New-York tribune., 1886-11-14
ANXIOUS TO oUrDO BARTHoLDI.
A BIG STATUE OF QUEEN VICTORIA.
SOME ENGLrsHMEN PROPOSE TO PUT ONE UP AT
FORT wADswoRTH 400 FEET IN HEIGHT.

SOME ENGLrsHMEN PROPOSE TO PUT ONE UP AT
FORT wADswoRTH 400 FEET IN HEIGHT.
If Queen Victoria lives until June 2S next,
and there are few who hope that she will. It will
be the semcentennia anniversary OF her accession TO
the English throne. All good Engshmen rejoice IN her
reign 1t has been exceedingly peaceful and in many
respects prosperous one In America there are many
of her Subjects and in Canada she is revered
wise and good sovereign. Erastus
wiman. tho president OF the Canadian Ciup'
has been asked to start movement for an American
demonstration in honor OF the Queen on June % lie
issued a call inviting all Englishmen whether born
in England the English provinces. or OF Eng
lsh parentage to meet him at the ho'oi
Brunswick last night prepare for such celeoratioh
Seventy men were present To certain extent All
seemed to be foreigners although some OF them ap-
peared to he decidedly American
Mr. wiman was appointed chairman, and hs imme
diately stated that big celebration on
une % was tho ONLY way which those truly English
T. their sr sos snd n $1,000 .houG be
raised for a jubilee Mr.. wman sugge.ted that meet
Goldwin Smith. the Canadian author who is not only
much thonght Of by Sir John Macdonald, but also sy
added that "undoubtedly Chauncey NJ Depew,
representative American. would also
ssresa TO- ""t an suthsssst said that the Grand
House would be too small, as would aso the Madison
fSaoGaH Isaua' '''''n anu II was '''''''' ~ :.
Fireworks In the evening were also cOnsluerfh, nut
the $40 600 which Mr.. Wnan proposed to raise was
considered by To be too small an amount for all
TINS display. ,
dent of the St George Society; George 1unh
OF the British Society; r. @. Hollaman
Of the sons of 81 John Patton. OF St. Andrews
Soc,ty aud Erastus Wiman Of the Canadian Club. was
apponted TO select before the next meeting a
committees OF twelve or more TO make hnal
arrangements for proper celebration. Then
the real business OF the meeting began. j. NJ Morre
arose and said
was born IN greater half Of the northe part OF inc
Western Hemisphere Canada but ] annexed the Unitel
by becoming Amer
lean citizen think committee OF twelve altogether Too
small in its scope would rather have committee oil one
hundred
The others present thought, with mr. Wiman, that
committee would he too large. r. O. Hola-
man sald that all the from Rhode Island 10
attend the meeting and bs did not believe tho sub
.criptions to tho celebration should come from New
YorKers alone -,,
Nav York show their regard for their Queen.
Ge"rre Massey arose and said that, rs there
werr many brautiful Islands in the harbor OF
New-Ynrk besides Bsdow's, notably Staten Island he
won propose that stane OF Queen Victoria 100 feet
hshcr nan Statue OF Liberty be erected AS the only
suitable memorial .
MIR Wiman sad that Fort Wadsworth was the highest
spot about Ne YORK HArbor aud he announced that
he h5ught he cou cOns-nt 0f the war Depart
inent 10 erect colossal statue OF Queen Victoria there
The mertn for two weeks with the resolu-
ton that inbee should take place on juno 70, and
that "A me nOrial should be erected