Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-04-01
Death Of Chester n. Hull.

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Chester II. Hull. one OF the best
known journalists In the city. and when
himself, one Of the brightest and most
capable writers on the coast, died sud-
denly this morning at the old City Hall.
Mr.. Hull was about thirty. eight ysars
old. He was born In New York State OF
highly respectable parents, his father
being . veteran Of the war Of 1912. AZ
the outbreak Of the war Mr. Hull Gu.
listed in Q New York regiment. and with
1t marched TO the front. where be
served faithfully three years, winning
various promotions and the esteem be-
sides OF all with whom he was brought
In contact. Quitting the army. Mr..
Hull entered upon . journalistic career
upon the prsss Of Hamilton. Canada,
and 10 Was here that that extraordinary
talent, which afterward made him con.
~spicuous in newspaper circles, first do.
vslopsd itself. His strong forte was get
ting up wonderful sensations. written
with all the plausibility . master hand
could give. His hut effort in this line
was the manufacture Of . great
Fenian scare In the neighborhood oil
Buffalo. which, starting in q short
misehisvous paragraph. grew 10
such proportions by Hull's tanning Of
the dame. that the whole Canadian Gov.
ernmsnt was aroused and the Washing
ton authorities set by the An The
sensation lasted for two weeks, and then
only exploded because Hull had no more
ammunition. But that hoax cost both
the United States and Canadian Gov.
ernmsnts many Thousands OF dollars.
Not Iona after this Mr.. Hull found his
way to California. and 500 became 9
prominent member OF the staff Of tbs
Evening Buuetin, q position he held until
q couple Of years ago. when ho Joined
another local journal. While on The
former paper be did his best newspaper
work. He was . careful reporter Of fact.
when facts alone were wanted. but when
Il could be made available. he would
inject Q vein OF quaint humor into bis
relation Of the most commonplace
incident that was perfectly irresistible.
He had q playful fancy. an excel.
lent command OF language and . genius
for fun that was particularly bis own.
His great delight. as we have intimatsd.
was TO play ~stupsndous jokes upon the
reading community. His jokes were
were always broad In conception, and
the adroitness with which he could palm
them upon the community without re-
vsaling their true nature was . marvel.
II they were at some individuals
expense. and they usually were. No may
add. they we're worked out with such a
genial humor and delicate grace, that
the victims themselves often entered
into the fun with the spirit. Notably was
this the case with Pizzola, the sausage
mana recent joke which was q Of
Hull's best and brightest. The oommu.
nifty 10 already familiar with the fact that
Kearney owed his nrst notoriety 10
Hull's spirit OF mischief. that IL was
Hull. who adroitly brought him into
notice. wrote his early speeches, advised
with him with mock seriousness. a. TO
how he was to act, what tack TO take on
this subject and that, and finally got
him started on his Eastern trip with his
pockets full Of the mischisvous jour.
nalist's most Asndishly wordsd assaults
upon midnight thieves and daylight rob
bsrs. And In all that. Mr.. Hull. had
no other motive than 10 crafty . pure
love OF fun. He never asked anything
OF Ksarnsy. nor would he have anything
to do with the movement" But how
he used to chuckls at the success Of his
joksi Mr.. Hull will be grisvously
inournsd by the journalistic profession.
For his wife and two children there will
be . deep sympathy. and over his weak.
nesses Q veil will DO drawn.