New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-09
ROSTON'S TRIBTTE TO DIR. HOWE.

A GREAT MEMORIAL MEETING AT MUSIC HALL
CITATIONS ~ EX-Gov BULLOCK AND OTHERS
AND POEMS BY OLIVER wEHDELL HOLMES AND
C. r. BROOKS
frRou REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rRiBuSg'I
Rosroy. Feb. S.-Music Hall was crowded
this afternoon by thousands Of persons anxious 10 es!
their respect to the memory OF Samuel L. howe ine
exercises began at 2 O'Clock, AMI hardly sDge
person left until benedction said Just before D.
There were no decorations in the hail. with the single eA
crpton Of a trailing English IVY overmounted by q
bunch Of Gala blossoms the platform. The audience
included all classes OF society. Deaf mntes ana Dihu
n.r.on, were TO be seen In al parts OF the hall.
on the platform Gov. Rice exGoVs' "as-
ton Talbot, Bullock, and Cahin Mayor C'Dp'
Josiah Quincy, Oliver Wendell Holmes, the speak
ers Of the afternoon, and a host OF distinguished
uer.ons The Hon. Francis W. Bird presented
Gov Rice, who called upon the Rev. Edward Everett
dale offer prayer brief tribute by the Governor III
opening and al original hymn by W. f. Channlng sung
y the choir OF the Institution OF the Blind preceded the
Grafton by cJ-GOv. Bullock.
The Grafton wac, as might have been expected, dis
ncishcd by lofty thought aud delivered in an impress
.ive manner Like Gov. Rice, Mr.. Bullock claimed for
samuel g. Howe the title of The Massachusetts, Philan-
thropis" adding that while many men could claim the
title of the greatest orator. the greatest statesman or
the leader many of cs ayocatons. no one could DIS
pute that Mr. Howe entitled 10 the distinction OF
substance:
Accustomed as we have been pay these public hon
dead, II am not altogether mistaken lenIs
and this occasion Ia unlike others when
have preceded 1t. d, not recall another resemoinelt
quality Of its personal "reminiscences II Is an Oe-
castor Kind OF personal homage IL Tor no
eminent Senator Niceresdent, falling with he robes
OF office sl about him, and affecting the emotions OF
nation nat has been his auditory, but IL IL Tor man
fallen In Tie daily work Of half century in paths OF NE
which Stunned by most Of mankind VINO was nn,
known In the field aud the forum, YET was
di tinguished IN all Christian lands as master
seiconseerated TO humanity his uue n stands
tue title of Planthropst In the last hundred years
only one man Great Britain has been selected to wear
that honor exclusively his own-one whose IA OLE 81
mercy sustained by none Of the ordinary stlinuIahs vi
ambition, obviously and solely Tor me GOOD OF
the race followed by nch harvest 10 his fellow men,
that encyclopedias VIII perpetuate LOT ages VIC
name ~ Howard ~ nOnynons with phllanthropist.
am persu,ed that beyond the time oI this generation
Tie name OF Samuel Gridey Howe Will be pronounced,
cusetis philsnhropist And surely the Commonwealth
could rejoice in higher or nober tide Tor one OF her
II would he omission In memory Of an official con-
ncction with him. extended over tnree years were
not to bear my testimony 10 his almost ubiquitous
attendance on his work. YET he was seldom on strup
a man or The world, wnat Carlyle would call good,
broad bufetmg way Of procedre; OF auntiess force
OF character Of hrmness that was mpassiVe OF modesy
th,t WIS uniei.nled; IA little muinOus whenever at
tempted Interfere with his methods but tat was Oh
little consequence since he was mutnous 10 revolt when
he the Of God oppressed or wronged or
neglected Over The tomb OF Tue phuanthr9pst ~oaa
nor his OF Marta, nor his medal OF Prussia would
instead record there the words OF Edmund Burke, APP
Piled by him To John Howard and his mission =" lie
penetrated the depths OF dungeons; he plunged into
infections Of hospitals he surveyed the mas OF
and pain he took The gauge ana dimensions OF
misery, depression, and contempt; he remembered the
forgotten he attended Ia the neglected he visited the
forsaken and he pared and coaed the dslresses OF
all men In all countries"
Er President Caswell OF Brown University spoke OF
Dr. Howe's college fe and his love OF fun and roic
tx Gov CASTOR followed In very brief eulogy, and Dr.
Holmes read a beautiful poem. The Rev. DIR. F. H.
Hedge spoke Of the patriotism and philanthropy OF tue
deceased. The Hon f. W. Bird and the Rev. f. L. Hale
spoke OF his private life. After poem by the Rev G. T.
Brooks Of Newport, Dr. Galaudet spoke Of Dr. Howes
way OF teaching and Col T. W. Hgginson VI his work In
the AntLSayery cause.