The evening times., 1899-08-23
FOUND DEAD IN HIS STUDIO.
Sculptor Caspar Buberl Expires Sud-
denly From ApOplexy.


denly From ApOpIexy.
New York, Aug. 23.-Caspar Ruberl. a
sculptor, whose works brought him fame
and who was engaged on the Dewey arch.
was found dead in his studio, at No. $50
East One Hundred and Fortieth Street. at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon by one OF
his workmen. He had suffered stroke OF
apoplexy as he was passing from one room
to another, and probably died before he
had time to even call for help. He lived
with his daughter, Mrs. Edward Bueb, and
his son-in-law at No. 482 East One Hun
dred and Forty-sixth Street His wife
died some time ago.
He finished his last great work, statue
of Admiral Semmes, OF the Confederate
Navy, the commander of the cruiser Ala
bama at the time when she was sent to
the bottom by Admiral Winslow, with the
Kearsarge. This statue was ordered by
the State of Alabama, and will stand in the
city of Mobile, to which place 1T was
shipped only week ago.
committee who had come TO New York
| to see it had already sent him a highly
| complimentary letter on the work, and a
daughter of Admiral Semmes, who has seen
| it in this city, was impressed with 1t as
| a wonderful likeness.
| He was one of the sculptors who offered
their services to the Municipal Art Com
mission on the reception of Admiral Dew
| sy, and had already finished figure of
| Lawrence, which has already been forward
| ed to Madison Square for use on the tri-
umphal arch.
He was working on some further
sketches for the arch when he was strick-
en-. He had fallen but few minutes be-
| fore he was found lying upon the floor OF
| his studio. DR.. Donlin was called in, but
could do nothing beyond ascribing the
cause of death, and the body was removed
to his home.
| Mr.. Buberl was born in Bohemia, was
sixty-five years old, and inherited his tai
! ent from his father, who was a noted
sculptor in his day. He came to this
country when he was twenty years old.
| He was a most prolific artist, and there
is hardly large city in this country but
has one or more specimens OF his work IN
it's parks or public buildings. Some of his
| principal works are the statue OF the Con-
| federate soldier, at Alexandria, Va; all
| the bronze work and medals for the New
| York State monument on the battlefield
/ of Gettysburg; the soldiers and sal ors'
monument, at Troy, n. Y. and at Hart
| ford, Conn. He also made five bas relief
| panels for the Garfield monument, az
! Cleveland, representing scenes in the life
OF the martyred President. He also made
| a frieze in bas relief l,100 feet long and
three feet high, representing the story OF
the Civil War, which is now in the Pen
| sion Office at Washington.
| He also made for the Government COL
| lossal group representing Columbia pro-
tecting Industry and Science, at the Ma
tional Museum at Washington. The Sol
diers and Sailors Monument at Buffalo
was also his handiwork, but he prided
himself highly upon piece representing
the return of the forces from the Civil
| War, which is on the Hartford monument.
This is eighty feet long by seven feet
| high. Mr.. Buberl did all the life size
MUSES. in the Metropolitan Opera House
! in this city, and in the Patent Office Il
Washington is famous allegorical group
representing Electricity, Fire. Water. In
| vention, Industry, Agriculture, and Min
ing.
He did the Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
ment at Manchester, y. II. Another great
work was a statue of Ponce de Leon
| which he made for the Government OF
Venezuela. He had many statues at Chat
tanooga. statue of Gen. A. p. Hill has
been greatly admired