The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-14
Death of James Gordon Bennett.

Death or James Gordon Bennett.
James Gordon Bennett, the veteran
editor and founder Of the New York
Herald, died at New York on Saturday,
June |, ir the 18th year of his age.
Mr., Bennett had for several days been
IN an Unconscious state, aud was sustain
ed onl y by the free administering of
stimulents. lie passed Friday night
TRANQUILITY, and was thought To be bet.
ter on the morning of Saturday, but in
the afternoon sank rapidly. His end
was painless. When his last hour ar.
rived he sank TO sleep IN death calmly
and peaceably, and his soul passed away
without struggle.
Five years ago Mr.. Bennett entirely
Withdrew from the active management
OF the Herald, but, although infirm. his
general health had been remarkably |
good, while his fine intellect remained |
unimpalred, and his interest in events
OF the day continued undated up TO
the moment of his fatal illness.
James Gordon Bennett was born in
1896, in Scotland. He received a strict
classical and ecclesiastical education at
the Roman Catholic Seminary at Aber.
deem, and was intended for the clergy.
In April, 1919, however, abandoning ali
ideas of Joining the priesthood, e came
TO America and commenced work as
at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Thence he moved TO Boston. 1t was
with dlihculty that he secured the
means OF existence; indeed, report has
IL that only his finding a silver quarter :
10 one OF the walks OH the Common. at
Boston, saved him from starvation or [
suicide. In the fall of 1919 he became a
prooi,reader IN the publishing house /
d Wells Lilly. In 1922 he removed !
o New York. In New York he was i
dentlhed most closely with the old "
yonr'er and Enquirer, then the leading q
ournai OF the country. Half of its "
ma ter and all of its spice flowed from n
he iaclle pen OF the needy young Scott CHI. b
aan: III was him VINO inaugurated the @
ashlngton correspondence, giving il a al
vely personal and social tone. which b
AS generation in advance of hi, al
me. =,
Alter troubled life, during which he sa
oPeareu a. writlng-master, a lecturer nj
poIiilcal economy, and an instructor
shorthand, and after one or two en-. NJ
eavors TO start party organ.-notablv
lie FennSylUanian, at Philadelphia,-Mr.
emmett founded and started. in Nav.
80, the New York Herald. 1t il cur.
nifty reported that, had his then editor
assessed discernment sufficient To see oe
Nv valuable an assistant he had. the III
sraId would never have been started ne
dif1erence OF 81 week-no small g.,
ia "hen man was paid SIS a week No.
contemplated matrimony-lost ", ".
od suo-editor to the Courier and reyo. -
'ionized American journalism. The Wa ""
Tald was hrst issued in a cellar in Ann 60
eet, the editors desk consisting of a 80 80
ard placed on two -four barrels. Adj. ye'
easements We're written out for the -:
IRONS OF the new paper by its in va ,Hi
augable editor. Exhaustion seemed u : %
hIm an imposibility. Resides his of. 10 i'o
work: from SIX to eight columns of VIC We
tier OF the most widely varied char. oel
er flowed from his pen daily. As a no
agraphlst he was without peer or rival G am
his day; he was prompt TO size upon uu'
popular side of every question, and ion "
erly regardless of clamor or consist.
y IN It's advocacy or opposition. A ans
innate contract with popular phvsi. slii'
tioated the HraH over the fnan. one
difficulties which invariably attend ss' Jh
starting of new paper. 1t became n ro,,'
Iionable to decry the Herald. which ~ no.
the first step toward reading it. In u u,E'.
appeared the first CONNER. ". "h '1
article ever published in America. ~ ~ v
chin that era OF wild cat-drew an eIIp
isnse number of readers. The great az
In New York in, 1885, afforded Mr.. co.
"a he nrof;teJ 70 tba oP I'm OF ling
after lS4O-when the Herald be. "a 90.
power in the lands the history " "uo
ne Herald. His motto was. News. s .aie
5, news" and carrier pigeon, pony ha ne
ess, telegraph wire, steam yacht. th ",
ere pressed into the service Sine. M ".
Mr.. Bennett lived in complete re. ga :.
nent at his country.seat at Ford ~ -.
occasionally-and only occasion. .oII,
directing the course of his paper u rorni
legraph. iliuGi