The National tribune., 1888-08-30

after the death Of the srtist By MS nephew, T.
Bush Browne
The statue Of Richard Stockton is of pure
white marble. He stands with his right hand
resting on his hip and his left foot extended,
dressed IN the picturesque costume Of the period,
looking very petEiciaD, with the soft rutiies at
bis wrist sn3 his cooked hat csrele5sly held
against his left eide under his arm.
At the base is the simple inscription Rich
ard Stockton. Oct I, 1920. Feb. q, 1881" The
dates CT his birth aud his death.
The statue OF MRi.-Gen. Philip KesTny, as
though to indicate Size stern necessities of sol
6ier's life, Is msde Of bronze. He is represented
u uE Germ, OF course standing bGIe-heeded, al
most sgEGrsly On his feet though the left is
slightly advanced with the empty left sleeve
Of b5s FUR coat hanging at hissids, and his right
1 hand resting On his sword, which ne holds Ike
Walking cane, in advance Of himself
At the base is the legend: Gen. Philip
Aeazny, 3. S. Y. A.. Born June 8, 1915, (Which,
bg t5s way, is not according TO the printed
records, SIS they give the date ono day esrlier)
Eell IN battle Sent. J. 1852, at Cnantily, Va"
At the upper right hand corner as this qpota-
5ion: iscU8 q CORA eat pro patrta 9aoTi-"
Net the le2st interesting para Of the Care
n0uy wss the feet that these two beautiful
s.atues were audrGPC5 by Richard Stockton, the
ErssS-gEandsou Of the signsr Of the Declaration,
ana .. Watts KeaTny, the son Of the General.
ONE Or THE IRoEcLAD EIGHTEFs.
Gre Of the most distinguished Veterans Of the
Navy colony here is ReEr-AdmiTsl Thomas Il.
Stevens. Of tbs retired list, who is quietly On
joFiDg bis declining years IN an elegant home
% Connecticut avenue
AdasirsI Stevens was borB 81 Connecticut
Elsy -, 1918. and entered the service as lid
sh5pman IN December 1888. from that State,
0HT.Eg the Mexican way be was Passed Mid
ah. EzHar, END was p Lieutenant FROM IS49 until
tn (1oF
In 1866 he WIS promoted 70 Captain; 20 Com
usodure in November, 1872; TO ReGr-A6mirai
"a GgtoberI 1873 and was retired for age in
bisy. 1851
il Is doubtful whether any other Navy Off
ser was more actively engaged during the re
be!l0n than he, and most Of bis military his-
tory was distiHc5iVsly part Of that OF the iron
claGs.
Ills 6rst service in the rebellion was in
command Of tbs gunboat Ottawa, which
be fought sc Port BovGl in November,
1851, with great distinction. Ills next FIGHT
was the saccess.Ei che o. New Ye2E's lay,
le52 % Port ROYAL Ferry, and in the fol
lowing SHEiDg he fought the rebel Commodore
J 1atAall's feet in the Savannah River, and fol-
I loved Up his success over that m0ch-vaunted
/ commander by slt2cking and Closing up every
/ seaport along the Georgia and Florida coast Of
tbs Atlantic that lhe rebels tried TO hold.
Thence he went to the James River and
commanded the original " Monitor" which he
fought at Malvern Hill, and assisted IN cover
Ing the retreat OF Mcclellan al harrison Land
lEg. Il tbe Eel Of tbs same year, he, for q
time, commanded the crUiaer Eonoaa, end capt
ured Eve VARIABLE blocgade-rannsrs, besides
1 chasing 2 number Of others into West Indian
ports where they ran fer escape.
From tbs 60aema he wess transferred earIy
n ls53 t. c8alIaaaa tie new mentor P2Cepsee
oG Charleston, where be took a very prominent
part Ia tBs HJlner0us battles there with the
lzad batteries Ct the rebels. His Iaost impGT-
1 tant Uork white on that station waa in COM
handing the desperate sHd gallant, Though
5ruIsieEs, bCtt-assaGit o. Fort Sumter one night
"a the Fall T.. Io55.
