New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19

| THE PRONE FIGURE Oi 'INIhNL "\"'''> ~
rr PLACED ~ PROSPECT PARK.
Al the recent meeting where the advocates OF the
| annexation Of Brooklyn and New-lork were hearu
ono Of the speakers d"porcd the lack OF phhhc spirit
in Brooklvr saying that in no other city IN this
couniry and 50 far ~ he knew. In Europe was
nuhl.c spirit at so low an cbb II" gave no EluStra-
lions TO prove his assertion ard Their" arc tho'" WI"
differ widely with him. In certain kinds OF pune
spirit the city Is sadly deficient, bat IN 0'h'r WINS
there Is abundant evidence of the eNist'nc" oil pun
lie sentiment which Is healthy and fully alive 10 me
cxiccncos Of the times once the rcproach vas r'S'
| against Hrooklyn that She the city OF Churches
boca,l,c there public meeting places save III
churches. but hi, was long ago disposed o. ErooN'
lyn IS still the city Of homes. alt-orsh h"r" are
cuhhoIi,.'s IN the city representing an lN'''"'"' VI
= million Of dollars vlIh several thousands Of mem
lcr~ The streets Ia many parts of The city are linen
with handsome ana costly homes. and the PARIS ara
Measure ground. have been steadily ADDED to uh'l
the Stigma of being huge. ovcrero"n village h'S
| hecn cast Off
one o. the reproaches which used to be- cast IN TIE
teeth OF TIE city sign Of the lack oil puic sPi'i'
va, the absence of from public places rms
| la. already been removed To degree ana VIII u"
sin n,or, so When plan, now well under way are
c,rriod to comnriion K".idc. the statue OF Lihc'i'
erected soon after The Close Of ihe war; ana the hN''
Of Irving Moore and John Howard ihyh" III prosper
Park two Of the SONS Of the ely Itself ar" how IN
mortalzo' in bronzc-Ilcnry Ward Bc"chcr ana James
| : r. Stranahan. White other froohlyii" Is YET
= candidate for similar distinction. no less 'hah 'nf'
other distinguished are to have statues IN '"'
| city, The Hamilton ub win plIc" Oh" statue o.
| N.xandcr Hamilton IN front OF th" clubhons" al
Rrm,rn ana clinton sis. The subscriptions 'owar"
The cost oi the wo,k have been mad" by IN" m'mo'''
| 4 the. club. The members Of the Union Lchga" 'i""
| Ir,yc secured thu nuccu, OF fund for th" erection
of an conc,rian statue of General Grant III 'front.' 81
| .f.. f,i,, at
,n ou,n plaza affords an admirable site for II. IL
| Vii hr two or three years before III" Wo'" upon
| u.,, statues Is completed ana they can l." cf''"u
aud unveiled
still another statue /, soon To adorn the city. III"
f., for If In. not been CHOSEN hut i, /. likely to be
pacrd I'm Pro poet Pirk. ia" statue i u'a' o wei"
r,al t,oigc X. Warren. and In" GRAND Army posi-
which bear, his name has undertaken TO SECURE the
| fund, 10 pay for IT, Il Is bronze statue 81 heroic
lie representing General Warren rs standing on 'op
of Little Round Top on tn" Gettysburg bnttheu ~
the moment when he discover. I'm til" survey oil inc
| scene Of action the command Of General iioou
emerging from the woods in front of him. lie al
once. reported the fact TO his superior ofr'r ana
batteries were hastily planted. which s'"H'd H." al
,aucIng troops and cut th"m ia pieces. - that The
| MON Army won the fight. III" statue represents
the subject with his ncd-g glasses lowered at his SIDE
and hl, attitude Is that OF onr starring BACK w a'"N'
m"nt and surprise. 1t Is the FORK Of Henry b"af"'
! the sculptor, ana i cast ny '' iici"S ''''''' ~
Company.
Tn. Warren Post at first thought OF erecting the
satue on the battlefield It Gettysburg. but II Is i'
that II will be far fitting TO erect II In broohy
aud to place It upon zone commanding SITUATION IL
tie great park Of the city. There Is none VI NV
.,afu., ,,.r. IN "A place whore # be- seen from Il
distance. The Lincoln statue Is hidden on one sid'
lr the fountain in the Plaza qnc the other by the
urrouuding emiucncc, which covered with trees
TN. >tlannhan Statue I, partially concealed 10y trees
and ,nrubbcry The bust Of Payne can hardly be-
f,und bv reason OF the surrounding bushes. Inc
uoor,. lu. IS I'm the midst Of the flower garden ara
, plv I.. seen from short distances. - can tn"
,,i,,, Inns, which +. across the east drive from the
ror,r ,,,rd.n and +, best seen by persons In car
., a.. thc Lincoln statue can BE- best seen from The
,r., ear, Witch pass #. II the statu" OF General
warren T., placed I'll" top Of on" oi me- khoilo ~,
1. mark ,vith "A clear vision OF II from ulN'aI'', IL
viii Doe most deSirabl" ADDITION 10 ,n' mn n
ihr LoirI. which bear hi, name. Whci" the battle oil
Long Island was ionghi' 49,, - ,,o,. ~
| II may be- charged aSdinNt bIo9ANh lur ia,H ;n
ruillc shirt that in the matter oil Nul'>trlplon' ~
H.. ,ity for i.. Grant Statu" Fund IN New 0rk.
.n,carJ which t:,jOOOO I'm all was raised larEIN ny
the effort, Of General Horace Porter IN" ,
| aio nDo To he sure much than this amount
wa, subscribed ny brooklyn men doing business IN
| Nrw. York bi; when IT," Brooklyn commute wa,
,rpoutd # promised 10 secure TlOoOo anu 'rnrrh,i
! ~ ~ slnr,,n, wa, - enthusiastic that when Edwin
Urcrs offered TO eyc $1,000 he wanted IN" sum 10 l
mr. nl,,d increased 10 HlOoOOo Bnt %hel tiie cor
I"ctnr, set nt work they found great dhrnliy IN 90
| aiming subscriptions. TIL" Inlon LcaCu" mrlnh".S
mid they we're going put up Grant Satnr OF hir
own. III" c. A. r. men had lh";r own p r"JeV', ard
INV 6nauclars 10 call upon and IA" w"althrSt men
and those bn,t able to dive had already contributed
i'm Nrw-York. 50 the total was far short OF what