Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-12-10


hind IL, and thus the whole island il res
plendant with blaze Of electricity
II Is always tiresome, even to the most
profound reader, 70 ponder over dimen- |
sions or 10 encounter a description length |
ened out with geographical or archisectu-
raj data. / shall therefore conine myself
to the very few figures given below
Well, the statue Is a marvel in height,
and when stood beside il, pictured n.y.
self in the proportion Of an insect 10 hu-
man being. When considered its width
I felt all the smaller, "for," imagined I,
should this marvellous structure be over
thrown, it would envelop the whole island
in its fall.''
The melted framework within, reaching
from the ground to the very top ofthe bronze
figure, is quite curiosity. Then again,
looking from the western extremity Of the
island, the sole Of the right foot, which is
half lifted and resting on the toe, appears
50 large surface that might well COM
pare it 10 the size of an ordinary barn-door
In fact, it measures nearly twenty feet in
length. Imagine the other proportions Of
the whole!
/ enjoyed visit TO the dynamo rooms,
where all the power is generated from
which the incandescent lights are run dur
ing the day and the arc lights during the
night. i was shown all through the en-
CINE house and grounds, which are run by
chief and two assistant engineers. The
manager assumes charge in the day, while
his two subordinates share the night watch
between them. Another employee has the
the duty of trimming the carbons of the
torch, which measures Il inches in diane.
ter.
There is a massive base or pedestal of
granite, costing more than the statue itself,
upon which the whole structure rests. This
necessarily extends deep into the surface
of the island, and it is through door at the
very foundation Of this solid stone founda-
ton that visitors enter. One must ascend
ninety feet before even the bronze is reach
ed, and one hundred and seventeen feet
higher still to the top of the diadem, some
distance above which the torch is held.
Thus the entire height is some three hun
dred and six (306) feet above water.
That the Statue of Liberty was present.
ed by France to the U. S. in 1884 as an adj
ditional bond of political and commercial
friendship between the two republics, be-
ing paid for by contributions from the
French people, are facts well known.
To continue: / entered at the base: A
narrow pier of iron stairs wind up the CEN
tire of the hollow form and, to one who at
tempts to climb them, as did, appears to be
endless. Were an elevator placed here it
would, in my estimation, be decided i'm
provement; and think every other visitor
will agree with unexpectedly should he
select for his sight seeing tlip one Of the
summer months.
at last reached the top (but not with
out many imprecations against the builder
of the steps, however,) and prepared to
look forth into the l0,ccr Icorld. Such il
was indeed. / stood in Miss Liberty's
crown and gazcd from between its bars
Away down to the north east lay the great
metropolis of America, its inhabitants seem
ing mere pigmies in the distance. Around
the island rushed New York Bay, and far
Their still to the south rounded the broad
Atlantic.
The immense arm and hand, which hold
the torch wherein are placed 8 arc lights
of 10000 candle power each, reared out
from the side, seemed a whole world in
themselves. l could scarcely believe what
l saw there, to be the arm of the statue, &C
enormous it appears. This portion of the
work-which was all then complete-wa.
exhibited at the Centennial at Philadelphil
in &c, where visitors were allowed to en-
ter it, the hand being large enough to ad
init four persons at once There is now :
railing or balcony surrounding the torch
sufficiently large to admit several persons
like that around the dome of the Capitol a
Washington.
Again | turned TO view the surrounding
cities before descending from my loft,
perch. They were busy, with the throng
of people that traversed their streets. m,
position was entirely unknown TO the swim
of humanity rushing to an fro-they knew
me not, they saw me not was as ont
among a million souls shut out for one mo
ment from the world, but not bewailed anC
never missed
| could but comprehend the littleness o
one; the insignificance paid to the loss of;
single soul amid such over-crowded life
1t is but the lesson Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
We make ourselves we are-no more, N
less, and we are loved and mourned &C
cordingly.
He, that appreciation finds,
Who makes himself the cause,
BY which the world his worth devines
It's but true Natures laws.