Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-29
FREDERICK HUDSON.


list, previously announced by telegraph,
as occurring on the Goth instant. IS the
occasion of an interesting article in the
New York Herald on his life and cnsrac-
ter. He died from injuries received from
his carriage colliding with an unseen
railroad train. Frederick Hudson was
born in Quincy. Mass, on the 18th Of
April, 1919, and at the time OF his death
was between ffty-six and ffty-seven
years of age. He never had any other
educational advantages than those az
forded in the Boston and Concord
schools. When only seventeen years OF
age, he went to New York and became
associated with Mr. Bennett on the
Herald. Mr. Hudson was pre-eminently
q representative American journalist.
Indeed, he may be truthiully styled the
father Of modern American journalism,
so far as enterprise, sagaci'y and bold
ness in gathering news ale concerned.
His executive ability was marked by
wonderful selt-poise that enabled him IN
the hour of emergency, as well as IL the
routine of his position, to at once grasp
the importance of the subject 10 be
handled, and to decide on the proper
method of collecting the facts and pre-
senting them in an attractive and COM
prehensive form. Such is the simple
record Of man who has stamped his
individuality upon the newspaper history
of our country. Mr.. Hudson owed
much of his success in life TO his Access
sibility while at work. He would see
any one who called upon him, aid thus
gained many warm personal friends.
This trait also enabled him to win many
a victory for his journal. In the office
he had the remarkable faculty of inspir-
ing every one about him with his mag
netic enthusiasm. Not only in the edi-
torial room did this occur, 1t was eI-
tended even to the mechanical depart
ments of the establishment. He loved
also to lend a helping hand to younger
journalists and set them right in the
path they were to follow to success. He
rarely went into society. Every public
man, however. knew him. His whole
soul seemed to be in the discharge Of
his arduous dnties. In 1866 Mr.. Hud-
son retired from the position he had
filled for so many years for the purpose
If devoting himself to the care of his
invalid wife. This resolution gives the
key 10 the singleness Of purpose that
actuated his whole life. The following
is an extract from private letter, writ
ten to the President of the Herald Club
and read at the last annual dinner,
May 6, 1915:
1t will be forty years on the 9th of
May since the Herald was started on its
career of fame and usefulness. Forty
years, Napoleon said that forty centu-
ries looked down upon his little army in
Eygypt. Forty years in these modern
times more than compass the centuries
of Napoleon. Then there were only the
Pyramids. Now we have steam and
railroads. electricity and teleg.aphs and
the Herald.
But forty years, 1t is nearly that
time since / became o journalist. May
tell you how? recoIlect my first in
terview with the founder of the Herald.
1t was in the evening, and We talked in
the dark on Frsnklin's plan. His resi-
dence was in Nassau street. l was
seventeen years old, with newspaper
largely on the brain. enthusiastically
described my aspirations and belief that
could do rnything that did not require
much talent to do. We'll, said he. II
guess you have tact, and that will do to !
start with. When will You begin:"
Tonight" l replied. ''Ah, that is too
soon. Ny paper for tomorrow is
already made up" The Herald in 1885 |
and 1886 went to press at nine O'Clock. |
Then tomorrow" said l. So on the |
following morning became a journalist!
With this important accession of your |
humble servant the entire editorial and |
staff OF the Herald numbered |
three individuals. What is the number |
now? There were then no correspond |
ents anywhere. Are there now any |
anywhere? In Europe. Asia, America.
Africa or at the North Pole? Let STAN |
ley, O'Kelly. MacGahan, Hayes and
hundreds of others answer the question. |
Let the payroll speak.