The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-15


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
one of the principal show places Of
Washington. 1t will now more than
ever be a source Of interest and delight
to visitors at the national capital.
The chamber was officially designat
ed as the national statuary hail by an
act of congress approved by President
Lincoln July 2, 1864.
Twenty statues in bonze 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 yalua-
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,
| OtllOt ~rCM LIAM anu 4LlSSCtA4
have filed their quota, each placing
two statues of distinguished sons 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 E. D. Palmer, and George
Clinton, first governor of the state, by
II. X. Brown.
New Jersey has sent up Richard
Stockton, a signer of the Declaration
of independence, in marble, and Philip
Kearny C'Fighting Phil'D, a gallan!
cavalry general in the civil war, ia
bronze, both by H. L. Brown.
Pennsylvania has furnished in mar
bic Robert Fulton, the inventor of the
steamboat, by Howard Roberts, and
John P. Muhlenberg 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 Greece, famous geIerat
Of the Revolution, by H. X. Brown.
Connecticut has sent statues in mar
BILE of Jonathan Trumbull, the first
governor, Washington's Brother Jona-
than" and Roger Sherman, one Of the
committee which drafted the Declare
ton Of Independence, both by G. b.
Ives
Vermont has supplied in marbls
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
n the Granite State, and John Stark
of Bennington fame. They We're mod.
eled by Carl Conrads after statues in
bronze in the statehouse park at Con-
cord. The original Webster statue was
by Ball; that of the Stark figure was
by Conrads himself
Ohio has furnished marble statues Of
james A. Garfield, the martyred presi-
dent and William Allen, a Buckeye
governor, both the work of Niehaus.
Missouri has furnished statues in
marble Of her worthiest sons, Thomas
II. Benton and Francis p 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 beautifed 1t Is
| expected that other states of the Un-
| ion will hasten to have themselves flo
tingly represented in this American
pantheon. SAMUEL HUBBARD.