Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-16
THE STATUE OF CLAY.
"REMINISCENCES OF THE UNWILLING
OF TT IN APRIL, 1860.
ZEN. JOHNSON BARBoURs GRAFTON.
Account Also or tho Parade, Music, aud
Other Cercmonies--iIart
tho Sculptor.

Other Communicative
tho Sculptor.
Henry Clay's statue in the Capitol
Square was unveiled and placed in the
pavilion whore it now stands on Thurs
day the 18th day of April, 1860. The
sculptor was Mr.. Joel b. Hart, Of Ken
lucky. whose studio in Rome was the re-
sort of all Americans who visited that
city. On the same day a colossal statue
OF Clay in bronze by the same artist was
inaugurated in New Orleans, and there
is IN the courthouse at Louisville, KY,
n smaller one similar 10 ours. 1t was
the gift of the Virginia Ladies Clay
Statue Association, aud is an endear-
ing evidence of their admiration
md appreciation OF Henry Clay.
The dav OF Inauguration was q great one
in Richmond and will long be remem-
bered by those who were present. The
pavilion in which the statue is placed
was planned by Henry Exall. Esq. 1t Is
Of iron. octagonal shaped, the entabla-
ture being supported by eight Corinthian
columns fifteen feet IN height The
diameter Of the entablaturo Is twenty
two feet. The distance from the base Of
the monument to the apex Of tho paw
lion is thrty.two feet. 1t is made OF
Janes.riyer granite. prepared by w. l.
McCleyy. The ironwork was made by
\. ). Bowers.
CEREMONIES.
About 10 o'clock Captain Dimmock,
chief marshal OF the day, attended by
Charles y. Hobson, Richard W. Wyatt,
NJ. c. Eeglestou, J. b. McCaw, Peter
LYONS. James *. Csskie, W. b. Smith,
Colonel Samuel r. Bayley, William ..
VIM. Boiling ". Hayall. Nat. Tyler,
Charles A. Cump, Petertield Trent, d.
Lee Powell, Ihomas A. Brander, tu-
gene Darlington. Colonel \. \. Thomp-
son, Lieutent- Colonel j. p. Harrison,
Surgeon y. G. I.umpkin. Surgeon +. L.
Shelton. Colonel q. W. Richardson,
Thomas =. Taylor, and DR.. Blair Bur
well as assistant mnrshals, each wearing
white sash and blue r0sette, and all
mounted, arrived upon the ground, and
the line Of procession was formed IN the
following order, the right resting on
Iwenty-sccond street:
New hrmorv Band in front.
Chief Marsnal and Mayor Of the city
in aa open carriage, escorted by Colonies
Crump. Richardson. Thompson. Bayley,
and Scott. Of tine famous Black-Horse
Troop.
CAyALRr. commanded 10y Colonel
Shcrwin NcEao- Chesterfield Troop, 10
suonc. Captain Henry ". Cox; Han
over Troop. 50 strong, Captain Williams
/ g.. Nlcktam Governors Guard, 90
strong, Captain Cabell; Eenrico Troop,
J3 strong, Captain Dance.
hIANIHT. United states Marine
| HAnJ. ~ members Washington Ma
Itionl Rifles. t3 strong. Captain Shcdep-
per: yuchhurg Homo Guard, -
strong. Captain =. Garland, Jr. Farm
+ vile CUR Is. 30 strong. Captain Il. A.
+ Booker: Virginia State Guard. A. strong,
/ Lieutenant Cay.
frssr EEc1NrNr. Colonel Thomas p
August commanding, aided ~ bis staff,
/ T ieateneut- Colonel Moore, Majors Fry
ard Patton, Surgeon Watson, Assistant
/ SURGEON Esrksdale, Jr., Master William
Alien, and Commissary Bridgeford.
Company 4 .Nraysl, Captain Elliott,
+ eiChty-One strong.
Compay +, Captain Cary, sizty-seyen
strong.
Company d, Captain Mitchell, forty
strong
Company C, Captain Dooley, sixty
/ three strong.
Company D, Captain Dimmock, forty
strong
/ Company T. Blues, Captain Maule,
siSty-nlne strong.
/ Company *. Captain Miller, thirty
/ SIX strong.
ONr HUNDRED AVID SEvENTT- NINTH
/ RR1NESr o.. TIE LNE.-Ioung Guard,
/ Captain Eady, thir'y-seven strong; ia
NOR oluutclrs. Captain Gay, thirty-one
| strong-a company of well-driiled boys
I'm rear ot the military were the IN
/ vitcl guests in carriages. First came
| the orator OF the day-B. JOhnstoH Bar
/ bour. Es0.-aud the chairman Of the
| Ladies Statue Committee in an open ba-
roucLe, clergy accompanied by dlrec-
tor. ex-Iresident Tyler, and directors,
officials az ~tue, members OF Congress,
members Of the Federal Court, members
! OF the Legislature, officers of the army
and navy, City Council, and distinguish
/ cl gentlemen OF this and other States IN
/ thirteen carriages. Following these
came citizens IN vehicles and on horse
ba,4; the whole making one OF the most
| imposing PROFESSIONS ever seen ia this
city.
At o'clock the line OF march WAS
taken up, and. the bands dscoursing mp
propriate music, the immense throng
! that hacked the sidewalks moved for
ward as If impeilei by machinery,
| while from every window and doorway
peered forth the bright eyes and smiling
faces Of lovely women aud happy chill
| drcn apparently rejoicing at the honor
being done TO the great departed
| statesman. The procession moved
up Maiu to Fifth street, by Fifth to
| rankin, up Franklin TO EOushee, 10y
| Foushee TO Broad. down Broad to Ninth,
thence to the Capitol Square, where such
q scene presented itself rs l had never
before witnessed. Apparently every
available inch of ground west of the
Capitol was occupied by ladies, chill
dren. and men, whilst around the Wash
inet0n monument. in the Capitol, on
the Bell-house at the Central st.
Claire Hotel, and around the Mechan-
les Institute building the masses pre-
scented the appearance Of "a sea Of living
heads and faces.
The orator, invited guests, clergy, di-
rectory, and the lady directoresses of the
Clay Statue Association were conducted
to the large platform surrounding the
statue, where seats had been prepared
for them, the military forming in close
column and as near the statue as they
could get Among others on the plat
form were the Hon. James b. Clay, OF
Kentucky; Hon. James Brooks, oil New
York, aud ex- President Tyler.
! CEREMONIES AT THE CAPITOL SQUARE.