Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-16
A VETERAN HOSORED.

contains a very interesting account of
birthday dinner rendered the Hon. c.. C
Trowbridge, OF that city, by his fellow citi
zens. Mr.. Trowbridge is
brother-in-Iaw OF Gen.. Sibley
of ST. Paul. and aside from the local inter
est which thus attaches to the matter. tn,
Post cad Tribune sketch of Mr.. Trow
bridges life is of especial interest, be
cause 1t shows the marvellous changes ant
advancement which have been crowded
within the span of human life. It seems
almost Incredible that in so comparatively
short period such mighty progress has
taken place. We extract from the Posi-
0ad Tribune as follows:
Among the thousand matters that are
recorded ana discussed in aDdaily newspa-
per, seldom is one found the chroniciing
OF which i the source of
50 mach real pleasure as that
which is set forth below. The friends of the
Hoa. G. @. Trowbrid ge-and who is not his
friend-are proud Of him. They are glad
that his life has been passed in Detroit un
I'll be Is probably its longest time resident.
More than 100 of them have united in
asking him to be the honored guest at a
dinnec to be given OIL his eighty third
birthday, Dec. %. lie has accepted.
Tae following IS the correspondence:
DETROIT, Dec. =, | 49,
Tho Hon. c. c. Trowt1ig e-Dear Sir: It rare
y &C IT'S tina. mans life comprises SO long
pecioi during which he has been q constant per
Soiiai actor. enjoying in unlimited degree the
confidence OF his follow men, while impart-
an; siroag II; tafGl influence. moiding society
II N, Va,
known n safe of II. chigan a sp.rsal- settled
terTitory It broad, fer.le acres and highly cal
tlvatad farms a comparative wilderness-the
home o. he rei man--penetrable through its en-
tre extent oay by The Indian trail with tie In
dian pony. Your memory goes back to the time
whaa 81 33aI jfil metropolis was bat 4 petty
giIla3e--..n tnliap trading post. You hare
watched tha dsyelopn,nt % the common
wnl}rd, he gr0~th Of the city with pride AID
-r5ttidcation, uniiI one has become a wealthy
AMI toplioU5 state, :.ad the other a pearless
city
Hhr3ugE au tl,i- lons pe-iod You hey, L. Il .o-
Sitlo29 "f trust So state, church and IN bust
mass ce.es. mcgee il aal instance falling in a
just discharge oS pablic OF private duty.
Inc friend ~ y0ur yOuah have passed away,
inaTy - III IN bang 'ememb9re1 only By our Old
tstcitizsas. fpI stand in midst with reference
t" the past al 9Iost alone m octegenarian in the
clty so inag your home. Vet. though be Ioi yng
>
the presaat ID sym oathy, activity aud interest.
n view o. ioa3 lie so uniformly honorable
i!'id worthy OF nm taion by youth, and of tho
manly virtues ard noble traits OF character which
have endeared you to yolc follow citizens, va
respectfully ask :-ou to meet for a mutual e1-
preston OF Our good wilt towards you at the
festive board on yoar eigaty-th birthday, the
29h inst.
Very respectfully your friends
Here follow the names of over 100 OF
the leading citizens of Detroit
DETROIT, Dec. 9. 1882.
The Hon. Philo Parsons and john &. Erwin,
Esq, Committee:
GENTLEMEN: have the honor TO acknowledge
through your hands the letter OF Messrs A. c. |
Mciraw, henry Z. Bridge and other valued
friends, alfudlng 10 NV long and somewhat ac- |
tive life III Detroit and proposing meeting at |
the festive board on the 29,h inst, my eighty
thlrd birthday, for the expression of good will'
to me. To say that L am completely over |
whelGled By this unexpected and undeserved |
manifestation OF kindness from more than a |
hundred of my fellow citizens. a large portion |
Of whom l have known us friends and neighbors
tor half a century, and some of them much
logger, and with many Of whom have in time
p a-t maintained business connections extending
through long periods, is to give YOU in one
word the effect OF this letter mon nv mind and
heart.
At period of life when it is fitting that one |
should seek seclusion in the hope of reaching |
the end without a fall to mar whatsoever OF good |
report may have been garnered from the past, !
the first impulse would be to tender my grateful |
and ask to be excused from
al ordeal to which I am unaccustomed, but |
when read the list OF honored names who have !
rendered to this testimonial of kind regard, |
1t seems that it would be both indecorous and |
ungratetul to decline, and therefore respect !
fully accept the proposal to meet my friends on |
the 29th inst. With great respect. yours,
c. c. TROwBRIDGE.
"REMINISCENCES.
The life and public services of Charles
G. TrowOridge have been Of so marked and
i'm 20 tant character that they must ever
bear prominent place in the history of
this city and state. He came to Detroit !!
over sixty three years ago, and during a |
continuous residence covering that period |
has assisted i'll vastly improving the meth |
DDS Of communication between Detroit and |
the interior portions of the state, having |
always taken deep interest in the extern |
sion of railroads and the advancement of |
commerce. Believing that he might fur |
nlsh some interesting "reminiscences of the |
early days of Detroit, representative of |
the Post and Tribune called at Mr.. Trow- |
bridges residence on Saturday evening, |
and during brief but very interesting
conversation gathered such material as is
hereinafter presented, Mr.. Trowbridge /!
preferring the reporter should group the
facts together in his own way.
He is now almost eighty three years of
age, having been horn at Albany, N. Y,
Dec. %, 1900. In 1919 he came to |
Detroit to accept the position under
Thomas Rowland, then United States mar
shat of the territory of Michigan, which at
that time embraced all of the eastern Mis-
sissippi valley lying north Of Illinois. In
diana and Ohio, and west of Lake Huron !
The population at that time. exclusive of |
Indians, did not exceed 1900, including all |
troops stationed at the various forts. Ar f!
irving at Buffalo MIR. Trowbr;dge en-
barked on the steamer "Walk-in -the-wa- |
ter now SO familiar to Detroiters through
the recent publication of colored prints Of
it. This steamer was put upon lake Erie |
in 1913 and was for several years the won
der of the white inhabitants and the terror
OF the Indians. There were no harbors in
those days and when the vessel was ready
to leave Buffalo she vas towed out to deep
water by twenty yoke of cattle. When she
arrived at Detroit after q three DAYS, mao |