Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-03
Newspaper ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Preat.

Newspaper acknowledgements Profit.
On Saturday, we gave the whole Wall street press
the penny press--the Sunday press-all included
one general raking broadside-that is, we beat the
combined New York press, in publishing the foreign
news by the Great Western four hours earlier than
any of them did-a feat which they will forget.
About eleven o'clock on Friday night, on leaving
nv Office, told one Of my client assistants, (who,
like myself are all on hand at all hours Of the day
and night,) eco down to the Battery before you go
home-perchance the Great Western may arrive in
twelve days-who knows The packets have made
short passages Eth, CAD! we must keep bright
look out and walk into the Wall street press 81 SO
we must-pll be there" said he.
About half past IL o'clock-the moon bright as day
the Great Western quietly approached the Battery,
having stole past the Thomas Smith, pilot boat, near
the Hook, without any on board perceiviHg it.
NV indefatigable commodore, Robert Martin, was
on the Battery studying the picturesque and beaut
full besides occasionally castiag his eye feeHe to-
wards the useful. While he was debating in his
mind whether God ever made more magnificent
scene than New York harbor and bay under clear
moonlight, he the steamer, breathing forth hre
and smoke, rapidly rounding near Governors Island
and proceeding up the East River to her station at
the foot Of Pike street. "By heavens (! there she
is 70 said he, and Immediately started in hot pursuit
boarded the steamer-received all our letters and
papers from the polite Captain Hosken, and brought
them to our Office Fl Ann street, at half past twelve
o'clock. "There % said he to our foreman, "we
have beat all the id Wall street papers-they
don't know she's in" tf
Here was stir! Our foreman sent for our
principal assistant editor---he started--he run
he arrived. He found that revolution almost had
broke out in France-and great crisis taken place
in England. "Heaven and earthv' exclaimed he,
and imme datcly sent for me at the American Hotel,
where had been asleep since eleven o'clock. Twas
walked up by the porter-started at once from pla-
cid dream-read the note-thrust on my clothes the
wrong way-dashed. down stairs-thc porter looking
frightened at me-ssa revolution in France said +
"my Godr' said the porter-few across Broad
way and reached the Office in ten minutes. Every
thing was put in motion in five seconds-steam
chinery-me -printers-editors In one hour there
after about two o'clock Saturday morning, we
issued the first edition Of the HERALD, containing
the leading items Of this important At four
O'Clock the second edition was published containing
very full account of all these events, with the
kets, passengers, and my friend John Van Buren, $
arrival. We continued hard at work, the grey dawn
of the morning coming upon US apace.
The rudy morn in russell mantle clad
Looks DER the brow Of yon high hil-ShGks.
At SIR o'clock everything being ready for the third
edition. left for couple of hours and returned my
hotel to take two hours sleep. At eight o'clock
was again on the spot, and found the third and last
edition of the HERALD going to press, with nearly
five columns Of the news, hundred news men and
bows bawling for papers-and Office besieged by
the public so eager were they to get copies to read.
OF all these editions nearly thirty thousand copies
were sold and circulated Saturday. and over three
hundred and fifty dollars in cash taken in at our
csunting-room desk for their sale. We anticipated
every other paper in New York by four hours
some Of them six hours--and Of course swept the
pool from every other paper-morning, evening, and
Sunday to boot The "Courier and Enquirer" about
five O'Clock, issued meagre synopsis-and at four
o'clock an "employt" Of the "Journal Of Com
merce," came into office and asked rubbing his
ewes, do you know any thing Mr.. Bennett, Of our
papersl"-'nothing, have got mine long since--toe
busy to talk now" said 1.
Thus while the Wall street loafers were drink
ing, swearing, or sleeping away their duns and the
blue devils, we were alive, active, working, and
preparing instruction and entertainment for the pub
lic-partcularly for all the lovely wsmen, whose
sweet smiles Of appreciation, including the cash,
all we care for on this side of the grave.
This is the way we do things in Ann street. Mas
ter webb does your "ma" know you're QUIT
RAPID IScREAsE-We make no bones in publish
ing the following letter from our agent in Albany -
ALBANY, June I, 1899
Ma BENNETT Sir Enclosed So 90 Cor the papers You
may 1876 daily My subscribers increasing every day.
hopes be able TO sell 500 per day. after get well
tbshed here should like get my Weekys by the satur
days dsy beat n possible, could sell many Of them
Respectfully yours,
PETER COOKE.
Ps Send receipt.
AsswER.-C ertainly--consider this a receipt, and
thus we are cheating Amos Kendall, (who has
cheated so many) out Of his postage This Peter
Cooke, our indefatgabIc agent in Albany, is only a
sample Of the rapid increase and popularity Of the
Healdin all the Of the North and East Rivers
Verify, we 90 ahead. N. b. Every man Of bust
ness in Albany will find il his interest TO take the
Herald-the ladies already know and take Il.
e0- We made visit to New Brighton on Saturday
land Will give an account or il tomorrow or next
day. II looks beautiful ndeed--fresh, green, quie,
and highly classical Since 1887, the last time we
were familiar with New Brighton, Il has improved
wonderfully.
NJ NrBLo's Garden opens on Wednesday. in
great style. He has removed the theatre-erected .
classical Saloon, and will give concerts and delight
all the season.
Do- wallack returns to England in six weeks and