Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30

fully accepted by Virginia In the name
OF the Southern people. Done A. d. 1873.
in the hundredth year OF the Common
wealth.
Look. There is Jackson standing like
a stone wall"
Other interesting statues in Capitol
Square are the Houdon statue or WASH
inCton. in the rotunda OF the Capitol,
and the marble statue OF Henry Clay,
which stands under a canopy, between
the Capitol and the old dollhouse. The
latter is by Hart. and was presented 10
Virginia by the country-woman OF TINS
great tribune OF the people. and unveiled
with imposing ceremonies April l2th,
1850
The Houdon statue OF Washington IS
the only authentic statue OF him in ex-
istsnce, the North Carolina statue having
been burned. Lafayette said that this
was a fac-simile OF Washington's per-
son.
TO GENERAL A. =. HILL.
The A. p. Hill monument. a lovely
heroic statue, situated about mile anu
a half from the city. Is an object or in
tsrest 10 all visitors 20 Richmond and
vicinity. II Is simply bronze ngure OF
General Hill. placed upon base and
pedestal OF Virginia granite. The idea 10
construct such Il memorial was nrst con-
ceived some ten years ago by Major
Thomas A. Brander. OF this city, for
rn.r,y a member OF Letcher's Battery, OF
Pegrams Battalion OF Artillery. II was
tho impression OF Major Brander that
memorial Of some kind should be built
over the grave OF General Hill In Holly
wood cemetery. Later on, almost all OF
m. superyisors OF the battalion took an
interest In the matter, and the contract
for the stone work was finally given 10
Mr. lanes Motherhood, OF this city. Inc
a.sien for the statue was made by MI.
W I. Sheppard. OF this city. and was
copied from a crayon portrait or General
Hill The bronze model was worked out
nv Ruberl. the New York sculptor. and
Il now stands 81 feet high from the sur
face Of the ground TO the top OF the head.
n f. situated at the intersection of the
Hermitage road and the Laburnum
drive. about mile and a half from the
city. overlooking the spots where Hill as
sumec command OF his first brigade. and
subsequently OF his celebrated Light Bril-
gade.
wIcKHAM AND HOw1TzERs.
The handsome heroic statue OF General
Williams c. Wickham Is located In the
west avanue OF Monroe Park facing Lau-
rel street, where 1T is Joined by PARK ana
Floyd avenues. This monument consists
OF a granite base and pedestal and a
bronze figure OF General Wickham, and
was erected TO his memory by employees
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
company. OF which he was for many
years president.
Not very far from the Wickham monu-
ment. at the intersection Of Park and
Cove avenues and Harrison street. In a
beautiful lIttls triangular lot Is the How
,,zer monument. which. IKE the Wick
hem memorial, has been erected In recent
years II is a bronze figure OF an artii-
iervman. heroic IN size. mounted upon
granite PEDESTAL 1t was put up by the
s',Tyivors and friends Of the historic How
,,zer battalion. and Is regarded as quite a
6rished niece Of work. The city OF Rich
u,nnd donated the site for the monument
ard nut the plot in attractive condition.
a hedge was planted around the grassy
sectIon' and very soon II will have grown
sufficiently high for the fence TO be taken
l down.
! Appropriate monuments. comprising