The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-15
EZEKIEL TO GIVE
HIS SUPERVISION
Monument to Be Replica Of One
Erected at Charleston-Colonel
Joseph Button Obtained Gift
From Mr.. Ryan-To Be
Placed on Parade
Ground.

OF Sir Moses Ezekiel Of Rome. italy.
and Of Thomas Fortune Ryan, of New
York. bronze statue OF General
Stonewall Jackson will soon be erect
cd on the parade ground Of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute, at Lexington.
II will be replica Of the statue
wrought by Sir Moses for the Daugh-
ters of the Confedcracy OF West Nir-
GINA. and unveiled las; September at
Charlcston
Nh Ryan became Interested in the
matter through the efforts OF Colonel
Joseph button. of this city. who is i
member Of the board of visitors OF the
institute Colonel Button visited Mr..
Ryan at bis home in New York Mon
day night, secured his promise to con
tribute the $4,000 necessary for the
contamination of the plans, and re-
turned 70 Richmond yesterday morn
ing.
II was while sir Moses was in vir-
GINA last summer that the matter Of
placing st>tue Of the Confederate
leader a the school where he was an
Instructor in philosophy for IL decade
preceding the War Between the states
and which he loved so we'll was first
mentionedi Sir Moses Ezekiel. the
noted sculptor and one Of the institute
.
for their State and engaged in the en-
counter at New Market. then offered 10
nave made replica of the Charles
ton statue, then about TO be erected
He is in possession of the original
plaster cast, and offered TO superntend
the work and dona tc his time, if
some one could be found TO pay for the
cost of labor and material. and OF
shipment from Rome to Lexingt ton
Will Cost $4,000.
rms offer has now been repeated in
letter from Sir Moses to General Il.
". Nichols, superintendent of the in
sttutc. This communication SAYS That
he actual cash outlay for The monu-
inent, deliYeccd at Lexington, will be
about s. Sir Moses will design a
suitable pedestal in gray stone with
out making charge for his work
in addition TO the $4,000 for the cost
10 Sir Moses, 1t is estimated there Will
be an additional expense OF about ST.
600 for base and for incidental work
which must be done i'll putting the
monument in place.
Colonel Button took up recently the
matter OF raising the requisite $4,000,
and communicated with Thomas For
tune Ryan, the Virginia and New York
financier and philanthropist. who Is
his personal friend Mr.. Ryan, in spite
of his long residence in the North, is
intensely Southern in all his feelings.
and is interested especially in Con.
fcderatc history In his home in Nal
son county i'm this state he has a pri-
vate museum devoted to the collec-
ton OF Confederate relics and to auto
graph letters from leaders on the
Southern side of the struggle
Gives Ready Assent
So in Mr. Ryan. Colonel Button Sc
cured ready listener for the cause
which he represented. a photograph
Of the Charleston monument was Sc
cured for his inspection, and he was
at once interested AS stated, when
Colonel Button called on him Monday
night. he gave quick assent to the
proposition that he should bear all the
expenses Of putting the monument in
place
Practically nothing has ever been
done by Virginia herself In this re-
spect Almost the only object which
perpetuates the memory of the person
Of General Jackson, aside from the
Charleston statue, is the monument
which is the contribution Of English
| men In Capitol Square The monu-
ment which the women Of West Vtr-
ginia secured, and which was cXecut-
ed by SIR Moses Ezekiel from his own
! memory OF his former INSTRUCTOR is
Of heroic size
It depicts the commander lookini;
over a battlefield, his coat swinging
in the wind, his form erect his face
intent, his field glasses in his right
hand and his left grasping his sword
II represents jackson as no was at
First Manassas.
Upon his return to Richmond yes
terday morning. Colonel Button COM
munlcatcd the news Of Mr. Ryan's
munifcence TO General Nichols at the
institute.
Question OF Location.
The location of the monument will
be determined later. IT had been suc-
gested that it should be placed in
replacing the Ezekiel statue. virginia
Mourning Her Dead" which now
stands facing the parade ground. In
that case the latter would be moved
to some other part Of the parade
ground. 1t is Colonel Buttons indi-
vidual idea that 1t might be we'll !
place 1T on the southern edge Of the
ground. so that when the cadets drill
daily they will face Jackson ana he
VIII face them.
Showing General Lackson's love for
the institute, a letter is In existence
which he wrote from Centreville on
October %. 1851. to a committee Of the
board Of visitors. n this he said:
A"Your circular ffof the 9th instant
has been received and l beg leave 70
say in reply that only took tho field
from sense of duty, and that the
obligation that brought mo into tho
service still retains mo In 1t, and will
probably continue to do so as long as
tho war shall last. At tho close OF
hostilities desire to resume the duties
OF my chair. and accordingly respect
fully request that, il consistent with
! the interest of the institute. the action
Of the board of visitors may be such