The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-14
TIE BRONZE is BRIGHT.
BOTTLES FOUND AND THE MAT
TER EXPLAINED.

Tho BOX Containing the Horse Tail and
leg Opcncd-Many Letters Received bY
the Committee The Grand-siand TICK
cts other 7 ems of Interest
The lacking up Of the statue Of Lee was
stin going on yesterday very iaVofao'H'
The box containing the horse mas Deeh
gotten over the base. and by this morning
il is expected the legs OF the horse VIII "c
hol,od on. The horse. being the largest
niecc of bronze. u the hardest TO handle
and after IL is put on its legs. II Will be on'l
the work of day or so 10 get the rest oil the
statue in position on the platform. oi COURSE
IL will take several days TO jack the platform
nm 10 the top of the pedestal, but the work
will be easier to do than that OF getting tue
horse on the platform.
Tho box containing the horses tail ana
one OF the forelegs was opened NcStti""!
morning. The tail is ten feet IN lengih' anu
about two feet round nj the thickcst point
The forelcg is seven feet long, ard Is a mon
s,or.looking object. An unsual amount Oh
80 which goi in the boxes in some I'M
accountable way, was taken rom uie poN'
lliE tti'h.
This box was opened mainly 20 gel inc
screws and bolts for the legs oi the hoise'
Resides the bolts were i0unu tue no'.i's'
with extensive French iaocls' anu " su"-
denI, dawncd upon those present thai the
dsrt Green color on the bronze could bc so'-
len oil. Such proved 10 be The case. II is
evident that the paint or whatever II i was
nut ON the bronze 90 Keep the sea AR ana
water from affecting IL. and the Two bot'c7
orc to clean the statue OF with aiter IL i
erected some persons who were pIcseh'
oxnrcsscd the idea that II would nc |tl,'l
10 LEI the blue-grcen color stay on uut lnc
majority were Of the opinion That me SlRsuV
would look very much better d IL snvhe 'N'
Lcw cent.
PROM THE NORTH STATE.
Among the many people who will come
from North Carolina Will be a regiment y,
aicht hundred men. II will he maze up %,
companies from all parts OF thc H'"te' an"
;saaiJ IA present a very imposing appear
ance 4 Georgia camp of veterans, when
has been recently organized, nave hoihtu
tbo committee that they VIII attend the I'M
yelling. They will bring about three nun
dred men. . g..
Tho Executive Committee, in response 10
the invitations sent ont. are WING i''-
ters from all the many relatives oil "cheiai
$40 lSklnL lilAl CAL lt-NN' it''fN w
disnosal OF course. there are not enough
carriages in Richmond 10 accOmmou''t
sucb a crowd. The only people VINO WEI
occuny carriages Gin charge OF the LNecu-
tive Commiliee). viii be the specially nv
sed guests and the immediate ianlly oil
General Lee.
THE GRAND STAND.
Work will be begun this week on the
,,raud stand. Ii will seat about l,'Oo
reonle. and viii face Broad street. niue
Wcst Of the ICc Monument The tickets I"
;his stand will not be sold. but VIII DE
;.sued hv the Executive and other com
mittces. -r,.o
The BANQUET on the night of the 18th OF the
,esociation Army of Northern Virginia.
will Ioke place al sanger Hall. The ban
ouet 10 visiting military officers VIII take
Mace at the same place the night OF the
.,,gtb. Both Of these promise 10 ne stump
suous affairs. The caterer on both occasions
~ the Charles l.. >iegel.
BARBECrE CONiMITrEE.
The following committee Of reception ana
arrau0emcut for the barbecue IL is proposed
10 Give the visiting veterans on the 2'ih ol
MAY. The committee can DE "ddie>7-
ed A. follows by all interested: CAPTAIN -.
4 Brown. Jr.. chairman. No ITO Main
street: CAPTAIN G. j. Bigger assistant
s,perinlendent city almshouse; captain
Thomas Byrne. north seventeenth slreet :
Joseph 4. Dickerson. No. lgJl east FRANK
lin street Captain John h. Molloy. No. ~
east Main street. and captain \. 0iilHei'
secretary. No. ll3 east Clay street.
MONTGOMERY COMPANIES.
Montgomery. Ala. the first capital Of the
Confederate states. will send her two crack
companies. viz: The Montgomery crews
and Montgomery True Blues. 20 Richmond.
a. participate in the ceremonies OF the 2'ih.
Captain Paul Sanguinetti. an old Richmond
boy. who j. ordinance officer of the state Of
Alabama, will accompany them.
QUARTERS or fHE VISITORS.
There was no quorum present at the
meeting of the Military Committee last
night. but an informal conference was held.
The EXPOSITION building. where the visiting
military is ID be quartered during the UNI
yelling was reported in readiness. ana al
the preparatiOns necessary i)r their enter
tainment there have been peri Cted. Another
meeting OF the committee Will be held SAT
urday night al the ArnorY.
THE uOWIrZERs.
The Uowitzers' Association and the How
tiers Company will hold meeting to-mor-
row afternoon al o'clock at the Chamber
of Commerce. 10 arrange for the reception
al the Washington Artillery during the I'M
yelling ceremonies.
MEMBERS OF GIN. LEES STAFF.
The surviving members Of the stan are
General \. :. Long. Colonel Charles -.
Nenable. Colonel Walter II. Taylor, and
Colonel Charles Marshall.
HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY.