The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-05-21

May, 1890. The SULLIvAN-RYAN prize fight
Of last February made difference Of 1000.
Some Of the great fires in New York and
elsewhere have had a marked effect:
Irered"
Boston FIRE. Nov. II, 1877 ,. 5000
Brooklyn Theatre nre Dec. 7, 1876 ..........i3ooo
HATS piano factory nre. Sept 4, INSTRUMENTATION
PorTER building nre Feb. I, 1882 1900
or the interest In disasters other than con-
flagrations, accompanied by loss Of human
life, the following memorable events will
serve as Illustrations
westned explosion July 81 ,is71 ............3ioo 900
Loss Of the Metis, Aug 81, 1877 1000
Wreck OF steamer Atlantic April is7s...... 5000
Church disaster In Duane street. Feb 49, 1872. 1000
Barclay street explosion 1900
seawnnhak atdipAster, June 20. 1880 ........ 1900
Hudson River Tunnel disaster July -, 1880 2Ooo
spuyten Duyvil accident, jan II, 1882 ...,.. 5000
And here are some Of the notable crimes
and criminal trials Of dozen years past:
Increase
Acquittal OF MAcFARLAsp, May II. 1870 n..... Oooo
JANIS FISK, Jr. shot Jan. g. 1872. 1000
sroKrs convicted Jan. III, 1873 1000
TwKEp put In the Tombs Nov 25 1873 ......... 5000
The BxKcHEK scandal, August 1874 10000
BApcOcK trial at St. Louis, February, 1876. ... 5000
TILDKr counted out by Electoral Commission.
March, eoo
Hull murder in Forty second street. Jan a. 1879 500
HULL inquest Jan. 81, 1879. 5000
Assassination Of GARFIELD July g. 1881. 81 600
GuIrrAu convicted, Jan 20, 1882 10000
A hanging in New York or in the imme-
diate neighborhood Of the city generally has
morbid interest enough for from three to
fifteen thousand people who are not regular
readers Of THE SUN to lead them to purchase
the newspaper reporting the execution But
the principles determining the relative in
terest attaching to the fate Of different MUIR
derers are not always easy to understand:
increase.
FosrEn, the carhook murderer. March "a 1873 1900
NIXON, the bill poster Nay IL 1873. 5000
WESTON, ELLIS, and THOMPSON. December, ls75. 5000
DoLAS murderer OF Nox, April ~ 1876 900
CHAsrlSE Cox, July IT, 1880. 5000
BALso. Aug. 7. 1890 5000
RxISHARDr Jan. l5 1881 1000
sisDRAn, April ~ 1882. 1900
The death of celebrated or notorious men
otherwise than by hanging commands less
attention. The news of the death OF NAPo-
LEON Ill. In January, 1873, made difference
Of hardly 1000 in THE Suns sales. The death
OF neither Commodore VANDERBILT nor
ALEXANDER I. STEWART had any effect upon
our circulation; although the publication Of
Mr.. STEWARDS will caused an increase of
5000. The news of the death of the late Pope,
Plus TX, carried the figures up about 1000;
the death of TWEED, about 5000. The cir
cumstances attending the death of Gen. GAR
FIELD were exceptional; $4,000 extra copies
of THE Sun were sold on the morning after
his death, $4,000 on the second morning, and
nearly 10000 on the morning after the burial
at Cleveland.
Here are few miscellaneous events, taken
almost at random:
Increase.
Fenian invasion of Canada, May %, 1870
Bursting OF Gruphic balloon, Sept 49, ls7....... 5000
Archbishop McCLosKEY made a Cardinal, April %,
Dedication Of Masonic Temple Jan g. 1874 ..... 5000
Opening OF Centennial Exposition May H. 1876. 5000
He'll Gate blast, Sept 25 1876 ............2 81 900
KxARSKrs speech in Union square, Sept T. 1873 5000
Now, a fair idea OF the relative effect upon
circulation of different sorts OF news may be
had from the following table, in which are
recapitulated several OF the classes of events
which we have been considering:
Average Percent.
Increase. age.
l. Presidential elections .............. 81, 600 10
2 State and city elections. .42Ono 81
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