New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-18
OBITUARY.
HENRY +. SwEETSER.

Mr. Henry +. SweetSef of Tie hcr- l0S
World died suddenly at his residence. No p East I"en
tieth-st yesterday afternoon. When his brother va"
occupied an adjoining apartment left him m the D0
ing he was sleeping naturally. As ne Was uSlS'F Gu
Gagged until late at night In editorial duties. the roomHs
never disturbed until the middle OF the day NJ aOOo
70 o'clock indisnct sounds yer heard In Mr. Sweet'ef'
room, but attracted no immediate attention Az
O'Clock his friends became alarmed, and on euterng'%
chamber found that he had died in cOnyus'e Spas"
The cause Of his sudden death is vet unknown
Mr. sweetser WAS known TO the public a. one OF Wv
original founders and prOprtetors OF Inc h'H'' - -
He was graduated Yale IN the class OF 1855 ana nc
entered the profession OF journalism IN the once " -
" l. Times. where he remasled only Jew tO01 -
When The World was first published he entered ln' IL
Of that journal. and when Mr.. Marble assumed eOn"S
be hecame It's night editor In the year $50! Mr. s"ee
ser formed partnership with his cousin. Mr. OaA5"s
sweetser and established The Round TGbe lei'0'
which attained wide reputation at that uue, .,,sI
which was not sustained by the more SUI SUI, ,as-
evidences OF success us puo4'' a'O YEAR with
a promise from the prOprletOrS thit W. ~ NIB
war 10 an end and more settled cohu'V'i h. e
lie thought warranted the experiment " ~ sweet.
sumed. This promise kept IN 100 ND'' a. Rsssd
and hs cousin began the new serir; 1rtird by IL
Table The public both amused ana 10. EDITOR,
badness and by the caustic criticisms which ''s ma.
dealt in every direction-socal literary ~ srer dur
Nj. Henry f. Sweetser sold his Interest ~, ~ word
ing the wear 1906 and returned 10 the once ., q
lie edited the weekly and somi'woeky Pav v 1,,,s.
the paper beside discharging other hfol tl,yei
Among ms personal friends MT o NcctSv' "'n,sr H.
for his kindness OF heart. aud gent,eu,s9, a.. l 10
death coming with such paintul su,'' n ,r,spd,
deeply mourned by all whom he had made ms if'eDu'
The World in its obituary notice OF Nj e"ee''' AHA
10 served This journal In various positions am zen.
,ben, ali WIN credit and efficiency lie was ~ d,oc
nsr6s ~ his connection with II reporter, mal ~ as
itv citor night editor. editorial writer sui sJ no
,tytlv cnert,r OF election statistics, anu YER,
n9ed almost every duty the paper, dong oa,
Nm, ,son apd brin gng TO his work rare tonS''
80, ia the discharge Of IT, details -, sr,h A.
~ WIN be seen that Mr. Sweesers talents S,r al
%, nibhc Journal, mainly conspicuous w y.naper
sancee Literary brlancy, or stroke ol ~ inmc-
"enterprise" so called, attracts Tar no'o ond tho
hate notice than the result OF care sb.wy
hahit OF correctness. But, although hoio .xsnspef
~ - NOT SO valuable. In the long run, tue usn,serug
which is most uniformly Trustworthy oss ~ without
,rnsted The fame OF smartness' Is oich So only
desert The reputation Of trustworthlneSs but the
lined nv eatning IT, And nothing can earn - pos
cn.taut xercse OF such faculties ss MI oNeh arts
sess,d I'M "A remarkable degree Success 10y Snexercss
~ cou,n,rntiyely Slow growth with the man "ho0
Them as well as with the journal -, ,.sn meIueef
Err many wars before MS death ne hal ucV .ud ~
-, mo psv Dr Adans's Presby teriam ChuIVn him
yout aud constant attendant UPON i's puO''0 "''