San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-07-02
BartholdI's Statue Arrives,
Special to the Chicago Daily News,

Special to the Chicago Daily News,
NEw YoRK, June IT, The French
war vessel Isere, with Bartholdi's
statue on board, arrived off Sandy
Hook late last night in q storm, and
was first sighted at daybreak this
morning. At 5 o'clock the Isere
moved up to quarantine, and Capt.
De Saune, chief in command, tele-
graphed his arrival to Nj. t. Brun-
waert, French consul at Chicago, but
now acting consul in this city during
the absence in France of consul Le-
Faure. Later in the day Gen. Stone
and members of the American COM
mittee visited the Frenchman, and
formally made the acquaintance OF
the commander The Isere is an iron
vessel of 1000 tons burden, with a
snow-white hull. She is bark-rigged,
and q slow sailer, which accounts for
the great length Of time lapsing since
she left Rouen for this port.
Capt. DoSaune welcomed the Daily
News correspondent at 10 o'clock,
and his first inquiry was, "Why have
/ not heard from the committee ?"
The correspondent was unable TO en-
Tighten him. The captain said the
voyage had been long and tiresome,
because of extreme bad weather al
most the entire distance. Speaking
of his vessel, the captain said: "The
Isere was not painted in these bright
colors for this occasion. Her last
journey was to Tonquin with con-
voy of French troops, and she was
then painted white"
The captain stopped before the first
of three large hatchways forward OF
his cabin, and, calling one of the sail
ors, ordered it opened. The heavy
black canvas was quickly turned back,
and three men lifted ont Of the large
doors. 1t was with considerable Gu
riosity that one of the company
peered down into the blackness OF the
hold. He saw huge crates, inside of
which were large, irregular, thin
sheets Of dark brown metal. These
crates were packed close together,
and filed the space between the iron
sides OF the ship fora distance Of forty
feet.
''They were madej just large enough
to go through the hatchway," said
the captain, "and there was no tear
ing up of the vessel when they were
stored. The statue is in 214 pieces.
The main parts are amidships, and
were put in through three hatchways.
Almost the entire storage capacity Of
the vessel is used, and the pieces
range in weight from three tons down
to 100 pounds each. Two hundred
and twenty tons is the weight of the
the metal and the crates. AS dis
posed Of on the Isere, its measure
ment is 800 tons"
Entering the hold through the
hatchway, the first recogniz-
able object, extending in agreat semi
circle, and almost covering the width
and twenty feet Of the length, was
the huge coronet that is to cover Lib
erty's forehead, and the enormous
OF the statue are realized
from view of this huge half-circle,
so feet from end to end. The work
on the crown is light, the metal being
hardly more than an eighth of an
inch in thickness. 1t is, however,
constructed. andis supported
by iron braces. But little could be
recognized in the great box crates
that were under and around the
crown. The are filed with plates Of
crooked and twisted shapes, and large
sheets of metal that will form the
OF the figure.
One crate, 20 feet long by IL feet
wide, contained large sheet OF metal
nodded into few variations. IL took
some study 10 discover that il was the
face of Lberty-the eyes, nose and
mouth. The eyebrows and forehead
filed another crate of almost equal
size.
In the front OF the main hold is the
iron-work for the inside OF the figure.
Il consists OF iron lattice-w work grid
ers and strong posts that viii support
and secure the work on its founda-
tons Smaller girders were for the
support Of the right arm- Passing
through the sailors quarters, forward
Of the hstchway, more crates were
discovered. filing up every inch Of
space. Before entering the hold, a
crate 10 by 20 feet m the storage
room above was found 10 contain the
Jeff ear, several pieces Of hair, and the
srOwn Of the scalp. A second case
inclosed the curl that Tillrest against
the cheek Of the statue. 1t IL eight
feet long and has iron projections to
unite il b the crown
Other cases contain tbe arms, in
rsauy pieoes- and Others stI the rai-
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