New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-12
FOR 4 STATUE TO BRYANT THE POEI
THE PARK COMMISSIONERS TO BE ASKED ON
WEDNESDAY FOR A sITE-THE BUST READY.

THE PARK COMMISSIONERS TO BE ASKED on
WEDNESDAY FOR sITE-THE BUST READY.
on Wednesday petition will be submitted to the
Central Park Commissioners asking them to grant Q
site in the park for the erection Of pedestal ana
bust OF william Cullen Bryant. Fourteen years nave
passed since death OF Bryant. ana dnnng al mat
time the idea Of putting up q statue IN nono1 Oh ~
memory has been more or less under conslderauon.
Years ago c. 4. Ludington, now hVlng AT no. ~
Madison ave-, offered TO present handsome bust o.
pryant 10 Central Park, and to pay the cost OF inc
pedestal on which 1t should be placed. For some
reasou however hi, offers were disregarded by the
Commissioners. although never absolutely re9ectee'
AboIt six years ago a number OF men, mostly MEM
hers OF the Century Club, formed themselves into
committee 10 raise funds for Bryant statue AZ.
necessary sum was estimated to be s.o,Ooo' ana
strenuous Efforts were made to obtain TINS amount
h,t Subscribers we're not plentiful. and after about
81, 600 had been raised the matter was allowed 10
drou This money has since been lying IN oanA'
drawing interest. A.
Tho committee heard recently Of the bust In Mt.
Iudiucton's possession. and OF It's non-accep'ahco
ly the Park Commissioners. II was eAahihieu y,
,hon, and found TO be far superior In nneness oi
c>prcs,ion dclcacy Of finish and artistic 'aiuc "
any fu size statue that could be purchased Win uie
ucr,v in hand Oycrturcs were therefore maze 10
Mr. Iudington the subject. ana IL "a' hH'.'
decided 10 apply 10 tho commissioners LOT sue :.
,or,,., Park on Which the bust might pe sol "P'
u vos agreed that the money Of the comm"''~
should be- used for building a handsome maro'e P"'
cs,ol and canop, for the bust. Inc Designs ""'e
been prepared. and the preliminary agreement 'o'
ina work made with Patterson & Co., marble wora'
or, The formal contracts viii not ne maze o"'u
the ste has teen given by he Park COMMISSIONER
The chairman Of the committee ~ charge Of tae
work Is John rigclov. ard enc of The iead'hg ne"'
bc-s ~ the committee + :. p Avery. OF NO "eso
rh,,fv.rrl ths, Mr.. Ludinclon Is c0nrt"s! me"'
Nor NJ the committee. The members OF the teh'"F!
club have taken Il warm interest In the subject oi
tho st.,ue ON account the intimate relation, t'a'
r>isted between the club and the dead poet brN'h'
twrc serted as preside Of TIC club, and twice pe'i
r,,en,ops were given him by II. These were IN ioop
and IN 1870 and we're IN honor Of his seventeen '"u
oich,,.th birthdays Prolal " never In the history
q the country has any other man, without om'ia' y"
sion NJ any kim, received enthusiastic tribute
Letters telecranl> poems poured In upon him on DOM
o,,,sions nom all parts of the United states anu
Europe. -o,
Rrvant was born IN Hampshire. MAJ II '''f'
when ten years old liz published Transitions 'roni
tho I,t,n poets. At eighteen he wrote lhanaiopss'
Moving TO New-York, Bryant established ." Inc New
York Review - which he contributed many Oh No
hes mems In 1876 he became Editor oil i"e
pv,n,nr Post" His nrst collection Of poems was
n,h,i.hsd in 1922 aud were regarded as The best
pro ucts Of the American Muse up TO that t ua,r,
ia translatons OF the " Had and tAc ou!ssey
,ysrs nubllshed In 1860 and lo'l. lie uiei on 'nSS
IN ISIS in the eighty fourth year OF nis agc 'o'e~
and regretted By thousands nj nom, ana a''cau'