The Yale expositor., 1909-07-30
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ready in place and is nearing completion. It's
base Is huge square of stone with smaller
stones superimposed to that the ascent to the
statue proper will be by succession of steps,
though 1T is perhaps needless to say that the
pedestal will not be given over to the uses of
"a stairway. At each corner of the base there
- lion couchant The beasts have been
shrouded TO keep their bronze beauty hidden
from the eyes of the multitude until the day
comes TO show the memorial in its completion.
The union general will be shown mounted
ON one of his favoTte horses. II is said that
the model of the horse shows lines that are
sas near perfection art can make them II
the generals mount is as spirited and effec-
tive the bronze horse shown in the memo
Eial TO Gen. Thomas on Thomas circle in this
CITY it will leave nothing to be desired. The
EtOrse of Gen Thomas is said to be the most
perfect creature ever cast i'm metal
The commission which had i'm charge the
memorial TO Gen. Grant had many difficulties
tn overcome before site was selected. There
Vas great objection to the placing of the
1tue in the Botanical garden. which is di-
rv.ctly across the street from the grounds of
the capitol at the Pennsylvania avenue corner
where the peace monument stands The
Washington people. like the people in many
cther cities of the country, do not take kindly
tD the erection of stone and bronze memorials
III what may be called the public pleasure
grounds. They want them all TO be placed in
rle little circles and squares at the intersec.
tt0ns OF the streets and avenues of the city
After many meetings and after listening to
many protests. the site in the Botanical garden
was chosen and approved In order TO make
nom for the statue two magnificent elms had
- &c removed The people mourned the loss
- the elms. or rather mourned their prospec-
tzre loss for Il was decided to transplant the
trees. tremendous undertaking, bat one that
tiaaIly accomplished. 1t is too early yet
~ tell whether the transpIantetd Gins will live
o- die in their new beds.
IL has often been & source OF wonder that
no statue of Gen. Grant appears ia the Memo
EiaI hall of the capitol where each state has
memorials of two Of its representative sons
IL ought 10 be said daughters. for one won.
an appears in Memorial hall in marble
Grant born I'm Ohio but he went to
rhe from Galena. ILL.,, and his first com
Snand during the early days OF civil strife was
Illinois regiment Lincoln is also claimed
by Illinois. but the legislature of the state in
selecting persons to be honored I'm Memorial
hall at the capitol chose Gen. James A. Shields
and Miss Willard. who was the president of
che Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
In a short time Virginia will place in Me-
mortal hall a statue of Gen Robert 4. Lee.
There have been those who have thought
and said that both Lee and Grant the two
great commanders in the civil war, should
nave places in Memorial hall, but as neither
Ohio. the place of Grants BIRTH nor Illinois,
che place of his adoption, has seen at to honor
dim the chances are that his statue never will
lind place in the hall, which once was used
As the assembly place of the representatives
OF CO ,gress and which is now given over to