Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-11-04
THE GREAT COLOSSUS.
UNWILLING THE STATUE.


Over . Million People attend the Cere-
monica -Exerclses or the Day..
Description OF the statne ...r
~ It's rrckenitor and its
~ -. - Location.
The Statue Of Liberty stands at last
7 solidly upon her feet in the harbor Of
New York. amonument to the generosi.
~ france, the genius Of Bartholdi, and
the advancement of civilized liberty.
This stupendous statue, the largest ever
erected, being 305 feet above tide water,
Is now attracting the eyes of the world,
and tsa gift of the French people to
America. A party of French gentlemen,
having made up their minds that 1t would
be good thing to get up costly Gift.
70 be paid for by small subscriptions Of
the masses, they engaged Auguste Bar
tholdi, q young promising sculptor, to
carry out their idea, and sent him to
America to confer with committee here
as to what the most acceptable form of
showing the good win Of France to
America would be. On his arrival, he
was struck with the beauty Of New
fork,s harbor, and seeing Bedlow's con-
ceived the idea of an immense statue,
which should be much larger than any,
Z thing yet heard Of As Liberty had its
birth in this country, 1t seemed right that
d the statue should represent Liberty En-.
Tightening the World,a This would be
lasting Acknowledgement of frances
good will, and at the same time light up
the harbor at night and be great benefit
When Bartholdi returned home the
plan was put into execution, the money
raised and work commenced on the stat.
ue. the weight of which is 440, 900
pounds, of which 176,00 are copper and
the remainder wrought iron. The height
of the statue 10 151 feet and that of the
pedestal 15O feet. The cost Of making
1t was 1000 does not include making
models, ETC., but simply the manufacture
OF the statue. The pedestal. which was
built by American subscriptions and an
appropriation of Congress- for putting
. up the statue, has cost $3.50, 900.
The pedestal contains elevators to con.
vey sight seers up and down, and the
lookout onthe torch may be reached by
stairs through the statue. To give some
idea OF the size of this enormous under
taking, we state that twelve persons can
stand on the torch at one time, from
which magnificent view can be obtain
ed. The width of the eye Is 28 inches,
and the lenghth of the nose 8 feet 8 in.
ches, and the forefnger Is feet II inches
long. f0E,l
The statue is situated upon the site Of
IN old fort, and Bedlow's Island, on
which 1t stands, Is one Of the most acces.
sible as well as one of the most pleasant
breathing spots around New York. The
solid granite walls of the old fort, which
are In good condition, balance well the
height Of the statue and contrast nicely
with the beautiful grass and shade trees
with which the island is covered.
There are about 10 acres area in the
/. Island, and the solid pedestal with its
surrounding wall Of stone leave but little
outside space. It's said the idea of plac
ing the statue on an island was twofold.
first, as beacon light to the harbor, next
from the fact that an island was not so
easily reached In case OF riots. The fall
Of the column Vendome In Paris, at the
. hands OF the commune, may have influ-
enced Bartholdi somewhat In his choice.
The statue will be well projected from
lightning. four lightning rods running
2 from the top of the torch to the foot OF
the pedestal, and thence into the water.
The statue has been struck by lightning
several times during Its erection without
damage, the rods protecting 1t.
The designer Of the statue, Auguste
,Bartholdi, Is the greatest living sculptor
OF colossal statuary, and France confer.
red upon him the Cross of the Legion of
Honor for his statue, the ''Lien Of Bel.
fort, IAN immense statue carved from sol.
Id rock in 1878. He also designed the
statue of Lafayette in Union Square New
York and was awarded the medal for
sculptor ut the Centennial Exhibition
at Philadelphia, upon the merits Of his
Genius in the Grasp of Misery"
Peace" and "The Young Vine Grow.
err" all bronze statues. This gifted
sculptor was born at Colmar, 1888, began
as Q painter, but abandoned 1t for sculp.
tnre, and won his first laurels at the age
of nineteen. He fought as volunteer
In the Franco. German war. His name
will be immortalized by this great work,
"AAiefA sAo Sohctuhy WutCucu III tut ulttdl
works day by day, and beside which the
Colossus of Rhodes. one of the seven
wonders Of the world, fades into insight.
canoe.
The pedestal was designed by Richard
NJ. Hunt, the well known architect, and
Gen. Stone Is the cugineer.in chief, who
had construction Of the pedestal and fitting
together Of the statue.
York of one of those hr;iI;.n. ou .,,oo,a Wv Wv,
which come now And then with great
national celebrations and leave dazslinc
memory Of pomp and Circumstances fof
years to come behind them. TIg N.
. Yet in many ways the ceremonies Of
Bartholdi Day will ALWAYS be memora.
bic. The land parade was 90, 900 strong
and though the rain fell incessantly on
the slippery streets, the line showed
scarcely q struggling or broken edge, The
crowds along the route. too. numbered
hundreds of thousands. all filled with en-.
thysiA Asm and reckl lesa rood will w .lIi-