, 1875-10-24
OBITUARY,
FREDERIC HUDSON.

The sudden decease Of the veteran {on,,,s.,
FREDERIC HUDSON, at Concord, Maaa. IN II.
21st inst Through the collision Of loconot,,.
with the buggy in which he WAS riain9, mn..
have been great shock to the meubers of 4.
press, and especially to his nulttuds Of hi4od,
| and admirers in New York and Boston. Tb..
are many. also, in Chicago who will NOUN h.
| uDt1mely death. Mr.. Hunsox WIS 4 nsd.n ~
Boston, We believe, At any rate, his youth ~
passed almost entirely in that city, until hi, ,7h
year, when he Was induced By = orothar in tn
great metropolis to try bis fortunes in S,v
York. We remember him, in The fosnar in, n
lad of remarkably pleasing address, h.ndsoua
hearty, sanguine, and vigorous. He m n
active member Of the Mercantile Lbrarr H.
sociatlon, equally ready for fun q votk; nd
ofcourse q great favorite. Wesaw himiu,hsyss
York Herald Office in the summar Of ls&t
protege Of JAMES GORDON Bennett. whose M
tlality for him was amply vindicated BY Hpp
soSs subsequent thirty years Of faithful Ind D.
valuable service in the business dsputmnt3 d
that journal. When the trenchsnt edtoe nd
publisher daclined into years, FRED Hunsos bh
become h1s 5dctotuns in the editorial roonk
he had been for many years (and still continued
to be) in the business office below. Lib lii
chief, Mr.. HUDSON did not w1lte much hnss4f
but contented himself With directing tho psp.
aration Of the leading editorials, aud supss,isas
the most essential departments Of tho .ssdtat
columns. For these important snd Iabodas
duties he possessed rare talents, as sba ca.
stantly-improving character Of the Bera4 nd
i&o Ha5 NJ. H.a
SON confined himself closely to that Rut
throughout the long period just mentioned u
til the annual income OF the New Tork Asaa
exceeded I've hare seen it ststed) ssoo'ooa.
This was the prosperous condition Of sqsd
establishment when he turned it over to ths D.
ceased III. BENEFITS son and heir, sod sssirtd
from the busy hum OF bis lifetime sunuuDdInp
home, hoping, doubtless, to enjoy its peseeff
seelusioa to good old age. Els Concord hou
was lovely place, and there, IN the socey d
his accomplished and ai1echonate wife and eh&
the work-worn journalist enjoyed his otiaa esu
diqnitate With unmi1ed satisfaction Ills hte3
stging always hung out for, severely disc12taa
though his uind and habits we're. be Nas d
hcspitatle turn, and loved the socss., os Rl1n
WALDO EMERSON, ALcoTr, and other enineos IT,
era1y visitors, as we'll a. the calls of his fc1oa
associates OF New York and Boston,
OF his literary work during his retirement ta
New York Tribune savH:
The years OF Mr.. HuDsoN's retirement wsfs tPea
in Concord, n H., where be interested hinseA
local matters, but passed his time chiefly In tss
p1etion Of his - History Of Journalism tn A1aseaa
which had been promised long before. This Tse
and. conpresenaiye ncco1,nt Of he rke of tie a<s*
paper press from It's origin In this country Il ~
of the publication OF the work. The book begtas n
the first American newspaper, Pubtte 0etsa4o%
founded in Boston In 161h1 and sads with the asfE3
Presidential campaign Bezides the htstoze.l Fesss
Of journalism, the New York Sunday press. ~ ta
ious papers, snl the class papers dealing win -
subjects Of separate chapters. The work ris hnae
received everywhere, and It Il by thia perhaps t7
will be chiefly remembered.