The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-23
TINE RESTORED sTATUARY HAIL.

THE KESIORED STATUARN HALL.
ed by the beginning of the last century,
the decorative scheme following faith
! fully the ideas of the original archi-
tects. For years statuary hall, with its
famous whispering gallery, has been
enc of the principal show places of
Washington 1t will now more than
ever be Il source of interest ana delight
TO visitors at the national capital.
The chamber was officially designat
ed as the national statuary hall by an
act OF congress approved by President
Lincoln July 2, 1864.
Twenty-seven statues in bone and
marble have thus far been grouped
within the chamber being contributed
; by sixteen states. While some of the
| figures are not as representative as
they might be, the collection is valua-
BILE and interesting. There are quite a
number of statues that may justly be
pronounced masterpieces of the sculp-
tors art. The states Of New York, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania. massachusetts
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont
Ohio, New Hampshire and Missouri
have filed their quota. each placing
two statues of distinguished sous in
this hall Of fame
New York has furnished statues IN
bronze of Robert r. Livingston, mem
Der of The Continental congress and
United States minister to France, who
negotiated the Louisiana purchase
treaty, by =. d. Palmer, and George
Clinton, first governor Of the state, by
H. L. Brown,
New Jersey has sent up Richard
Stockton, a siGner Of the Declaration
Of independence, in marble, and Philip
Kearny CF'ighting PhilD, a gallant
cavalry general in The civil war, in
bronze, both by IT, X Brown.
Pennsylvania has furnished in mar
bic Robert Fulton, the inventor of the
steamboat. by Howard Roberts, and
John i. Muhleubers Of Revolutionary
fame, by Blanche Nevin.
Massachusetts is represented by John
Winthrop. first colonial governor, by
Richard S. Greenough, and Samuel
Adams, the Revolutionary organizer,
by Anne Whitney, both in marble.
Rhode Islands contributions are
beautiful works in marble representing
Roger Williams. by Franklin simmons
and Nathaniel Greene. famous general
Of the Revolution, by II. X Brown
Connecticut has sent statues in mar
bic Of Jonathan Trumbull, the first
governor, Washington's Brother iona
than and Roger Sherman, one of the
committee which drafted the Declare
ton of Independence, both by G. b.
Ives.
Vermont has supplied in marble
Ethan Allen. the Green Mountain Rev
dictionary hero by Larkin c. Mead,
and Jacob Collamer, an early senator,
by Preston Powers.
New Hampshire has contributed in
marble two Of the most notable statues
Of the collection Daniel Webster, born
in the Granite State. and John Stark
Of Bennington fame they were mod
eled by Carl Conads after statues in
bronze in the statchouse park at Con-
cord. The original Webster statue was
W iAdis AitdL VI fllt 4SAtlA iiouiN was
by Conrads himself.
Ohio has furnished marble statues of
James A. Garfield, the mart yred presi-
dent, and William Allen, Buckeye
governor, both the work Of Niehaus.
Missouri has furnished statues in
marble Of her worthiest sons. Thomas
H. Benton ana Francis z. Blair, both
by Alexander Doyle.
The remaining six of the sixteen
states thus far represented in statuary
hall have each supplied one statue of
a favorite son.
Now that this historic old chamber
has been restored and beautified it Is
expected that ether states of the I'm
ION will hasten to have themselves fit
tingly represented in this American
pantheon. SAMUEL HUBBARD,
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