New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-19

Mail Service died in this city quite suddenly yesterday
morning He had been confined his bed only about
two days. and development OF his disease was so
rand that hs wife was not even able 10 reach Washing
ton Dm Chicago before bis death The employees OF the
Post Office Department in this city viii take charge OF
the funeral and will send committee to Chicago with
the body tomorrow.
A man to whom the business men of the
United states owe much gratitudethe originator II the
fast mail systcm-is dead. George : Bangs was
born in Milan. OHIO, February %, 1879, ana d'eu III
Washington late Friday night. The story 81 MS Ire II
truly that Of " self-made man" When Only nlhe years
old be began to earn alivelo0d working printers
devil in The Akron (Ohiol Beacon Office. lie there
remained for six years aud learned the art Of print
ing; and then went TO Cleveland. where he
obtained work IN me CIeUeldnd Herald Office For
the following ten years he laboFed as com
positor in the Offices OF The JaestWe Gd-ete'
rock County Democrat and Milwaukee SentnteL Going
to Chicago the year 1850, with the intention Of obtain
Ing some place as writer OF the journals OF the
city, he failed 10 obtain such place. although such
news as he could obtain in wandering about the
city was purchased by editors. This cid not
provide him with much OF Income, however
and in order obtain sufficient money u
support himself he worked substitute nightly for
conpositOrs OF The ChcagO Tribune and chicago Tunes
year Of kind OF life ia Bohemia satisfied MIN lie
then went to Aurora, H., whore, after working FOR
nearly two years In the Office OF The aurora
Beacon, he bought a farm Farm lire after seVerai
years trial. proved tresome 10 him. lie sold the farm
bought several small Republican papers, aud consoiI-
dated them with The Aurora Bulletin. This venture
was a very successful lie made the new paper an
excellent Journal aud it returned him a large income
II was suggested to President Lincoln in 1861. that be
appoint Mr. Bangs postmaster OF Aurora. Mr.. Lincoln
was clearly acquainted with Mr. Bangs, for lie said, IN
reply to the suggestion. want no recommendations,
and appointed Mr.. Bangs 10 tile Office. MI Bangs was
Postmaster Of Aurora until 1854 In that year he was
appointed neutrality-suspicious. OF the Railway
Mail service, whose headquarters were at Cmcago'
The year OF his appointment Railway Postal Service
was first organized. chlefof the Western DIVISION
be did work OF great merit. mertorOus was It that
on the death Of Colonel Armstrong General su2ernen
dent of the Railway Postal Service, in 1852 lie was
given the vacant Office. Ine railway companies az tu
compensation FOR carrying the mFs He resisted thelf
demands aud finally persuaded tuein 10 accep1
Tracts He then vigorously inspected tine service ana
greatly improved It's working. Finally ne conceFeu t
idea " a,tmau trains, aud endraFo,ed 10 ootnH ~.
promise the officers % the railway compinics ma
they would them over tcii roads lhey d az nISs
made them for carrying the mails The Post Oilce
Department, however had no more money 20 Uil'l'
YORK Central Railroad and hc rOaGs connecting ~ VIII
Chicago, said lie would run sucA tfa.i anu lI lot
Company, also gave bis promise. on oeptembef 10 10,
1873 the first fa.tma train on the sew, iorS Isnlr
lett this CRY at 4lj on day and relche Che,sS
627 a. NJ the day after The f.''-qI trains pro.su
men but after several months, trial they were dst"n.-
ued, owing 30 the refusal OF the railway COMPANIES ~
hi, Office General Superintendent on January 90
and sool aiterward appointed ASH. .ht Cui.ei
year. when resigned H. ana his services were secuted
by the American Express Company. H. was ''.'9Hsu
died on Friday nisIt His vie was IN Chicago at the
time. IL had no children.