The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-03
DEWEY Aacn SEEMS DooMED.

The chances are that the famous Dewey
arch erected Just before the Admiral re-
turn from Manila in honor OF his signal
victory over the spanish fleet. Will not
/ be psrpetuated 90 marble OF other stone
as was The Intention OF certain patriotic
/ citizens Of New York The arch. which
sHs considered marvel Of artistic
beauty. stands al the intersection Of
broadway sud Twcuty-third streets in
thot city. II was erected for specific
occasion. namely. tho celebration In honor
Of Admiral Dewcy's return home IL Was.
on that account. constructed Of the cheap
est materials. wood and plaster being. IN
effect. a fun sized yet perfect mo.icl Dur
ing the Dewey celebration and just fol-
lowing It. thc question or making the arch
permanent was extensively discussed. ana
there followed shortly the organization
81 a committee Cor thv purpose Of taking
the matter Ia hand The committee went
70 work with the avowcd intention OF
raising t10oe0 20 put the arch into stone.
Il Was thought that patriotic New York
cfs who he'd given hundreds of thousands
to make the celebration in honor OF Ad-
mirai Dewey a success. would not hesi-
tate to contribute 20 fund 10 perpetuate
the Admrars victory la such
ntting manner The act was over.
iookfd. perhaps. that the two days
Of the Dewey celebration did more for
New York and New Workers financially
than would the pcrpetuation Of the Dewey
arch 10 a thousand years or more. After
almost year Of hard work the commit
tee has succeeded 60 raising 10000.
much Of which was promised with the
understanding that the fun half million
should be- raised within twelve months.
Nov there Is a demand for the removal
Of the temporary arm. which has been
dsnominated an "eyesore" The CRIME
and dust Of the city have settled upon !,
and the rain has strcuked II In various
shades OF dirty black aud yellow. Pass
ing vehicles have broken the plaster from
al. base on either side disclosing the I'M
derstructure Of wood. 10 has blocked
traffic and added to the discomfort and
Inconvenience OF the people In that crowd
ed section OF the city. The 5000 appro-
priated hy the city for keeping IL clean
aud iu repair until Us removal should he
decided upon. has never been used. al
least not for that purpose. and while u
was once thing Of beauty. q Is said q
has not conformed 20 the Old adage about
being a JOY forever New Workers have
be- ome weary Of looking az Il. and Ia
strangers by whom Il has been regarded
as one Of the special points OF interest.
g r. IN Us present coalition. quite dis
appointing
However officers and members Ct the
committee which has charge Of raising
the fund. have insisted that Il remain
where q Is, % the hope that the sight Of
u would induce many to subscribe They
stlli think It viii have this eject. or some
Of them do, al least and are opposed 70
seeing IL torn down. From AN accounts
demand fof he retention IN rs present
condition viii come from no other quar-
ter Il begins 90 look a. n the limit OF
patriotic subscription had been reached
aud that the committees work will end
IN failure. People from an over the
country have watched with interest the
efforts to perpetuate the arch. and the
failure Of the movement. n that l.. its
fate. vii b. a cause Of general regret.