Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-25

managing editor, practically runs the
paper. The Neics has at |, asst hundred
| thousand more circulation than the Even-
ing Telegram, which comes next, followed
in order by the Mail and Express,
the Fleming Post and the Commercial
Advertiser. The latter are three cent
papers with ''sman but select" circula-
tons The Mail and EapJess has made
remarkable strides of late and is put
ting in two new Hoe perfocting presses,
each with capacity of $4,000 per hour,
and handsomely reftting its Office. Its
principal owner is Cyrus W. Field, and il
is the only evening paper that is men,
Der of the New York Associated Press,
though the EDeRiR9 Post and Commercial
Advertiser get the news of that organiza-
tion MS customers, so TINT IL is difficult to
see wherein the Mail and EjrpresS' ndvan-
tages are superior TO theirs. The fact
that II has largely surpassed them both
in circulation is largely due to the fact
that it is sold for two cents,
but MS this price is not
new thing much credit must be
accorded to the very capable business
management it has received at the hands
of MIR. Mitchell, its publisher, who has
the appearance of younger and better
looking Sam Randall, and | regret to shy
shares that erratic statesman's heresies in
regard to the power of n country to lift it.
self bodily by pulling on the boot straps of
n protective tariff, and like Randall he
holds to the theory in spite of the mani
fest breaking of the countrys back now
going on before all eyes as the logical
result of perseverance in the folly. But
he has done wonders under difficulties
for the Mail and Espress was greatly run
down and millionaire ownership does not
help newspaper to popularity amongst
the people generally.
A few days ago joined party to go
to Judge Powers bronze foundry on
Twenty fifth street to see the casting of
one of the panels for the battle monu-
ment at Monmouth New Jersey. The
process does not materially differ from
iron casting at first sight, but there are
differences of great importance. In the
first place the metal is fused in crucibles
instead of in furnace, and the crucible
is lifted bodily and the molten metal
poured from its mouth into receiver
After enough hus been poured into this n
plug is pulled and the bronze goes hiss.
ing down into the mould. This again
differs from that used for iron casting.
In the latter green" that is moist, sand
is used, but the mould for bronze piece
is made moist and then thoroughly baked
until all moisture is driven out of it, The
operation of pouring is very brief one,
comparatively little metal being used, for
J even when n large statue is cast il is cast
in sections, the points being put together
and all traces OF the joining subsequently
obliterated by highly skilled artisans who
almost deserve themselves to rank as
artists.
The foundry alluded to above is owned
by Judge Power, one of the police
/ justices of this city, and who is not q
/ power in name only in municipal politics.
| In its top story is situated the studio OF
/ Mr.. William Rudolph o'Donovnn, the
. well known sculptor, and Mr.. james E
t Kelly. who after brilliant career us m
t illustrator has of late years taken NJ
a sculpture with an enthusiasm which
1 leaves him little leisure for work with his
+ pencil. Both are now busily engaged
/, and haththe good fortune to be able I,
, pilot some Wilmington friends up there I
S few days ngo ut Il time when tile clIN
i was just beginning 10 take shape undei
T O'Douoyans supple fingers for IL study
b for one of the figures III the Surntug,
monument and Kelly was digging out tn,
e clay of u broad disk, segment of d
i circle, which is to he the Inst Of iii,
# five reliefs he furnishes for the inonu
e inent ut Monmouth Appropriated,
r enough, since this is the last, it represent
e the last Charge of Mad Anthony Wayne u
y that battle. Kelly works by methods
It original with himself and first draws lii
e subject with crayon of the full siz
+ intended, and subsequently transfers tn,
/ lines 10 the clay. Then begins nm opera
e ton of digging out which | call ditch
$ ing" to his amusement, for the clay doe
J. greatly resemble the mud OH the niarshe
l. around Wilmington. After the necessar,
4 excavations are completed leaving tn
e rough outlines Of the figures in thei
e appropriate positions Kelly begins hi
y work Of shaping the figures with hi
d fingers in the ordinary way.
# ODonOVnn's process is the very revers
o of this and after erecting his skeleton o
q iron, lead pipe. and so on, which is t,
n hold the clay up, he piles on the clay b,
k handfulls-and then begins ''the fingerini
II of the mud" 1t is Interesting to SCI
i creation renewed MS first one leg and thei
= another, next n trunk, then II head an,
II finally arms take form and emerge iron
# the chaos which wns at first 'withou
IS form, and void" Another difference be
y tween the two artists is that while Kell
IL draws the draped figure Mt once ms it i
., finally to appear, O'Donoyan models eyel
II the smallest statue nude, and by hand
l. full of clay and few def touches put
Il on the clothing afterwards. lie insist
il TINT this is the only way in which III
d figure can be surely made anatomical
II correct, so that when clothed il shall b
/, no accident have n strained or unnatural
If pose, such as the human body is inca
If pable Of sustaining for any considerabl
n length of time.
II A visit to this studio will rapidly diss
l. pate amy preconceived notion us to til
RS oriental luxury of such establishment,
ic One enters through the foundry belo'
Is and climbs three steep and dusty flight
lr of stairs to II large room lighted by Sky
;e lights and windows, which is literal
a cluttered up with all sorts of workin
lie materials and apparatus; and where il
ir always necessary to wipe the dust frol
or one Of the plain Windsor chairs constitu
~ ing the only furniture before using /
I'd Over in one corner will probably be see
ut the man employed in the double capacit
is of model and helper engaged in maxim
ms plaster. Sitting about are tubs contain
or ing clay which looks like marsh mud
es is simply good quality of potters ella
he ground fine and moistened to a thiC
st paste. In corners and on shelves, and
nd fact all over the place, are busts, relief
by &c., and plaster casts of o.
statuury and all covered with dus
of Between the front windows looms
ny bronzcd plaster cast of O'Donovan
lc Washington, now standing in Caraca
". Venezuela The stately figure of hero
RS size has one arm stretched out in ben
n. diction over the chaos below amid
* which shining like a good deed in
ny naughty world will us like us not be Ne,
of II bright, bronze copy of Kelly's spirit
he little statuette of Sheridan's ride. |
Ts the way if any visitor wants to enliv
m. affairs by quarrel let him say somethii
las derogatory of Sheridan to Kelly, vi
,er adores the little cavalry man. As O'Do
he ovnn was n Confederate soldier he ~
5 Kelly have il out over this, for neither
in them drinking any sort of spirituu
ed liquor they indulge in bracing quar-
he now and then instead of a cockta
he Plaster casts of many of the works
ng both artists stand about, usually bronz
ter with bronze powder and if visit
lc wishes to examine one, one of the arts
ny or the assistant obliging hunts u rug ~
SO wipes off the dust for the occasion. A
r works are first modelled in the clay al
els a plaster cast is made from this in reyers
nut This constitutes the mould for the nt
nd plaster cast which is used in the fin
ng mould of sand and it is these casts tn
his have been in the sand that are usual