The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-13
".JACKING UP" SLOW WORK.
OPERATIONS ABOUT The LIE
MONUMENT PEDESTAL.

Notes About tho fata"e wv"
c.,eraI Hampton to conm'"" '''
c.,x>,ted Men In Iinc-Ncterans
on the Right.
The work about the pedestal and on me
leo statue is progressing iaVorabl!' Inc
,o.l;,y nm of the box containing the morse
has made trcsilc abou, twelve feet n,sp'
and by early this morning the box VIII 'o
HIGH enough 10 De rolled over on the oro"o
base box. which is now on the PLATFORM ."
tho east side Of the statue. AS soon ~ l"'s
sdone the horse (in the box will be lacHeo
M ever the bronze base until II Is "'h"
enouyh 10 let the legs Of the morse conn
under IT, These placed in POSITION 'ne
horso will he lowered on its legs, wblcD VIII
be very short work.
,r..e ,,ho,c move. though. viii take sew
ii davs MIR. Cole j. making exceedingly
ranid naogrcSs. and he prcdic'S INV, -,
In, ,en DAYS he will have the WORN uone'
- - moving with great care. 80 tha' u"
accidents or catastrophcs VIII occur. 49,,
carncutcrs were at work yestefua! Oh nv
west side Of the pedestal hnilulnS " tS,,h
form. This platform VIII ne Jun az ,,seJ
ao'' ,,,o PEDESTAL now IS. 10 Is to be useu
m IT., ,bc statue fcomplcto) will nave been
,ant"d mn 10 that height. When the statue
!oebos tho TOP Of the pedestal. the WORK
-, con stand on the west platform an"
MI ,bo bronze from its position on us
,'resent plstiorm a. the granite PEDESTAL
GUrTERiNG.
Tho work Of improvement about tne sla-
tue is still going on. Hnitcrlhs' Nnicl =" -,
Ncrv much needed in that secuOn' j. uci"-
laid AMI everything viii present I'm ',tI"D-
,;ve anuearaucc on the 2Nth' prov iUeu ,n'i'
arn not many hard rains before 'il't mn
rbere are number Of residences hc'i ,,, ''O
pelestal, on Franklin street s s.h' a,I he
much nearer completion the -''h' an" -
~ nresentcd 10 the many strangers VINO
~, ~ ber,. will be much better than thosc
''nla,,ed 10 the Richmond public nj pres
int Tranklin street, nj that section should
have a thorough overhauling before 'le -'ln'
The first design Of the committee nav NJ
the matter in charge was 10 entertain "a.
veterans by a campfire anu ui"''t a. W',
rsnosition Grounds the afternoon oi th'
ao,h The matter was looked MO- ana II
80 found that the plan was inpfactlcan'
;n,o,nuch as the soldiers would occupy 'nc
t'',,ns,,ion grounds. and 10 would not ht
rigbt 10 mix the two crowds np. rue COM
ni,iee now hope % get the sam Jnuc'
tabernacle. and give the dinner mere. lhls
il AN admirable place, a. IL Is near 'h'
statue, and is amply large lVF 'he l,u' i'oS,,
lut IL the work on it Is not done Win ilio'y
speed than at present, II VIII NOT nc hiilsne"
In time.
AN ESTIMATE.
From the estimates received ifohi n,'
mon Yesterday who are prime movers I'D th,
M i,ins, ceremonies. IL is estimated thal
,rnm three 10 four thousand veterans VIII ID,
-, at,cndonce on the 10Th, and about ioul
,housand soldiers. This far se'enly-hN'
.s;i;,arv organizations are expected 10 W.
