The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22
CURRY STATUE
 IS IN PLACE To Be Presented This
 Winter. ALABAMA IN HALL OF FAME Heroic Figure is Next That of
 Robert Fu,ton.s Many states Have Already Perpetuated Fame of TheIr Great Men, and
 One Woman Is So
 Remembered.
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By AIFREp ,. sToFER.

By ALFRED ,. sToFER.
 Washington, Oct Especial. )- Some time during the coming winter the fine marble statue of Dr. J. L. M. Curry presented to the United States by the State of Alabama will be for mally presented and accepted by Con- gross. the ceremony, of course, to take place in what Is known as Statuary Hall in the Capitol.
 Until q few years ago 1t was the custom when statue was received to keep 1t covered from the view of the public until after the unveiling at the time of the formal ceremonies, but that custom has been abolished, for that of Dr. Curry is in the place where 1t is to rest indefinitely, and every day the thousands of visitors from all parts of the country who throng the build ing stop to look at it.
 In size it Is one of the most heroic of the many in the hall, and is located in the southwest corner of the large room that was formerly the meeting place of the House of Representatives. and in which ex-President John Quincy Adams was stricken at his desk and died shortly after in the office of the clerk of the House. to which he was removed Immediately to the left of the Curry statue as one looks north is that of Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. Fulton's is also of white marble, and that genius is rep- resented as being seated in chair inspecting carefully a model of his first steamboat.
 The late Congressman 'tTim" Camp bell. of New York City. was one day in his lifetime showing a lot of his Bowery constituents through the hall. One of the women happening to see the Fulton statue inquired of the Congress- man:
 ..And whose is thisT"
 "Oh. I forget his name just now" said Campbell: but. anyway. I think he was the inventor of roller skates.''
 The wheels of the steamer caused Campbell to jump at that conclusion.
 From the Other States.
 I As other States begin to present statues of the great men, the Capitol architect will have to start a double row. as the hall with the addition of Dr. Curry's has about all tiiat can be placed in a single row unless they arc so crowded that the general effect will be spoiled. With but few exceptions the statues are of white marble, and the statues now represented in the very interesting collection are the fol- lowing, those of bronze being indicated in parentheses. and they are given in the order of location, starting next td DrI curry's on the west side of the hall and continuing clear around until that of Robert Fulton is reached:
 Greene and Roger Williams, of Rhode Island; George Clinton. of New York (bronze); Richard Stockton, of New Jersey; General James Shields. of 1lli- nois (the only American citizen who had the distinction of being a United States Senators from three States Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri General Phil Kearney, of New Jersey (bronse): James Marquette, Jesuit priest, who, with Joliet, discovered the Mississippi river at Prairie du Chien. Wisconsin, June IT, 1763: Senator John b. Kenna and Governor Pierpont, of West Virginia; Oliver P. Morton. the war governor of Indiana: John Winth- TOD, of Massachusetts; Samuel Houston. of Texas; Stark of New Hampshire; Webster, presented by his native State of New Hampshire, although he won setts: stephen F. Austin, of Texas; Samuel Adams, of Massachusetts,; Charles Carroll. of Carrollton (bronze) of MaryIand: John Hanson, of Mary land. (bronze); Frances E. Willard, or Illinois, and the only statue of Q wom- an in the hall: George Washington a copy of Houdon's famous and value
  state House at Richmond, the copy being of wood and plaster paris in a Benton and Francis P. Blair. of Mis- aourf: Robert R. Livingston. of New York (bronze) John J. Ingalls, of Kan sas: sherman and TrumbulL of Con- necticut: John Peter Muhlenberg, Of Pennsylvania, who was known in the Revolutionary era as the nghtins nraacher." and related to Muhlenberg, nf HnHGa of Ren@ resentatives; Ethan Allen, of Vermont; Lewis Cass, of Michigan; James A. CarfleId and William Allen. of Ohio; Collamer. of Vermont. and Robert Full ton.
 Controversy over Pierpont.
 The only statute in the hall which has no name on it and which the Cap ItoI guides have to explain to visitors "a that of Governor Pierpont of West V,rginia A controversy has been go- irr on for years as to whether his nana should be spelled 'Pierpont' ar "peirpont." that is. should the 'i' cona before the "e," or the "e' before tha .i" The Century Dictionary and c,vclopedia does not have his name at all. It will be remembered that ho was very obnoxious to Virginians whe took sides with the Confederacy during tha Civil War. and to most of the bet lar class of white people whether they Svara Democrats or Whigs before the wsr Pierpont was Q riproaring and severe official who did everything he co,,ld to persecute the Virginians who did not support his party.
 Among statues that will be presented and accepted probably within year or sr,o are those of Zebulon N. Vance. ~ North Carolina. John C. Calhoun, by Sontb Carolina, and General Lew Wal Iaoe of Indiana.