The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-25
In MEMORY OF MR.. MACGAHAN.

TRIBUTE TO THE VALIANT YOUNG AMERICAN
JOURNALIST FROM THE RACE HE DESIRED 10
SEE RESCUED FROM THE TURK.
From the Evening Telegram of yesterday
ESPECIAL CABLE DESPATCH TO THE TELEaRAM.l
LONDON, June q. 1873.
The Daily Nars has received telegram from
the President OF the Town Council OF Phihppopolis
expressing profound regret Tor the loss of John A.
MacGahan, the brave and brilliant journalist,
whose correspondence during the recent European
contest was one OF the startling features OF that
memorable campaign
A REQUIEM MASS
The President OF the Town Council states IN adj
ditlon that requiem mass in memory OF the dead
journalist has Just been celebrated ut Phippopolis
The population Of the town attended the services
en- nsasse and showed their respect by their sor
rowful demeanor and sympathetic words
~ A NATIONS GRATITUDE.
The President ends his message in the following
brief and pathetic manncr:-"The BulgarIans will
ever retain feeling OF the deepest gratitude
toward their illustrious benefactor, who by his
touching narratons gained for our sorely tried ma
ton the sympathy of the word"
Mr.. ARCHIBALD FORBES TRIBUTE TO THE
MEMORY or HIS DEAD COLLEAGUE.
From the London Daily News, June III
To EDITOR DAILY Ngws:-
SIR-l never suffered q scverer shock than whom
travelling this mosn.ng from Wales my eye lighted
tho words, "Dcath Of Mr.. MacGaban," your
pacard, displayed In tho Gloucester railway station
have been trying all day TO realize tho disaster, but
In vain. I never know man universally loved;
you nstinctivoiy took him to your moment
he smiled his nrst smile. You say VOL that che had
faculties which would have made him successful In
any career no might have chosen" The rucst dca-
milton Of him, "a prince OF man, - gwen by
Mr. Sala, when, In anticipation OF meeting MacGa han
nj tho commencement OF tho late war. asked tho
former to give mo some conception OF him
To the charm oil hts quietly cordial goniality there
was added great frmncss and rssolutcness OF char
actcr-cqualy quot but very masterfuL II was
virtue OF the combination that he swaycd men Ho
lost his temper but nobody, 10 my knowledge
triod to tako liberties with h. u RUSSIAN
officer ut Turnu Magarec. and he emphaticaiIy
repcnted hts rashness. MacGahan was certainly
the most popular foreigner with the Russian army
aud this was ny reason vi his combined senIay and
hrmncss He never toadicc; he was the meat inde-
pendent while tho most unsssertive OF men; no
seemed TO take Tor granted. as became tho
Republic. woii his equality with the omiaandcr-
inchief with the private soldier; and he Possessed
nm impcrturbable GOODNESS which would have reached
audacity had there been nm atom OF swaggcr
u. In the exercise OF his discretion he
.shsusht II his duty to expose reentiessiv
in your columns tho incapacity vi tho
usssn stan leader s aware that they were
Of structures. lie nevertheless cney frcquoue ed
tao headquarters nor at all stunned the officers wnoSs
errors aud shortcomings the exirencies 81 duty had
demanded that no should ruth Iesslv expose; aud 10
was truth Itself hecvc that he could not have lied
II he had tried.
which, while on occasions 10 advantared him,
ccrtsia respects his weak point. hc was the very
will-o wasp OF war csponccbts. Al the
mencemcnt VI tho iato war he duly bought a wagon
horsed u satisfactorily aud furnished with copious
nccossafics and some iuxurns From the day
started from Sisiova VITA Gourso's column on
the Balkan raid III alter the September nj
tack Pievna this wagon. 40.
sepn" toiied YEARLY from place TO place IN search
oil HIS metcor.iikc master; but In vain Josepb's
stock query. "aavo you seen Here MscGahans"
became aDoug US one OF the few jokes which br ghi
cncd tho gloom OF n very somurc period. How
Joscph's master conirved TO nobody exactly
tell the younger skoocnn, perhaps contributed
larger toward MS existence lie became
very loan, but always conuiyed TO SHOW u good |
'front.' and some strcaks vi very hard luck never
dauntcd has frank, gallant chscriolncss. lie never
man To inict upon his readers himself ana his
personal hardsb,ps aud trials Nobody 10 read his |
letters kilograms the long, weary interval
between the september attack on Picvha aud The !
nnsI tall OF osinan's improvlsed ior,ress could |
gather any HUT that during that period the |
writer had been four down with M. |
lara fever And down where and how Not
nut; my, wen under cover from the ram AMI \
the snow. The man who was down with young |
SKobcief lay like dog In ditch MacCahan ba. tied
with tho fever Ia sheltered corner OF the trench be
hind the cpaulcmcn with soldiers standing on the |
banquetio IN front Of him. the Turki-n shells aud
bullets wbistng over him and tho drizxlc drip
Plug ON him from the c'ges OF skoDc!cffs second /
great coat. But the mans good hcsrt even IA nd
carried him through everything lie had IA squaDm-
Ity that was po1niyely heroic. Hv never chafcd. i
never "srizzod,' TO usc homcly but expressive |
word. ! never knew him oven Mite bit aowu on |
his luck save once, and that was when on pitch |
dark night, at the Danube bridge head, hts horsc
strayed aNay while he was negotiating access TO |
the bridge anu no lost not only the beast aud
his meagro kn Tor which he cared little, but |
also long letter which no had written, aud con.
veyng 10 post Mt bucharest, for when he cared |
much. have spoken Of his cquan mity-it was but |
phase OF bs dnuntess courage. til dauntess cour-
age which carried him alone through Tho desert TO
KnIva, sp,c OF The obstacles which are by means
all recountcd 10 his wonderful book. | have seen |
him under heavy nre-his iauIt rs sponaent.
having correspondents responsibility, was that no |
habituAlIy exposed himself recklessiy IRE and
/ have cnv,cd him hts matchless cooiucss For a |
who had never Dcen "a soldier, ana who had made
special study VI tho art OF war. his military lcr.
cepiion amounted TO intuition. long letter OF hts
The characteristic fangs OF tho Russian military
organization dated August H. and published IN the
"Datiy News War CorrsspoDdtncc,u volume l.. pages
35c-3tS Is model OF military criticism. Soldiers |
have spoken 10 me Of II under the mistaken belief
that II the production OF another pen wiodvr
OF that pen would be proud indeed OF the authorship
Of Il.
Let me recount the pbys.cal birdrances under |
which MacGahan distnguishe himself so brilliantly
part OF AIri no broke one OF the bones Of ankle
wnen riding u Young Cossack horse belonging TO |
Prince Isertslen When mot him nrst ON tho plat
OF the railway station at Jassy he was mpiDg
along with ,his ankle enclosed IN mask OF plaster Of
Paris. lie stu lame when he started into BuI- |
garm Win Goufko's eoMnn. AT the entrance TO tho