Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-03-29
TESTIMONIAL.
To H. s. Van Beuren---Remarks of Chief Justice Wright, MT. Van Beuren
 and Miss Hanlon.
Prescott Courier.)

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 4c Van Beuren: I represent cer- tain citizens of this Territory, and es- pecially the survivors of the Walnut Grove disaster.
 The most beautiful thing in the world is noble human action. At a great political convention in the great city of Chicago, I think the most gifted and eloquent, and certainly one of the most illustrious citizens of your own great State, Roscoe Conklin, stated when putting in nomination a candidate for the greatest office in the gift of the American people, said: "When asked whence comes our can didate, our sole reply shall be, he comes from Appomattox, and its famous apple tree," and years after wards when the great hero-this geomitrition of battle and mechanism of victory, this titan of the continent, from the gloomy heights of Mt. McGregor was about to yield up his great spirit, the most beautiful pie ture, perhaps in our history, was pre-
 sented in his noble and grand con duct, rising above the solemnity of death in the spirit of forgiveness and patriotism. A scene so sublime that, perhaps l am in the line of truth when l say every heart in this land was touched with admiration, and every eye was dimmed with affection.
 But sir, recently in the midst of what was certainly the greatest calamity thof hnfa11 Tarrifnrxr I1or- pened, when in few minutes, at least five hundred thousand dollars Of your capital and that of your as
 sociates was swept away; and worse
 still, when in that mighty flood death
 and destruction lurked, it was then,
 that the heroic lady now standing by
 your side, Miss Hanlon, performed
 actions so beautiful that it came to
 the hearts of this people with a
 warmth of recogination and admir-
 ation, which they cannot describe
 but will never forget. She is esteemed
 to-day and with them her memory will finger, not only as heroine, but as l a "Ministering Angel.. When in hel l presence the sthoughtless remark was made, that angels wels few and fal
 between in. Arizona, she chided ant said If the rugged heroes just es
 caped from the terrible flood coult
 have been seen, stripping from thei
 persons the last vestige of their cloth
 ing, save what native modesty re
 quired, it would have appeared tha
 among these were angels numerous.
 { Anplo1aaN Tho nn,,1t1of nf
 Miss Hanlon, will live in the memor, of our people as long as they remem
 Der this fearful disaster
 "Still OCT these scenes the memor, wakes and fondly broods with mise care; time but the impression deepe makes, as streams the channels deepe wear" But sir, although you wer aways at the time-although you di not witness nor hear, the fearful roa of this demon of woe, on that fatefu night, yet by your disinterested an honorable conduct, in coming bac l into the shadow of this disaster an 9 paying all due to the unfortunate SUI vivors, you have endeared yourself e this people, and though you may g y far away to your Eastern hom Q though you may spend your remain :, ing days in the Nations great metrol }. olis, or travel upon the "far and flasl T ing brine;" or, as we sincerly hop l, you may return and finger yet wit d our people; be assured the people | o whom you have acted such nob r. part, will ever hold you in gratefl t remembrance. Death is the might a colossus, whose pale shadow lingerir e in eternal silence and sorrow, h; l. darkened the pathway of every chi > of earth, but, sir conduct like your 7, brings a silver lining to this shadow. Ii On behalf of these people I a e authorized to present you with an i |" significant testimonial of their a y preciation and gratitude It is nu ? get of native gold, first given to u IS hand of man, by this great flood. I
 intrinsic value is not great, but u d sentiment of gratitude and appreci e tion which accompanies the gift o inestimable; as was stated in the or d set, the most beautiful thing in u IT world is noble human action, and d corollary to that is true human gra y tude, therefore as slight testimoni D. of the gratitude of these men. I pl
 sent you this nugget of virgin gol e, and assure you that wherever y, C. may go you will have the gratitu s, and respect of these men, and n re only these, but of all citizens of u @, Territory.