The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-20

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, tue AUTHOR.
Inc telegraph brings tho melancholy intelligence u
the death OF Nathaniel Hawthorne, the wsn known
American author He died yesterday morning may lsa
m plymouth, NJ H. He was stopping at Plymouth, In the
course journey for the benent Of hs health and was
10 company with exPresident Franklin Pierce Hs had
been suering with general debility for some time bu,
retired 70 bed Wednesday night az we'll As usual A,
three O'Clock yesterday morning. however he was found
dead In his bed by exPresidsnt Pierce mo deoeased
was born July 4, 1904, In Salem Mass., where his
ancestors, who cape from England, had settled
In the early part Of the sevesteenth century His father
was shpmaster, who died Of yellow fever In Havana
about 1870 About the age Of ten account Of feeble
health, Nathaniel Hawthorne 70 live on farm
on the borders OF seba0p Lake. Maine He returned
Salem 70 complete his ssdies, preparatory entering
Bowdoiu College, where he graduated In 1926 the
GLASS with Professor Henry W. Longslow ExPresident
Pierce who 10 tho preceding class, his intimate
friend. After quitting college he resided many years
Salem, leading solitary life Of meditation and study,
writing wild tales, most Of which he burned, and
Of which. h newspapers, magazines and
ANIMALS. led wandering and mostly uncertain sc Ia
1881 he published N Boston IN anouymeus romance,
which yielded neither credit celebrity In 1887 be
published under. the title OF "rwcs Told Tales ool.
ectios Of stories compiled from the annual called
Token which attracted but te astensisa from the pub
lie. although highly praised In she NortA Amssoas Re-
vfes. In ls42 edition issued together with
vs and other magaznes which met with more success
In 1888 Mr. Hawthorne accepted place IN the Boston
C.s.on House. sna hsd Oaos un.il issi. when 10
With the Brook Farm Association, In West Roxbury,
nass:-aa institution Of when hs was ono Of the
70 Boston. whore be resided unsi 1919, when BE-
married and took bis abode In tho old manss Con
cord Massachusetts, which adolns the nrst battle noh
Of the Revolution In the Introduction 70 the volume
tales and sketches entitled "Mosses from q Old Nanse"
HsxSorns resided il Conoord three yssss IN is4o be-
vas appointed Surveyor q the port o. Salem and
following three ys.ss 10 We .hs CHIEF executive oosr
In tho docay0d old Custom House. Of which and IL vene
ss g sss II
and s:saSilsh,ns sos IL author high high , and
widespread reputation: In ls40 Mr.. Hawthorne
70 the town Of Isuo1 in Berkshire county, where be
wrote the "House Of Seven Gahes the scene Of which
This was followed BY the ss wSoh
be "vcntures 70 make free with hs old and aectionaey
remembered home at Brook Farm, 40 being certainly
Hawthorne moved from Lenox TO Concord where he pur
chased house and few acres Of land. and made Il his
1889 he published lie Of mis- college friend, FRANKLIN
Pierce, the Democratic candidate In 1853 President
he mo: :pp01;sa n' o sspS'r = q
United Sates Consulate Ct Liverpool Mr. Hawth rho
held this ONCE until 1887 when be resigned Il, and set
out upon . lengthered tour with his family through
Europe after which no returned 70 bis native country
Here be has since resided imparting to extended
circle Of cherished friends the geniay OF sympathetic
nature and the warmth and eoquence Of
yet plain and unobtrusve intellectually It Ii singular
and happy circumstance that friends who have lived 60
many years upon terms Of unrestricted Intimacy %
franklin Pierce and Nathaniel Hawthorne should N the
final hour OF one be stl so near to each other as
enablc the survivor hear were the last whisper
of his ond he entered the portals Of eternity The
world Of letters has lost genius In the death or Haw
thcrne and the world OF readers OF s most delightful
and entertaining spirits.