The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-19
LEE STATUE SAILED.
EXPECTED IN NEW YORK The
BOTH OF THIS MONTH.

for the Funds.
After anxious days Of expectation .rie
natural growth OF the interest tb2'r sur
rounds all that is connected with the Lee
monument, THE TIMES cs,sannounce with
certainty that the syS,iue is now on the
bosom Of the AtI2,ific ocean, on It's way TO
the city Of NeyS York. The precious freight
len Hayp'< France, on the 18th day Of this
month in safe and sound con-
(dltion. on a perfectly seaworthy boat, bat
not q regular liner The statue is thoroughly
insured. and in this connection 10 is not
amiss 10 say, that The rate of insurance is
not any more. scarcely, on The water. from
France 10 this country. than 10 is from here
% New YORK. Mossrs. Wells Fargo Cos OF
New York. give il as their opinion mat me
statue viii arrive ia chat city. about The
Both Of this month, as the vessel bringing
il, is q slow sailer.
FROM NEw YORK BY RAIL.
Upon the arrival Of the statue I'm New
York 10 Will be admitted 10 that port free OF
duty. This has been provided for, Governor
Mckinney having written 90 tle secretary
Of the Treasury OF the United states, giving
him satisfactory assurance that The statue
j. the property of the state of Virginia. and
under the laws of the government this IT,
| lieyos DO from duty. AS soon as possible the
statue win De shipped by rail from New
/ y 0Ik 10 Richmond. There are good reasons
for this move on The part Of the manage
mcnt OF the statue.
It's quick transit is thus ensured the time
for freight trips t0 and from New y 0lk De-
/ ing, ON the average. about forty eight hours.
/ Then. too. the dangers Of thc deep VIII De
avoided. and the freight charge DIS romarka-
I bly, low, being 0nly$3S. Another fact t0 Doe
considered is that The statue can De disem-
blrked from the freight train at Llna in
close proximity 10 the monument. and This
viii greatly facilitate an important matter
connected with the unyeiling.
HE UNWILLING ASSURED.
Even should the statue not arrive exactly
at the time expected. There viii not ho
enough delay tOcausc any hitch or hindrance
in the movements thatWili eliminate boo iho
unwilling OF the statue. Prompt measure
will at once De- set on foot to- perfect the ar-
rangemcuts necessary tO moist the statue
into position. The details Of the work viii
Doe laid out. and all thc materials necessary
will be ON hand possibly before the statue
arrives and 10 viii only take few day. 90
put nap all the BOOSTING apparatus.
This news will add % fresh impetus io
everything connected Will the unNellinf,
and its announcement viii Dee clccrr-
bio Of intelligence TO thousands all over the
country.
FALSE EErORr.
The above information is mQucstionabiy
true. but Mr. Lewis Oiutcr Yesterday Zee
ccyod a cablesTam from NJ. Icbaume. OF
Paris. stating That the lee statue was ship
ped on the NOril German Lloyd steamship
Othello. leaving lla1rc on the 18TH of
April. This is undoubtedly "a mistake.
because the North German LLOYD steamers
run between Bremen and New 0rk and do
not 20 20 llayre and. further, because there
is 40 French line of steamers t0 New orh
with a boat named the Oihoilo.
STATUE DESCRIBED.
The statue. as described recently by llar-
per's Weekly, was made by NJ. Merce of
PARIS. The horse which Lee bestrides has
AN four feet t0the ground. but is in the act
of walking slowly. A f0rei00t is planted BOO
advance. and the hind foot 0n ihe same side
is about % follow. but has not yet entirely
q lifted the ground. The head is bent little
d one side. and The tail Just swings clear 0i
the tanks The Generals dress is simple iO
severity. a characteristic found among ihe
commanders ON both sides, who commonly
avoided The trappines and pomp of war.
He is grit with "a sash. and wears the sword
OF commander of cavalry. no cpaulcis
appear. but the cOat-slccye bears ON the
forearm an ornament i'm broad braid. Tie
holds his hat in the right hand hanging 10y
his side. and the rcins i'm the left. The feet
are tipped into Che stirrups. and are not
perfectly ON Il line, the right foot being
slightly i'm advance. Calmncss and de-
termination are shown in The bearded face.
lie seems % bee reviewing troops.
THE SCULPTOR.
Monsieur Morcie is what they cali in
France a mcridi0nal. having been born at
Toulouse in 1915. He studied with 6eOiirOy
and falguiere. took a priX de Rome in 1865.
studied in Italy the sculptors Of the Renais-
sancc. and received the Legion of Honor in
1872. with the officers cross in 1879. His
bronze statue of the Young David in the Luxe
omhourg Palace collection is often pointed
out as his masterpiece. 10 was shown in 1872.
Others call the Muse Of Art On Pegasus
"GlOria Nictis.' lol-thc greatest 0f Dis
achievements. I'm 1879 be- showed q statue
of AragO. the naturalist. iull of curious and
beautiful detail. and ihe tomb of the writer
Micholot which has been severely critl-
cised. His seated statue Of Monsieur Ihior-
was unveiled at Saint German in i.-0
Morcie has given bas-reliefs 90 the Lou
yrciacade. and executed very excellent sta-
tues of animals. which Vie with those 0l
Meme and iremiet, If not with the animals
of Barye
WILL AERCIE COME.
II is not known whether Mercie win ac-
company Mr. Burgwyn and the statue TO
America on not. Some time AGO 10 was
stated that he would probably come TO su-
perlnicnd the erection. and also Doe present
at the unyeiling. Mercie is associated with
NJ. Falguiere in the Lafayette monument
20 De erected in Washington, opposite the
White House.
QUESTION OF MONEY.
In conversation yesterday i'm regard 20 the
raising of funds for the Lee unyeiling. Ma-
I0r w. vi. Evans said. ] earnestly hope
that the Executive Committee will make
some plan for personally soliciting citizens
for funds. 10 is the only way money. -ufi-
cient 90 pay expenses, can Doe raised. and DO
+, ioreg0no conclusion that much money
viii Doe needed. The Military Committee need
$1,000. and 10 some plan is not adopted Dog
ihe executive committee boy next Weiucs-
day night, when our next meeting is held.
think our committee viii take some action
i'm the matter snd see what can Dee done.
Other members of ile Military and \cicr-
ans COMMITTEES were seen Yesterday. aud
they were unanimous in their opinions that
the Executive Committee or some other
committee should personally solicit funds
for the Lee unwilling ceremonies.
Captain +. H.. noano said: / have strong
Faith in old Richmond. and feel positive that
when her citizens are gone 90 ina the right
way. She viii respond literally 90 The fund.
Circulars will not do for TWO rea-
sons: One is that circular does not carry
with it sufficient force. and secondly that
many men DO not how much to give. There
are many men who, ia response To-
circular would give twenty dollar, il gone
20 see personally would give hity.
THE BAZAAR.
old Folks (oneert-peAioss Family OF
Oregon.
The clear skies that the ladies have so
earnestly wished for CAME yesterday. and
consequently the Y. ". G.. a. bazaar last
night had the largest crowd OF the week.
Toe Old Folks Concert was the entertain