The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-01

sales In the the monthes were SOLD AZ twenty
five cents each this has been advanced from TINE W
NV When the army moved from Culpepper at the com
mencemcn OF last years campaign against iscnona
Lamb notified that he must SUSPEND e e,S Hs,
| Dor with base at White House. on the Panuhk u.'Li
the prohb ton removed, and his Business ecel' oa
| an additional impetus from Its temporary susPehson
On moving TO the James for base his supplies wer or
aered from Monroe to City Point in time 70 meet the
but the bridge at Fort Powha an prevented
boats from coming for several days and caused ioss
of eighty thousand papers that accumulated ana were
| out OF date before he could reach the front
The concurrent testimony of all engaged IN the bust
ness il that 1862 the pamy for the army saie OF
Our soldiers were nsn % sreas no
| bounty Jumpers, and but few shoulder hitters,
were then in the service. All were intel
news and war experiences were novelty Those the
service in with those out of it, ransak every
tents with exceeding guso The extent Of army reading
in ratio to the worth and intelligence OF it's men,
os n may :" After four yes Of strife thousands in
! the ranks never read
The relative sales Of the different leading dailies at
different periods since the beginning OF the war presents
interesting features and affords food for reflection In
the outset the papers published nearest the location OF
the army supposed contain the latest news and
patrOnized accordingly At later period was as
certained enterprise annihated time and space in
the TRANSMISSION Of army news and that the washington
and baltimore papers almost at the door Of the army
in fact indebted to reprints from New York papers
for all that gave them value.
When the army lay foied but defiant, at Harrison's
landing the average daily sales in the neghbor-
thousand were NEW YoRx HxRALDs-cohsderably moro
than half the entire number OF dailies, weeklies
Philadelphia inquirer at that time alta ned an army sale
of about eight thousand The New York ibune goried
in the insignificant circulation Of one thousand i've hun
dred copies The New York Times never ordered at
ALL there never by any possible accident being any de-
| mand for It. whatever. :.
| AT Brandy station the circulation Of the HER'LD in
creased immensely, and that of the Washington Caron'
from almost nothing at ALL up to fully ve thousand
No other papers particularly affected In circulation
at that time and the for the increase In these
were apparent TO ALL The Chronicle could be sold IN
camp in the afternoon Of the day OF @ aaa was
had established such reputation for early detailed &C.
Of army matters that its reports were considered
well nigh Official and considered necessity TO every
| well in formed reader.
SCALE or cIRcuIA ALTON or PAPERS IN TIE .RMY
From that time until the commencement OF the Z cent
mil tary operations ending in the evacuation Of Peters
burg and Richmond and the surrender OF Lees army,
the the s n XaycS H.naD c
laton of IL 900 daies in tho Army OF the Potomac;
the carnies of from 1000 to 1900 the ph'l 1sr
man. 200; the baltimore Amnlcam 500; the New York
Tribune and New York TINS from 100 to i5o each and
the wceklies and periodicals had the following cir
culations:-Hnprs Weekly, 1000; L SG 1000;
M Mo~ x0f 600 !" sc iso 70 Zoo 1ga
zine 1907 Continental U.s. G'deys and BaIou's so to IS
number, perhaps Of other weekIes and monthlics.
| HERALD ~ DEM,ND EVERYWHERE
| more complete supremacy was never cstaDiisned
| than the HERALD enjoys in the army. II Is de-
manded everywhere, sold everywhere read everywhere
SCENES NEWSPAPER STAND AT CITY POINT
On arrival of the boat from Fortress Monroe bringing
Washington and Baltimore mails, and the New YORK
daily papers the newspaper stand situated at the foot OF
the HILL and about hundred yards from the maiDont
wharf becomes the prominent and animated feature OF
City Point Here congregate all the persons whose &C.
