The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-28
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.


NEW YORK, Oct. 22-The announcement
I that the services of Gen. Charles p Stone
would be not required by the American
committee as engineer of the pedestal was
somewhat misleading. The facts in the case
seem to be that in a conversation recently
between Gen. Stone and the committee the
question was discussed as to the probable
time yet required for the completion of the
pedestal The general thought the work
could be done by December l. The under
standing that his services would not be me-
cessary after the completion of the pedestal,
| as the erection of the statue would be
under the direction of a French engineer
and the government is to have charge of
Bedloe's Island after the statue is on the
pedestal. Gen. Stone, then, goes out by
limitation and not through any dissatisfac-
don at the service he has rendered His ca
pability as careful and scientific engineer
has always been held in high esteerr by the
committee After the LIST of January the
rooms of the American committee in the
Bryant building, where Gen. Stone has had
MS headquarters and where the meetings of
the committee have been held, viii be sur
rendered, AMI the Office will thenceforth be
at the store of the Butler Hard Rubber COM
pany, No. 3S Mercer street, Mr.. Richard
Butler being the secretary of the commit
see
Gen. Stone is now laying the twenty ninth
| course of stone on the pedestal, and is laying
at the rate of five courses every two weeks.
This rate can be maintained no matter how
bad the weather. There are forty-six
courses in the entire pedestal, consequently
there are sixteen yet to be laid. Unless
there is some unforeseen accident there will
be no further delay. There are seventy
stone cutters at work at the quarries in Con-
lecticut, and number of courses are ready
10 be shipped down. The money on hand is
probably enough to complete the PEDESTAL
proper, but arrangements will yet have to
De made for the raising of funds to pay for
the steel fastenings, for the erection of the
statue and for the clearing up of the island.
In this connection it IS pleasing to refer
to the approaching visit of nj. Bartholdi.
Word was received by Mr.. Richard Butler,
to or three days since, that he would embark
On the Amerique on or about the oath inst.
That viii be next Saturday. 1t generally
requires about twelve days for the French
steamer to come over, hence we may expect
him to arrive about the 9th of November.
He is coming over for two purposes-frst,
to give his personal attention to the erection
Of his colossal statue on the pedestal that
shall soon be ready for it, and, second, to
meet the congressional committee in charge
Of the Lafayette statue that the government
IS to erect at Washington. Last winter
congress appropriated $4,000 for
the erection of bronze statue
Of Lafayette in Washington, and
man and the secretary of war are members
was appointed to engage the artist and
superintend the work. The committee at
once entered into correspondence with M.
Bartholdi. He was recognized at once as
5he man who should model the statue of the
great French patriot, of whose life and
noble deeds he had made special study,
and from whom he had gathered inspiration
for the splendid Statue of Liberty Enlight-
sning the World. NJ. BartSoldi recently
completed his model, and it has probably by
this time been shipped to New York, where
ne will have it erected, SO that it can be seen
by the congressional committee. There can
hardly be doubt that the model will be
another striking evidence of the great sculp-
tors genius, and the appearance of it here is
awaited with pleasurable impotence by his
friends.
''The work of putting up the Statue of
Liberty, after the PEDESTAL shall have been
finished, will be a very delicate and impor-
ant one, and while here NJ Bartholdi will
carefully consider this problem in connec-
lion with the expert who will be sent over
from France to act as superintendent. 1t
VIII not De necessary Tor M Bartholdl TO re-
main until the statue is erected; he will
only see that all the plans are laid out and
perfected. He will probably be here only
lew weeks, while it viii take several months
70 erect the statue. 1t is expected to be in
place and ready for dedication by July :,
1886, but no definite time has been fixed that
interesting ceremony. Much attention will
10 doubt be shown NJ. Bartholdi while he is
4 America. He will probably be the guest
os Mr.. Richard Butler, secretary of the
American committee, and will make his
headquarters in the office of that gentleman,
50 Mercer street.