Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07

gress appropriated $4,000 for designs for
statue or memorial to General u. s.
Grant. Under date of April TO- 1901, the
commission in charge issued an invitation
to sculptors to submit competitive designs.
In answer to this invitation twenty-three
sculptors submitted twsnty-seven models
during the month of March, 1902, which
were placed on exhibition in the basement
of the Corcoran Gallery of Art building in
April. From the models thus submitted two
models were selected by the statutory COM
mission for further competition and the ar
fists of these two were requested to SUBJ
nit larger models of the equestrian group of
their designs, said enlarged models to be
ready not later than October /, 1902, and
they are now at the Corcoran Art Gallery.
At the last session of Congress $4,000 was
appropriated to enable the commission to
commence the erection of the memorial
Sherman Statue
The statue of General Sherman is now in
the course of being executed. The sculptor
and contractor for the Sherman statue Mr..
Carl Rohl-Smith, died August 20, $780, while
on visit to his home in Denmark BY
resolution of the statue commission Deem
Der 3, 1900, the widow was authorized to
complete her husbands work using there
for such expert assistance as might be
found necessary A new contract for this
purpose was executed with Mrs. Rohl-Smith
on April 8, 1901, which provides that the
monument shall be completed within two
years. The work is making good progress
The pedestal is complete four figures for
the pedestal are being cast at the foundry;
work is progressing on the plaster cast of
the equestrian statue and of the bas-reliefs
and inscriptions; the designs have been
made. some approved and some are still I'M
der consideration and improvement. The
pedestal for the Sherman statue has been
erected at the southwest corner of the in
tersection of 10Th street and Pennsylvania
avenue. 1t is Immediately south of the
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statue of General Sheridan has also
been authorized by Congress, and the tri-
angular parking on the north side of Penn
sylvania avenue between 18th and 14th
streets has been selected as it's site but the
contract for making the statue has not yet
been given. The main features of the
statue have not been decided on, but it will
doubtless represent the dashing cavalry of
ficer mounted a horse in a pose familiar
to his followers.
To Mcclellan.
Congress has also authorized a statue
to General Mcclellan, and for that purpose
has appropriated $4,000. Under date of
May 8, 1901, the commission in charge is
sued an invitation to sculptors to submit
competitive designs. In answer to this in
vitation nineteen sculptors submitted twen-
ty-one models during the month of April
1902, which were exhibited at the Corcoran
Gallery of Art in this city in May. From
the models submitted four were selected by
the commission for further competition,
and the artists of those four We're requested
to submit an enlarged model of their de-
sign February l. 1902. These models not
being entirely satisfactory second set of
models were called for to be ready next
February. The location of the Mcclellan
statue has not yet been determined.
Peace Monument.
One of the most prominent of the monu-
IN ha rKbo in ha civil
war is in the center of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at the foot of the Capitol.
1t Is popularity known as Peace monu-
ment.' and was erected to the memory Of
the officers. seamen and marines of the
United States navy who fell in defense of
the Union during the civil war. The upper
figures are nearly nine feet in height and
represent America weeping for the loss of
her sons. while History is inscribing a
tablet record of their patriotic deeds. On
a lower ledge of the pedestal and in front
of the monument is statue of Victory
holding UP laurel crown Figures of Nep-
tune and Mars, typifying the navy and
marine corps, are at the feet of Victory.
On the rear of the statue is a figure of
Peace extending an olive branch. The
monument is forty-siX feet high and is of
white marble, resting on granite base
The design is by Admiral Porter. The statue !
was executed in Rome by Franklin Sim
mons. The pedestal was provided by Con-
gress and the statue, costing S2,0G0 was
PROVIDED by contributions OF the navy and
marine corps.
Naval Heroes.
The navy is also honored in this city by
statues of Admrals Farragut and Du Pont. !
The statue of Farragut is in the center of
the circular park space at the intersection
of Connecticut avenue and / street 1t is !
of bronze and was modelled by Mrs. Winnie |
Ream Hoxie. The figure is ten feet in !
height and stands on pedestal of granite !
twenty feet high. The bronze for, the fig
ure was taken from the propeller of Farra-
CUTS famous flagship the Hartford, with !
which he passed the forts below New Or
leans and fought in Mobile bay. The monu-
ment was unveiled in 1881.
The statue of Du Pont also represents
the admiral in a standing position and sur
mounts granite pedestal in the center of
Dupont Circle at the intersection of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connection
avenues and 10Th and p streets The fig
ure is of heroic size. The admiral has his !
marine glass in his hand and is represented
as standing on the quarterback of his ship
looking across the waters. The statue was
unveiled three years after similar ceremo-
MES were performed at the statue of his
companion-n-arms, Farragut.
Garfield Static.
The statue of President Garfield iS at tho