Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-27


has. possibly, built more pubic W..
nents than any other confaeeoi ~ "a
ginia. Among those when now enc
testimonials OF his hand"o,h ell
tesu'i ~ Confederate soldiers and san.
Le' .hs HowItzer. and the A. L. hl'I
Monuments. These aggregate cost "
oonsIdarably over $10OOOO, nearly w"
th,rds Of which was expended ior iapoi
and material in this state.
WHY 1T WAS BUILT.
NJ Netherwood's eccentricity In erect
IT, 20 himself such a shaft as ne mas
matter Of some public interest ho
n,,s acted Yesterday why he had oulit
,ha monument, and replied: Il iouhu
that n was frequently the case In ENG
,ord that men erected such statues "
.he,,, selves before death, and, believing
., would probably introduce such GUS
,o,, among our people, had my cutters
10 snend the time in which they wouid
have been idle in working upon the sh'A'
that YOU have seen in Oakwoou'
Captain Dickerson, superintendent OF
the cemetery. who was standing near,
invited Mr. Motherhood TO come OUT anu
live with him as soon as possiDie' W
which the ioyial contractor smiled say
ing; "I don't expect to go out there ior
thirty years" ,.,.,,
AS the reporter left Mr.. Netherwooo
that gentleman said that shoulo the
scribe wish any additional inlormatIon
concerning himself Captain DicAer ~,
could give IL to him, as the Captain hau
known him for the past 200 years. just
at this juncture Mrs. Netherwood put
her head out OF an upstairs window
and cried out. THAT isn't fact. LOT
Mr.. Netherwood was only 90 last Moh-
day. -
A HANDSOME MEMORIAL.
The monument Is unquestionably an
ornament to lakewood. IL is 80 teet
a inches high, aud occupies one of the
most commanding positions in the eeme-
terry. 1t is situated in the centre Oh
Mr. Netherwood's section, and Is DUH
almost entirely of Virginia granite. Inc
base and pedestal are feet and the
column 13. while the figure. which
IS a likeness of Mr.. Netherwood, carved
in Virginia granite, is feet inches
The figure, while hardly portly enough
10 properly represent Mr.. Motherhood, IL
very much like him. and is manifesty
an artistic piece OF work. The houei
was made by Fred. Monihan, ana pre-
sents the wel-known contractor IN stand
ing posture, his right foot slightly PACK
OF his leIt, a scroll III hiS tiShb "os'
his left resting upon a pedestal, ana at
tired in Masonic regalia- His head -
barred, but Mr.. Netherwood declares mat
he intends to put hat on himself as
soon as he has the time He thinks the
figure will appear more natural to those
who know him with the necessary head
gear.
A LEE MONUMENT COLUMN.
The column used in the monument was
taken out Of the Lee monument while
Mr. Netherwood was erecting 1t. This
shaft was found to be faulty. was OBJ
iected to by the committee, and was,
consequently, removed by the contractor.
1t appears that the only thing wrong
with the column was that In turning 1t
the machine had dug It out a little too
deeply in the centre, which caused 1t not
to be perfectly true. This pofNon OF the
Motherhood statue is OF Maine granite,
and is beautifully polished. 1t Is Of lit
tie darker color than the other stone
used, and the effect produced Is very
pretty. The base weight alone Is five
long tons. 1t is probable that such
shaft and figure would cost $500. Dir.
Netherwood's men have been at work on
It at odd times for two and a half years.
but IL will stand the storms of centuries
as a reminder OF the work OF James
Motherhood stone contractor.