Lightning Injures Henry Clay Statue. Share full article. July 23, 1903. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 23, 1903, Page 2 Buy Reprints.

Once Gareth Curtiss gets started on a sculpture, time stands still. Sculpting for numerous hours a day, sometimes 12 and sometimes 18, Curtiss loses track of time until he looks at the clock and ...