The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-12-23
VOL. 1.
Death of Washington Irving.

| Another one of the most distinguished
OF the literary men Of America is gone
one whose name and fame is identified
with the literary reputation Of our country
/ Washington Irving died on Monday even
ing, the 2Sth of November, at his resi-
dence, Sunnyside, near Irvington, New
York, in his 77th year. From information
before us We gather the following interest.
/ ing outline Of his life and labors:
Washington irving was born in the city
Of New York, April 3, 1888, in which
place his father, VIM. Irving, had been set
/ tied as merchant some twenty years.
| After receiving an ordinary school educa.
! ton, at the age of sixteen, he commenced
| the study Of law. Three years later, he
contributed, under the signature of Jona-
| than Oldstyle, series Of letters to the
| g. Morning Chronicle" newspaper of
which his brother, Peter Irving, was edi-
ter. These Juvenile essays attracted much
/ notice at the time, were extensively copied
/ by other journals, and in 1923 or 1924
were collected and published without the
sanction Of the author. In 1904, in con-
sequence Of i'll health, he sailed for Bor-
deaux, on a visit to Europe, travelled
through the South Of France to Nice,
where he took feIucca to Genoa, in which
city he remained some two months. He
then went by sea to Sicily, made the tour
of the island, crossed from Palermo to
Naples, passed through Italy, meeting All
ston at Rome, who strongly recommended
his deyoting himself to art, thence over
the St. Gethard, through Switzerland to
Paris, where lie rema ned several months
He then went to Holland, whence he en-
barked for England where he spent part Of
the autumn, and returned to New \ Ork in
March, 1906, completely restored to health.
lie again resumed the study of the law,
and was admitted 10 the bar in November
of that year, but never practiced. Short
ly after he took the chief part in Salma-
gundi," the first number Of which appear
cd in January, 1907, and the last in Janu-
ary, 1908. In December, the following
year, he published his Knickerbocker's
History Of New York In 1910, two of
his brothers, who were engaged in com
merclal business, one brother at the head
Of the establishment in the city of New
York, and the other in Liverpool, gave
him an interest in the concern, with the
understanding that he was not to enter in
to the duties and details Of the business
but to pursue his literary avocations-
During the war with Great Britain, in
1813'l4 he editor the 'Analectic Mag
azine," and in the fall Of the latter wear.
Joined the military staff Of the Governor
OF the State of New ! OrK, as aidecamp
and military secretary, with the rank OF
Colonel. On the close Of the war, May,
1915, he embarked for Liverpool, with the
intention of making a second tour of Eu,
rope, but was prevented by the sudden and
great reverses which followed the return
Of peace, overwhelming, after a struggle
of two or three years, in which Mr.. lry-
ing took an active part to avert the catas-
trophe, the house in which his brothers
had given him an interest, and involving
him IN its ruin. In 1878 lie determined
to try his pen as a means of support, and
commenced the papers Of the Sketch
Book" which were transmitted piecemeaI
from London. where he resided, to New
\ Gork for publication. Three or four num-
bers were thus published, when, finding
that they attracted notice in England, he
had them published in volume, February,
1920, by Mr.. John Miller; but lie falling
shortly after, the work was transferred to
Mr. Murry, with a second volume, pub
lished in July Of that yesf. Mr.. Murray
had bought the copyrights for 900, bat
It's success far SURPRISING his expectations,
he sent Mr.. Irving, Of his own accord, first
t1OO, and the sale still increasing an ad-
ditional G100. After residences Of wears
in England, Mr.. Irving removed to Paris,
August 1920, and remained there till July
Of the following year, when lie returned to
England and published his BraceJridge
Hall" in London and New York, in Nav,
1922. The following winter he passed in
Dresden, returned to Paris in 1923 and
crossed to London in May. 1924, to pub
lish his Tales Of Traveller" which ap-
peared in August Of that year in two vol
umes, and in four parts in New York. In
August he returned to Paris, and in the
autumn of 1925 visited the south of France
spending part Of the winter in Bordeaux
In February, 1926, he left that city for
Madrid, where he remained two years
Here he wrote the life Of Columbus"
which appeared in 1928. In the spring Of
1928 he lett Madrid on a tour to the south
of Spain visiting Granada and the main
points mentioned in the "Chronicles of
the Conquest Of Granada, by Fray Agapi-
da," Of which he had made a rough sketch
This he prepared for the press at Seville,
and transmitted to London and New York
for publication; it appeared in 1929. In
the spring OF this year lie again visited
Granada, and resided some three months
in the Alhambra, where he collected ma
terials for the work published under that
name in 1923. In July he went to Eng
land, being appointed secretary of lega-
ton to the American embassy in London,
which Office he held until the return of
Mr. McLane in 1881, when after remain
ing few months as charge, he resigned,
on the arrival Of Mr.. Van Buren,. While
in England. in 1880, Mr.. Irving received
on Of the fifty guinea gold medals. provid.
ed by George ", for eminence in histor-
zeal composition; the other was awarded
to Mr.. Ua.lan, the historian. In 1881,
the University of Oxford, England, con
ierred on Mr.. Irving the degree of L. L.
ID. In the spring of 1882 he returned to