from his eyes,
the action being followed by an intent gaze
with the naked eye The sculptor was Mr.
Launt Thompson, of Philadelphia, and the cost
of the statue was 1900, and of the pedestal
and preparations, Sc. 800.
The first steps towards erecting the statue
were taken several years ago by Rear Admiral
Navy Thompson, Admrals Porter and Rowan,
Gen. Sherman and many others of prominence
was introduced in the Senate and referred
to the committee on public buildings
and grounds, of which Senator Jones, of
Florida, was chairman. The project was
strongly supported by Senator Bayard, and
mainly through his efforts an appropriation of
$4,000 was secured about two years ago, for
the purpose Of putting DUPONT circle in suit
able condition and of constructing a pedestal
fINrf Iar IoSa
was expended for the purposes mentioned, and
subsequently Congress appropriated the re-
naming g, 200 and $4,000 additional for the
statue proper. Col Rockwell, commissioner of
puolic buildings and grounds, had charge of
preparing the circle and of erecting the pc
destai.
ADMIRAL DUPONT.
Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont was born
at Bergen Point, NJ. in 1903 and died near Phil
adelphia in 1865. During that span ofthree-score
and two years he made for himselfa an exception
ally brilliant record The admiral sprang from good
French stock. His grandfather Pierre Samuel
DUPONT de Nemours, in 1857 was secretary to
the assembly of nOtabes and two years later
second president OF the first national assembly
During the ascendancy of Robespiere he was inn
prsoned, and in 1913 fled to America with his
two sons. He returned to France in 1902. He
was elected a member of the French academy,
and In 1914 was secretary to the provisional gov
erhiheRt when prepared the way to the reSto-
ration OF the House of Bourbon to the throne of
france. Upon the return of Napoleon from
Eibe he returned to America, and there died in
1917, at the advanced age Of IS. His two sons
who remained In America, established extern
! sive powder and wooden mills on the Brandy
wine, near Wilmington, Del, which their de-
scendents still operate. and also own vast tracts
OF land in that section.
Rear Admiral DUPONT was the grandson of the
distinguished French savant and legislator He
entered the navy in 1915, when only twelve
years OF age. He was promoted to be lieutenant
in 1876 and commander in 1S43 In 1916 he was
ordered to the Pacific In command of the frigate
Congress and reached Monterey Just as the Mex
lean war commenced. He was transferred to
the command of the sloOp-ot-war Cyane and
performed gallant service On the California
coast. He cleared the Gulf of California of
Mexican vessels, took La Paz and captured
lower California. In 1S47h he defended it against
the Indians and Mexicans, and in 1S4S, with one
hundred marines and sailors, routed Mexican
force OF five times his numbers and captured
San Jose. He became captain in 1856 and was
sent on special duty to China in 1857 in COM
mand OF the Minnesota, returning in 1885,
de was placed in command Of the Philadel-
phia navy yard In 1861, and rendered important
service at the breaking out Of the civil war; In
the same year he was given command OF the
South Atlantic blockading squadron. In No
vember. 1861, with fleet Of fifty sail and force
under Gen. w: T. Sherman, he captured Port
Royal. In 1862 he was made rear admiral. and
In 1868 made necessarily unsuccessful attack
with ironclads on Fort Sumter He was re-
heVed from active service soon after, and re-