New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-19
WHAT PEOPLE THINK AND SAY.
BARTHoLDrs GREAT STATUE.
A PEW sorEs MADE ny PLAIN IEIsHMAN.

PEW SOTEs MADE BT A PLAIN IklshMAN'
To me Edftor or me rrf0HRe
SIR The interesting notice Of progress upon TINS
very important work which you gave your readers this
morning caused me to make trip 10 Bedlows Island
this afternoon. | submit to you few remarks on
what saw thinking that there may be among them
Sole point worth your attention.
Persons in charge OF the arrangements should nave
pacard fronting the street at the Battery. Ane"
where to 90 others do not The tickets Issued iof 'no
round trip call the site Bellows Island and a. tuey
are taken mp passengers land on the lsanu one
Is lett IN some doubt as to whether he shall not De
called upon to pay another fare in order 10 Return.
The man there says truly that no further paw men'
will be asked but the system bad. The boat Itself.
the Jud Field is markedly detective l say nothing
of ourine hull etc. because 1 know nothing As 10
III, buwark il il only fourteen inches high and "a 10
rapgplanks there is only one and this has 20 side
rails Deficiencies Of this kind almost invite disaster
When the boat 10 the pier at the island II was
with a bang which very nearly seut man heaulOn-
over the bow and though the pas 'engcIs were sOl'
what assisted from the low To pier by man VINO sou
the tckets, vet there plank OF any sort ~
the point woman had most unpleasant iul-
length iail on her s.e
On the island before coming TO the statue, OBJ
served tvO things which should be looked ai-er Iuo
per y un-ightv. and probably ineecure. a PsiTO'
/ Will call HIM ShIrt-sleeves Clay-ppe-shoved Cur
oular OF biz feeding place into my hand. and enclose
1t to YOU. am PLAIN man. Out do noi NlsI' es.do-
dad 80. 20 nv regret Later the day, Dis place
Wis taken By q coior-d boy who had the decency 10
wear a coat aud not tobacco. His work wa- over
seen by another white man who also wn7 III sni mr.
sleeves and pulled his tobacco ~ the faces u arriving
visitors.
A. the statue anC its pedestal your criticisms
against the ic OF the curls behind the ears anu the
turu or the right hau!. seemed to me not uI"@l-
ranted ! make them not 5s an artl7t Oul ~ o"o Wy
has seen many great works IN n dozen oountres ana
wno possibly has brought away unknown 10 Hinl7,.
orre cor-ecf IMPRESSIONS As seen from point
~I.. e. ffa rrfrf he IfrN
seemed carried a H,ue zoe NJ - hun
Sigh y too low; at all events, thodsht turie
vas unpleasant marked difference OF elevation
between The two. This defect. detect IL L. caIlo'
be not cd from point u face OF the let IRON V '-'
work fl also seemed 10 me t5at the cnlc' ioiu Ol W
Grpery al the point where Ibis depends from tDe eil
breast l. too sharp and sim. rs ms lhe' .tap'V
because OF the cuaraccr of the material of wuich tAe
robe iz supposed made Regarding the back view
thought tud the posterOr spikes OF rY' oI 'ach
side Of the dadem project too Tar. lho-o on we
right side OF the teal extend not merely up TO ou
even beyond the inner ur of The uphited arm.
believe the effect wOuld have been 5cttcr D space
visible from below bad oeen lett between the'e l"l'
and the aud OF course those on the other size o
the bead -lould be- OF the same length. Ny humh.e
q. . tnat Otherwise tie st7tue Is one WIN
wDlcn 10 would be hard 10 tnd fault; ina i s on ~
w. ole grand production well worth lon- Journey 20
concerning the point to which the figure has been
IT. ide 10 tace. / tnuk q mistake o. much Importance
has resulted Her face l. toward the NafioWs ana
SANDY Hook" vOu say. ! wl-h 10 wa. say her
tlfe y
the Narr1v,-say Bay Ndge. The Na.rows lel- the
chief entrance 70 the harnor aud being divided from
the statue by only uninterrupted waite -capef Wis
10 that very conspicuous p0 ut OF the horizon ti ie
flce should nave been turned PERHAPS the thol-u1
Wa that figure should be supposed 20 nave more
extended gaze and would looN r-ht over 'n5
Grave. nj aud tOLev Island section Of country ana
hold out a welcoming light 20 the s 1ping approaching
the port ny great OF the Long Island 7"oir
doubt that such a thought should have been cAlfel
into eject Even though the light vii 20 beyond
Kockaway the statue should have bccn placed lace 70
the Nalrow- Il Liberty We're Saying 10 the incoming
mariners The moment your mortal eyes can see NY
face Won ind II j. looking our upon Won As regards
pedestal the doors 10 Its base seemed d7propo ou
ar.v small and ua row. Possibly TIN, Wa caused ny
consideration Of the weight above. but perhaps thcy
might have been safely made about two and a haiI
times a. wide and with a central column or series 81
columns through the passage
The surroundings OF q statue CAL loT -ohie
at once Iuere = fence of any Nnd a the DRINK
of the Oh north side OF the pedestal nor al me
stone stairs by which persons descent lhlp TAG
enclosure Thus the children oi careless parents au
also te1iher headed grown-up PERSONS are not pro
te-tel from breaking their nec4s. tong a ull''
further on one sees that The brick and stone binding
M the west end Oi the island. the frame one near NJ
hand and tnfir adl lncts are I'D an untldY stale Leu
them al b- brushed up forthwith
The management might also ponder the queslou
whether Il haste be necessary II would not De better 10
do -ouc o the LABOR by night WI the ana OF electric
urhts than 10 have DOOr men working M ptrro"htg
bricks etc on sunday a. ! saw to-day. a $50 noticed
tnat some persons despite the prohibnorY notice
AGAINST epreruE the interior of the statue were aiioW"d
10 ascend to the very dadem and wave their mats ont
Of tue auertnres III d. Tor one was not eh'lou'
though intend o. ascend 70 the top some day DnV
Others made some remarks II.
With most complete respect to the great Bartholdl
,,,1 In orh-rs ON. h.
J,rsey City Oct 10, 1856