New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-20
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ment took place at Greenwood.
THE pEpEsTAL's FOUNDATION.


ment took place at Greenwood.
THE pEDESTALS FOUNDATION.
THE HcGE CONCRETE MASS ON BEDLoEs ISLAND
VISIT BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Cenera Stone engineer-in-c chief of the bartn1td
Sta tine PEDESTAL work on Bedloes lslaha inssnoct
the Executive Commtteo o. t in1 resterday after
noon Tbree members of the eommitee ,er nc.
Goodwin H. spiS1dlnWS WITH aho them was MahlOn
Cbance who for the past twelve months mas oeoh
travellnQ in the Western States interesting fn
nent men in the matter ana getting haen received
state committees. Little money mas peeh oonsJer
fow the West but Mr. Chance said that consutt;a
ahIe money had been collected in kanass anu ,hnTo
@ artantv that the stone work of the pedestal
would be begun in earnest General Stone '''N "
TRIBUNE reporter:
The concrete foundation Is finished ana S We are
work Of which the committee may ne ptouu' ,on con-
now ready 10 Law the stone work. ana ta' nhs tract
racted for at low rate d. H. MN 1 tS uarr,es on
Tntes island Connecticut The stones are now heihe
1uarried and cut The foundation stone Will surrey W
laid on July A.
Tn tbe centre of the island. where the green lawn
of Fort Wood had been year ago, there was q
souare mass covered with boards Az tne pas ash ~
was bisected by two passage ways ruHn t centre
and south and east and west, meeting III wy g ~
in n circular space above which runs the wei! oi tno
foundation. The visiting party climbed 10 ,10 and
OF the concrete mass f6uSdaton. In the centre
m 10. io Of thn we'll and around it were four
depressions four feet deep which are 10 nc ou u9
the iron footings of the anchorage Tor Ihe stho,
Tho sUnnorts inside the statue will connect with
system of steel stanchons when VIII DC III & 's snr
chored in The concrete; here were loul me- t iJ
the IOhtulnp rods which Will go down 10 tiuo
water The work was much admired by the NistoIs'
Engineers consider It the most S0hd s!9h5 "a oon-
crete ever constructed Mr. Butler SAID 10 the re-
porter:
lam not at liberty to give the exact terms of the CON
ractwith Mr. King, but will say this: He takes inc cor
tract several thousand dollars lower than ne lowest pu
which from firm that proposed TO do ne wore W
a blncK Limestone This stone not satisfactory
either in It's color quality. Mr. King told me tIat IL
should than his contract gave him nc MouI
not say word. If it should cost him lass, ne woud
hand over every doapof profit to Treasurer 5paqidng,
| call that noble. and firmly beheve that Wneh lle
American World hears of it the subscriptions VIII DcS
to come in from all sides There Viii he no dely, ior
hnt viii 20 on doing the work as fast as possible using
his own and credit and trusting to the committee
administration Tor the Fourth of July and the work VIII
go bravely on.
ORIENTAL NOBILITY IN THE CITY HALL.
Three faces peered from the windows of the CITY
Hall Yesterday and attracted the attention OF al
the handsome women who We're on their way 20 the
Bridge. President French twrlei MS wl ne mus
plots. Jake Hess had bunch OF sweet Vlolets
Ia his left coat-lape. The stalwart frame ana
rugged face of President Shaer OF Ine hg&io ol
Board, filed up the corner window. Iney
we're looking for the SiameSe Embassy, ana
so were Mayor Edison, Comm 5slOner Thompson,
President Kirk OF the Board of Aldermen; Pfes-
dent stephen A. Walker, of the Board of Educa-
non: Commissioner Wales, of the Park Depart
ment: Controller Grant, Commander IaylOr
H. \ n: Lieutenant Scott, L. :. ": the rev. 1T
Chandler and the cherubc Alderman waite VINO
hoated about in joyful anticipation.
AT last three carriages and four mounted polce
ment came down Broadway like a small clouq, ana
STONED in in their III front of The CITY nan
portco. A minute later Prince Krom Nun, Naycs
| Varariddhi, His Royal Iighness Sopaudlt, MAJOR
S'nav. of the Sianese Army, and WHEREFORE
Wvke the ENGLISH attach6O of the legation, appeared
in The Mayor Office. The array OF SlameSe monthly
was dazzling IN the extreme The Prince wore
white cloth trock coat, heavily embroidered Win
gold lace knee brooches. silk stockings and pumps
On his head was a god-n0unled white helmet
adorned with plumes Of the bird of paradise. On
his breast hung the diamond scar OF his rank, ana
about his neck was collar o. gems
His brother wore blue coat richly
embroidered on which hung q star set
with sapphires and diamonds. Major Snayh wore
his uniform of white ami blue. The Key. Dr
Chandler introduced the Prince and his suite 10 Tie
! Mayer and they were given by Mr.. Edison that
freedom of the city which we all possess" P1nce
KrOm replled. thanking the Mayor tor the courtesy
which had been extended TO him. and expressed ms
satisfaction at the kindness shown to INN ana MS
companions by every one whom they had met;
| Then the members of the Embassy were introduced
| by Private Secretary Lucas TO the heads OF the
y9riOus city departments, and after little CONVEX
| sation the distinguished guests babe the Mayor
| farewell. Prince krOm and his suite VIII remain
| in this city until May 3d.