The Globe-republican., 1890-02-12


the States for statues of local heroes.
The State of Vermont has contributed
statue, heroic in size, of Ethan Allen,
the man who captured Ticonderoga and
went over it like whirlwind, swearing
like the trooper that he was, but whom
historians say captured it ''in the name
of the Great Jehovah and the Continental
Congress" To the right of the statue
of Allen is one recently contributed by
Michigan, and said to be an excellent
likeness of General Lewis Cass. Away
over in the corner, near the natural
telephone, is bronze statue of a soldier.
Upon the marble pedestal we read the
words New Jersey. The soldier thus
commemorated has but one arm and his
friends say that the artist has faithfully
reproduced the celebrated soldier Gen.
eral Phil Kearney, who fell at the bat
tie of Chantilly, Va, September S, 1852.
He had made great reputation as an
Indian fighter before the civil war com
menced, and his loss was severely fel,
by the Union armies. One of the most
striking figures in the hall is a marble
contributed by the State of Ohio. At
the base of the artistic representation
of the famous soldier, scholar and
statesman is bronze sword lying across
holsters. One of the finest pieces OF
sculpture, however, is contributed by
the State of New York, and represents
Robert Fulton, in sitting posture, with
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His features seem to be intensely
wrought with thought concerning his
great invention and his eyes. are riveted
upon the model before him.
The marble columns which surround
the room are made of Potomac marble,
and are contributory to the wonder.
land portion of the edifice. The guides
covered outlined upon them, by nature,
the faces of some of the distinguished
men Of our country. The wonderful
thing about it is that these faces are
discovered in the natural marble, and
are as unaccountable as the peculiar
echoes. Eli, the Waterman in the room,
will show you perfect image of Len
F. Butler in the column back of tho Full.
ton statue. In another marble column.
near the statue of Garfield, there is the
SENT lance of robed priest, joining
man and woman in matrimOny. There
are also in various portions of the hall
the faces of Blaine, Lincoln, COnkling,
Banks and other celebrities. You may
presume or assume that these faces ap-
pear by the aid of lead pencils or other
artificial appliances, but it is not SO.
just as the marble was cut in the quar-
ries, rounded and polished, these faces
stand forth, startlingly strange, and
with their presence wholly unaccount-
able.
When you come to Washington you
must see Statuary Hall. 1t will be
wise for you to employ Capitol guide.
for you will be unable to see one hun
dredth part of the important things in
the Capitol without their aid; but yo'
will not need to ask your guide to show
you this wonderful hall. Almost the
first thing shown by the authorized
guides is Statua.y Hall. There are many
wonderful things in the Capitol to
strangers, but after you have seen the
Senate and House, the great paintings
in the rOtunda, the marble room, the
Presidents room and other gorgeous
things; after your mind has been filled
with sightseeing and your memory
surcharged with wonderful things to
tell the folks at home; you will find
that you dwell mainly upon the eighth
wonder of the world, Statuary Hall,
with its echoes, statues, telephone,
pictures, and the block where
the great statesman, Adams, fell, after
his name, during call of the
House, ''Here," on duty to the very last
day and hour of his patriotic life.
SMITH d. FRY.