MONUMENT TO CAPTAIN COOK.
A communication from Her Majesty's ship Scout states that a monument has been erected on one of the islands of the Pacific to the memory of Captain Cook, who was killed by the savages of Owhyhee, ninety years ago. The ceremony took place on November 14th, in the presence of Major Wodehouse, the English Commissioner, and the captain and officers of the Scout. The monument is an obelisk 25ft high, and mounted on a base Bft square, It is of concrete, and bears the following inscription :—"ln memory of the great circumnavigator, Captain James Cook, K.N., who discovered these islands on January 18th, A.D. 1778, and fell near this spot on February 14th, a.d., 1879. This monument was erected in November, A.D. 1874, by some of his fellow-countrymen." The architect was Mr E. Lishman, of Honolulu, late of Northumberland, England. It is erected on a suitable spot (which the Scout's company selected ontheirfirstvisit in April, 1872), about 100 yards from the rock on which the captain fell. A monument, consisting of blocks of lava, was erected at the spot some years ago, but it had fallen down.
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Globe, Volume III, Issue 221, 23 February 1875, Page 3
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191MONUMENT TO CAPTAIN COOK. Globe, Volume III, Issue 221, 23 February 1875, Page 3
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