Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-23
WASHINGTON'S STATUES.
HEROES OF THE NATION PER-
PETUATED IN MARBLE.


A Glimpse of Greenough's Celebrated
Statue or Wssassgton-Belrs Bronze
Monument OF "EmancipatiOn"-CIa
Mills Representation OF Gen. jackson
Other Works of the Kind which
Adorn the City.
WAsHINGTON, Aug. 21.-Now that ey-
erybody is away from the Capitol there is
time to stop and look around at Washing
ton. When this series of illustrated let
tiers was begun more than a year ago II
was the intention TO devote some Of them
TO this city, to its beautiful streets, its
elegant residences, historic buildings,
and its costly and impressive statuary
and art productions which adorn its
streets and public buildings. But events
have crowded so thick upon each other,
and people whose faces are Of interest
have come so rapidly to the front, that
this feature Of the work has
been omitted until now, when it is
fond possible and practicable 10 give 10
outdoor Washington very small degree
OF the attention 10 which it IS entitled.
No single newspaper article can do justice
To the subject, for Washington Is very
rich IN this department ~ art. Nobody
VINO mas not studied Washington. visited
feature a subject OF inquiry, can realize
the field which one ventures upon when
he attempts to say anything about outdoor
art in w ashingtOu. ''OutdOOr art' Is
perhaps not the expression which stu
dents and deVOtees OF the subjects would
choose with which 10 allude 10 the stat
uary which adorns the streets aud ave-
nues and parks of Washington. Possibly
the expression may shock some people
Il. . NH 4
to best express in a word the idea that
of the various huge statues and monu-
ments with wnicn the city is adorned.
Washington, as is we'll known, is laid out
with streets running at right angles, and
avenues when radlate from the capitol
and White House, or at various lines
through the city with reference 10 the
streets. These do notrun parallel with the
streets, nor yet with themselves. The result
is That they cross both the streets and
themselves at all sorts of curious angles,
and as the avenues are very wide they
give some fine, large, open spaces at the
points where they cross each other and In
tersect with the wider streets. These spots
have been chosen for the sites OF statues
and monuments of fallen heroes and
statesmen Of the country Some Of the
men whose memories and faces-tOr most
OF these art works are figures of the
men were noted in the early
DAYS OF the country, some were
prominent in the Mexican and other wars,
and many won their fame in the late war,
while others won renown in the paths OF
peace and craftsmanship or jurispru-
dence. Ride along any of the prominent
avenues, visit the parks or capitol, and
you will see numbers OF colossal statues
some in bronze, come in the less enduring
marble, some are standing figures, some
wearing the dress of the army or navy,
some with the robes of the highest judi
cial tribunal, some in the attitude OF ora
tors in the halls of legislation. some on
horseback, and still others lifted high
upon shafts of marble or granite. and a
few figures and monuments of purely
allegOrical character. There are dozens
OF these art works, costly and beautiful
but so numerous that to describe all
would be quite an impossibility in single
article, and description and representa-
ton of three of them, with brief mention
of some OF the others, must suffice.