Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-11-11

E AAlN presentation vi Il
EE most colossal affair.
EtN that OF the statue of
Bn Liberty which has been
Ea erected on Bedloe's Is
49, land. New York Har-
+szssa Dor. al the very gate
1919 way of the nation, and
A yTA which was unveiled on
81 Thursday, Oct. Is, the
President Of the United States, and the
members of liz cabinet. together with
thousands OF less noted spectators,
standing in the chilIiness OF mist and
drizzle to witness the interesting cere-
monies
Relative 10 Barthold'S gigantic stat
ne of Liberty we are able to present to
our readers the following facts which
we have gathered from various sources
Liberty Enhghtening the World" is The
largest statue Of the Kind ever constructed.
The Colossus at Rhodes would have seemed
insignificant standing beside it, It compares
in height with the other immense statues Of
the world as follows
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Armiuius in Wesiphalia
=. Charlie. Borromeo, IS
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The pedestal was designed BY Mr.. Rich
ard NJ Hunt. and was built under the dlrec
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mind a., a3nroscbino that the total heigbr
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be;gbt the eya > feet vids and the nose
fset and inches in len,th Al the Tni-
z-ersal Fxnosition in 1878 40 nersops were
accommodated inside m. head while the
torch shnve will easily hold twelve. The
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sheets of conner ons-eighth of an inch in
thickness. riyeted upon massive framework
of wrought iron.
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ny eVi eniolies Vi "i4 may Vt
briefly stated as follows;
After PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Storrs,
the Comte de Lessers was introduced and
made brief speech on the part of France
and then Senator William NJ Evarts, in an
extended address, delivered the statue to the
people of the United States through the
Ifemohhg mana pu-itu Tue co'eilns rom
tie iaee oi Tue sieal a'a'ue' -. WI "len 'He
roar VI lne ans"s'i NJ .1 an ~, nu :" a
measure sIosiueu' lssiuent ". ,s W. !"
rev Soius. aceep,ed .n1 sm., :" a ae
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