New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-29
PRESERVING THE oBEL1sK.
THE Use OF PARAFFINE RECOMMENDED
,ysuIr OF PROF. DoREMUs's OBSERVATIONS AM
,Sor1RIEs--MR cRIMMINs RESIGNS

RESULT OF PROF. DoREMus's opsEhvATloN' AD
,Sou,RrEs-MR cRIMMINs RESIGNS.
communication from Professor X. ogden D lore
90 the condition Of the Obesk In the C9h. a ~
Park read at the Of Ike weather on the
stone hsving been growing ll. .i, wade nv the
Sear an application was recently niaIo w. W nore.
Board to coat the shat. Win to the subject hs
mus ';a msS wns asked by President Crimmins. Ills
letter in reply was as foilows'
tina nat nonG AZ opinion
0bek " inc e1d Whether it requires treatment ais:
what had learned during reconS seryipS the sister
sgsopatras Needle IN London. beg leave u h"A0 'A
following 1sse Commander Gorringo Ito whose en-,
rueering skill we indebted for trans dp% IN New
6bcsk Africa to Ansrsa r was invited by Mr.
nexer A. Hawkins to meet this the hest
social board for The against the destructive
;ndaences OF our severe winter weaneL ~ has lasted
Yet was asd Will last 900 years think
we need not trouble ourselves ABOUT IT, 'o '
sion wa dTO ypped the obek to examine its condition
Tony found at t It's 6dso T They varied in sss
Pas head to , that S 81 sn ran sSowed them
placed ahs% Crrng could ,1 HARDLY by
believe that they from the 0oesf he noished
aopea s1 ba this would the removal ofmucn
n; s surface and would obliterate part OF ts my mrs
scrinons Isurgested the application OF heIteu pa
nca after the Surface had been sufficiently Tarmed
To- absorb it, aud that was tho Only
advise should be employed. because Oh us hiu0'''N
%nen in last juno had the honor o. an nfr1
Profcssor Birch keeper OF the Oriental antiquities %
British inc oSesS and
Of the for weaiherng he peP ppss
tbSa had shown favored me with Letters S q
ducon to Mr. john D1Sn %sH and to Sir "
irazalgette chief engineer Of the (L9nGon gont"maa
wOrf sse FrG% nG U the Needle
beep entrusted. Mr. Henry Browning t.s,oa T ,hs
had onafsS % Of the aad which he personally applied
TO the monoth IL was solution dam ndHod small
amount o wax ana smaller quantity Of cO55 HlS
also showed the s ssbe%s Oh He agreed in
HE necessity Of treatment and he CONQUERED WITH ne "
rsd rS have again paid visits to the
Obelisk and have obtained over an OUNCE S Va nn
sSse on the top Of the pnh many mere par
cics larger size which nIdoS9eSy come ,neb or more
the asses there was work green fungus
of the % isS r0m ,ss ss4 qcsdSs
Three b ss Of knife can two or three
inches from the surface: d hnS creT TSe vein
,nues to a.. much %Scnrs ssn be traced to the
2Sa and ' Ws.ePS side Of the oSe should this
sfss sss sT Ps tn the be
cold weather sets IN with melted parsnne atsr
dysd from ,hs o latin o ws sS
,aru,n ons which expresses its limited a1tY Tt
well as akaes and not affected By the gases OF tho
air. by the moisture OF natural o. ,e b6ng
point of There is no danger In warming inc e'one
sufficiently TO have the paraine ABSORBED nece O,
Commander GOrringe gave Inc quite large R eUo ~
the Obelisk. end of which l warmed ana aroppsa
readily as lump Of does water Inc color OF tne
treated portion became shade darKer DI.
from this syentc granite and comparing them Win .he
Parnne when properly applied to the surface Of this
valuable relic OF Antiquity will protect II ssas. the Inc
gases il contains dssoves the rocks and when enters
the crevices and freezes rupures the stonSest OF m
fne bomb sh. with water and surrounding 1t with
freezing mixture. thus bursting the she'll Ihe more
i se oree Our American climate is respectOr
OF things animate or iaanmate our fSn .
monoliih from the Egyptian quarry OF s{en0 sna we
Injury.
The Board adopted a resolution referring the
matter to Mr.. Borden. Superintendent Parsons
said that not only the Obesk but also the Terrace
should be treated with some prescrvative. Inc
fiue carving in the stone is being rapidly disnteg
rated by the weather and will soon b9 destroyed
Dir. Parsons also presented report directlug the
attention Of the Board to the need OF preserving
tie dead leaves of the parks for fertilizers. H'
suggested tho location of several large pits Tor I'M
purpose, in order TO secure sufficient compost K
1eItize all the park lawns every year, Inc repoF'
was filed for consideration
The Board adopted the report Of Mr.. Vaux ant
tupcrlEteE0elt PARSONS. presented az
meeting. which sets aside the northern end o
Riverside Park for the Grant Monument gionnds
A copy of the report with the action of tho Board
was directed to be sent to the Grant Mona
Committee. At the CONCLUSION of other bushes
President Crimmns announced his resignation a.
President of the Board, saying that his persona
business would not permit him to serve any logger
Mr. Powers asked him 10 reconsider this action
but Mr. Crimrnins replied that his decision wa
taken after full delIberation. vote of thank
was passed for his services as president. III
Board went into executive session and electe
Commissioner Beeknan president TO succeed Ml
Criwmns October /.