Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-01-28
TINE nnnons OF rnXAs.
History OF tho statues In tho Hyde Park
Studio AZ Austin,

History OF The statues In tho Hyde Park
Studio AZ Austin,
Elltor Gnzotto' Mira LoosranA nno arii.
ulr recently published concerning mpuumonts
10 Texas heroes Is very timely anu Ia this
connection l would IKE the public 90 Know
what has already been done NJ Austin,
Whom Beucdcttc -, Tobln N Austin wua
elected prr.ldont of Tho board NJ lady man
as srs st KS nauia'son'\Sy9 Is'9 ne no a
hlhit association then located nt Fort
Worth. afterwards moved To Waco then to
GtNrltnu, shr, ns president or the board OF
lnly Wnnngrra, proposed 20 have some henu'
tlful memorials 60 uilrn the Texas building,
aud decided Ia call upon the womru nud
children Of thn state 90 uil Ia pHtpctuptiUg
70 marble our grand Texas herocs, Snm
lioninu Aul stephen ~, Austin IN statues,
and ltusk fauun aud Crockett IN buHts,
Ihr proposition met with ready response
ana after apondrncv with noted tculps
tors IN tie Uultcd States aud In Paris.
trinro, Elsthri Ney. thr s,uplr2'4H Whp
Inns won rpnuwn IN Europe by her statues
lul husis N some ~ Eurupc,e nqsl re-.
nuwuci mon, bismarck. Gnrlhnldl, Iceberg
IncIb, Grimm. Rnl the unfortunate roman
tie King ~ bavaria, ludwig H.. the biini
pug ot lilu"NnG ne laHl ~ the Euclfs, by
her beautiful st. Sebastian adjoining one Of
the great cithVirals IN Europe, was called
upnn and cnuHultcd.
The indies had raised a few hundred dol.
lars ns d slptur fund when the Official an.
Tcyua Ind forfeited their charter and lint
nll hlpn NJ Texas hrlug represented ut rho
Tnyns.
Bonrlcite n rohlu. with heroic courage.
dr,crmingd, with Tho aid OF her ho0r1 10
raise huiOei"ni money to have ut least
beautiful renirEous fnr tac convenience ANA
comfort OF pll Texans visiting the WHITE
cill, Tha great undertaking by. the wo-
mon WINS begun with tie hope and fond cy-
pcriah1n tlat the state Legislature nnd
County Evhlhturs' AsHoclation u Texas
wonM como 70 their assistance, and make
mn exhibit ~ thr resources pf the state.
bWyone IL fnmlllnr with the doplorahe
Npallr hnl neglect Of our state g1Ycrnmung
aud Exhibit alAsuclnuon An ought 10 he
familiar With the untclnsh, utlrng. wholly
WttuuWfl tolNroe OF hrnudpffe ~ Tlhlu.
the pnd1nntcd courage displayed from mo
logInnlng 60 The END Of Tho fair. how the
Tie mnst cheerful hospitality 90 much al.
mlrcd, was extended mt only TO our own
nn9plr, lni 20 n.y. visitors from tho states
and foreign c0mtrie1,
Az tie moment the men " Texas nyowod
thvlr inHlNlliy ~ carry ont their plan M
women had To- take the rcspodblliy Or
adornlng Il with with STATUES and bnsfs NJ
Toxins hcr1gs would have hren abandoned
" lllsahrt Ncv had NOT generously onerpd
bonutlful iiea OF he women X W. ev ~ INV a,
ukll md ilme na free onUrlng on mo altar
w hprolsm,
.'flNN NANNN NNNl hfNN NnlNNl IVY the Statue
clubs hut upon condition thai aftcr fhr
tnlf suihcicnt means should be raised 10
lWnlurn iNfm m rnAuriuH marhlp and hnge
thcm placed Withiu tho c0rrldora OF inc
NhNlOlli IiIaHhft My recalled from 6blvi1u
lhe forms ana features ~ two ~ Tcsna'
ehcnahei heroes, and Iryaa therefore Ind
ihN ru1i fortune 90 SOC IN tho center OF nor
building ~ tho Worlds fnir tho lnp0sinr
ft1iuo % Sam iinustun which won XII mneb
admiration, especially FROM artists 81 ali
countries Visiting Chicago,
Tho statue NJ Austin ndniahrd al thaf
tine NJ now Misc completed and Will win
lhe statute NJ Nuusi4n when thnt shall
hhNe been returned from rhlcaea. reniein
lhr studio az HYDE park. awaiting rnl,
hlment " no condition Of the contract. no.
Nit TINT 4umrirnt means shall be- rafsei
~ have them done IN marble after which
iheY VIII hN presented hv tho women az
iNns 20 tho cnnlthi VI their qiifc AMI 10
lllsnhet Nev and linnedrtto rnhln irexnq
gor generations ~ cdmc shall owe "a debt Of
grQNulr Tor their prrrlfss legary
'Iie D7uTnfrHf mr. fhn Npuuhir aeNnt Al
ntilng alHnciation 20 lend ihelr nsaisfanee
70 mo Statue club. hut The whole state
hN nil awaken fn lNH WNN SONY 81 Hidinr iN
thll patriotic undertaking. thus preventing
a lnrg scnlnsion " these aintnrs 10 Inc
siniln ~ Hyde pork awaiting their resnr-
fentlNn Ia marble. HF fhf whole state should
awake 30 ihp hrauhfyinF and Hinrning OF
our magnificent building nni grounds
Austin Tex