The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-26
The Whitman Monument.

receipt of correspondence from
gentlemen in the east who have
taken active interest in the project
-ef erecting a monument tothe late
DIR. Marcus Whitman, from which
we are permitted to extract. Hon.
William A. Mowry, president ef
the American Institute Of lRstruc-
ton, Providence, Rhode Island,
sends lengthy communication TO
Mr.. Gray in which he says: "You
can hardly imagine the interest
with which / have read and re-
read your very kind letter of No
vember the 2Sth, and the accom-
panying documents. They have
proved OF great interest and value
TO me. I have been very studious
and industrious in gathering IN
formation concerning the heroic
Iabors OF DIR. Whitman. and his
horrible death" Mr.. Mowry has
read with great interest various
books, among which he names
Gray's History of Oregon,
DcSmet's Oregon, Irving's Astoria,
and more than ten others besides
the reports of addresses, etc, be-
fore the society of Oregon. Dir.
Mowrv wrote out the entire his
tory concerning DIR. Whitman,
some years ago, but it has
never been published, because
he wanted to gather more
completely the facts relating
10 the entire history of Oregon.
He has given the lecture on Ore
ron, with Others, before the Rhode
Island Historical society, the New
England Historical General soci-
ETY., Boston, teachers institutes in
New Hampshire, the Rhode Island
Normal schools and other societies.
He repeated the lecture during the
latter part of December in Wor-
cester, Massachusetts,, and states
that it has been received with
great favor everywhere. Mr..
Mowry thinks that some aid may
be extended by the people in the
east, and firmly believes that the
wealthy men of Boston and Provi-
dence ought to give to the object
handsomely. He will at once confer
with such of his friends as will be
nsst likely to take an interest in
the matter and if he finds such
encouragement as will warrant
making an attempt he will try anc
see what can be done.
Rev. J. H. Hopkins, d. d.
Niliamsport, Pennsylvania, alsC
addresses Mr.. Gray under date
of December 23d. He takes
active interest in the matter
and has been elected as an honor
ary member of the society of Ore
gon. Before closing his letter h'
says: 81 shall try hard to 90 ou
at the completion of the monu
ment. Rev. Mr.. Hopkins gave t.
the society of Oregon the desigr
for the monument, heretofore de
scribed in our columns, which wa
adopted by the executive board
With the hearty CO. operation o
such gentlemen as Hon. William
A. Mowry and Rev. J. H. Hopkins
Mr.. Gray can feel assured that tn
monument will be erected in du,
time.
Mr.. P. B. Whitman, nephew O
the late DIR. Whitman, writes Z
Mr.. Gray from Lapwsi Indial
agency, Idaho, under date of Dec
25th, in which he gives data i
regard to the birth of DIR. Whit
man and wife, as follows: IL hav
only Just received letter fror
York state that informs me tina
uncle. DIR. Marcus Whitman, wa
born in Gorham, Ontario county
New York, September 4th, $50;
i only learn that aunt was born j
the year IS0S. No particulars.
Mr.. Gray informs us that Mr.
Whitman was born in Rushvill,
New York.
A press dispatch from Washin;
ton, ID. c., under date of the 15tl