Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-02

This new wonder of the world, which
is now being unlOaded from the French
transport Isere, at Bedloe's Island, New
York, is the largest statue in the
world. Some idea of its magnitude
may be obtained from the fact that
forty persons found standing-room
within the head. A six-foot man
standing on the level of the lips on
ly just reached the eyebrow. While
workmen were employed on the crown
of her head they seemed to be making
huge sugar-caldron, and they jumped
with ease in and out the tip of the nose.
Fifteen people might sit round the
Name of the torch, which elevation can
be reached by spiral staircase within
the outstretched arm. The London
Daily NeUs, in speaking of it, says: "It
is out and away the largest statue of
modern times. The Colossus of Rhodes
was nothing to it. 1t could carry "Bra-
varian orthe Hermann in its arms.
1t towers to the skies from the yard of
the Rue de Chazelles, where it has been
eight years in construction, and the
view from the corOnet sweeps clear of
the siX-story houses and beyond the
walls of Paris"
The weight Ofthis stupendouss statue is
44O, 900 pounds, of which 176, 900 pounds
are copper, the balance wrOught-iron.
up 305 feet above tide-water, the height
of the statue being Isl 3 feet, that of the
pedestal 81 feet, and foundation 52.10
feet.
This imposing statue, higher than
the enormous towers of the great
Brooklyn bridge or the steeple of
Trinity church, which is the loftiest in
the city of New orll,-higher, in fact,
fact than any of the colossal statues of
antiquary,-by its rare artistic proper
tions, as well as by it's stupendous di-
mensions, will add another to the
wonders of the world. A word should
be said Ofits artistic merit The pose,
stride, and gesture, with its classic face,
are pronounced perfect; the drapery is
both massive and fine and in some
parts is as delicate and silky in effect as
if wrought with fine chisel on the
smallest scale.
The conception and execution of this
great work are due to the great French
sculptor, M. Bartholdi, who has devo-
ted eight years of his life and most of
his fortune to this great, work, and
whose generous impulses, which must
be on scale commensurate with this
noble work, prompted him to make
such gift to the United States. The
committee in charge of the construc-
lstion of the base and pedestal for the re-
ceptiOn of this great work are
in want of fund for its completion,
and have prepared II miniature
statuette, an exact counterpart of the
original, six inches in height, the figure
being made of bronze. the pedestal of |
nickel silver, which they are now de-
livering to subscribers throughout the |
United States for the small sum of 81 |
each. Aside from its being a lasting |
souvenir of this colossal statue, it will |
ornament our homes and bear testi-
mony that we have contributed to the
completion of one of the grandest
works of modern times. All remit
tances should be addressed to Richard |
Butler, Secretary American Committee
of the Statue of Liberty, No. 33 Mercer
Street, New York. The committee are
also prepared to furnish model, in
same metals, twelve inches in height,
at S. each, delivered
We feel assured our people will be
only too eager so testify their grateful
sense of the friendless of this magnani-
flous offer on the part of the French
people, and to reciprocate the kindly
and liberal sentiments in which it
originated, by thus aiding in an active
prosecution of the labors that may be
required to give the statue an appro-
pirate base and pedestal. Now is the
time to do it. Whoever wishes to have
the honor and pleasure of contributing
to the erection of the grandest statue
of any age, to say nothing of the senti-
ment that should be welcomed and en-
couraged, must act promptly, for the
money will be raised as sure as the sun
rises. Every subscriber sending 81 will
be supplied with miniature counter
part of this great and imperishable
statue of '
"IIBERTY ENLIG GHTENING THE WORLD"