The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1897-01-21

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 citizensremember
Henry Hope Stanley, who adopted
Stanley, the explorer, and gave him
lis 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 Post-Dispatch, was born in Eng
land in 1916. He came of good family
and was highly educated. He had
a brother who was killed by fall from
carriage during the war After his
fathers death, which occurred early in
SANKEY'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 indie
pendent mind, and determined to carve
his own way to success. Accordingly
he came to America about 1887, first
landing in Charleston. ). G, There the
young man heard of the great west and
made his way to Texas, He found a
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 hungered for the touch of
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-
manned toeomfort 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 Africanusn went into the
world against his foster-father's will
and was never forgiven, while Annie,
who shared the home with the explorer,
is said to have eloped with the coach
man.
About this time Stanley made the ac-
quaintance Of an individual known as
Cedar Smith on account of his bust.
ness, which consisted in exporting
Louisiana cedar About 1S43 they took
trip up Red river on a cedar purchas-
ing expedition, intending to ship a
large 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, becom-
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 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-
ilict, 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 Nicholl,
who occupied It with her husband dur
ing the absence Of the Stanleys When
Gen, Benjamin liutler made his head
quarters in New Orleans he ordered the
seizure OF the house and the CONNER
eial press, putting his soldiers in the
latter.
Mr.. 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 TWEEN
ty-four hours. The orders were obeyed
and the soldiers marched out and
camped in Terrelps 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 s. 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 1873 he went up to a 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 Of
rest. Mr.. Stanley was a member of
Mount Moriah lodge, prominent ma.
sonic body, and was buried in Its tomb
at Metairie ridge,
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