The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-11

Obituary.
DEATH or NH. FREDERICK KNIGHT HUNT, EDrr01 or
THE LONDON DAILY NEWS.

Obituary.
DEATH OF Nh. FREDERICK KNIGHT HUNT, EDrr0R or
THE LONDON DAILY NEWS.
Among other items of intelligence brought BY the
steamship Unon learn Of the deceass Of Mr. FsxD-
KNIGHT HrT for some years past the able editor
OF the London Daily Ners to which post he succeeded
when the literary corps headed by Charles Dickens and
Douglas JerIoid, and entrusted with the birth and
future deveiopement Of that Journal (now second in
circulation and influence to its contemporary the Times
had premaurey reduced its existence to the last gasp
by extreme literary and impractical management From
this amentable position the London Daily Nes
tricated by the indefatgable industry and peculiar
practical abilities Of Mr. f. K Hunt to the qualification
OF the propetcrs but at the sacrifice Of his health and
IT is to be feared ultimately Of his hfe-or his DEATH
ere he had attained his oreth year. has doubt been
accelerated by the effects of that incessant daily toll and
nightly fatigue to which London editors exposed
perhaps, more than all others.
Originally brought up to the medical profession Mr. f.
K Hunt, on passing his examinations, foresaw that
years must his head and the effects Of age be
made manifest In his vsage before the deepooted pre-
JUDGES against young disciples Of Galen and Abernethy
which do not exist the sister profess
sons Of the Church and the him coun
tenance and support. His education, and . natural
taste for literary pursuits thenceforth induced him to
resign the scape for the pen and to devote his brief
but successful career to the aeoration Of the social
wrongs instead OF the hysical suferngs Of humanity.
After having first conducted the Medical Times he de-
voted his abilities to editing the Pictorial mes during
the career Of that formidable rival to the illustrated
London NeDs He next originated Hunts London Jour-
nal now known as the London Journal, having weekly
tbs ost o. nearly nall million copies and decidedly
shortly after seeding from his journal that Mr. K
Hunt undertook the re vitazing of the London Daily
Nens-no common task, though for which he prove
himself eminently qualified
Among various other successful works which Mr..
X. Hunt contributed the world Of letters during he
his duti
may be cited his Hisory Of the Fourth Estate" being
complete and graphic description Of the origin, rise
PRODUCTION to the advent Of the London Daily Ne,rs
This work Astounding in anecdotcal particulars Of the
connections formed by eminent statesmen, politicians,
and literary with English journalism is of highly
interesting and traces the newspaper through
the cany oiled small folio page printed at the rate Of
a hundred copies per hour, by wooden hand press,
uch as FRANKLIN worked at to the leviahan sheet Of
the present cay crowded with intelligence from all parts
of the globe, and which, although thrown off by our
modern cylinders at the rate Of from eight
with sufficient rapidty to meet the public appetite for
news. 1t is with mingled feelings of satisfaction and
regret that we pay this tribute to the memory Of de-
ceased journalist of the other side Of the Atlantic
BRIGADIERGENERALs sTRANGwAYs AND COLLIDE.
Like Sir George Cathcart BrigadierGeneraf SrRANG-
WAYS served in the campaign in Germany in 1913 and
1914. He present ut the battle of Goerde the
10th September, and Lepsc the 10th 18TH and 10th
October 1S13 for which he had conferred upon him the
Order Of the Swedish sword he having commanded the
killed in the action. Strangways, then only lieute
nant had the honor Of commanding the only portion of
and decisive victory. In 1915 he with the royal
tlery at Quatre Bras and Waterloo in which last battle
he wounded. Since then Brgadier- General Strang
ways has been principally attached to the royal horse
artillery which he commanded in Ireland for years
On the formation Of the eastern expedition in the early
part Of the year. Colonel Strangways selected to
proceed in command of the royal horse artillery and
when lheash obliged General Gator to return
home he appointed to the command of the whole Of
the British artillery, with the rank Of brigader general
The gallant deceased who the grandson of the first
Earl leicester and cousin Of present earl and late
Warehouses Of LaDsdown born in $780, and his first
commission IN the army is dated 18th December 1906.
Brigadier General THOMAS LEIGH GoLplE had been
fy thirty years in the service, having entered it
sign June 49, 1925. He served principally the Goth
regiment, with which he good deal of service ia
first occasion when he was engaged in hostile opera.
tons. Brigadier Goidie Lieutenant Colonel OF the
57th regiment which he accompanied to the Crmea
from Corfu arriving there few DAYS after the battle of
the Alma.
THOMAS Cords, Esq, of the Oldest merchants Of
Boston, departed this life at his country residence in
LonRmeadow The 9Th inst, at the age of IS years.
He for many in active business that city,
and by industry and close application accumulated
Of the Rev Dr. Lowes society Some three years since
after dsposng Of his estate Beacon street he retired
to his farm in Lonsmeadow where he spent the rest of
his days He leaves four children inherit his large
estate.
Col. JOIN R. GRYxHs, the distinguished lawyer of New
Orleans who died t days age was an
AMERICANS DECEASED ABRoAD-Information has been
received at the State Department ashington through
he United States consul at Vera Cruz the death
Robert r. Cation late United States consul at Mazan
Mexico. Also Of William Foster citizen of the United
States lately residing in the State of New Leon Mexico
Information has been received from the United States
consul at Calao Peru, of the death of the following
American seamen at Bella Vista Hospital in that city
viz John Haro late Of ship Baltimore; Hiram Dawson
late of ship Inez; Abraham Wilson, late Of ship Joanna
Arthur Watty late of ship Pelican State G. W. Games
(colored late of ship Francis Hail. (cclored
late Of ship Hugh Brkhead Vim. L. Hogue, (of Indi-
ana late of ship Queen Of the Clippers George Hood,
(of Indiana late Of ship Kate Hays