Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-05

Nc ohtno community was shocked Oh
Sunday morning when the news Of the
death Of Mr.. Robert s. Lynch, the city
editor Of this paper, was learned. Mr..
Lynch had left the city on Saturday af-
ternoon for short paseo at Santa Moni.
ca. He had been in the best possible
healthand spirits up to the moment Of his
death, and no physical pain or wasting
disease had interfered to give its terrible
warning of that end to which all that is
mortal must come. As announced in
the HERALD on Sunday morning, he had
gone with party Of friends to little
dance that had been given out to take
place at Santa Monica Canon,
and while there, surrounded by laugh.
ing faces, joyous hearts and the merry
music Of the dance, his summons came
to start en- his journey for that
bourne whence 10 traveller returns. The
light Of his life went out, while
the smile Of happiness and entire good
will to all his fellows was still lingering
on his lips. His death was caused by
heart disease, with which his family has
been, in instances. threatened, and to
which an elder brother succumbed sew,
eral years ago.
RoBERr STEWART LYNCH was born in
the city OF Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ia
August, 1884, Of Roman Catholic pa
rents. His father. Major David Lynch
was the bosom friend OF President
Buchanan. and staunch and leading
Democrat. The friends II his father
were the most eminent Statesmen of the
country, in consequence Of which the
son at an early age was brought in con
tact with the greatest intellects and
most refined men OF the national capitol,
to which he removed in his early man.
hood. Mr.. Robert Lynch commenced
his newspaper career as member of the
press Of Pittsburgh, in which avocation
his employers always found him ready,
painstakipg and faithful. Later in life
lie served the Government in the Depart.
ment Of the Interior, with Thomas A.
Hendricks, the present Democratic nom
nee for Vice President, as his superior.
Henry Watterson. the editor of the
Louisville Courier Journal, was for q
time his desk mate. With o change OF
political power 10 the Republican party
ended Mr.. Lynch's career in governmen-
tai employ. His strong sense Of truth,
the inaexible lines Of his great horror Of
deception and rare fidelity to the po-
liticsl faith and principles of his father
prevented his longer continuing any con-
nection with a government office, al
though offered advancement it he would
but be silent as to his political tsnets.
The same upswerving and chivalrous
devotion to his own self respect charac-
terized life which had exactly spanned
a half century. In July, 1872. he came
to California and settled in San Diego,
where he assisted his brother, Mr.. 10.
seph u. Lynch, in conducting the San
Diego World. In 1876 he removed to
this city, where his brother had already
come, and was carrying on the editorial
management Of this paper. For nearly
ten years he occupied the position Of
city editor and business manager Of the
HERALD. into the ownership Of which
hisbrother had come, and was engaged in
the occupation Of the above named posi-
tion when death bsde him put down his
pencil and deafened his ears to all the
cares and troubles Of responsible jour
nalistic position.
Nature had moulded Robert Lynch Of
d clay with which she has ever been all
too sparing in the fashioning Of her sons.
In disposition he was warm-hearted,
affectionate. singularly pure Of purpose
and upright in character. His utter
detestation Of duplicity, his horror
Of dishonesty, his manly alteration Of
truth, and chivalrous reverence Of
women made up character that at-
Dtraoted the admiration Of all who knew
him. To him principle was part and
parcel Of existence. He knew no ex-
cusing Of wrong; he could not turn his
back on right. His love Of children and
Of dumb animals was . deep seated
feeling in his heart, and showed the
springs Of gentlencss Of character
which drew around him many warm
heart. whose silent manliness of grief
could be seen at every turn on the
streets. as the news Of his death spread
from mouth to mouth.
The writer, 10 common with other
friends and his attached employees, de-
sires thus publicly to convey, to the
grisf-stricken brother the profound
sympathies they feel for him in this
timo Of his awful woe. To him, now
standing alone in tho bare forest Of his
life, with the dead leaves Of his affections
lying strewn around. and tho sohs Of bi,
great agony moaning in his ears. goes
out great throb Of love and coincidence
In this hour Of his loneliness. when he
has seen the last chord Of family love
snapped in twain by the cold hand o
Death, let him know that warm hearts
ache for him in his agony, and true
friends hold out to him the fullest vial,