The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-20

Mr.. Wheeler was in very close touch
with the illustrous martial man of
colonial times, as he was one of the
party which discovered the remains of
Standish. Mr.. Wheeler told an inter-
esting story of the event. A number
Of Eastern men interested in histori-
cal matters, determined to find, If
possible, the burial place of Standish
and all records bearing upon the mat
ter were carefully perused. The quest
finally narrowed down to three sites,
one in an old burial ground which had
been washed away by the sea, another
near the site Of the old Standish home,
and third $50 many rods to. the
west of the town meeting house." AS
the meeting house had long since dis
appeared this last trace seemed use
less. A letter was finally discovered
which was written by a person who
was at the funeral Of Standish. The
document said that the body was buried
near several -three-cornered stones
which had been erected on the spot.
These stones were found and an ex-
cavation was commended each person
in the exploring party being anxious
to handle a spade and share in the
honor of unearthing the remains of
the great Standish After an excava-
tion of eight feet had been obtained,
a box was found which contained the
skeleton of a human being. Physicians
present pronounced the remains those
of a woman and on referring to the
ancient letter it was found that Stand
ish had been buried between the re-
mains of his daughter and step -daugh-
ter Further digging unearthed the
box which contained the remains of
the illustrous soldier. A maiden lady
present at the explorati ton was a
direct defendant of Standlsh, and her
excitement was extreme. 1t was after
ward found that the shape of Standishs 8
skull and that of, his defendant We're
very similar. Mr.. Marshall told of the
assistance given by the government
and the people of the neighborhood In
erecting a fitting monument over the
grave.
NAMING OF CAPE COD.
Charles E. Mayo narrated the fate of
horse which one of his aged ancestors
had sent out with the expedition
against the Indians, the owner being
too feeble to accompany the steed. Mir.
Mayo also read two or three historical
parag graphs and poem upon the nam-
ing of Cape Cod.
Capt. Philip Read, u. S. A.. histo-
rian Of the society, delVed into the
early history Of the Pilgrims and
aroused great enthusiasm over his de-
lineatiOns of the characters of the first
settlers. They came from the Neither
lands, he said, and the influence of the
sturdy Dutch stock was seen in every
act of the Pilgrim fathers. The same
influence was seen prior to their ar.
rival in the Eastern counties of Eng
| land, from whence they came. He said
that While Standish was not either
Catholic or a Protestant he was new
ertheless imbued with all the sterling
qualities of the Pilgrim, and was a no.
bic man and a great soldier. He came
from people that inculcated into
the future people of America the prin-
ciple that the ruler should be of the
same religion as the people, and not
the people of the religion Of the ruler
Capt. Reads remarks were warmly ap-
plauded.
Rev. DR.. Ingersoll was the last
speaker He rejoiced in the spirit of
reverence which seemed to go with the
event, and said it was but a revival or
the reverence which was such "a
marked characteristic of the Pilgrim
fathers whose deeds were being COM
memorated The Pilgrims in all their
documents spoke Of God and Provf-
dence. Standish was of them, in q
rough sort of way. The men of those
days were brave and God-fearing
They had no patronage but the pray
ers of their friends and the strength or
the Almighty, and that was why the
descendants were there to cOmmemor-
ate those old events. The speaker said
he was glad that many of the great
painters of today were creating upon
canvas many pictures of those old
days of sterling manhood and noble
characters.
Those present were:
Rukard Hurd, Governor; John Quincy Ad-
ans, Capt Edgar Campbell Bowen, u s.
A., Edwin S. Chittenden, George 4. Dag
gett, Edward j. Edwards, Franklin L.
Greenleaf George W. Lewis, Charles c..
Mayo, Charles E. Pike, Francis w. Pike,
| Capt. Philip Read, U. S. A, Major Clinton
B. Sears, U. S. A, Jacob Stone, Henry P.
/ Upham, Maj. Charles H. Whipple, U. S. A,
Henry A. Whitney, Delos A. Monfort, Fred
! erick D. Monfort Clarence A. Chamberlain,
Eben F. Wells, William P. Trowbridge, Gen.
! John R. Brooke U. S. A, DR.. John Nc
! Lean, Robert l. harrington, Joseph NJ.
! Hawks, Edward H. Gheen, Jeheil w Cham
berlain, Rev. Edward P. Ingersoll, D. D.,
| Charles P. Moves.