The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-24
THE REVOLUTIONARY HERALD.
PFeSTueut NtnLeNHIBI BOiTu OF FInaDCe
A, r. GosHoRN, Director General

The KEY UbU IlUNAHI HERALD.
An unparalleled achievement in journalism Is
that OF the NEW YORK HERALD in issuing its REV
olutionary Extra 'i-BoSt0n GLOBE.
the enterprise or the HERALD Is Magnificent
AS appropriate the day OF the Concord and
Lexington Centennial celebrations IL reproduces
In fac-simile OF type, beading head lines lustra-
ton and everything the ESSEX Gazette the NGssG-
chusettS Spy. tne New York Gazetteer and an extra
issue OF the Salem Gazette containing original re-
ports OF the first battles with the british, pub
lished Immediately alter their occurrence This Is
not merely sensational enterprise III IL intelligent
and liberal journalism, which reflects the highest
credit on the MISUNDERSTANDING (Fd.l Iade6.
The NEW YORK HERALD issued double sheet on
Monday containing fac-stnlles the Massachusetts
Spy May B 1875; Essen Gazette AprIl ~, 1873. and
RiUiagtoR'S Ne,o FORK gazetteer or May, 1915, with
accounts OF .'late hostinties IN the province OF
MASSACHUSETTS, Bay- me testimony 81 number
OF those engaged IN the fight on the American side
is given IN the gazetteer Binyiam'on Republi
c0a
A special BIT OF journalistic enterprise deserves
RECOGNITION and therefore mention the fact
that the New YoRK HERALD ISSUED a most inter
esting and remarkable paper on Monday IN honor
OF the Concord-LexIugton Centennial. IL issued
doube sheet, with facslmiles OF the Massachusetts
Spy OF May 3 1873; Esse1 Gazette. April %, 1755,
and RiUihgtoR's Ne,c York gazetteer OF May, l5I5
containing accounts OF the exciting events in
Massachusetts that alry signszed the opening
OF the eyoluuon.-B tgato Express.
The NEW YORK HERALD or Monday was truly
Centennial number. Il contained fac-slmiles or
parts several newspapers published IN 1875, CIV
ing vivid accounts OF the affairs at Lexington and
Concord. The HERALD also contained much other
interesting matter on the subject, the issue being
double numoer.-OUid ~. ~ independent.
The NEW YoRK HERALD wen illustrates its own
enterprise. and the vast strides made in American
Journalism during hundred years, by publishing
fac-similes OF the Massachusetts Slv OF May ..
1875. the ESSer Gazette u April p and RrlngtoRS
Nec York gazetteer OF May IS, 1875. Tney all con-
tain intelligence OF the concord nght,n respec-
tivey SIX thirteen aud ihirty-six DAYS old. Riy-
ingtoh's paper also contains news RON Philadel-
phia or May Is. only twelve days od-remarEablY
fresh news and commendaDle enterprise for those
days. Vermont then iad no newspaper, but one
hundred years thereafter the Rutland Daily Globe
had a representative present at the Centennial
celebration OF that "agnt," aud our columns the
next morning con taned y report thereof. We
mark progress by contrGsts.-A8tiaHd (Tt) Globe.
No litter thing has been done In connection
with the concentrating OF tie Centennial ami
yersary or Lexington aud Concord than the
production In fac-simile by the NEW YORK HERALD
or the stirring news OF hundred years ago, as il
appeared FIRST printed IN the primitive news
papers OF that day. The HERALD gives Us a no
doubt faithful portrait OF the blurred and dingy
title page Of the Massachusetts spy or American
oracle or Liberty. bearing date Wednesday May
., 1875; another Of the Ess Gazette, printed At
salem, on Tuesday, Aprii -, 1875; sun another
OF RtriR0t0ns Netc FORK Cdzettser Connect
cur HidSon'S RirPr, NrD Jersey ana que.
Oec weekly Advertiser, printed at MS
open and urIunuenced press, fronting
.Hanovsr square, on Thursday, May Is, 1875
and finally II produces in IKE manner curious
broadsneet OF the times, issued extra sheet
By the salem Gazette, grmiy embesned with .
row OF cofins 40 IFS head, forty In number in
scribed sevcrallY with the names or the patriots
who were SLAIN on the 1911 a AprIi, aud bearing
underneath thus caption in great type. "A Bloody
Buicnery Dy the British. or the Runaway Fight Of
the Regulars" The Massachusetts spy survives TO
this day IN the Worcester Spy which claims the
proud distinction OF being the oldest existing
newspaper in the United States. It's publisher
transferred himself from Boston to Worcester
on the very day Of the British expedition 70
Concord--"the me morable 10Th OF April" as he
propheucaly describes IL in bis notice 70 the
puolc, (Which win be remembered Ia uture
as the anniversary OF the battle OF Lexng.
TONI The Spy gives quite lengthy account
OF the days fighting and Of the events preceding
and following IL, all embraced In single article.
These old newspapers are ike voices rom the
dead and carry us back In a wonderfully real way
into the midst OF the excitements Of hundred
years ago, when our great.grandrathers were
nerving themselves Tor struggle Of unknown
Etrr
Courier.
We had almost neglected 70 note another or the
NEW YORK HERALD's great leafs 10 us issue Of
Monday last but we are accustomed to aston
isning Things IRON that quarter that Il is won.
der we almost failed to say something about It's
enterprise that day In connection win a
graphic account or the celebration Of the battles
OF Lexington and Concord, the HERALD repro
duced Jac-simle u R.vtaol0ns NeW York