New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-19
THE GRAVE OF HENRY KIRKE WHI1h
PLAN FOR ERECTING A MEMORIAL CROSS.

PLAN FOR ERECTING A MEMORIAL CHooe'
To the Edftor or The Tribune.
SIR: The knowledge that on your side OF tne
Atlantic the works of Henry Kirke Whlte inc
moot are as we'll known and appreciated as on tnIs
side emboldens ME TO crave permission TO state IN
vour columns that we are making effort to erect
n memorial cross to mark the grave OF the brilliant
young poet
Henry Kirke White born at Nottlnghan
March 81 1885, and died Mt st. johns Coileee'
Camb,idre on the 10Th of October. 1906. at the
early age of twenty-one, but not before no hau
written n number of exquisite poems, which have
stamped his genius and made 1t matter Vi pioiou"N
regret that he died 80 young
uo ,,os hurled in All SAINTS Church, Cambridge,
and one of vour countrymen named Boote, many
wears after placed i'll the chance OF the church "a
medallion portrait of the poet in has relief, beIo"
which are the following lines, from the pen Oh ITO
fessor Smyth
Warm with fond hope and learuings sacred hlme'
TO Grantas bowers the youthful Poet came o0
1,nt ~arn with anxious THOUGHT. the frame decaye d
Pale DER his lamp. ana in bis eeiI retired
The martyr-studen faded anu eAplteu'
D genius taste and pittY sincere
TOO early lost midst duties too severe!
lie told the tale, aud showed what White had ocen-
Nor iold IN VAN far Ger u Atlantic wave
s wauderer came, and sought the Poets gfaVei
ON Won low stone he saw his lonely name,
And raised TINS fond memorial 10 MS lame
All Saints Church was demolished III 1860. Inc
medallion referred to above has been placed on the
walls of St. johns College Chapei-a stones throw
distant bul no stone even tells the passer-by where
the body OF Klrke White lies.
We have determined to erect memorial cross
from the design of MIR Basil Champneys to marx
the site of the All Saints Church. and the grave OF
Kirke White. as well as one two other dlslln-
auished persons who are buried there.
The site is between Trinity and 81. johns Col
lcres and the new Divinity Schools, and we have
determined TO erect memorial at the cost OF ABOUT
f5oo. send to your Office a Autograph sketch OF
the proposed cross Dr. Lghfoot, the Bishop OF Dur
ham. and the Masters OF Trinity and st. johns COL
leces. etc. are on the committee. and amongst
the contributors to the fund are the Duke
| of Devopshire, the Bishops of Ely, Carlisle
| Hereford. Worcester, the Speaker OF the house OF
| Commons several NJ P.'s, several OF the colIeRcs
professors and others, and take TINS opportunity
! kindly afforded me by yOu Mr.. Editor TO invite
1 contributions from any friends IN America WIG
| having found delight, and may be Christian com
fort from tine poets works, would feel 10 privilege
| to have n share IN the erection of THIS memorial.
| Already some $500 have been SUBSCRIBED anc
| the foundations have been prepared. and we nope
toward the end OF the Summer 10 De III pos'''o'
| to commence the work. .s -
| shall be glad to acknowledge the receipt OF any
| SupscrI ptions which may Tach me-. Ana am YOUR
| ohedientlv JANIS ID. DIGBY, Honorary Secy.
| Mortimer villas, PdrkeI's Piece, Cambridge Eng
| land, July q, 1880