New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
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PAGES 9 TO Is.
THE STATUE NEARLY READY.
sETrL1NG THE NAME OF THE ISLAND.

face of a nipping wind and heavy sea found their
afternoons enjoyment checkered with grave per
sonal discomforts. The steamer. tossed ana roi'eu
even in the sheltered waters of the western
The singing half-gae swept the oechs "U
drove all but the hardest OF sien's'ei'
into the cabins below. Under the s'io''
% ua,,ber too the boat schedule broke down COM
pleteIy. Trips were infrequent and irregular ana
the chilled passengers, after their tour OF the
island had TO crouch and shelter themselves as pest
they could on the lee side of the bare half-nished
pier posses ing their souls in dreamy sort OF pa
thence till the beated steamer should arrive
There were compensatiOns even for THIS, nov"
ever 10 the enthusiastic sightseer. The wlnd anu
storm had cleared the atmosphere OF that sou Oc'o
Der haze which has lain so long Cd the nor'@on'
From the crown of the pedestal one could see the
shores of the Bay and its twin tributary rivers
etartlingly near at hand To the west the s'ree's
and houses of CommunIpaw and Jersey City stoou
ont IN little line, and masses. and further south
were the tall chimneys of the oil rehners and the
masts of the shipping at Bergen Point ana
Ravonue The Staten Island hills were covered
with patches of light and shade, blush clumps
of trees and spots of clearing, with house-tops ana
steeples To the left the Narrows. streaked
with sails, showing a mass OF white caps Oh inc
surface, but otherwise almost purple IN the co'u'
clear hight Through IL the Sandy HOOK spit lay
mainly not "a usnai mere dull strip of dark blue
but showing sharply Ill high gray relief. The Bay
Ridge bluffs, over which the Goddess seems to be
looking by turns a darker and lighter purple,
and stretching northward from them, dull even III
the sunlight was the monotonons outline OF the
city of Brooklyn New-YOrk itself was vast held
of roofs and towers and spires. broken Only by the
limit of vision. Not trace of smoke hung over IL
from the Battery far up to where the bluffs OF the
Palisades begin. A mass of hight scuddng clouds
hurried across the sky. but when the sun came
fairly out it was clear, splendid. spreading
picture OF that tiny world which the goddess as the
lighthouse authorities finally settle it. may or may
not hight
The extraordinary purity of the atmosphere had
it's effect the statue too The lines or the stately
figure came out more clearly than they ever have
before he face took on severer. sterner air. ana
the eyes grew as cold almost the great copper
frame itself The torch has been added since last
Sunday and gives the eager. straIning attitude OF
the figure of last week it's of balance aud re-
lief again. few ropes still hang from the much
discussed balcony about the torch-stock, but the
work on the outside of the statue is practically
done. The staircase inside is being rapidly
completed. No elevator wall be put in the shaft OF
the pedestal until the ceremonies of the unvelling
are over.
Work is still being done ON the outside terraces
and on the wall Of the old fort. The sup
ports for grand stand have been built
against the south edge of the pedestal
and the floor will that half Of the old parade
ground mpletely meeting he parapet at a level
and then descending by starways to the terraces
beyond. The battery of guns is IN position,
each gun having fresh coat of black paint. The
lighthouse rellef-shlp was busy esterday carrying
over the glass plates Tor the new arrangement of
lights None of the glass has been put IN yet. The
new pier will be built In few days and the island
is now IN the midst of a thorough ciearrng no.
There has been great deal of confusion lately
both about the name of the island and-with those
who agreed on the name-about It's spelling. Inc
attempt of one OF the New York papers to make
new name ofi-hand for the island under
its new uses las failed 10 gain much
credit The American Committee has al
WAYS stuck 10 the old-fashoned Bedlows.
Liberty island said Richard Butler. the seere-
tarr not iOug aao. lis only iO Ike OF The HOrtds.
The name cannot be changed without the consent
OF Congress-
The OFFICIAL NAME OF THE ISLAND
In one or two Of the official orders the name has
been spelled "Bedloe's." General schofelds at
tentlon was ca lea to this aud he ordered an IN
yesngaiiOu by Lieutenant Wedges. Yesterday the
reporl issued. aud the question OF name may
low be cuusdeeed officially settled. Lieutenant
tOdges's report IS as follows;
General D. wnrPLE, assistant AdJutdHtGeneral,
have
October Is That the evidence gathered by me shows that the
name Of tie island II question 10 be'ii9w island bed
Isaac Below Of New Amsterdam, Of the sub.
1864 Alderman under The new foreign sdministIa
C Son %o a s,JrgeoI Genera's e,fht e) "
Isaac BE low lied 1872 and the island passed INTO the
stP stone h hama os sVs I Ksnn NOV a ug
Was used 0y hum as summer residence hence The uame
Of kennedy isahu 90 % t e 'y sf l5d and
.c military hospital by tie b.i'ish which the americans
g 775 The Island was coded 10 the United states in 1900
The Beilow appears in the following osia docu
mont remonStrance OF The peopie Of New lands 10
ssaAcq B,-,low probably mspceil Document relative
In lee4 amongst The names Of he butch Who swore alleg
0rihography tie from deeisAier the death Of
Isaac briiow us children slae Aeo~ Ga sarah burge
Csth~riur Hassrien aud Mary smith agreed BY nsunsn
~ Of years Mary th Of 'hc daughters by IN
and August 1882 conveyed her estate trustees
ASog. PM G and s3y se In i'2 ASoR9 f Pm 9s con
er1Sn n Tie s oe S' that fye Fe nSnsS
hI s " ordered @ ha the Ps4rs Gi the S
Island" In l794 Behlows Isand granted to tie
State OF New York the p9os" OF erecting lorheations
map. give island wis
Province Of Ns~ Y.s in Norm A%oic. BY Claude ~
sa i q s ss Of Ss% os 1Is nns map en-
uied Ma. OF the city and county OF New Yos win the ad
Wit 7orvey General, which me spelled Bed
the name Of Bedlows Island Geo
logical MspOf New York Island and Geological
Manhattan u New York Island"
Mac~ulys Natural Statistical and civil History
York" New YORK and Albany. Vol l25. ls29
island BoilOw - Island"
The the slate Of New York published
l54s aud lS42. spoil the BedlOw"
LOughs CSlctoef published IN 1872 al Albany be
sponsibe orthogIapby Bedloes" called
that publication. Very respectfully obedient
A ". NOGDEs.
Fort Columbus y H.. Oct a. 1886 Ist Lieut. 5th Art
The following add Itonal facts appeared in The
TRIBUNE OF june g. 1855.
OF he little and in the
bor where tue Statue OF Liberty Is to be placed will be
on everyOues tongue For nearly IL has
borne ts presents name, but the former spelling has
been changed. probably through the blunder OF map
maker says correspondent:
As Bellows Island about TO become very famons nv
Reason Of the great Barthodi erected ON IL Il
vel 70 the Tine naine
~ BedlON.' after al old New York once
H.. Lin.