Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05

ou" side II his NO The bronze. TOO
Sa'" cause 'nr much cgii."lsu. fo-
grant" AMI marbl" wcr, the uc.cu--
"a materials HGd IL was Thought IN.
th"tcH meta. WAS FER beneath thc
! """i" pHipn"" :" which would De
! n..hr"i hH I made Inc !igur.s looH
LIZ '"!"rrd persons.
( ,ran - III" head III ~" proponents.
Z i"t Ia" "oHh ven; ahead. n not alto
- mar chs@-tuliy ia June. 1880.
.ioNern"r Fly!'! "nt.reJ int, Il con-
tract win Crawford. and tn" oraer
Suf"l. must almost ahyv Ftuuv-reu
tae artist inr horse ana figure We're
y" ." not less tLar fifteen f,r' high
from ln'< st"ad - the t"p 81 the
'hhHtlU % Inc general" !'Ili !.:.th
Tn feet OF Thomas Jeneraou ana
aiken from tGe best iihyueas.s and
~ thc costumes most commonly
"oT" h% each; also. two shields.
each 10 he 40; less than six feet In.
height, thirteen wrcaihS of naI, .iI
! ihnEc! leaves. each "a be not less than
sixteen inches, and thirteen stars, to
ne not less Than fifteen inches. An
these must be completed hy Fchru-
ary % ls5s and sent to Richmond
IN Eood condition
Fund SOON Exhausted.
fr"b"hly, hccans" the sloo.coo was
nearly exhausted. The remainder OF
,he order was not given untll later
liu, WIN aufncieut .'ork % Keen hin,
busy, Tho sculptor went to Italy 10
ali u" minor igUr.s. II was east IN
IN" Miller foundry at Muuich ana
shipped direct 20 this city, although
thr contract provided via Sew TOrk
II necessary"
Meantime, while Crawford. who
had been born into poverty and had
Ia horiously made his own way with
his art. WAS working diligently In
Europe OIL the commission which was
To immoTtaiiIe his name, plans were
the setting Of the pedestal. the cor
hcr-ston" of which WAS laid with
great ceremony and rejoicing Feb
ruary r.. 1850. 1t is one OF IN. few
being received with public interest
The Governor. the Mayor, TIE his
toricai society and even the me
chanics entered heartily into the
Taylor himself, then President as
well as the hero OF the Mexican War.
was the speaker.
We are told that President Taylor
state. from which. however. he had
long been absent. and created the
general impression Of closely re-
sembiing the beloved John Marshall
on account OF his plauncss. Simple
ity and Kindness OF heart. Former
hrnsidcnt John Tyler and Mili,rd
Fillmore. the chief executive ina;
Was he: also were among the dis
,.hShlsncd guests. together with
most OF the Cabinet from Washing
ton. and all of the State and city Of
ficials.
'avilions were constructed on both
SUES OF the stone. ''onc for ladies and
the other for visitors" II is 10 he
supposed that on; Of town ladies
did no; make so hold as TO come to
RICHMOND for the event,
ihere was parade. OF course. and
,his one was More than a mile and a
nan Tong, and 10000 people are said
l" nave been in the square ia,u
ION IN tn" cornerstone We
OF the mahogany collin in when
washington was first buried before
pelnS placed in the stone sarcoph-
hEue' the usual newspapers and
other customary articles
Six Years Later.
on June ~. L.,
came from Cra"t"fG
wanted warsiio 10 be sent to Am
stcrdsm FOR the equestrian statue
which should be sent to its destina-
cd 5000 pounds and !;s -"
II from being safely transported on
merchantmen. The box. he sug-
Eested should he placed on deck as
!. was twenty-five feet long, sixteen
feet wide and eight feet thick. Tile
statue was sent In ono piece with the
exception of the horses tail. which
was packed separately and easily adj
justcd later.
Statues OF Jefferson and Henry
preceded that OF the commandment
chief and arrived ready for placing,
except that Henry's arms were sep
arate. owing la their appraised posi-
ton. Transportation OF the egucs-
trian statue caused much difficulty
ma discussion, but finally resulted
In merchant vessel being used, II
having been conveyed by tho brig
WalborS, Captain ID. F.. Lund.
II required almost; three months to
docked 5herN Novem Der q. is57.
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