ers from their tents tradesmen from their places Of
business, staff officers from different headquarters
private soldiers furloughed and on the way home con
scripts on their way to the 'front.' officers in from the
front duty pleasure, eonvacsccns from the hosp
tails stevedores from the wharvcs drivers from scores Of
teams, civilians and dlers, white and black men OF
every rank and walk in life daily assemble in quest OF
the lates papers," and elbow, struggle and jam in
common endcavor 10 be " in at the death. The crowd
equals first metropolitan JAM at the ticket ofe
Of some popular place Of amusement. Men struggle
franticay into the crowd, gesture wildly to the Devil
dercd statesmen nearest flourish the necessary "posta
the heads Of those in advance obtain copy o! the
HERALD with war map showing the military Id Of the
South and scramble out with an air of rumphal pride
exhibited nowhere else When the day Is nnc the crowd
is unusually large, or when the news is partcuarrly
exciting after the struggling and selling has gone on TOT
awhile, the vend annoin :" No more HERAips
'HERAIDs all sold out; 'that man took the very last
| copy Of the HERALD" but the crowd in tho rear
either do not viii not understand, and, as
| they press up TO the counter, eagerly ask for
| one thr cops Of the HERArD and are very in
crcduous and dissatisfied when informed for the NTH
sixth tim that mot single Of the HERALD Is et
| greater
very sorry, ought to have come sooner &c A curious
feature of the is that long as tho supply OF He
n"c,an and amable cspresson An observer would say
that the world evidently "went WELL with the entire
crowd Laughing, struggling and Joking, everybody
pleased with himself and with all the world Those
in from, their papers and endeavor good naturcdy
give place to those in the But the instant mo
more HEnALps is heard, smiles disappear, jokes are
| abandoned, faces eongafe, the struggling becomes
vicious and u-naturcd, humanity Is darkened and
tine ''wind becomes due cast Those In front insist
| hav vueta pcOpy NJ II
The next in turn repeats the same unnecessary in
| quiry. Both stand blocking up the way, growing
their disappointment venting their ndgnat on on prc-
tended newsdcalcrs who supply the news re-
senting the Establishments Of the salesman who mcekly
suggests, ''plcnty of irquiers and Chron CHS and
actually gowcring with passion when salesman, Of
| little experience with the moods OF crowd at such
times pcrtly remarks 'Havc Times OF r. 10 ne-Just
as goods sDamn the Time, and the T,ibune,'' is the
rejoiner the angry mon push and elbow de-
teminedy out of the crowd The salesman oil greater tact
air of unparalleled distress the moment he has
pockctcd the change for 'thc last HrRLD Every fca-
turc his betokens extreme anguish Every
thing about him Is indicative Of woe All nature 10 him
| wears sombrc hue His humility is indescribabIc. He
ready TO confess to anything under the sun you
will char.e him with The sinking Of government
vessel with HERAIDs aboard his sole and individual
fault He Is ready to admit himself the most unmiti-
the excavations OF all mankind for not having ''one
copy OF the HtRALp Nor Is his meekness without its
| reward. such unmistakable anguish others to
recnt They cannot find 1t in their hearts to add to the
sucrings OF so unfortunate person without relaxing
sufficiently to ask for copy Of any other paper they
arc 80 lar M 10 " mcCnautCutiy WIN
presented with such appealing look, and depart from
| his presence "morc in sorrow than In anger"
When the announcement has fairly spread through the
crowd that 'thc HERps out the struggling IL at
end muscles relax, sales fall or and statesmen have
n breathing spell for ten fifteen minutes Then such
a. could neither buy borrow read the HERALD over
some elsc's shoulder return u the stand with
shamefaced look, and asking for ga paper" take what
Is handed them without question glance at its
title page.
| THE SUPPLY CAMP.
But the scenes at the stand in 0lty Point not
| n W he tradc mt
instruct spectators As Mr. Lamb obliged TO avail him
self OF the intermediate agency OF Henry Taylor, OF
Bait more to have his packag put up the ira ns be-
fore their arrival there and then conveyed quickly TO
the boat for Fortress Monroe SO he Is compelled
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