Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-14

ms entre expense accounts, as rendered. az.
'gregated IS, Sll N, and most Of this amount was
repaid him In the final settlement CONCERNING
his achievement. Greenoupll. on Nav 10 1sIi
State: VI
beg leave to represent that, though I have
oeen paid Tor this statue, have still an in terest
is the birth of my thought I have sacriAceS
70 II the flower Of my days and the freshness of
my strength; Its every ineament has been
mois tened with the sweat Of nv toll and the
Tears OF my misery. would not barter AWAY
,.s association with my name for the proudest
fortune that avarice ever dreamed In giving
II up to the nation that has done me the Gonor
70 order 1t at my hand respectfully claim FOR
II that appreciation which is the boast Of ciyili
cation to afford to art"
DIFFICULTIES OF TRANSPORTATION.
When the transportation Of the work IN
America was looked into new and unforeseen
difficulties presented themselves. It wss fonnd
that the statue was too large when boxed nm "a
be received into the hold of an ordinary .ized
sailing vessel OF that day. A long correspond
ence was had between Greenough and the Navv
department here concerning the assignment Of
government vessel for the task Of transporta
ton, but at length, after various missdyentnres
Ihe American ship Sea Of Norfolk. Capt ], A.
Deiano. altered SO as to admit the statua
through its matches. was chartered bv Com
m m Isaac Hull, then commanding on the
Mediterranean at a cost of IS. 500 TO nnska ths
voyage from Leghorn to the United St.tes
with the privilege of stopping of at other ports
ior aooltional cargo But such was Green ouph's
natural anxiety for the direct Transportation
oi MS nnished work to it's destination that
ne Paiu the captain 81 500 out of his own
pocket to forego the stopping privilege ond
speed straight to Washington. So eyervtbino
was adjusted and the snip set sail with ;ts
precious freight 1t arrived here safely on
yuiy 81; 1871. and lay to at the navy ward.
From the navy yard the figure was movsd 10
the place prepared for its reception nnder ,bo
dome at a cost of e., 000 and Is. 600 additional
was expended In mounting il on its nedeataI
Inc east doorway to the ''rotunda' had M he
torn down Tor the admission of the statue
Leghorn and was also detained here hssoys Re-.
discharge Her owners therefore demandad
"a, IOO as their total charge for the transnorta
ton OF the statue. Four pavments ~ 81 m
each had previously been made to Greenou9h
on account, ana shortly after the delivery Of
tne work So.V0O more was appropriated 10 |
effect final settlement with him. Accordingiv
the entire work up to that date cost the sum Of |
$40 900.
THE FIRST LOCATION.
but the vicissitudes Of the statue did not end |
there. Placed as il was in the center Of the |
rotunda, Congressman and Senators had TO |
walk around it in hurrying from one end Of the |
sapisoi 10 the other. and to many of them IL |
FORMED literal stumbling block: several Of the
more eorpuient members repeatedly parked
.heir shns against the sharp corners OF it, base
IN hastening to get round Il. Water dripped
upon ~ from the temporary roof Of the .sro
,unda above; a bad light fell upon it from di-
rectly overhead, as Greenough himself pointsd
out, and altogether the statue seemed 10 ~ ant
OF JOINT with its environments A lauehahls
debate took place concerning it on the door Of
the House In lSa2, in which some Of the mem
bers who bore the marks Of psrsonai encounts..