Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-15
EDITOR OF "THE WORLD"
How the Chief Enjoys Himself Ia His NJ:
nificent Apartments.

How the Chief Enjoys Himself Ia His Mag
nificent Apartments.
New York Cor. Philadelphia Record.
As waited Friday night at the Park
place station of the elevated railroad, look
ing at the books Oh the news stand, a voice
said in my ear: "Can l recommend
sEndymion' to you, sir the latest imperial
idea 90 l turned, and it was A. Oakley
Hall, the working editor of the World,
who forthwith proceeded to fill his pockets
with :'library editions" for his daughters.
He himself is 4 most vOraciOus reader.
Everything is digcstible with him, and he
makes use sometimes of all he consumes.
The World has virtually passed into the
management of Mr.. Hall.
Mr.. William Henry IInrlbert, tho chief,
seldom goes to the Office now, but re-
mains at his rooms in telephone conmu-
nication with the staff and takes NOR g leis
urc now as I most charming and vivaciOus
diner-out In the old New York Univer-
sity building at the corner of Waverly
place and University place, MIR. Hurl5crt
has had All elegant suite of bachelor apart
mentS for the past nineteen years. The
buildin. is drcary and his doors are board
cd up jealously. One might knock at the
outer oak for week, and unless he had
I'LL dDDDIlCSslCIG slc ICSuIO "Oulu UO S1SiuiC
His castle is his own. But once the door
is open the scene is ono Of extraordinary
luxury. Statuary, pictures, rugs, brick
age and every cline, seem to be thrown
together in chaotic disregard to the laws
of order. The result is brilliant in the ex-
trcmc Here the witty, handsome editor
entertains 4 small circle of masculine
guests and still cho:ccr circle of the other
sex.
A rarity among editors, Mr.. Hurljert
has made great deal of money during the
past five years, it being popularity sup
! posed that J. Gould has been his friend
and counsellor. Now in the prime Of his
maturer year, he can afford to enjoy the
otium cum dig, Of which We read at Har-
ward college. Born in Charleston, S. c.,
the son of Unitarian clergyman from
Massachusetts,, Mr.. Hurlbert was
himself ordained to the ministry
and was settled over con-
grcgation at Watertown, Mass. There
it is said he had his first love ROMANCE
particulars of which are too long for the
present letter. 1t ended in his dedication
of himself to life of bachelOrhood, and
his remuneration of the pulpit. After ex-
tensive travel in Europe, he entered the
editorial profession, from which he may
now be said to have graduated with honor.
Like his predecessor, Manton Marble, he
has found a fortune in paper which did
not more than pay its expenses, if it did
that.
It now remains for the World to do the
same kindness for his successor and restore
the broken fortunes of A. Oakley Hall.
Mr.. Marble by the way, was trained for
the Baptist ministry Mr.. Clarke, editor
Of the Express: was a few years ago settled
over Il Unitarian church ut Harlem. Other
ex-clergymen arc on the stats of the daily
press, and do good work there. But 10
such romance-and one might reel off his
tory after history of his bachelor career
surrounds them rs has followed almost
every step Of the life which Jay Gould has
now taken up and gilded.