The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-12
MISS NEYs STATUES.
They Are in Position but Are Not Yet on
Exhibition.

They Are in Position but Are Not Vet ON
Exhibition.
Austin, Texas, January IT, The statues
o; Generals Houston aud AuGtin are now In
position in the capitol. but being heavily
vclled In chccsecloth, only an imperfect
view of the figures can be caught Miss
Ncy is in the Enclosure constantly watching
and directing every movement Of the mcu
employed IN applying the finishing touches
with great sohciudc. Through Der cour
trsy The Post correspondent vas admitted
to the holy q hoiics' today when bet.
, ter perspective of the figures was had
The first impression received when In the
presence of the statues Of these two fu.
nous Texans Is the disparity tn the size.
This l. explained, however by the state
neut that General Houston was SIX fcet
two inches and weighed over 2OO pounds,
while General Austin WAS about tive rect
eight inches nigb aud weighed about 10
! pounds. Tue nsures are exactly lie Sue
ANA tnls disparity III physical proportions
| Is malulAiueu.
Inc statues face south, are ten feet apart
! ---General houston on Inc west, austin ON
| the cast
General Houston is represented rs bring
/ 81 years old, just after ius arrival in Texas
! in 1855. lie ~ aturtd Ia Il UucGsEin sJlt,
{
! kcc iudt1ns In Arkansas. The trousers are
tigbt,ntLlug, but hHug IN folds or, rather,
small rolls, as busks6lu pauts always do.
Inc coat Il on the hunting shirt order
skirts falling just lower tnau the hips,
trimmed win ueep buckskin fringe. lac Is
. delivering a great speech, IN the midst Of
/ which he Is pAusins for n inomeut, rs II
some great lhptomptu thought had just
come TO him and was Hbodt to burst from
his MUD aud md expression IN articuiated
words. He is conscious OF the clcctriytng
effect 1t will produce on bis fellow frontiers
! men, and hence the expression OF sutisfac-
/ tlon on his tucg. The right foot is placed
forward, the heel directly IN front of the
middle of the left The eyes Indicate that
there Is u large and excited crowd In front
of him, AID his eyes partake OF the excite
ment The muscles Of the face indicate
that he Is making an EFFORT to pitch his
voice so that those on the outskirts and
furthest from him, will hear distinctly the
great thought he is In the act of expressing.
The fingers OF the right hand are closed,
the hand drawn up und resting on bis
breast, about midway his body ne hnS q
heavy cavalry sword buckled around hin'
his left hand closing the handle, not IN
the act of drawing 1t, but as kind of IN
1 conscious involuntary movement Inc
| whole statue expresses courage eACltemeht
and action. and, from some Knowledge OF
! fhe history Of those glorious days, this cor
4 respondent would judge this speech was
| being delivered some time soon aiter Tue
PRONUNCIATION Of the declaration OF Texas
/ iudpDQudenCc. MaTGn =. ZOO
| stephen f. Austin Is represented as stan9.
ing on a piece Of stony ground, his IeiV
foot placed forward on large rock Wnlcn
! makes the knee form an cbtuso angie Just
behind him Is what Is perhaps the stump
of an elm tree. two or three feet high His
powder horn Is hanging on TINS STUMP
which also Is being used to rest ms pouS
INC stock Of his long hint-loc6 rine y rec
| ino an the ground between his feet the
bFHvv barrel OF which Is not touched with
| Mid hands. but dose 10 his body win ns
left arm. BE is holding with both hends
an unrolled map, which Is supposed 20 ~ u, a
! sovernment The boundary lines OF the
counties Of Fort Bend Austin braLo o,,, =
| MONTGOMERY Grimes and WashlngIon V ovu-
ties are. traced on inc p,at, c San iris
| lime about 1880. this territory was per
hans tho municipality OF WesninFtou, 81 y
iurisdiction OF the Brazos Like H%ne ,r,
ain svit trimrrrd with fringe. the skirt 81
Me cont beinr a little longer ic y ",
sorhe1 in snroe profound thought eNlu'n, y
studying the map before nm sscond
| certain ~ 10 whore 70 loeatc ms sS'" ~
/ coiowr The nowdor horn ana liue Arp
nnrhnns intended to show mat Il vas w,
safe 10 travel In Texrs NJ 'hat Ia on
armed. The general lr,pr,ssSt1i , stotne Is
| ia. Ausun wns n scholar OF thnI rupg'u
school that hulld foundations nc TT IT, IT,
Is fun az tho expression OF ,,,ttc,, ,s
/ and determination. mAuSiE" '
vnguencss and doubt -. ..,.,a. Mics
Nty has displayed genius Of ,.d.,v yorS MIX
order. and has shown o cen. mi an exar,
snowIsdro OF the history OF those carry
days In Texas
Mills Has Ne Pet Measure !,
waco. Texas. January IL senator ~
| 7, Mis-. who WIN represent FANS "'ia''
I and NfcLennsn counties in the senate
has LETT for Austin to be SfsNhl -