New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-20
arr is LONG ~ flashing ION.
DELAY ~ FINISHING STATUES AVIh"i''"N" -
CONGRESS TIE MONUMENTS TO ShH'i""N'
HANCOCK ASD LOGAN.

nrr,y ~ FINISHING STATUES AUTHORIZED IL
coxGnrss-rmE MONUMENTS TO SHERIDAN
HANCOCK AND LOGAN.
Washington. May 10 Spe,iaD.-That art is long
and time ls n.ei!ng" seems Ia be rue az concern
Ing statues authorized by Congress III inen'o!
=, the leaders In the late war-'ieneTai one''''''
General Hancock AID General Logan IL II "'''
four years since the Sheridan statue was avn "''
"a I o \ ward wao has his studio In Ne"-io 'N'
,,o Ian statue 20 Franklin simmons. who WORKS.
"a h'ii.ii , az, - Vyashtrgtnn Congress appro-
nr.ai.t $1,000 each for d." statues, "hi,h az "a
fc bronzr equestrian In design. ana to De pa. a,
,.-n'r.I h.. The committee. OF which The se'Ic,a,s
,d,,"se,rs benz duly considered and practically
The sheridan AID Hancock statues VIA "s lm,I
,, 'p.nrsvlvanln-are the sheridan III we s.na,.'
,r,,nytii.r mark between Thrtccnth aih iou'
,.n"tn ~fs and the Hancock In he similar sii'"n
n,rr'r,naiy desired were sheridan Circle and han
cock square. Ia the most Dc vi 'st 81
~ WILMINGTON. sheridan Circle was Mrs ~, i
g,ns ctore II h. % the vicinity Of the Genera =
home Inc SAM aisnnemt me't .,o "f for the Han.
OK -tatu. The artists. however. r'sate'n ,he
%ailonnl ..ritaL therefore gving more prominence
10 ,her W, K al these conspicuous p2h.s ,,-.io
th. original Sit which Nh. Logan desires IN ,i
hr named Logan circle ~ ooubi th's ..,''.e rbr
rrre.ut name IL would ais Ice IN accoi .t"'e N.'n
he rule by which all the small parks WIZ" STATUES
AT rhr n"snn statue differs from the sheridan ana
Fiarco,k statues IN that II VIII coninetto ~
Logan THIS ls 20 be- SHOWN on lh' PSu's,,'' 40
winch the Extra sum o. Si.'y' ,~,rai in ,h,
"tny Az ' :,r,s hricf visit abroad last winter
pubic, M ,t Work In Rome rs Jar ~ 1t had adj
,anccl In Mr. Smmons's stui.o speaking "a '"''
elt quite satisfied win ne progress Of the
| work and with the work Itself Nh'n p'oi ,,
| T., be completed IN the contract t'h'. me ~
,r,s moi rar enough along To snow the pose OF th'
figure lu; the pedestal was neaty nnsS.s'' i
Ia" bs co,intry II is to be OF solid bronze. and
very elaborate. one sid" or face shows courier
| I'M opposite side shows the United states sehaie'
with senator l.o-an and the senators most '.S
mere and closely associated with him Al VIII be
portrait figures on me, otner , lev" scenes
Mrs Sheridan said recently; expect 10 go , one.
o e9 Win he work can realize the difficulties he
has to contend with In trying to peaSe ,nS "hi
sVnyv he Gcucral a. they were used TO seeing hin,
during the war The General viii be represented
the fill Dress the chapeau Is worn. lSui the sol.
der do no, favor full dress and especially object
when. they say. The General always wore lsu, ,
"" cannot put the statue in nndress uniform ana
| the SLOUGH rat. Neither The artist nor committee
would want to do that -,
H. j. Eiso III n rhe Hanccck statue lie has
studio forty feet square built In the back y@ln 81
The Hancock statue was the last OF the three given
out il IS the frs; ia the completed model. ready
s,r tho cast II is ard half times the size
~ lfo-the nose Of the General erect In the saddle
IL his riyhi hand. which rests lightly on his MP
e. a NoII-e,ass while his left hand holds the relns
10 s in NH dress uniform. with the conical hat
witch General Hancock liked TO wear. ana was
| ,nort familiar to the Army. The general opinion
H. mar the sculptor has been successful IN giving
m cxcellont likeness and natural felike expression
,ough according 10 the impression let by General
Ianrock in his las, years. and he is most likely
| IA he remembered. But II seems 10 have been the
! desire of The Generals family that he should be
| represented as he appeared at the close OF the
] 49,. ..,, ), 81. camilla ,,ts
vcsk having FIRST given private view. at which
| a large number OF Army people were present
| INC reccutloJ was a delightful affair. General
| stanton General ilrady Colonel Berret Colonel
OrIvny and Lieutenant Young received the guests
/ aud Mrs Elicoti assisted by Mrs otto Ncsmiti
/ and Mrs Henri Rykcrs WAS an attractive nostess
| in the tea-room. Among the guests were General
! ard Mrs Schofeld General Greedy; General Van
! Vlet Daniel y Morgan. Captain Long. quarter
! master. General Hatcheider Colonc. John VI. Will
SON Mrs Wilson General Marcus Wright Mr.
/ and Mrs Joshua Davis. Mr.. and Mrs Max Weyl
! General o. H. WIllcoX Mrs. John C. Elllcott ano
/ Miss Ellicott OF Baltimore: COMMANDER Melville
/ Colonel schoned. Major Sanger ana Mr. ana MIS-
/ T. y. Fletcher. o,.,, r,.,oo,L md
Iogon there will be the statue or General Sher
man Tor which Congress has appropriated S>Vooo
. Xothlng has vet been done about H. Tnen there
! ia the Memorial Bridge. - span the Potomac te
Arlington which Is intended, IN Some .orh' to
I commemoratc the fame OF General Grant