The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-06-03

washington Ia famous the world ,
over for the number OF its statues.
but few visitors pause TO consider To
what an extent the military statues
predominant. There are. Of course
several statues to statesmen and iur
lists. notably those commemorative Of
John Marshall. Daniel Webster and
BENJAMIN Franklin. but for the most
part those picturesque testimonials
bear tribute TO the nations warriors
The figures of Washington and
Greene, the foremost leaders Of the
Revolution have been reproduced A
statue Of Jackson marks his achieve.
ments In the second war with Great
Britain. Gen, SCOTS statue is re-.
minder Of his service In the Mexican
war; whereas. several OF the great
commanders OF the Ciyil war have
had their fame pcrpctuntcd by this
means. and stIll others viii be SINH
larly honored within the next few
years.
Much " the improsslvcuoss ~ the
statues In Washington o. doubtless
due to the fact that 100 many Of them
| are equestrian. 10 is customary In nll
counirlcs 60 portray as "mon ON
horseback only the sn.callcd royal
personngcs or men who were actual
commanders Of troops or enjoyed tho
title OF commander Tho FIRST oqups-
trlnn statue ever erected In the west
orn hemisphere was the one Of George
III. Of England. which. during the
war for independence. was melted
and cast into bullets by patriotic
daughters Of Miss Columbia The
Oldest equestrian monument now
standing In the new world ia a colos.
sal statue Of Charles w. OF Spain. In
the City Of Mexico. Tho initial stat.
ne In the United States Is the re.
nownod one Of Gen. Andrew Jackson
In Lafayette square. at Washington,
directly opposite the White House.
The monument. showing the hero
Of New Orleans mounted on n spirit
ed steod. rearing In precarlous atti
tude. has been from time lmmomorlal
pictured In school readers and geog
raphies, and lis appearance Is prob
ably more familiar TO the great ma
iority OF Uncle Sans citizens thar
, any other statue In the world. Thli
statue, like all the military memorial,
at the capital. is Of bronze. and wa
/ cast from cannon which Jackson cap
tured from the British In the war o
, 1912.
1 The second equestrian statue erect
ed IN Washington, that Of Gen. Gee
4 Warrington. like the Jackson meme
! rfA1 wus can't rrom old cannon. Ger
, Washington, dressed In colonial uni
l form, Is represented as witnessing IN,
battle OF Princeton. His horse Il
, shrinking before the shot, but TN
, general Is unmovod by the danger
Following the erection OF tho memo
. rial 10 the nations llberator came tn
' placing OF a commission for a statu
r OF Gen. Winfield Scott This monu
ment was ordered In 1867. and wa
erected seven years later. The ms
:. terial was derived from cannon car
tured during the Mexican war. Ger
Scott Is represented as mounted on
n charger at rest. He ia depicted as
a lieutenant general, and not as he az
peared at the time OF his victories 4
the Mexican war.
g The equestrian statue OF Gen. Ma
a thanlel Greene, the Revolutionary he
q 70, was erected by congress in 1871
a The hero OF the masterly campaig
a against the British In the south 1
= represented In Continental uniform
a seated upon a charger and pointin
n with his right hand as though direci
=. Ing a military movement The statu
"a Is 1874 feet in height.
"A The first OF the equestrian memoir
ais 20 civil war heroes erected al IN