Howe, Samuel

GRIDLEY, LL. D., an American physician and philanthropist, B. in Boston, Ma ., 1801. After graduating at Brown University, he studied medicine in Boston; and becoming interested in the cause of Greek independence, he embarked for Greece in 1824. Landing in the Peloponnesus at the darkest period of the war, he joined the feeble band which was trying to oppose Ibrahim Pasha. H. endeavored to organize an ambulance and hospital service, but failed, owing to the Greeks being only able to maintain a guerrilla warfare. In 1826 he accompanied an expedition to Crete, and was shut up for some time in the fortre of Grabura, from which he at length escaped. In 1827 he was present at the engagements of the Piræus, Ovopo, Volo, ., and was subsequently placed by Mavrocordato at the head of the surgical staff, with the title of Arch i chi run gos. Famine now threatened the Greeks, and Dr. H. returned to his own country to procure supplies which would avert this calamity. These were liberally given by the U. States people, and H. re-embarked for Greece, followed by other ve els carrying material of war and volunteers. This help in their darkest hour has never been forgotten by the Greek people. Dr. H. superintended in person the distribution of these supplies in various parts of the country. Afterwards he obtained a tract of land from the Greek govt., and established on the isthmus of Corinth a colony made up of Greek refugees, driven from their homes by the Turks, and remained in Greece until her independence was secured. The Greek govt. bestowed upon him the order of St. Sauveur. After visiting Switzerland, H. was in Paris during the revolution of July, 1830, and was one of the few who escorted LaFayette acro the barricaded streets to take po e ion of the Hotel-de-Ville, and put himself at the head of the revolutionary movement. After pursuing his medical studies in Paris, Dr. H. returned home in 1832. Becoming interested in the condition of the blind, he offered to organize and put in operation a habitation for their special instruction, a charter for which had already been obtained, but no beginning made. After certain preliminaries he went to Europe to obtain teachers, also to carry supplies which had been raised here for the Poles, then in insurrection. While in Paris he was made President of the Polish Revolutionary Committee, and undertook the critical service (in which several had failed) of carrying supplies to the Polish corps d'armée which had cro ed the Pru ian frontier, but refused to lay down their arms. He succeeded in this; but was arrested and thrown into prison by the Pru ian gov. After a brief detention, his liberation was effected by the U. States authorities. Returning to Ma ., he resumed the enterprise in behalf of the blind, gathering a half dozen blind children into his father's house, and thus forming the germ of the Ma achusetts Institution for the Education of the Blind, of which Dr. H. has ever since been the director. His labors have become known throughout the civilized world, through his succe in imparting the elements of language to Laura Bridge man, a blind deaf mute, the first person of that cla ner, way, or degree; as, however anxious he may be. -At all events; happen what will; at least. "Our chief end is to... enjoy, if it may be, all good, however the chiefest." - Til lots on . However, conj . Neverthele ; notwithstanding; yet; though; as, I shall not, however , revoke my decision. "You might howe'er have took a fairer way." - Dryden. How'itt, WILLIAM, an English author, B. 1795. He was brought up in the principles of the Society of Friends, and, in 1823, in conjunction with his wife MARY, brought out a volume of poems entitled the Forest Minstrel, which was favorably received. Becoming established as a popular writer, H. produced, during a decade of years, the Book of the Seasons; History of Priest craft (which has pa ed through 10 editions); The Rural Life of England, . In 1840, the Howitts took up their abode in Germany, where Mr. H. produced, in 1841, his popular Student Life in Germany, and in 1841, the Rural and Domestic Life of Germany. Following these, appeared, in 1846, his Homes and Haunts of the English Poets ; The Hall and the Hamlet (1847); and, in 1852, the History of Scand in avian Literature , the joint work of himself and wife. In 1852, Mr. H. proceeded to Australia, where he remained for two years, and on his return published the results of his travel under the title, Land, Labor, and Gold , or Two Years in Victoria. During the period 1854-61, the Illustrated History of England (6 vols.), and The Ruined Castles and Abbeys of Great Britain and Ireland , proceeded from his pen. In 1865 he published the History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. Mr. H for some years was proprietor and editor of Howitt's Journal. His wife was one of the most charming of English novelists. Wm. Howitt D. in 1879. Mary D. 1888. Howitzer, ( hou -its'r,) n. [Ger. haubitz , probably from haube, a dome or cupola, from its shape.] ( Gun .) A kind of gun, from which large shot and shell may be thrown at short ranges. These guns are constructed in bra and iron. Bra howitzers form part of a field battery, and are used for firing shell to clear a village, or any similar position that it is nece ary to occupy. They vary in length from 2 feet to 4 feet 9 inches, and will throw 434 inch and 51⁄2 inch shells. Iron howitzers, from 4 to 5 feet in length, which throw 8-inch and 10-inch shells, are used in sieges, especially for ricochet firing. Howitzers are longer than mortars, and shorter than guns of the same calibre; they require a small charge of powder, but the angle of elevation at which they are fired is high. They were first used in the British service about the end of the 17th century. Howk'er, n. [D. hocker .] ( Naut . ) Same as HOOKER, 7.u Howl, v. n. D. huilen; Ger. heulen; L. Sax. hulen; Dan. hyle ; akin to Lat. ulŭlo ; Gr. ololuzō ; Heb. yalal, to wail, to howl.] To cry as a dog or wolf; to utter a particular kind of loud, long-drawn, and mournful sound; to make a prolonged deep cry. To utter a loud, mournful sound, expre ive of pain or distre : to wail; to yell. "New widows howl , new orphans cry." - Shaks. -To roar, as a tempest; to make a loud uproar; as, the howling winds. ( Ship - building .) To scarf a ship's futtocks into the ground-timbers. -n. IMG:content-0628.png:[blocks in formation] A loud, protracted wail; the cry of a dog or wolf, or other like sound; the cry of a human being in horror and anguish; a yell. How'land, in Maine, a post-township of Penobscot co., abt. 90 m. N.E. of August a. How'land, in Ohio , a township of Trumbull co. How'land, in Mi ouri , a post-office of Putnam co. How'land's, in Indiana , a post-office of Marion co. Howl'er, n. One who yells. (Zool.) See MYCETES.