New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-04
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the base that must have developed p;th,A
ms VII, De cenented ana the entire surface car;
have 70 Dc treated with chises before any Ta
can be used Where the scales are removed na aIihe
OF soil, moss and vegetable formations a re 'cnes
closed. In i've years, 1t was the opinion 20 us
party VINO made the examinat:on yesterday. thss
shape and appearance Of the shaft wOuld he .ne
ruined at the present rate of dsinteQration uhoss
" Very little idea existed of the copditlon 90 a,
Obelisk," said Mr.. Catfall have had consid .ne
able experience in this country and Europe in fa
ing monuments for their preservation. bnt 1eat-
not prepared to find the Obeisk so badly aeonwas
by the CLIMATE. President Barnard, Of 'O Geo
in October, 1883 ridicued the idea Of tb published
| decay. 1t would take thousands of year sapLd
thought, to waste away single centimeter Of ,hs
surface but the decay is really now ten times tb tae
as any one can see. The carvings are two innI.s,
deep on the east side of the shaft; they ara -,
gone on the west side. The stone was ORIGINATE,
polished and on the east side very little decay Sy
ensued." ' LAS
"Will any of this carving be DESTROYED nv III.
process Of repairW asked reporter. '''
&" shall take the greatest care to prevent n h..
you will understand that where the surface hos NV
come lCosened 1t will be necessary to remove IL =
together TO get at the sound rock underneath
Many curious features are being discovered H.
this examination of the Obelisk In one N.Y.
pieces of lead were picked from the stone 49,
a bullet had evidently been fired and flattened no
the granite In some places veins of sand ~ ~
shown on the surface and traces of iron ara arc any
parent IN the rock From the top of the OheI'is
of the finest views OF Central Park is obtained
directed n
shall be stretched out around the Shaft while ths
men at work to catch all particles of stone tbss
may fal for preservation.
NO CLEW TO CHONG ONG'S MURDERER
The police of the Eighth Precinct were too hrs.
with election matters yesterday to spend mncb
time investigating the murder of Chong Opg N.
Chinese restaurant keeper, who calls himself An.
tonic Sooa. His restaurant in the basement a,
Spring and Wooster SITS. was closed and il did M.
attract much attention. Ong mutiated body Iav
in an undertaker's shop in South Fifth.aIe
near Cana-st., but 1t was not exposed 10 ths
view of curious persons. There was uncertant~
expressed about the disposition of the body China
men who knew ODg expressed a desire to have IL
buried according to Chinese customs but tbev
seemed to think that it would not be necessary for
them to raise any money for funeral expenses TIA
property belonging 10 Ohg which was found in the
restaurant Will be turned over to the Public Al.
ministrator to-day. Money enough for Ong's finn
eTal probably can be realized by sale of the prop
erty.
a detective who has been detailed at the Office
of the Chinese Consul III this city had a consata.
ton with Police Captain Mcdonnell
Yesterday, and an intelligent Chnaman
u the police station TO give some information Cap
tain Mcdonnell said that he had no clewworth men.
tIOnlng. The police still thought that Ongwas mur-
dered by q Chlnaman who was surprised while rob
bng the restaurant. 1t is not considered surprising
that the muTdererwas able to escape mObseryed he.
cause in the busy part OF the day lit notice is
taken of persons who enter or leave restaurant
Captain Mcdonnell SAID yesterday: have not
been able TO ascertain what articles were stolen
from Ongs place. Money, of course, cannot bs
traced 1t looks as If we We're left without any
evidence against the murderer"