The New York herald., 1878-07-07
English Tributes to the
American Journalist.
THE LIFE OF A CORRESPONDENT.
Eulogies by Sala, Millett and the
London Press.
DIED AT HIS POST -

French heart The death OF so ldier engaged
service OF great hazard dld not result in the loss of
his individuality. His name remained on the roll,
and called each morning the sorgcan, major
solemny answered:-''Died on the field Of honor.n
Poor MacGahan will write more, but MS viii
live In honor long. You already know by cable Of
his sad and sudden dcath, struck down by malignant
ypnus, caught while in the performance OF his duties
as special correspondent at San Stsiano
TRIBUTE MEMORY
or the many American correspondents in Europe in
the services OF EnglisL papers Mr. MacGahan was.
next 10 Mr.. Stanley, the beet known, and, above all
others, beloved and respected by those who knew
him. Though Tor The past two years Mr.. MacGahan
had bcea connected with the Daily Ne,cs he had
mover severed his connection with tho HERALD, hav
ing been given an indeanite leave Of absence. l
would lam give you IN this letter account Of my
owa knowledge of Mr. Mace ahan, as nave known
shall do greater justice to his memory by hing the
space at command with quotations IRON the London
journals Oi his early life VIC know nothing more
hore than that he was born III Onto. writer IN the
AthenceuDs, who knew hm, wrues:-
Mr.. MacGahan's father was an Irisnman, his mother
an American by birth, but German by descent liv-
ing 10 Brussels when the Franco-German war broke
Out he there met DR.. Hosmer, the then representa.
tive Of the NEW YORK HERALp iu Europe, ana offered
his services AS u special correspondent The offer
was accepted and he went through the whole cam
paign, nj QUE Tune with one general ana then win
ahOther Wnen the communal Insurrection broke
OUT lie rushed 10 Paris, and becoming intimate with
some OF the insurgent leaders, narrowly escaped
mary execution wnen the Versailias EN- erud The
capital. HIS next important work III connection
the NKw YORK HERALD Was his jouIn 10 khlva
THE KHivAN CAMPAIGN.
cannot help thinking that fulI justice has
been done 10 that splendid feat Uuable to eaten
General Kaul mann his start Mace ahan had 70
pursue the Russian expedition for twenty nine days
through the desert You Gu form some conce ption
OF what this means from the fact that iour iuiIy
ami Rnsst ,ttt,1
rgnliy--faea TO do wnat TINS single man achieved.
He had but two or three servants, was Dut snsntIy
provsioncd and ala not know more tnan lew words
OF any OF the languages spoken by the peoples among
whom he passed The story OF this strange journey
MacGahan has I, Id iu ais book, Campaigning the
Oxus,' work winch has already passed through tour
cditions ana may now be regarded as firmly estab-
lished in the front rauk OF BOOKS OF travel
Don CARLOS AND THE BAsQUEs.
MacGahan was next sent by tns HERALD to the
camp Of Don Carlos AT this period he once again
narrowly escaped summary execution Falling INTO
the hands OF the Aiionsists he supposed 10 be
Carilst coone atiemptin. TO play tho spy, OF The
cniei proofs against HIN being that he spoke
Spanish we'll. For some days ne lay under
what was practically sentence OF death. 1t
Characteristic OF The he preserved his ca ua-
nmny unbrokcn through this period OF terrible sus-
peLse. Indeed tn night before what he expected 10
be- ms day OF execution lie wroie couple OF letters
his relatives and then lay down to u sound sleep.
IN PEEL STRAIT.
lie was recalled from spain 10 accompany Sir A.
Young IN the Pandora expedition as CORES pondeht
oil the HERALD. HIS next work was speciai corre-
spondent OF the Daily News III ,he Eaat What lie
cannot neip hoping that the Bu.garians wui show
their appreciation IN some form oi the who,
almost much the Cz, was Their lioerator No
bvdy can DOUBT that 1t was Gahan's single pen
whcn brought the Eastern question TO a crisis.
NEEDLESS INJUSTICE.
1t will be remembered that when MacGahau was
making his great ride TO Khiva several OF the New
York newspapers notably the Tribune, ridicuied the
idea Of senalng correspondent to Central ASIA and
coniounding him with the correspondent OF another
Kn,van capital These charges OF faith were, OF
course, utterly groundless, and were proven 10 be
malicious ISLANDERS when tho intrepid horseman
reached London with decoration IRON the Car and
the uscrpt OF his now famous book, Champaign
ing on the Oxus." And, although Mr. MacGa ahan
VISITED New York and lectured before The American
Geographical Society, have yet to learn that the
statements made when he was IN the wastes OF the
Kill Kun have ever been corrected
the BULGARIAN ATROCITIES.
