Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-16
From the Nom York 7Ji5uac.)
DEATH OF EDGAR A POE.

EDGAR ALLAN Poe is dead. He died in Bal.
timore the day before yesterday. This announce.
| ment will stanle many, bul few will be srieved
by it, The poet was known, personally or by
reputation in all This country; ne had readers IN
| ENGLAND and in several Of the States OF Cont
nenIal Europe; b9t he had few or no friends; and
The regrets Tor his death will be suggested pnnci'
pay BY the consideration that in him literary arl
ha, lost one of its most brilliant but cratic stars
The family of Mr. Poe-we learn IRON Girls
| wold's "Poels and Poetry OF America from
which considerable portion of the facts in This
| notice are dsrved-Was one OF The oldest and most
respectable in Baltimore David Poe his pater-
nal grandfather, was Qrarlermasrer.Gene tal IN
the MARYLAND line during The Revolution, and The
| intimate friend OF Lafayette, who during his last
visit 10 The United States, called personally upon
| the Generals widow, and rendered her acknow-
ledemenls for The services reGd-red 10 him by her
husband His real-srandiaher John Poe, mar
| ried in England, Jane, a daughter of Admiral
James Mcbride, noted in British naval history,
and claiming kindred with some OF the most illus
lrious English families His father and mo her,
| both OF whom were in some way connected
| with the theatre, and lived as precaTiously as
heir more gifted and more eminent SON
died within a few weeks OF each other, OF con.
sum p,ion, leaving him an orphan, al Two years OF
| Richmond, Virginia, took fancy TO him, and
persuaded his grandfather 10 suffer him to adopt
! him. He was brought up in Mr. Adams family;
| and as that gentleman had no other children, he
| was regarded as his son and heir. 10 1916 he
accom- pa nied MIR and Mrs Allan to Great j.
lain, visited every portion OF il, and afierward
passed four or five years in school kept al
| Stoke Newingon, near London, by Rev Or.
| Bransby. He returned TO America ~ 1872, and
in 1925 went TO the Jefferson University, al Char
louisville, in Virginia, where ne led very dis
sicalcd life, the manners OF the college being al
| hat time extremely dissolue. He took the first
honors, however, and wen, home greatly in debt.
| Mr.. Allan refused TO pay some OF his debts vi
honor, and he hastily Quilted The country on a
| @ ,i.olic expedition to join the Greeks. then
struggling Tor liberty. He did not reach his ori>
pinaI destination, however, but made his way 10
| 81. Petersburg, in Russia, where he became in.
yolyed in difficulties, from which he was ex!ri-
Gated BY The late Mr. Henry Middleton, The Ame-
ricsn Minister al thai capital. He returned
home in 1929, and Immediately ai!crward enter.
ed the Military Academy al Yves; Point. In
| about eighteen months from that time, Mr. Allan,
who hat lost his first wife while MIR Poe was in
Russia, married asain. He was sky five years
oil age AMI the lady was young; Poe qnaTeled
with her, and The veteran husband, Iakirg The
par, OF his wife, addressed him an angry letter,
which was answered 10 The same spirit lie died
soon after, leaving an infant son the heir 10 his
property, and bequcaIhed Poe no'hng.
The army, in the opinion Of the young cadet.
was not place for poor man; so he left
West Point abruptly, and determined TO maiu'
tain himself by authorship. He printed, IN
le29 small volume Of poems, most OF which
were written in early youth. Some of these
poems are quoted in .eviewa by Marg ret
Fuller, in the Tribune in 1916, aud are justly
regarded as among the most wonderful exhibi.
tions of the precoeious development Of genius.
They illustrated the character Of bis abilities,
and justified bis anticipations OF success. For
a considerable time, however, though he wrote
readily and brilliantly, bis contributions to the
journals attracted little attention, and his hope
Of gaining livelihood by the profession of lite
rs,rre was nearly ended at length in sickness
poverty and despair. But in 1881, The proprie'
Tor of weekly gazette, in Baltimore, offered
Two premiums, one for the best story in prose,
and he other for the best poem. In due time
Poe sent in Two articles and he waited anxious
ly for The decision. One Of the Committee was
the accomplished author of "Horse Shoe Ro.
binson," John P. Kennedy, and his associates
were scarceley less eminent than ne for vii
and critical ssgacily. Such matters are usually
disposed Of in very OF hand way: Commit
tees to award literary prizes drink TO the payers