Show I Famed Sculptor Dies I 41 JOltS ADAMS WARD VARD EW YORK ORK May 1 John Quincy NEW N Adams Ward one of Americas greatest sculptors died today at his home here In his eightieth year He had been ill three months He Is survived by his widow who was at the bedside and by a brother Edgar Mel Melville Melville ville yule Ward a painter who was In Chi Chicago Chicago cago ca o at the time of ot the sculptors death The body will be sent Tuesday to Urbana 0 O where Mr Ward was born for Interment Mr Ward spent practically his en entire entire entire tire life Ilfe In New Kew York City having come from Ohio in his youth His Hitt first teacher teach In sculpture was Henry K Brown with whom he collaborated In Inthe Inthe inthe the famous equestrian statue of or WashIngton WashIngton Wash Washington ington in Union square Among his other well known works are his equestrian statues of Sheridan and Hancock In Philadelphia and In New York City the statues of the tue In Indian Indian Indian dian Hunter the Pilgrims Shakespeare all aU In Central park Henry Ward Beecher In Borough Hall park Brook Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn lyn also statues of ot Commodore Perry at Newport R It L I and Israel Putnam at Hartford Conn Shortly before his death he com corn completed completed a statue of or Hancock for the Smith memorial in Philadelphia |