The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24
AMERICAN PROGRESS
OF RUSSIAN SCULPTOR

GlcD DeruJlnSky, q Russian sculptor,
who enjoyed the patronage of princes
and dukes. has come to this country and
already has gained favor with our equiv
alent for princes--the famed captains of
industry. Collections in Chicago. Day
ton. Detroit and New York have given
places to his bronzes.
At the Mich Galleries there is mt
present on view an exceedingly clever
portrait by him of Mile. DIARIES. singer
carved In wood. which will give New
Workers. an idea of his talent. Like all
the other refugees from Russia who have
reached these shores Mr.. Derujinsky
has story 10 tell. His story concerns
not only his own escape. bat that or
various members OF the cx-royal family.
including Marie. the Queen mother: the
Grand Dukes Nicholas and Peter Mich
olas. uncles of the Gar the Princesses
Denia and Olga. sisters of the Car, and
the Princess Irene, wife of Prince
Goussoupoff. who Is said to have killed
Rasputin.
Derujinsky. who had been released
from military services because OF Ill
health, was on the Crimean estates OF
Prince Goussoupoff. engaged in the exc
cution OF some fountains for the estate.
which adjoined that OF the imperial fam
~. and he and all the royalties men
toned owe their lives TO the protection
OF Phillip, the sailor guard" Bolshe'
visit, but q rare one, who happened moi
to believe In murder. He had a guard oil
forty sailors under him.
"The first order Commissioner PhilliI
received" says the GGsette Times Jour
nal "came in the form OF n courier witt
Instructions TO seize the jewels OF thu
different families living in this section
or course this included the jewels or th'
imperial family. These jewels were
priceless. not only for the briliiancy O
their beauty and value as rare stones
but for their historic association.
when the commissioner took ovel
this iewelry nc carefully packed IL IL
wooden boxes which he placed in bis
vault In one of the royal palaces. HI
did all this in q most businesslike man
ner. He even gave the owners receipts
for their Jewels. which he also assuret
them would be returred. Then he noti'
fled his superior officers that their or
ders had been carried out
"Neyertheless. word OF the jewel SELF
ure had passed among the Bolshcvist'
in this district. And after some days
had passed squad OF thetn came q
seize the jewels. But Inc sailor fhilhi
proved q match for thon.
az have charge OF this district h'
told the Bolshevists. III | am inter
fered with in my work here ] have
enough soldiers at my command to leve
this place. .
"of course the force OF his argument
lay in the fact that the Boishevists were
Ignorant of the real strength OF The
ssIlors command. Had they known tht
truth. that only forty armed men backed
up Phillips threats, they might nav
acted otherwise. The revolutionists saw
,hat the commissioner was sturdy
euardsman and without much further
CONGREGATION they rode away"
Not 10 go too deeply into this story
the reader may be assured that PHILLIP
the Sailor not only saved the jewels pu'
TIC lives OF his royal protegecs anc
later was feted by them In the grand
ha nauet hall, an honor he seemed e
rave taken calmly. and still later sa'
Co.. hts buet to Mr. Derujinsky, Mt tnt
non,mnnd OF the Dowagor Empress,
with all this sort OF stuff In his back
ground II r. not ut all surprising tha'
s,,,s ,culptor is making rapid progress
into our collectors hearts