The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-09-22
Obituary.

MONMOUTH BEACH. n. j.. Sept. 12.-Hugh
J. hastings, proprietor OF the New York Com
mercial Advertiser, died this evening at z o clock.
the result Of being thrown from his carriage a few
days ago.
Hugh J. Hastings was born In the North of Ire
land on Aug 20. 1920 and come to this country
when eight years OF age. His family nnatlv set
tied in Albany, but soon no came to New YORK,
and found a place as an erraud boy in a Williams
street dry goods store. Thsn he went back 70
Albany. restlessly casting about for some
way to better his condition. Al
added to his stock of knowledge and began writing
for the newspapers. His unique style and clear
way Of getting at the heart OF his subject took at
once, In 1910. when twenty wears OF age, he at
tach-d himself to the Albany ID lily Atlas as q re-
| potter, and his local items made a hit.
In a few years, however, the longing to branch
out for himself took possession OF him, and, being
| AZ that time possessed Of the munifcent fortune OF
$3.50. he saw nothing that stood IN the way OF bis
ambition. The result was the Albany Daily hnlck-
erhocker, which was a success almost from the
start. Long before he was a voter he s2d plunged
into politics, and In lS40 labored for Tippecanoe
| aud Tyler too" He was a great admirer OF Clay
and an early friend Of Gen. Taylor, who,
when he became president, made him coll
ector of the port Of Albany. Mr.. Hastings was no
believer 10 Fillmore, and when the latter became
president be gave up the COLI esorsnlp' and ae = WAS shs
wars provoked by those gentlemen Hastings came
in for his snare OF the hard knocks. He was an
able, adroit lieutenant. who oelieve1 MAJ az - Ist
i Ill UOitttE6l WhtAdtNs 0hkAA. - 1NNN
has been a steady attendant on political conven-
| tions for two score years. In 1852 he was a dele
gate TO the National Wing convention-the last
| one ever held-voted on every ballot against Fills
| more, and was more or less Instrumental in making
| Gen. Scott the candidate Of the party. lie was
also at the birth OF the Republican party, aud al
ways a friend Of the negro. In 1868 he went 10
| New Y3-k. having accentad the dictatorship Of the
| Commercial Advertiser. Thurlow Weed was then
| editor, 5ut in a shor: time was obliged to retire.
| and Hastings purchased a controlling interest 10
! that journal. Through the long senatorial light
at Albauys in 1881. when friend after friend
| OF Mr.. Conklipg's dropped away, the Commercial
continued to stand up for linn with a Loyalty not
often Witnessed. He had been q friend OF Mr.
Conkling for years. was instrumental Ia securing
4 his election 10 the United States senate for the first
time, but Of late years more or less coiduess nae
grown up between them, and at the breaking oGt o.
the senatorial fight they had not met more than
once or twice in several years. He escoused the
cause Of Coukling, because ne believed New lorE
had been Illuminated through her senators: but DUR
ing the progress of the struggle he had no comma
nication with the senators who We're struggling Tor
recollection. He was hospitable TO q degree, ano
had a fine place at Monmouth Beach.