Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1867-10-29

THE LATE G. w. KENDALL
The death of this veteran journalist
and estimable man is the severing
OF link between the newspaper
press OF to-day and that of the past,
which brings TO many heart a
pang OF sorrow and regret.
We copy from the New Orleans
Bee, Of the 23d, the following brief
though comprehensive editorial, en-
bodying such particulars connected
with the sad event Of Mr.. KerndalPs
death and with bis past and late ca.
reer in life, as will not fail to be pc
rnsed with melancholy interest by
our readers many of Whom were
personal friends of the lamented de.
ceased 3:
At late hour last evening, we
were informed of the death OF George
Wilkins Kendall, senior proprietor
Of the "Picayune," one of the lead.
ing journals Of this city
This event was announced by
telegraph to his partner, Mr.. Hol-
brook, and occurred at Mr. KendalPs
residence, in Comal county, Texas,
about twenty miles from San Anto-
MO, on the 2lst instant. The cause
of death is said to have been con.
gestive chils. His illness must have
been b'ief, as it was only yesterday
morning that letter Yrom him of
date October 7, appeared in the col.
umns of the Picayune, written with
all the native yigor which charac-
terlzed the man We are not able
with so little time left us, to do JUS
tce, in this brief obituary notice, to
the character of SO remarkable n
man as Mr.. Kendall undoubtedly
was nor have we the data 10 do
anything more than sum up in an
Unsatisfactory manner the Incidents
of his useful life.
Mr. Kendall came to New Orleans
upwards Of thirty years ago and
commenced his labors here as "A
journeyman printer A man of his
energy could not long remain in the
service Of others, and he shortly
established, we believe, in 1897, in
conjunction with that warm hearted
associate of his, f. A. Lumsden,
fwho was lost some years ago on one
Of the Northern lakes), the Picayune
that sound and sterling Journal,
which is now in its 3lst year, and
rs hale and vigorous as in by.gone
days. Mr. Kendall was native of
Vermont, if we mistake not, and
man OF powerful physique. Dis
tlngulshed by strong common sense
and great natural talents, he won his
way in the world through his force
Of character. and was emphatically
a selfmade man. Ills powers of
observation We're of no ordinary
kind. He was great traveller and
had visited Europe repeatedly. His
letters from Paris and other cities
on that continent to the Picay.
une, were always perused with
avidity by the readers OF that paper,
being full of instruction and just re-
marks upon the various subjects his
travels suggested to the quick per-
ceptive mind of man like Mr..
Kendall. He was also a volunteer
in the Mexican war, and published
a history and pictorial description
Of the various battles of that war
OF late years be had taken to sheep
raising and was successful farmer.
Thorough in everything he under
.ook to do, he knew no such word
as fail. He leaves wife and four
highly accomplished daughters, and
~ example of energy and perseve- !
'ance which should stimulate us to ,
he practice of like qualities. SO :
ong as the Pcayune continues to ,
De published his name cannot fail to
oe associated with its career. He
vas part and parcel of the paper,
md although, of late years not an
Lctive participant in its manage
nent, he was a close observer of its
curse from his rancho in Texas,
md exercised no little influence in
haping its policy, but of this we
hall be better able to speak here
fter.
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