The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28

death and the doubt winch exists US 10
whether lie was murdered or committed
suicide Soon after his return from his
expedition In 1906. he was made Cow
Sernor of Louisiana territory. IN 1909 he
undertook a trip to Washington, where
business required his presence. On his
route he stopped at the Grinder Tavern,
kept by man and his wife Of the
same name. and here his life was ended
by suicide or murder, his family gbelieV-
ter evidence going to show. the proba-
Eblity of Mr., Lewis having been robbed
by his landlord before or after his death
a monument marks the grave OF Cow
ernor Lewis, who was buried near the
Grinder house. where he died. Mr..
Wheeler, In referring to this monument,
quotes the following description Of 1T
given by Mrs Octavia zollicoffer Bond:
sits stately column of limestone loom
ing unexpectedly iii the heart of q mo-
.notonous woodland produces an effect
which is thrilling. Tho tall, sculptured
shaft, surrounding a square pyramida
base of rough hew1lS teps, Is in striking
contrast to the absence Of man art
elsewhere In the dense forest in which
lit is hidden. Towering amid the gloom
of prlmeval trees Its lofty, broken col :
umn awalsens sensations OF ave-,
a picture OF the house In which Will
liam Clark spent his boyhood that Of
his father, John Clark near louisville e,
Ky., is associated with great interest.
His services In the United States army,
his appointment iii 1913 ns Governor Of
Missouri. and his subsequent selection
as Superintendent of Indian Affairs by
President Monroe Is mentioned after
which MT. Wheeler wrl ties:
"But after all the real story OF Will
liam Clark is best told in the pal cs of
the Lewis and Clark report, where the
character Of the man shines respondent
through his deeds. M
5BS55s Pen pictures are drawn Of other Ia
nous members of the expedition and OF
many who were concerned y N 81 0y as
ISOLATION among them Sergeant Charles
Floyd ,s of Kentucliy.f who Il died August.
1901. ana, as Mr.. Wheeler point5 out,
twas 81 farms is known the first citizen
soldier Of the United States to- die In
the great territory Of the Loutsi ma iPur-
chase west OF the mississippi River; rs
memory has beenah onored by the recent
erection OF a splendid obellsk on tiie
bluff where his comrade buried him 81 IN
August Of 1SO4."Fa bluff now wi thin the
corporate limits Of Sioux City, Iowa.
EOther sketches bring into mind the
names ana Z personalities Of Sergeant
John Ordway. Sergeant N thaniel 3 Fry l7'ryor
Sergeant Gass, ohm Golfer, George
brewer. William Bratton Il, ] ohm Shield s.
George Shannan. kAleHaHuel -. y i.iSA1 -
and the one heroine Of the immortal
Rogers and Clark band--sth Bird wo 70,
man Of the Minnetarees, 81 idsa w ms no
canoed (. trudged, n climbed y and 3stSs starVeC3
with tho best5mer of the part
. #In'sthis first volume the onward trail
takes one from Wood River to- Fort
5N1andan with such punctua tons by the
wav as pictures OF Lewis and ClarlS,s
First Council With the Indians ia ken
from a Journal Of the Expedition pub.
slished by Matthew Carey, 4 Of Phila DEL.
lphia, in 1910; a handsome reproduction OF
#,.Eloyd.s Obelisk1 and a map Of the
route taken from Bismarck to Fort Blu B,'-Ss
ford. eSgf3 III A5si X
Il Records OF winter spent by the mem;
bers Of the expedition at Ford Manda11 Z
the trial from Fort MandanSto Marla's
River, and that from Maria S River to.
Three Forks take up the remaining chap
tiers Of what is told concerning the expe-i
dition in the first volume I'd
In regard to, the interest Of Mr..
Wheeler's work there can be but 8one
opinion. His style evinces thorough re-
search and careful accuracy. The lapse
{of years now enables the student to es-
innate correctlysthe work undertaken and
carried through by IJeWin$ ard C!ass and
renders everything told concerning 1t a.
matter Of vital interest and inquiry.
"A review of the second volume of this
most Important work will ai5pears in next
weeks Times Dispatch. -ss