The New York herald., 1875-10-24
FREDERIC HUDSON.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.


Frederic Hudson began his career as one OF three
writer's for the NEW YORK HERALD, and when he re-
tired from that paper after passing nearly thirty years
in its service sharing all the vcsstudes the toll and
the responsibility that usually make up the experience
OF the journalist he thought 'ttle prouder than the
simple one which he bore worthly to his death OF ga
newspaper MANI Yet resolutely from day TO day he
did that faithful humble work which the occasion de-
manded happy If only he could see il greatennr his
employers paper and well content in the Of his
profession. From the day in which, lad still in his
teens he applied to the elder Bennett tor place upon
MS paper until his withdrawal about third OF a
century later he infused into the abors OF every
partment something of his own personality Re-
gaLulng tne furnishing OF news as supreme to all
other objects OF a newspaper he ndefatgable in
its collection Serving with equal fidelity the public
and MS employer, TO him the day and night
day. and hours for waking and sleeping without mean
ing Occasion found him always ready. There are
authors Of no great merit whose books keep their
memory green for generaton the authors of news
papers-whch lead the civilization of which books
the resu-are infrequently known and seldom revered
But that is the design well the result of the best
journalism. The regard which would have bestowed
by tho public touches the profession rather than its
members, and 1t will be worthily expressed when the
unanmity Unpopular sentiment confirms tho title, which
Frederic Hudson thought lifetime too precious
To spend IN acquiring, as ranking with the nobest
From the Springfield (Mass) Republican,
Mr.. Hudson gave the most active and no doubt the
most useful years or his life to establishing the NEW
HERALD upon tnat OASIS winch mas enabled III Tor
quarter Of century at least TO WELD influence
such as few newspapers in this country could claim
He worked under the general direction Of Mr. Bennett
Mr. Hudson known TO his associates in journalism
in New York and elsewhere in character to his
neighbors and t0wnsmen at Concord in another and
the two very distinct. In his profession he was
alert ndetatgable loyal to the traditions of his news
paper and devoted to its interests He wrote readily
and not too wel-for the HERALD In those days did
not aim at the best wrting-but his talent lay in
others
Alter his retirement to Concord no dismissed
from his mind all ambition of directing others and be-
came quiet citizen, householder and parshioner-
faithful to whatever duties he undertook but not seek
ing prominence nor giving his townsmen frequent
cason 70 remember that New York editor was living
among them. In this way unconsciousy and un-
observedy bridged over the chasm between the Dial
and the HERALDbetween the philosophic rusticty Of
Concord and the obtrusive personalities of New York;
SO that long before his death, the little town. with its
Ubiquitous reputation and its parochal preudices had
adopted him Of its free and accepted citizens
authorized to act and speak for II in due time and place
And nowhere will his loss be more sincerely lamented
than among his townsmen