St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-28
WILBUR F. STOREY DEAD.
Some of the Events in the Career Of
the Veteran Editor.

the Veteran Editor.
CHICAGO, Oct. %. -WiIber F. Storey,
proprietor Of the Chicago Times, died at his
residence in this city tonight at 1915. he
had been incapacitated for business for the
past two years, the result of a stroke OF par
alysis while in Europe four or five years ago.
Though feble his demise was not Immediately
expected till two days ago, when he began
rinking rapidly. He was inconcious to-day
and tonight, and sank peacefully to rest at
the hour named.
wilbur 4. Storey was born in SALISBURY,
VI, Dec. 10, 1919, his father being a farmer.
Inc hrst ten years Of his life were passed OF
the farm OF his parents, at the end of which
ii ne his father removed to the village of
Mlddlebury, and two years later his son
entered the office of the Free Press, OF that
place, 10 learn the printers trade. His
school life was limited to one term
in the village academy prior to commencing
to learn his trade, but ne was always studious
as youth. At the age of seventeen he
went to New York, where he worked at his
trade for eighteen months, and then deter
mined to go west, and after stopping at
South Bend went to Laporte to take mechan-.
zeal charge of q new Democratic paper there.
the Herald, which he purchased soon
after out of his savings, but the venture was
not a successful one and was abandoned at
the end Of year. After editing the
Mishawaka TocsUs for a short time
he went to Jackson, Mich, and studied
law for two years, at the end of
which period he established the Jackson
Patriot, which he disposed of when he was
appointed postmaster under Polk. When
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store. In 1850 he was elected to the consti-
tutional convention of the state and became
potential in shaping political conventions.
He was made inspector of the state prison
andNas rising rapidly, bat his journalistic am
bition never left him, and when opportunity
offered he bought half interest in the De-
troit Free Press and became its editor, and
soon afterwards sole proprietor. No man
ever worked as Mr.. Storey did during this
portion of his life. For the greater portion
of the time he performed all the editorial
work without help, and was always the first
man at the Office and the last to leave.
His real career as journalist commenced,
however, with his arrival in Chicago in 1861,
the times, just at the breaking out Of the re-
bellion, seemed inOpportune, as Mr. Storey
was Democrat, favoring national unity,
but opposed to war for the purpose of freeing
the slaves. But, in spite of disadvantageous
circumstances and the unfayorable condi-
ton into which the Times, which had been
started several years before, had fallen, he
went at his work courageously and with what
success the country knows.
As man he was strong and self-reliant,
not easily approached and not
too courteous when approached.
The character of the paper was
changed entirely. 1t became vigorous and
aggressive, publishing the news Of the war
as news, whether it was favorable or IN
favorable and although there was intense
excitement against the paper it steadily grew
in circulation. When the emancip ton
proclamation was issued the Times
at once dropped its support of the
war and began to condemn it, which called
down volumes of vituperation on the head OF
its editor. 1t even got to such pass that
Gen. Burnside ordered the suspension OF
| publication of the Times, and great excite
ment prevailed, but the order was counter
manded by Lincoln, after three days Of
suspension. When Lincoln was assassinated
nothing was spared By the Times which would
exhibit its regret. Notwithstanding all OPP
| position the close of the war found the Times
| prosperous and fiourishing. From that time
to the great fire the course of the paper was
one of continual prosperity and the Times
was Mr.. Storey. When the office,
with the greater portion of the city, was
destroyed by fire, DIR Storey seemed utterly
broken, but after much urging he consented
to have at least one number appear and the
new Times rose, ph9nix-lille, from the ashes
of the old, as did the city.
Since that time, up to the beginning of
his illness, the history of the paper, W hich is
that of the man is well known.
This was in 1876, and from that time until
his death he did but little active work on the
paper. His mental powers failed with his
body, and last August he was pronounced
distracted person.
Mr. Storey was three times married. His
| first wife was Miss Maria Isham, whom he
married in jackson in 1S47 and by whom
he had one child, which, however, lived to
be but year old. This marriage was not
happy one, and there was
separation. Just before the fire he married
his second wife, Mrs. Harriet Dodge, with
whom he lived very happily until her death
in 1878. In 1874 he married Mrs. Eureka
G. Pearson, nee Bssell, who still survives
him.
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