The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-29
G.. M. ID. BLOSSs
mna End OF the Great Political and
Statistical Writer.

mad End OF the Great P0lltic@A ana
Statistical Writer.
Mr. George NJ. d. BlOss, tor twenty
sour years the leading editorial writer oil
ahe ENQUIRER, and one Of the most gen.
orally known members Of the Cincinnati
yress. met with sudden death near his
hpue Ut Branch Hill last evening few
minutes after O'clock.
The New York and Cincinnati express
train west, known as mo. TO-" In charge
ef Conductor Holloway and Engineer
CIyuo. had left Loveland on scneduie
time. eight minutes past 7 O'Clock, ana
ives coming toward this city a. tne rate
81 thirty miles an hour, when coming
srnnnd the sharp curve just above
Hsauch Hill the engineer saw man
walking on the track In front o! him less
than ffty Yards distant, whom ne az once
Kseoxnixed as Mr.. Bloss.
ne sounded the signal OF danger and
rat on the air.brakes, but before the
rain could be stopped the engineer saw
a. friend hurled from the track, CULVER
ing and dying. Walking along wrapped
a thought, Mr.. Bless knew nothinf o.
fhe impending danger till the fatal blow
wna struck. The train was stopped ana
the lifeless body borne to his home,
vhere Conductor Holloway performed
the sad office Of breaking the news to
hie family. In the meantime the two
anus and a niece OF the deceased had
~auae out 10 the scene Of the horrible &C
aident and followed the remains to the
house. Death was instantaneous. HIS
e4Ril was fractured, his LETT leg: ana MS
rjshs arm broken, and his entire pody
farrod into q quivering mass Dy the ter
Eible shock.
GEORGE MANOR DAVIS BLoss
~aa born in Bennington County, Yer
nonk May q 1897, and while but chile
removed with his parents 10 water
fovn. New York, and when about clever
years old 10 the city OF Oswego, In IN,
sume State Here he was educated
nsDdIed law with Grant & Allen, q lead
h,v law firm OF that city, and was al
mitted 10 the bar. At this point in hi
eareer all The morning papers are Il
errnr. His initiation into Journalism
waa neither in New York City nor Il
syrxcuse, as stated, but In the city .
Wsfie holding the position OF clerk II
me Post-ofice he did the local WORK Q
the 0swego Palladium, then q week.
uemscfasie paper. This journal is sti
In existence, and in 1864 commenced tn
1Tu0kHc30Ou VI uh1ty teAo AZ - ~
ciasely watched BY MIR. Bloss, wh
reemed 10 feel kind OF iathe.iy interet
in iss success. Alter his admission !
tire bar, he came to Cincinnati in lS5l
rad among his letters OF lntroduclio
Was one 10 Hon. j. J. Faran, editor
tAs Enquner. =,
ME. Bloss opened an cfice for tn
uracfice OF The law, but was engaged I
Hr. Faran Temporarily" TO do some q
Inrfxf work on the Enquirer. He &
tnined his law Office tor some time, b
hading his engagement on the Enquir,
likely to continue, gave IL up ana
voted his energies entirely to 1ourn'
han. He was accustomed to say lac
tfvusiy, after more than twenty yea
ksbor, that he was only at work "temI
rnriIy,n II they liked him he was to
engaged permanently.
Hr. Bfoss was o man Of wonderful
farusation ON all subjects. HIS kno'
rtre was not confined TO political m
fers. but extended 70 every subject
IN every possibie direction. He col
write an article eating facts, dates
minute particulars on any matter OF