The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-23

OGS'UkS W. ~ SAOosXe Tie CabJ1SU1oH OO3
Ut tlse Jsssaslsetles., aud !Crssseriy ~
! instructor Ou the xcls0Oi-si,Ii., were
presented last evening y Capt. Jas.
A. WUtlOu, father Ut Mn DcLOlsY,
who res,eiveh ll,esu on her behalf.
The psssree>iings w~re ilel" last
evening IN the Office Of Ae4srs.
etrxllOn i St0rsu, NJ. aO6 East
lwenly.seveuts street. some tws ~
ty.iive Or thirty lloanlers 0i the class
were psxseut.
Ainsut y O'Clock NJ. WC:n,ore
called the nieltiny 10 order aud into
duced I.icule,,aili JAques ~ tie gem
.lel,lan selected to make the prssei,lx.
tiuM He and Cal.lain W.,tiun stN d
up together. Mr.. Jaques briefly
thanked the graduates ior making
him their representative.
= LETTER Of CON OND,I.ENCE.
Lieutenant Jaques then read y let
ter ~adrt seed personally to Mis-. De-
LGng, ,~id to be forwarded tO her after
receiving the signature Of each nseIll.
bef Of the class. rise text OF the lel-
ter was ~ follows:
NEW YORK, August 10, 1851.
DEAv MADAME.-rhe young men
whom your husband trained ~ lM(l,
iu Le good men and g00d citizens
present ~ } on little memorial sea-
ting forth their love and admiration
TOR the gxilent gentleman you mourn
IL cOnln,s,n with thein. Our yssrrUw
for his taking Oft h D0t ~ y widows
grief; but, ~ his pupils In the school
Vi duty aud self-IOFgetfulness, We
unite III lan,entiny the death Of our
beloved Instructor. To you, xa tO ~,
p~rhxps, there t. aconsO. alton In the
knOwleli8. that his e0d Wxs glorious,
that he died like . her0, thinking not
., himself, but Of trrse around hmm,
and In death proved himself ~ be xll
that he pointed cut to ~ Of ideal
n,auh.Ud. In bis life, ~ We knew
MIN, he taught Us to be uOtslisnt,
kindly aud cisivaIr.,us, In his death
be taught the word how hopes can
perish.
This great Republic has nat want
ed for brave nsen 10 carry IT. flag to
the utterm0ss parts vi the earth, hut
it never owned, parted with and IOrt
= greater man or letter servant than
our lselOved Instructor. He was E'r
u greater Or less length Of iinl.' our
pattern aud authority, aud W. pray
that (iOd, who his infinite wissis',l,
removed linn ir'dM this lie In the
prime Of his g'0ri'.us rsani OsNi, will
Le the pr.dectnr Ws his orphans and
widow. Yaurs, very sisccrs.ly.
rHE GRADUATES "F THE NEW
YORK NAUTICAL SCHOOL, CLASS
Or 1873.
Captain w.vTT'N's REPLY.
On formally accepting tile m,s'm RI
al whI.'I: Insists Of u series Of re,s-
.iuiis,n-, engr .~sstl, and surrounded
with ill,,x,r I"Dns Of the lxriIs Of
Arctic lie amt .rsa,llvsl in <lT.ily with /!
..,Dd nlOultlinxs, ~ herctOit're de-
= r,l.tSt in detail in tie Xerssitl.
Captain WMtUn, showing the white
e> ID. nces II deep emotion, spoke
briefly ~ fOIlow>:-
. G,MN. O,cm:-I receive this testi- !
,,I.niai with siucvre thanks in the ;
uan,c of my slaughter. Mr.. D~i..',sg. !
I run ,,,,i... sure size will receive il |
<. a'e:u,ly ami vaiu. II highly us
tribute 0i reyre' and esteem for her
'x.Iov,st husband. 1t l. her Onlv
to receive tex,in,, 'ni;sls
such ~ this front those whn have. !
served under Tim aud alm've him |!
mike. all representing him in one
ai,.l the ,I,.. light. III sincere gs'il-
ti,n,:,It and aI, honest man. Gentle +
:l,.n, once again e. c-ive the cx,.rs-
>i.',, "f my thanks and those Of Mr..
h.l.nng.
I.i..u,enant Da3cnhOw.'r was mex,
':si;.si ulr'D. amd ~ he r'~e he WAS
::rr+,.s. with n hearty r"aRd Of mp
l,ls,,Se. He said 1t gave him great
-. .i-:acti"n to TX present on an oc-
'rssi;.n when u tribute was paiti to
the nr,m"ry cf Lieutenant Com.
,l,an.irr II. Long. The testimonial
pre,s.r,'d by the young pupils Of that
:.enti..n,am met his hearty cOn:ur-..
renee. He had Enown him inti-
E'r four years, and had always
f"un'i him am honorable, ~ courageous