,'."son, although a number of them nave
nn, notified The military committee oihciai,l
mis- they should do at once as the! can ID,
better provided .or when lheE "IIiNc' anu
can be assigned their place IN li'le'
The veterans. and especially the NhorS'n
;1ed veterans. are requested also 10 o'
MS. ono OF the committee, spe1 slh4
90 tho matter YESTERDAY, said. w ny. uoh
,,or know a marty Of about one hundfel aht
INV veterans met at courthouse III MI 'u
carolina last week. aud about one hHhuIt .
and forty resolved 10 come here ON lhe -"'n
me Veterans Committee has not le'' e" .
line from them. and would not nave hs'iu
but a drummer. VINO was u'N" III '"'' '''
lion. told me Yesterday
Tho Wise Brigade Association met LAT
NIGHT in the Railroad Commissioner Once
ar o'clock. After some little discussion
II WAS decided to participate as body h
The uuyeiliuc exercises. and the iolloWh-
S,.rn onpoinfed 10 make the necessary ar
r.nc,mcnts: Gen. j. {. Hill. Gen. Fey ION
Wise Hon. William LoyCnstein, Capt. j.
/ Ioyv. Can't. Charles II. Epps. Lieut.. y.
n. Cawthorn. Lieut.. j. y. TAYLOR, Messrs'
Rufus Sarycy and G.. II. Hopkins.
\ communication was prepared To be sent
IN all members of the Wise brigade. askln-
them 10 ioin with the association IN Inc
narade Of the 2glh. It II confidently eX-
nccteJ that this old brigade VIII make q
large turnout on thai DAY
some DAYS AGO MayOr i. Taylor Ellyson
sent a number Of invitations to the mayors
of Virginia and the prominent southern
cities asking them to the Lee uhteii'u-'
Five or six have already siguined Their IN
ta,,ion 10 come. among them Hon. j. I.
DAVIDSON. MAYOR Of Baltimore, ana Hon
Harry Wooding, mayor of DanNilie.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
The committee on reception ana enter
taiument Of the Lee monument held meet
ing Yesterday afternoon at 1''o clo'h ii
,h, Goyernor's Office. They decided 20 pro-
vide the specially invited quests Wi'u car t
RACES. The guests viii assemble ln I'D,
hail of the House Of Delegates on the DAY
Of The ogth nj 10 o'clock. take carriages and
90 to their place assigned them IN line.
COMMAND OF CAVALRY.
General Wade Hampton has accepted tho
command of the cavalry the day oi the uh
yelling. Among those VINO have sishIheV
,hs;r Intention To Dee present are Genera
iIoIe of North Carolina, General s0rrel Of
Georgia, General "Harry he'h' ana "eh
eraI PAYNE of Virginia.
In ~ date Colonel l.. VI. Henry, com
mander of the Grand Camp Of virginia
Viii have thirteen uniformed camps in line
THESE alone will be over thousand men.
The line of march has already been pup
Iished. The procession VIII begin 10 move
AT pm. The military viii maIch doWH
proad 10 Nineteenth, and from Main an1
Nineteenth up Main me veterans WI MHl ~
formed on both sides Of the street. Inc sol
/. diers will pass them, and rs soon as the
iast Las gone through the phalanN OF vet
Grams they will be halted, and form directly
i'm the middle Of the street. The veteran
will then take up their march, and The mill
tary will stay in position untl all me Nele
rams have passed. The soldiers VIII iollo"
the veterans. At present the seneia luc'
is that when the procession passes ueneI1
- house. ON Franklin. between seventh
and Eighth. il will be composed rs ioiioWs
Organized Camps.
Infantry.
Veterans not members OF organizations
Cavalry.
Artillery.
Civic Societies.
Fire Department.
The veterans will have the rght OF th'
line at all times. and the posts OF honor "a
the unwilling. Lee Camp VIII DC thehi7' u
The parade. ,
The Augusta (Na.) Memorial Association
,.e, ON the ySth nit and named committees e
arrange for the unyeiling ceremonies a
Richmond ON the 18th inst, Ike thls; I bey
erly Manor: George Powers, /. \. Fnleher
,nIn Rrnwn. Erskine Gay, Joseph House
mann mann " Middle River; :. ii. McCue,J ). II
Crawford, \. T. orooms' casper , Col pei,
North River: John Csisi, Henderson i zen
A. Litton. John Hanna. John siiling; Ia,
lures: John GUY, John Waldrop, ). \. WI
SON. ii. Hanger; Riyerheads: ;. r. Carson :,
George nawpe, Thomas smiley I,l,iS J @ NJ .
smith; South River Cary smi,n, ~ 80 NV
s,n,ner. stanton. ". l.. Olivier, \. III