Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12
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two years standing. died ~ MS resi
dencs in New York City at haii'past
five o'clock this morning. His death
was the result Of an accident which oc-
CURED on the evening Of Wednesday.
May Goth. On that day Mr.. Bryant had
exhausted himself by over-eIertion al
the unwilling Of the bust OF Mazzini. in
Central Park. For many years no pub
Lie demonstration has taken place in
New York without his presence and &C
tive participation. On this occasion he
delivered an address. and remained on
the stand until the exercises were closed.
lie was very much exhausted, and. in
stead Of going home, accepted an invi-
tation Of his friend. General Wilson, to
dine at his house. near by. at No. 10
East Sevenry.fsurth street. Arriving at
the house. Mr.. Bryant and General Will
son assembled the stoop arm in arm,
passed the first doorway and entered the
porch. General Wilson then loossd his
hold OF Mr.. Bryant's arm and passed in
front Of him in order to open The SEQ
oud door. At that moment Mr.. Bryant
fell ON his back. striking his head on
the platform OF the highest step. From
the effects Of the shock the old gentle
man never recovered. and the immsdi-
ate result was his dscease to-day. after a
long season Of wavsring between life
and death.
In the death OF William Cullen Bry.
ant America loses its greatest poet. and
| journalism one OF its brightest n
msnts. Mr.. Bryant was born at Cum.
mington. Hampshire county. Mass.
November 3. 1874. and was consequent
iy in his sigh.y.fourth year at the tiino
Of his death. His father was a distin-
guishsd local physician. who took great
interest in the intellectual development
Of his children. In the case Of William
his pride was early gratifsd. Ths boy
was very p%recocious, and his poetic
abilities began to bear fruit before he
was ten years Of aee, he at that time be-
coming a contributor to the county pa
per. His poems at this early age fore
told the greatness Of the man. In his
fourteenth year. two Of his productions.
"The Embargo" political satire. and
The Revolution" were published in
book form. and attained such popularity
that they went through q second sdi-
ton. His "Thanatopsis," poem IA
nous wherever the English language is
read. was produced by young Bryant in
his ninstssnth year. and 1t holds rank
to-day with the productions OF any poet
in the world OF English letters.
In 1910 Mr.. Bryant entered Williams
College. where he remained two years,
being distinguished principally for his
attainments in language and polite liter
AZURE. He was admitted to the bar in
1916. and speedily rose to a high rank
in the local and State courts. But his
ambition was to be a man Of letters, and
during the period Of his legal practice he
was constantly contributing to the North
american R,rioc and other periodicals.
and his poems were collected in volumes
and caused him to DO recognized as a
writer Of high merit. In 1925 he re-
moved to New York. and was engaged
as an editor Of the Netr FORK Rsrie,o.
The following year he connected himself
with the Evening Post. and in 1927
gained editorial control OF that journal,
. position which he has held ever since.
during . period Of hfty-one years.
Mr.. Bryant. during his journalistic
career. has made several visits to Eu-
rope, and his letters to the Post. col.
lected in book form are standard works
OF foreign travel. His poems place him
in the first rank among American poets,
while his prose is characterized by a
strength and simplicity OF style which
entitle him to q place among the fore
most English writer's. His translation
Of Homsr's Ilisd into English blank
verse appeared in 1870. and the Odyssey
in 1871. and both are conceded to be the
best English versions OF those great
spics. In 1854. on the occasion Of his
SEVENTEEN birthday. he was rendered a
festival at the Century Club. nearly all
the prominent literary men Of the u
try being present. His death now will
cast q gloom over literary circles, not
only in this country. but wherever the
English language is spoken or read. In
William Cullen Bryant America loses q
great and good man. and the world q
poet and l~iterateur Of whom 1t has just
a. - $500. L.