The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-17
HENRY CLAWS STATUE
GOING BACK TO IT'S FORMER PLACE.
IHE GOVERNOR DIRECTS IT 10
BF RETURNED.
no EAsY SAILING FOR rHE BfLr
LINZ
Proceeding In the Courts Yesterday Real
Estate Transfer Funeral 90 Dr..
Henry Burweii News From
Manchester

When Henry Clay died the Wing cit
Of Richmond al once raised funds q
erect a monument 10 the memory of th
great Wing leader ln those days thi
Democrats I'm Richmond we've callc'
"thc Spartan band The death of Hen
~ CLAY produced p great sensation. III
was born I'M The slashos of Hanover C0un
~. within stones throw of thc liul'
mouse In which Patrick Henry was born
Tie migrated 90 Kentucky and s00l
made "a name for himself TIE was elect
"a 20 Congress and was made ih'
Speaker, the youngest man who evei
held that position Kentucky Away.
stuck close 10 him When "a vacancy
occurred i'm the Senate Of The niteC
States. Henry Clay was elected 90 iill 30
Three times was De nominated for Prc,i
dent, and for various reasons which Dis
tory has told. hc was not elected
The monument Co his memory I'M DO,
'apiial city of the State in which hc was
born is q circular Coriuihian temple I'm
the centre is the pedestal. ON 10 the mar
bic statue of Henry Clay was placed
The statue was the creation of iht
sculptor Hart. Of Kentucky. who died d
number of years ago
During the war this statue stood viii
the right hand extended. as the disiin
guishcd c0mm0ner appeared when dcliv
ering an Grafton TO the United States SEN
ate This marble figure of The great STATES
man passed through the war intact, buf
when the Federal troops took possession
of The evacuated city 10 seemed tO ho fhC
rule for the soldier. If not the officers GO
possess themselves with souvenirs of q
capital hard Go capture. The fingers OF
the right hand of the great Nirginian
were broken OF. notwithstanding the
vigilance of tho guard who watched the
statue Several of the marble coat but.
tons were knocked of and removed. and
now no doubt grace some Northern
home
10 became evident fhat something
should Dee done tO preserve ihe marble
statue of Clay The superintendent of
Public Buildings closed up the statue 90
visitors by am iron railing around the
temple structure in the southwestern
part OF the Capitol grounds
But Dr. Oricl Tcrnl, who at the time
represented the county of Orange in the
House of Delegates. became convinced
that CLAY statue was not iu position
where 10 could Doe properly cared for
Dr Terrell knew Mr. Clay when both
were very young people Tie bad voted
for Clay through thick and thin lle
had been a close personal acquaintance.
and, like many oid VII IS, Henry Clay
was his idol lie believed
him TO Dee The ideal of $3.50 cs.
mlnship and leadership During
the Cameron f,glu. tle motion was
made i'm the Legislature to have new
hands made for thc statue. and tlc ic-
suits of other yandali-tic actions re-
moved or replaced. Prior t0 ibis time
there was some trouble about this bee
cause of the rule among ~culpf0rs NOT tO
touch the creation of % living sculptor
Mr.. Hart, the sculptor, died. and then
the opportunity was given
During dr. ToueiIs term in the
House Of Delegates resolution Was
agreed 90 that the statue Doe taken from
what was then It's standing place and De
placed ia one of the niche. Ion the
rotunda of the Capitol This was done
DR. Uriel Terrell has been dead several
year., having been gathered 90 his
fathers in his ninety eighth year lie
left this earth with the satisfaction of
knowing that the marble statue of his
old loved chieiiain was being properly
cared for
the renovation of the statue. include
ing the sculpture of the new hand. was
done by Mr. William Allen who is now
superintendent OF Maury Cemetery. Man
chester
For the past several weeks the aucn-
tion of passers by have been called to the
painting of the Temple building where
the CLAY statue once stood ID bias been
handsomely painted and IS now % thing
Of beauty The pedestal is there. and
next week 10 is expected thc statue viii
be removed from The niche in ihe rotm-
ia To- the old pedestal
Governor Lee has given directions for
the removal and Major Gaiucs. ~0porn-
iendent of Public Buildings. will in per
son attend 20 the matter