Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-03
WILL MEET ON 18TH
Secretary Root Takes Steps to E1pe-
dite the Completion OF Their Duties
The Question Of Sites.

The commissions charged with the ar
rangements for the erection OF statues 70
General Sheridan and General Mcclellan
in this city took steps today to expedite the
completion of their duties AS chairman
of both commissions Secretary Root To-Day
called upon the members of each to meet
him at the War Department on the I'th
instant, with view to action upon long
nepdinp questions connected with the work
in hand.
Site for Sheridan Statue.
An important question to be determined
in each case is the selection Of site f>r
the statue. Many years ago. when the
movement for the erection Of a statue TO
General Sheridan was inaugurated, the
triangular reservation at the corner OF
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street, III
front of the National Theater, was selected
for that purpose.
Since then, however. change has been
made in the plans. Mrs. Sheridan. widow
of the distinguished cavalry commander,
objected to the National Theater site and
expressed desire that the proposed statue
be put In Sheridan Circle. newly I'M
proved reservation on Massachusetts ave-
nue. at 23d street.
Although disposed to crafty Mrs. Sheri-
dan, the commission has not yet been able
to reach a conclusion in the matter. Much
depends upon the selection of site Tor the
proposed Grant memorial. II that memorial
is erected in the ellipse south of the White
House, as has been proposed. the commls.
sion will undoubtedly favor the erection OF
the Sheridan statue In the reservation OIL
rectly south Of the Department OF state, so
as to make 1t "a companion piece with the
statue of Gen. Sherman on correspond
ing site south of the Treasury Department:
If, however. the Grant Memorial Is placed
in the alternative site in the Botanical
,Io OF In Fool NJ fha
probable that the Sheridan statue will 90
placed in the Massachusetts Avenue circle
An Unexplained Delay.
There has been an unexplained delay in
the work on the Sheridan statue. In March.
1889. Congress appropriated $4,000 for the
expenses Of the Sheridan statue. and In
March, 1891, increased the total appropria-
ton to $4,000. Shortly after a contract
was made with Mr.. ]. @. A. Ward. the
sculptor, for the construction Of the statue
according to the approved design. The
statue was to be completed in 1885, but the
work is still unfinished, and there is lack
Of information In regard to the progress OF
the work.
The Sheridan statue commission as now
constituted consists Of Secretary Root.
Senator Wetmore Of Rhode Island and
Major General Corbin, adjutant general OF
the army. The last named succeeds Gen.
Fullerton as the representative Of the So
ciety Of the Army of the Cumberland
The Mcclellan Statue.
The Mcclellan statue commission con-
sists Of Secretary Root, Senator Wetmore
and Gen. Ruggles, U. s. A, retired, who
represents the Society of the Army of the
Potomac. Although the site for this statue
has not yet been selected 1t is likely to be
put in either the reservation on Pennsyl-
National
Theater, in Franklin squire, in Sheridan
circle, or south of the State Department.
according as the Grant and Sheridan sites
are decided. The commission is also to
decide which Of the designs submitted by
Messrs. Austin Hayes. Chas. H. Niehaus,
Waldo Story and Attilio Piccrilli shall be
adopted for the Mcclellan statue These
four models have been on exhibition In
the Corcoran Gallery of Art since Febru-
airy l last.