The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-31

Joining courtyard, ten in number. are most
incomplete, and on them not much
can be deciphered. A huge tree has
carried one Of the gravestones up
with it in its growth. until now the
stone is wedged into its trunk several feet
above the ground. William Sherwood S
stone relates that he was born in the
parish of White Chapel, near London. 3"
and, after giving the date OF his death,
describes him as "a great sinner waiting
for a Joyful resurrection" OF Mrs
Hannah Ludwell. who died the year be-
fore George Washington was born, it
is said that After a most exemplary
life spent in the cheerful and innocent
and the constant exercise Of piety. char
ity and hospitality. she patiently sub
mitted to death on the 9Th day Of April.
1871, in the sind year Of her age"
jamestown was merely a peninsula at
the time Of it's settlement, but is now
very distinctly an island. connected with
the main land by a simple wooden bridge
at least fifty feet long. Biologists say
that this coast is settling and that in a
few centuries mora jamestown Island
may drop OF the map altogether. II is so
low now as to make it hard to understand
while the settlers should have chosen it
Their letter OF instructions warned them
against low and damp land as liable 70
prove malarious and here at high tide the
rising waters are described as having
half covered the peninsula This doubt
less offerd an element OF military sec
urity. since the narrow neck was easy 20
defend. II IS not had 70 believe that the
settlers during their first summer in this
place were able 10 say with truth that
had they been as free from all sins as
from gluttony and drunkenness. they
might have been canonized as saints d"
spared from these sins. too.
The situation during the trying times
was thus described by one Of the sur
vivors:
There were reuer Engiishmen left IN
q forreigne Country ia such mlseries as
wee were in this new discouered Virginia
Wee watched query three nights. lying on
the bare ground. what weather
soeuer came; fandl warded 81 the next
day. which brought our men % bee most
feeble wretches. Our food was but a small
Can n Ba-lie soddea in water % fue
men a day. our drink cold water taken
out ~ ti7e river which was ~ foud
we're salt al low tide FUN ~ slime and
airh which was the destruction ~ may
~ our men Thus We lived Tor the rpace
Of hue months in this miserable distress
not haulng aue able men 20 man our BlI-
warkes upon any occasion u u had not
pleased God 20 haue pgt a terrour .n the
Saasges hearts. We Rad ali persisted b.
those vhd ard cruel PaEans. benign tfsa.
vezke estate e. we were. or men niEht
and day Eroaning in every corner q the
FORT most rlttlfs. 20 heare
But Jarnest5vn ~as formally aba-dC-ei
rs its English settlers on Thnrs1ay Jlae
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wll be remembered fhsy met Lord ueIa-
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