New-York tribune., 1886-11-06
NO AIeHr FoR THE GODDESS TORCH
LIBERTY NOT TO LIGHrEN THE HARBoR AFTER
DARK HEScEFoRTH.

| DARK HESCEFoRTH.
Whether or not the lighting of the Statue Of
Liberty has been fair far 10 has II
seems likely that 1t Will much further The
itself has given entire satisfaction the
a practical beacon for the OF the shipping the
harbor One read print by IL Staten ISL
and at tee ittery, it shines far down tn hrough
Narrows and be too. from almost high
house-rop in New York. II makes dazzling circle
the sbouit and leaves the In -obscurty
like the light He'll Gate. II is good enough for all
commercial and practical purposes.
The lighting Of the figure by the reHectors below has
been painfully defective The light gray
all their rays aud 900 did OF know
would be forced TO speculate the size OF
the Goddess Her face hidden in the shadow,
and the whole form above the waist IA poorly defined
almost hazy On these reh-ctOrs the body Of criticism
on the inefectveness has justly fallen
But both the torch AMI the ren.ctCrs have had their
cnt snort. and henceforn. apparently. nothing
but good Will have be sad OF them. The American
Electrical Company had put in the plant. has been
said repeatedly free OF charge aud the American Con-
mittee made contract with F. p. Ham Dson & Co.. OF
No SO COrtandst for the power to drive the dynanOs
This Contract expired on Thurs lay and was not
newed. Bampson & Co. had engineer and fireman a
Bedows Island, and considerably ordered them stay
there Thursday night Yesterday they be with
drawn, but after co ference Lieuten ant Mills
Hampson Co. agreed to furnish power for the light
last night. The will be orderei back to- day.
however, aud unless some means rasei by
subscription for rei,ghtinS al will he darkness Bed
lows island until spIIe spoc'a Older for nsnt9ining
beacon there Issued by tho President sppropra-
tiOn IA obtained from Congress al Its session.
Orc OF the members OF tnc firm OF l. p. Hampson &
Co. SAID yesi, riay that tn firm did appear
uDrefsonabe or without pubc sp r. hut OF course
out contract or without sny II. The en-
glneers saary ran np TO $50 week on double duty, and
the nreman's to $50 Tue frm ed with the
Amerca Comm ee dirrclly and had had Dealings
al all with he Light house Board.
AM a Irlrl ltr
yesterday AFTERNOON AT the staten Island Offices lie
had just come from BedlOw's Island, and that
he lighted after last night There was great |
continued the Ii shthOnse Boards
had IN fact had nothing whatever to do with H. He had
himself inspected and approved The system of hshng
schoietrs order. ami al q a member Of the
Lighthouse Board. Tue Statue hot IA charge Of
far he could make out, the War Department the
control amd custody Of IT, Tner~ artillery officer
fort aud the statue The l. ghihOus- Board would not
take any sers toward making the saiuea h~rbor bea-
Washington He had had any Instructions from
Washing ou up olast nght 'ud Thought 1t Improbable
The French delegates who came back from Washing
on on isy ev-ning sprn most OF Yesterday shop
ave A dinner AT the Holman House 10 fhe American
]ommiter and others who have entertained them, ana
o those who rucipdtrd 10 any extent in the ceremo-
les of unvrlling the statue.
Among those present At the dinner we're Senator
vars Henry SpauidIpg Joseph W. Drexe. Parke
:. smith, W. f. Brown, samuel Mclean. Joseph !
u!lizer, Richard NJ. hunt, Dav H. Krug. General
VI. schoheld, A mlral Lucr, W. VI. sfarbuck Levi F. !
"tton, f. X Cogdert. l. Iafon. g. May, Acting Minis
u Iefaivre and Louis De Beran.
immany Hall. the Uuipr OF French Soc ete.
as holding a general reception and bal Speeches
ere made by VI. spulrr and NJ Desmons, the
emb"rs Of The Chamber OF Deputies. and by VI.
eschamps. of me Municipal Councl OF Paris At mil
ght the bail proper began lasting until late in the
ornng