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HAMILTON WHITE MEMORIAL, SYRACUSE, N. Y. 
Miss Gail Sherman, Sc. 
HamiltoKi WHite Memorial, Syracuse, N.Y. 
One of the finest memorials that have been erected 
to a private citizen by popular contributions is the mon- 
ument unveiled in Syracuse, N. Y., last year in memory 
of Hamilton S. White, who had given much of his 
time and means to the building up of the fire depart- 
ment in that city. Mr. White built and equipped at his 
own expense the first fire engine house in Syracuse 
and then presented it to the city. He served in the 
department without salary as Assistant Chief and Fire 
Commissioner for 20 years, and was chiefly instru- 
mental in improving the department and the introduc- 
tion of modern fire fighting apparatus. 
The bust and groups were modeled by Miss Gail 
Sherman, of Syracuse, a pupil of Augustus Saint- 
Gaudens, and a member of the Art Students’ League 
of New York, who has had her studio in New York 
City since her return from Paris. Harvey W. Cor- 
bett, of New York, was the architect associated in de- 
signing the pedestal, which is of Maine granite. 
The bust is a well-modeled characteristic portrait, 
but the chief interest centers in the two symbolic fig- 
ures, which are conceived with rare sculptural senti- 
ment and insight, and executed as befits the subject in 
a masterly manner. 
The figure of a seated fireman shows a brawny 
young man resting for a moment, but alert and active, 
awaiting the renewal of the fight. He holds the fire- 
man’s hat on one knee, and his overcoat flung loosely 
about his shoulders, falls in sculptural folds that serve 
admirably the purpose of drapery. 
At the other side of the pedestal is a group showing 
mother and child, typifying the safety and repose of the 
home as protected by the fireman. The graceful, sim- 
ple lines of the woman’s figure, and the delicate rounded 
curves of the childish form are beautifully rendered 
and appealing in- their suggestion of the safety of the 
home. 
The pedestal to the top of the bust is about 13 feet 
hiigh, and the width of the exedra is 23 feet. De Laney 
& Soule, of Syracuse, were the contractors for the 
granite work, and the bronze was cast by the Henry- 
Bonnard Bronze Co., of New York. 
