Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-09
STANLEY'S BENEFACTOR.
History of the Great Explorers
 Foster-Father.
Starting in New Orleans at an Early Age He Became Widely Known and Respected-Deserted by His
 Adopted Children.

Many New Orleans citizens remember Henry Hope Stanley, who adopted Stanley, the explorer, and gave him his first upward start in life. Very few, however, have any recollection of Stan ley, the famous traveller in Africa Henry Hope Stanley, says the New Or leans Dispatch, was born in Eng land in 1915. He came of good family and was highly educated. He had brother who was killed by fall from carriage during the war. After his fathers death, which occurred early in Stanley's life, his mother married an Episcopal minister. She is said to be still living and her son by the second marriage inherited Stanley's fortune.
 The young Englishman was of inde- pendent mind, and determinedto carve his own way to success. Accordingly he came to America about 1887, first landing in Charleston, S. c. There the young man heard of the great west and made his way to Texas. He found wife in the Lone Star state, but little in the way of fortune, and the couple determined to remove to the southern metropolis.
 Although Stanley was twice married, neither wife bore him children. Their | kind hearts hungercd for the touch of l baby fingers, and at various times the household adopted little orphans and bestowed as much love and care upon them as if of their own blood. Strange to say, none of these fatherless ones re- mained to comfort the closing years of their benefactor's life.
 Joanna, the first adopted child, died after her marriage to local druggist who has also passed away. Henry 'Stanley Africanus'' went into tho world against his foster-father's will and was never forgiven, while Annie, who shared the home with the explorer, 1 is said to have eloped with the coach man.
 About this time Stanley made the ac- l uuaintance of an individual known as l Cedar" Smith on account of his busi- ness, which consisted in exporting 1 Louisiana cedar. About 1S43 they took trip up Rcd river on Q cedar purchas- ing expedition, intending to ship Q largo cargo to England. They were | gone some time. Facilities for mail communication were neither rapid nor plentiful in those days. Stanley heard little of affairs at home. He returned to New Orleans to find his wife had taken sick and died during his absence from home. Soon afterward he mar ried Miss Miller, an Englishwoman-
 He then changed his business, oecom- ing cotton weigher for the firm of Payne, Dameron & Co.,, the predeces- sors of Payne, Kennedy & Co.,; later he obtained employment with Wright, Williams & Co.,, in the same capacity. He made a good deal of money in the days when there were fortunes in the cotton-press business. When the war broke out he took no part in the con- fict, but with his wife went over to England to revisit the scenes of his youth. He left his dwelling, facing Annunciation square, in charge of Mrs. Stanley's sister, Mrs. Walter Nichon, who occupied 1t with her husband dur ing the absence of the Stanleys. When Gen. Benjamin Butler made his head quarters in New Orleans he ordered the seizure of the house and the Commer- cial press, putting his soldiers in tho latter.
 MT. Stanley's friends took advantage of his British birth and foreign resi- dence to appeal to the English consul The latter promptly sent word to But Ter to release the property within twen- l ty-four hours. The orders were obeyeo and the soldiers marched out and camped in Terrell's press across the street. As soon as the war ended Stanley and his wife returned Stan ley resumed the cotton-press business, but was not as successful as in the ante bellum days. In 1870 he sold the Com mercial press to Lehman & Abraham and bought the Liverpool press, which he conducted until his death, although he left the management principally to James Randolph and George Johnson.
 In 1878 he went up to plantation to look after the crops, in which he was interested, suddenly became i'll and in twenty-four hours was dead. His sec ond wife preceded him to the land ot rest. MT. Stanley was a member oi Mount Moriah lodge, 8 prominent ma sonic body, and was buried in its ts,mt at Metairie ridge.