St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-20
The Panorama of the Battle Of Gettys-
burg to be Inspected This
Afternoon.
a Clergyman From London Says This
Earth Will Come to an Ind IN
Twelve Years.
Interesting Ceremonies at the Dedi.
cation of the New ST. John's CaIn
Ollie Church.
A Book Reviewed - Died From
Broken Heart Commissioner
MurGock Talks--NOtes.
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
Panorama of the Great Battle TO De
OH Exhibition To-day ---Actuai


PauOra ma of the Great Battte tO ~
on exhibition To-day --.Actual
Portraits shown.
The panorama of the battle of Gettys
burg which has been made for the capita
Panorama company, is now complete
For the past ten days the work OF putting
t into place in the building erected for It.
corner Sixth and ST. Peter streets. has beer
going on and the artists have been putting
the finishing touches to the canvas. Al
though the painting was nearly complete
when brought to this city nearly ton OF
paint has been put on it since ITS arrival
The name panorama is really mlsnomer,
as this is in no sense a succession OF u'l-
ferent scenes but broad landscape
stretching out on all sides OF the Oeholder.
The spectator stands in the midst OF tne
battle field, while the battle IS raging all
about him. The picture represents an epl-
sode of the battle during July 2, 1903.
known as the charge of Pickett's division.
when division of the Confederate army,
under Gen. Pickett. charged the Second
corps of the Union army. commanded by
Gen. Hancock. The First Minnesota regl-
ment. the only Minnesota regiment in the
fight. had been ordered to hold Cemetery
hill at all hazards. and hold it they did, al
though only ia men came out of the S65
who went in. The regiment was in COM
mand of Col. William Colville. Of Red Wing,
who was shot all to pieces, but still lives,
with several pieces OF lead i'll his body.
This regiment occupies prominent place
in the painting and the portraits OF num-
Der of the men appear on the canvas.
including Col. COlville. of Red Wing;
Marshall Sherman, of st. Paul; Samuel
Rloomer and Adam Marti. of Saltwater;
Can't. T. H. Presnell. of Duluth, then a
nriyate. and Others. Very few of the sol
diers who participated in the battle now
live in this city. Mr.. Sherman performed
the gallant act of capturing a rebel color
bearer and colOrs during the battle. By
special order Of the war department he was
allowed
TO KEEP THE FLAG
and has loaned it to the panorama company
for exhibition with the painting. The
picture has been made by Pierpont & Gross.
of Chicago. the former of whom is an artist
and the latter business man. In Chicago
about fifteen artists were employed on the
work. and six or seven of them came TO this
civ to complete it, The work is divided
so that one man puts On the clouds. another
the figures. another the horses, etc. The
foreground is so arranged that it is impos-
sible to tell the point of meeting OF canvas
and natural objects. the delusion being a
part of the plan. Genuine howitzers. can
non. muskets. sabers. etc, are arranged in
the center. The canvas is fifty feet
wide and 400 feet long, the build
Ing being 126 feet in diameter
MANY improvements have been made over
the Chicago panorama, which was painted
in Paris by French artists, who made no
Typographical surveys of the battle field.
but did the work from photographs. Since
then Mr. Gross has had accurate surveys of
the field made The French artists, through
ignorance of American war tactics, intro
duced several things that were un-Ameri
can. For instance. the Chicago painting
represents the soldiers fighting with their
knapsacks on. and this has been criticised
more than any one point. In the st. Paul
picture the knapsacks are packed in the
rear under guard. Many regiments of
soldiers omitted altogether from the Chi
.cago picture have been given their proper
place in the field. The human figures in
the picture. although appearing life-size.
are in reality only twenty-nine inches in
height. the distance making the difference.
The passage from the door of the building
is dark and winding, so that one on enter
ING and coming upon the center to view the
painting cannot tell which way he came
in. making the delusiOn perfect. The pan
Drama is to be opened this week, and from
to O'Clock this afternoon the StockhOld-
ers and members of the press will be given
a private view of the work.