Ills FaiisutEy end nsTsisteacy, as displayed in
fighting E5s vessel, attracted the attention of
the sFass Admra EarFaEat, and that Com
asnder had him given the command of another
uoaiter the HinBe5ago, and cent to the GGlf
s2cadIoo under him. At the historical and
EPlanaia battle in Mobile Bay, Stevens was
placed SO vel up IN the leading line that when
tie iH-Eatg0 monitor Teeumseh struck toy
pac0 and went down with the gallant Capt
Craven, be picked up number Of the few men
! that escaped from the sinking vessel.
Eis lsst cruise was rs Re2r-Admir6l ia COM
mGud Of tho Faciac Fleet. aud ended with his
4 retirement il May, 1881 During that cruise
4 there WE5 considerable disturbance among the
/ Central american States over the question
/ OF consolidating those Ssates into a con-
/ fedsracy simiigT 20 the United States. Admiral
/ Stevens watched tbs course Of events serdi-
/ automatically, end succeeded IN brinsIng
/ about mere Eettled Etate Of affairs that pre-
/ vented q then impending waF. While engaged
! a this maJ.sr he met tho iGts President BAR
Tles ct the only 6nEs6E6ien seaport on the
Pacific and succeeded IN IGakirga close friend
/ q that doughty warrior ard ambitious rest
/ less ruler. President BarriOs invited Admiral
/ Stevens enc his officers to visit the city Of
! Guatemala, ths Capital Of the Republic, and
/ received him in such gt25e rs is not always ae-
! corded g ruling soVsTsignE.
! When President bGTrios visited here in the
Sumner OF 1888, ous OF the half Gozsn personal
! yIzita MADE ~ ain YVES call upon Admiral
! Stevens
The veteran is tan aud slight Of figure but
i il nov Z little stepped with age. He wears his
1 still dark beard OF Hlugtaehe and side
| Whiskers in the style Of the Navy regulation
Of 20 years aRo, which forbade officers or men
20 wear beard below toe mouth. In obedience
/ 20 that regulation il was the fashion Of officers
then, sg It ia with Admiral Stevens now, TO
shave All the lover psrt Of tho fare in straight
line scFoEs froU TIE lower part Of each ear, the
line IBbsFsectIBg the corners q the mouth.
EB toio me very recently that his health llas
| been feeble for GONE time past, aud that was
the reason he was unable To attend the service
| e. the funeral Of his friend, Gen. Sheridan.
A vERITEBLR VETERAN.
Judge Chambers McKibbin, Of the old Penn
| gylyania Borough Of ChRmbersburg, which was
founded by en- ancestor OF his, has been st the
Riggs Eousc hers Tor the past week, and has
oeaD Utmost daily ciJsetsd with the President.
/ & 1nGu well known to National fame and Demo
cratic in politics, hintsd 70 noe the other day
tnat Tie Judge came }eEs on the personal inyi.
tgtisa q Bir. Cleveland.
Judge AicKibbin IL so old that he knew when
this century was Born, and in his 90 years OF
life has witnessed o. participated in i've differ
ent wars that hare bsen Waged under the Stara
and Stripes.
AS g boy he was with his father among the
troops that fought IN our last war with Eng.
Land; mar grown, he wetched the frat Semi
mole var ia Georgia and Florida; IN hig middle
gge nc took part ia the Mexican war. where 9
son was also engaged, and when the rebellion
came. Buchanan Democrat az ne was, heranpsd
himself sturdily on the side Of the Union and
cent four CONS out TO draw their swords for IL
pcrPetuIty.
The eldest con, Col. Joseph c. McKibbin, va.
one Of the first Aids-de-Camp appointed upon
GeE. HCCleilan's stat when that nletsoric war,
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