OF Mr MacGAhan's letters about the Bulgarian
atrocities let the Daily N,,cs bear testimony
When the atteation ol Europe called to the
att cc,tcs committed In Bulgaria, and the matter wal
discussed IN Parliament the dcnlas OF Lord Bsacons
neld, then Mr.. Dsrae, seemed TO suggest that some
means should be taEcn oi putting the slaiemcuts TO
the test. Mr. MseGahan was asked 10 undertake the
duty OF prosecuting tue investigator. He undertook
II al once, ana set cut on his Joarney TO the decorated
disrics with the promptttudc thal characterized all
his movements. AZ the same time tho American
government mad commissioned Mr Sehuy or TO under
take similar inquiry, and Mr. MacdahaD and Mr.
schuyler wont together. There 10 no nsed that
shoulo reproduce now the details OF journey winch
has become historical Mr.. MacGah.a went step
by step over thc distficts from which the
tale OF horrors had The r0sut careful IN
qaires, facilitated they had by his kno wI.dge
OF the SlavOnic Languages, as well US thoso ef West.
era Europe, was gwen TO the English pubic ~ tue
series OF letters published IN our columns Nothiug
ike mat spondence had ever appeared before
hn English newspaper. Nj. Mactahan's graphic
descriptions oil tue scenes lac saw. his powerful
poriraiiuTc ci persons as well as places, his
Vivid reproduction OF conversations held with people
OF all rauks, and OF contest ms made to him by
wing victims o. the Turkish barbartics, brought
whole vi the circumstances home 10 tue public
mlnd as proDabiy lew distant events have ever bcen
realized before there were perhaps lew persons iu
this country who did NOT read Mr. MucGanan's let
tcrs. aud not many vino. after reading then did not
ieel mat the Eastern question haa oeeons ripe Tor
kind oi speedy settlement ln tue na-
mcrous public meetings held IN the
mer and autumn oi that year votes OF thanks
Mr. MacGshan we're IN many instances
coupled win those which nearly every mcs,ng
passed to the Da,iy Nees itseli ana u pleas
lug duty 10 communicate TO MIN many OF tness OK
pfessions OF puolic approval which mad been sent
under tho seal OF municipal and other authorities.
such votes wcrc probably unexampled III tue history
oi newspaper CORES pJn renee but IN Mr. MacGahUn's
case they nad been iairy earned by uoexamped ser
vices.
Mr. MAcGAnAS's rRuTHruLSsss
The eomDinaton oi pnyscui energy and Intellectual
power Of great capacity Tor observation, with i'm
meuse power OF expression, aud oi apromptliude III
literary composition, which Was ouiy equaied by
quckncss anu decisivcness IN action slngusry ntted
hin Tor his task. Mr.. schuylcrs report, published
much later cohnrmed the siaiemonts tie had writ.
ten on the spot IN almost every particular; ana
even tina. OF Mr.. BarBg bore fciuctant tcsti.
mohy 10 the general accuracy oil his observations.
Mr.. MscGahan had seen and described as the yres-
was fresh bis mind these terrible scenes ana
tucsc unfortunate people. Even the colder auage
OF ollcisl reports showed that he mad cxaggcrated
notnng From the tiinc OF these remarkable letters
Mr. MacGatan continued his services as special
correspondent OF the Daiiy Neios, The two
volumes oi war correspondence lately pablished
contain many letters aud teIegrafns whcn Illus
tratc the part he took during those cam paigDs In
accompanying armies In the 6eld and descr bing
their operations Mr. MaeGahan showed all that
quckness OF oDs.rvtton and that power OF writing
under most adverse conditions. which nus been the
leading Characteristic oil his war kilograms TO the
Doiiy News. His letters ron Ssn Stciano nave at
with singular aby WITH the polttics aspects oi the
treaty. and ms able dissection OF Lord Salisbufy's
circular Will probably 90 IN the recollection Of
readers. lie mas now ucd IN harness, anu the great
book which he had prof cted viii Dovcr bo written.
mAcgAHAS Ar rHE FRONT
scarcely know what selections to make from the
many touching poticcg before m Istters fro,,