The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-07-31
A NOTABLE WOMAN.
GrHeraI Arms,r0hg's Mother Dead
fiity Ncnrs' Residence Ia the
sandwich Islands.

sandwich Islands.
Mrs. Clarissa Armstrong, who died
IN this city on Tuesday, ut an adj
yanced age, was the daughter Of
family distinguished throughout New
Eng land, and u sister Of the late
Chief Justice Chapman Of Massa'
chusetts. She was married in 1881
TO Rev. Richard Armstrong, and went
with him as missionary in the Pacific
islands. After brief experience
among the rannhal tribes OF the
South Pacific, Mr., Armstrong went
to the Sandwich islands, and
there established the entire system
II public schools throughout the
island kingdom, becoming the Minis
ter of Public instruction, an Office
which he held at The time Of his
death, early in lhe sixties.
Mrs. Armstrong reared large
family on the islands, but one by one
these children Travelled eastward and
became identified with the history,
social and political, Of the country
from which Their paren's had come.
The most notable among hem, Cen
eral Armstrong, head and founder OF
Hampton School, recently visited San
Francisco and is nov in the islands,
where the sad news Of bis mothers
death will reach him. Mrs. Weaver,
one Of her daughters, n lady for
years identified with phiIanlhropic
and progressive work IN our city,
recently went with her husband 10
take charge Of the cily's poor.
Another daughter. Mrs. Beckwith, is
the wife Of u minister now occupying
a prominent place in The islands.
Mrs. Armstrong herself long chung
TO the island life, and it was not UNI
Til more than Gfly years of uDinter-
rupted residence that she yielded to
her chiIdlen's solicitations and re-
greLfuIIy sailed homrward. Up to
the time when she landed in San
Francisco ia the eighties, herself
nearly eighty years of age, she, a
woman Of high education and inteli
gence, had never seen a railway en-
CINE or ever witnessed thousand
sights familiar 10 the tiniest school
child in San Francisco. Her fr1nk
delight over the commonplace mar
yeIs Of modern science was charming
to see, and she herself was quick to
Join in me laugh often raised at her
startled exclamation over some new
and exciting discovery. Mrs. Hem.
enway Of I3oston,a lady widely known
as the patron Of various scientific en-
terprises and benevolent projects,
Unopened to be in California at the
time. She was friend Of the family,
and was 50 bewitched with the noyel
situation in which the old lady was
placed that she insisted upon round
ing out the VISITORS strange expert
ence and carrying her off TO her Bos
ION home 10 spend the winter there
where she merriIy declared that Mrs
Armstrong should be the "belle o.
the season.
SO Mrs. Armstrong, at nearly 81
years OF age, took her first railway
journey, travelling across the cont
neDt in the llemenways' snmptuou
private car, surrounded by every at
lentioH and comfort.
Her useful life on earth is ended
after Il long period Of helpless suffer
ing. Up TO about a year ago sh'
preserved the Whole measure Of he
mental yigOr, with her physical
strength but slightly impaired. 4
fall IN stepping from carriage CAV
her shock from which she never re
covered, 20 that death finally cam
as q glad rcIense.--San Francisco
Chronicle, July n.