The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-14
From the Brooklyn Union, June 1871
Funeral OF Mr.. Benne

The funeral OF James Gordon Bennett the late
proprietor and founder OF the NEW YORK HERALD.
takes place to-day from his late residence In Fifth
avenue, the most famous and beautiful street OF
any city in the New World, but which had no other
existence than an imaginary line the city map
when the dead editor, then in the prime OF life,
started his prosperous newspaper. These facts show
how New York has grown, and with what almost
magical splendor 1t has risen to take its place
among the great cities Of the earth; but reading
the list OF the names OF the distinguished
newspaper men who have been selected
to act as pall-bearers on the occasion
suggests very different thoughts. These
representative men have grown up, like
''the dead journalist, In New York, and have be-
come rich and distinguished, as he did, by nearly
the same means. With some of them he lived O
life Of continuous rivalry and antagonism, and they
may be said to have been more benefited by their
opposition than they would have been by friendly
communion, and their successes show how much
better men get along In the world by Individual
|endcavor for selfish objects than by combining for
the general good. But Wealth and Death are the
great equa izers and Jewelers. whose power we all
Acknowledge. While these men were struggling
vigorously for the fortunes they have gained,
they had none but adverse feelings and words for
one another; but, the object attained f0r which
each was striving they could meet tSsst th han
struck down the most prosperous 81 them
p all the rest bear up his pail to render honor TO
his memory. The Oldest OF the rivals OF the
HERALD's founder, who Is named among his pall-
cation Of the Tribune inst as the HERALD had
gained fair start, and has since kept fully up
with its vigorous competitor, but covering Q field
which the other never attempted TO occupy Then
comes James Brooks, OF the Express, who was
already publishing and editing his newspaper when
the HERALD was commenced; and among his
young assistants was Mr.. Frederic HUDSON, whose
brother the partner OF Mr.. Brooks in establish
ing his paper. Mr.. George Jones, the CHI ef proprie
eyed boy, in the 7}1oune publishing office, when
the great struggles for news, before the days
Of the Associated Press used to tax the energies OF
Dana was an ambitious reporter on the Boston
ChrOnOtDpe, fresh from the meadows OF Brook
Farm, and Robert Bonner, the millionaire Of the
Leiger and famous for his fast horses for his
Commerce, looking hopefully ahead, but wholly
suspecting the nuggets that lay there for him to
gather; Mr.. Manton Marble. OF the !vor1d, was in
4 those undeveloped days Of journalism a boy ut
school, and had not begun his newspaper career
night editor the journal OF which he Is editor
and proprietor; Mr.. David NJ. Stone, the able COM
preparing himself for his true vocation by work.
4 ing at saddlery and harness making, and Hugh
Hastings was working his way up III the world with
the Knicker5ocker in Albany. These all repre-
sentative New York Journalists who are well fitted
to bear up The pail OF their dead contemporary.
Major Bundy, OF the Adi Is so new conner In the
in, and Mr.. George W. Childs OF the Pbiladelphia
Ledger, though the publisher OF one of the most
prosperous local newspapers in the whole country,
can hardly be called a journalist: but he is a ft
achieved fortune by aid OF printers ink. The old
est ablest and most influential Of the New York
daily press is not represented among the pail bear
ers OF Mr.. Bennett; and 1t is remarkable that
BIRTH who Is also the only one OF them Of the same
religious faith as "the dead journalist 80