The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-07

Gerard Aail0ek. the Americans Jour-

We announced on Friday last the domise nj New Haven,
Conn OF Mr. Gerard Hailock formerly OF the pro
pricors and editors Of tc journal If Commerce OF this
city, and Who at one tme-more than generation
however the reputation throughout the country OF
being not only able editor and writer, but OF
the most enterprisng Journalists OF America This repa
taou resulted from his connection with the Journal Of
Commerce, which Of time In the hands of hinself
and David Hale, not only exercised considerable IN
hucncc political parties but stood frat among the
newspapers OF the country that period Mr. Hallooks
history Is the story Of early newspaper enterprise In
this city, and will be found be highly entertaining
He was born in Painleid, Mass March Is, 1900,
and the Of Moses Hallock, famous in
that locality for his upright and cody life a minister
OF the Gospel aud whose career Published years
since, Is curious picture Of the struggles Of poor
paryon rich country Although very poor Moses
H1ilock enabled TO give his four collegiate
education Gerard Hallock entered Williams COLLEGE In
1915, and though he mad but few months OF prpara
ton-havipg devoted most Of his time 10 farm and
expecting 10 enter college NJ all until months
before doing so-hc took high stand especially
In languages aud college Will appreciate the comp
ment which often paid him by his classmates IN
summer weather when they did care 10 work bu,
called class n,a... Of w,n lac was the centre. and 70
which he read and cxpounded the kDotiy passages Of
Sophocs and Ennpdes which sorne tho MEMBER had
not the patience TO unravel He graduated in 1912 with
the Greek Grafton aud poem, two u the highest
honos Ha, ing sp1t two years in teaching at Amherst
h. went In 1874 90 Andover where he enjoyed th-
stric0ns OF Professor stuart and also gained knpal-
cdse or German under Professor Uphsm. In 1879 he
opsnsd private school IN Salem Massachusetts, where
in ADDITION to his pupils In Latin ard Greek he lad
csss vi seven cIcryfnen whom he instructed in Helrx
This cIsss consisted Of Rev Elias Cornelius d. D.. Rev
Arr "a ~ Tar. prcf ~
praessor Mucrsrher, Rev. John Wilton, Rev Mr. OIL.
rhant and Rev Mr. Williams. lie also instructed In
Gc1nan DR. AbeiI Person then Young and pronia ny
physcan who after brisbt career persisted the
r'be accident The New Haven Railroad nj Sorwalk
10 ls:3 Mr.. Hallock heard al opening Boston for
w-ssiy newspaper aud BIN. encouraged by the friends
81 tile enterprise IN that city undertook IT, esabIsh
nert HIS capital wa three hundfed dollars loaned b,
these reTis IN small suns loan exceeding iWen
~ dollars. GA this ne established n 1874 the Boston
7stqrcpi weekly, partly secular aud partly rcr op.
which successful that beiwc The end Of tn year
he invited by tho prornesr Of the Bosios
10 unite the Two pspcr'. fhs done In 1915 Two
years he soli HI. hsg m the Boston I,oo-r
for even thousand i've hundred dollars aud purchased
one h,f Of The New York O5 f., into wh,cg -siaolish
m-nt he invited by rrof,sor NONE sui b bro,hcr,
then II. proprietor sud Of wlirh we'll kuo,sn paper Mr.
H~liock became ihr sae ACTING .af AMI 20 rruiin1rl
until ISIS. when IL fsinrncd thr hands no.
fcsfoi More Who about tour yeir. as3 lc.t b. h.s
sn and isrnus prins Who SIN .1h ~ Nr Ha'l0rt nit
he Oei,'r,r 20 enter the Jssraatsf ~ W nicc.
The Jo,TH0f9 Cos,a,rce started b an syo'-cdy
abolition Taper lszs by the ai. Arihar Tappan then
the high ptiest OF thai ofd"r Ncs York Dawn Hse
hogcver appeared his rrreseusise N tbc ron err
NJ rsrpau Wishing ~ be pusry known a5tho pro
Prc'or he FSve the -in az ia'iy 'onsns doiIars 10
star The rarer ~. conditions nsng ,ha, % sboald b.
arst. shsaiaiely airIdlon rrfbeiic. and -scondy
strictly moral. excluding al fueau.ai sud similar AL
v.f.iemenis W. Hate imrorsl elirors from Norfolk
"a aud Hartford tDnn taas hsag na.ao4 wAllAm
Maxwell and sso'h.r snor~srd' became tnopn q N.
Rev o. BrshhslI 10 whom he PAD barge .siare. me
RAP ofisinafJ hsd fiuls Of cnerpriss sioal u, snd
Mr rsppan tLiay ,hausAnA dolar wess snBk Ia q
shor' time aa WEIR sso ths orira principles ~ the
rar.r which gradually became ~hs, would b.
si-d conservative republican, thee conservative demo
crsic AMI finally thong prosNecry democratic Mr..
Hale Dot e'i free carry bis enterprises snd
The Jsrnaf vast fast losnr money md gaming repa
tsfion When Arhur rsrrsn concluded q retire from
rntfo and msds Proposition 10 w. Halloci 10 eatsr
ino psncrsslr With w. H,- In ~. prbl,cat % the
psr~r After he-as,ica NJ s.sel ssnsp,ed he
proposition and became the editor q ,hs iapsr vbs
~ Hale isfs on reporting the money msrse'. and
sufncd the busus~s NAL sfciaes'
Tn. nri developments ~ Jgaysars -n.rprs- i'm.
mss>isy followed The fonnsiioa of this csp.rtn~f.hp.
sud hence Mr. Hsiock received tbs rrcan sor nasius
Tho ap,st end life into A. sa, the truth 10 that
ibr credit " ~ eu,~rruss VA ess IN Mr. Hale;
fnst Of ~ sssfac'er lor cone isst.Sas rezsfd 10,
truth 10 M, HsIicck NJ Hale, n b1sine~ mana
ger had al the tat industry. oour,xs foresight md
adsr endesr~ requisite ~ sf 100, line ihough
he ~oaid be doubtless considered saow cosrhr 10 this
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