New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
UNDER THE TRIBUNE ROOF.
CHANCES AT TIE NEWSPAPER COLONY.
WHAT TIE NEWSPAPER TENANTS ARE DOING AND

w HtH new SDdi)tI men JUtUlStlNtS arc dilltlLth
at striking exhibition OF the vast and complicated
machinery employed in tho making OF great or even
OF lesser newspaper it is safe to say that the world at
largo have only a vague and inadequate idea Of It,
H. ordinary experience for reporters 10 be called
upon By an classes OF persons they meet statesmen
lawyers. preachers - rtors merchants and men in all
professions and trades uG~crl'e inc processes ny
Which is gathered from cnl ne worm l." '"'
other ana served with each mornings brcaFl" III "
sysematzcd and progressive journal. Perhaps this
plrdonahle curiosity he .ratied in some degree by
taking a glance TIE great colony OF newspaper men
who ard collected under TIE TRIBUNE roof. There "a
probably building in the word that is more noiirea0y
newspaper centre thIn the colossal structure from
which TnE TRIBUNE Is published. In its Offices from
lis second to its eighth story and without any conaec
ton except with the journal witch gives its
name to the building gathered rarely ncrestlne
coly OF men connected in way another with the
publication o: than 1,iOO papers. Every one Of
these Of force aud energy, whose work bears an
importan: relation 10 the journals that keep HIM here
Fsw Of them have any connection with the press of this
city. They the special rep csentavcs OF outoi
town pgpcrs In whose Interests all OF their efforts are
engaged Their personal histories and their pc'uliar
work serve 70 Illustrate the avenues of Income and
influence through which newspapers Climb to reputation
and power.
"THE JOURNAL" AND ITS STAFF.
An OLA little daily the style AMI domain OF witch arc
peculiar 80 itself. making It's place in journalism
ori1nai. is published from TnE TunuNE Building IL
established by yount, courageous journalist who
hal an idea OF IN, owh and who did not Lack tho faith
and pluck to give il trial. lie is Albert Pulitzer. and
lie calls TIE result OF his unique ilca TIE HoTHiHg
JoUyHqi Mr. Pulitzer is Hungarian. lie Is tall AMI
wcll-hull'. with refined German face and an accent
that suggests his birth without marrus the nucncy or
TIE visor Of his speech Like most newspaper men, lac
dabhrd in tho All OF composition nlmD, before lie could
write a lcgib,c hand lie was writing tragedies at
thirteen. and ne remembers them now they Mere or
most dolcful aud distressing character. When no was
sixteen lie came To America Hungary was too slow q
country FOR him. md bsie' on Liberal sentiment made
either social political progress imUo.'ip" 90 Jew
IT, Louis ,hr lr,t American town in which he found
jpaon. u was less conservative then than now,
ant was really almost o. wicked A. Chicago. MI
Pulitzer, labor. in ~ LoGi, i,hy crcdiabc. He
secured place in the pullic schools teacher ~ the
German llueun g. which ne thought must exercise a
refining influence the younger generation OF the
luctropo,i, Of Missouri lie stayed in st. Louis only q
year. ami then accepted similar place in tic Leavcn
worth. Kansas I.h school where ne ioInl himself,
boy OF scyoutccn sumrrs holding the delicate trust 81
acquaiutius over hundred yoaus la', OF about his
own age with tao German t.nsIc. Io finds 1t dalcul;
e. rccur to this embarrassing epoch Of his life without
emotion.
Wnen be lot Loaycnwrr'h. year later lie felt h!msat
muci Older man. he went Caica,o and secured his
first regular newspaper connection win 'he W'HoG
Saois Zimg In t5o year, aud iu muck succession he
tcd the posts rruorcr tc graph editor dramatic and
musical editor. and city editor. BY this time be Ind
i y mastered thc English tnsu M Pulitzer "A =
determined man, capable of rare personal sloridccs
lic used to spend twelve hour, Dag lu the study OF
Il-sh when De first came over. In 1871 ho determined
to 60 60 We York ami 20 secure place the press
here. Despite the di-cour1c'meuts Of h. friends Ae
pcr--tc u his purpose. tAr wisdom ~ which was shown
the flc, that liz had only been hero day when three
desirable places we,e offered him. lie went on IN.
sum- Left it after than years service to 20 on
he Hcratrs stia lie Wa soon transferred to Wash
"a .tou . bureau c,poulrut and reported the
EIbcock trial n -. Louis and the wsEry inv esiisa-
tious 10 Chicago. When the Russian TuIt-h broke
ont he sent by The Hrld 10 the seen" Of conflict
where le did Ccceut service IA var -rondrni.
II the spring OF l-~2 he went to England. where lie
decided finally TO return to Awcrc, and ior nj paper
lie had previously cnicayorod to purchase T-iH and
lAc star Failing ia these efforts De started me Morning
Joprnai which first printcI on TuE rEHrNL'-
pre- and which soon attained remarkable clTcua-
ton. II, style ha. always boon essentially ana ucs-u
eddy light and breezy ami from the rart IL "on sure
success. MI. Pulitzer prints three editions. one Tor
This city ono FOR Brooklyn nnd one for Now Jersey
lie often recalls the hiIpcs moment OF his he. that
he found Dill. first English article IN print. Il was
"A report Of little In the Marine Court. lie had
written "a column and half and quarter Of . column
actually printed His chief assistants Ia the Iuhli-
cation OF he Joraoi J. J. G. Clark. tho managing
editor John A. Greene the city c!ito', John e.. Jones
the business manager. John Gilbert, editor Of the
sunday edition. and Nathan : Cohen. the day editor
Mr.. Clark j. "a handsome man ~ large frame. bcnis
naut face AMI "a comT loNion denotiug vigorous health.
lie IL popular in the profession and has troops OF
friends Fertile IN ideas. prompt aud energetic IN
carrying them out his executive ability IL exceptional
and lac i at'r ctive writer lilo was many years
night editor Of IN, n rIid.
Johnny Greene. everybody likes 10 call him. has
nm immense acquaintance Ito born IN Cincinnati.
thirty Ave years ago. and WAS employed In several
stores In that town from his eleventh 90 HIS fifteenth
wear Then for t,O year, he loatcd up and down the
Mississippi aud Ohio riyers IA assistant clerk a
steamboat lie came TO Ncw-i ana learned type
setting In $50 10 ,oued the city stan OF The sum-
where De rapidly and later wrote editorial matter
for that paper. The late Charles be Young. who was
murdered few years took Mr. Greene in 10 10
Francisco. where he stayed year on HE chronicle
lie then returned To his old place 1he Later lac
was employed by Tie HOrd and The IiDes, LEAVING the
latter paper become The JouyHdrs city editor He il
M OF vast NEWSPAPER experience. with absorbing
DRY and fine vein Of quaint hnmor. lie weighs 30
pounds has dark but mddy face. black mOu,tachc
which he with aicctionntc pride and that
st con2acen,y on hs iare Ike kr,s krlnsle' nose In
the picture. lie was recently married.
John Gilbert Of he JoUUnFS stan bids fair To become
more OF an opera SINGER IMAM journalist lie trch To
lawyer once and studied for that profession under
Lewis G. Cassidy, Attorney General OF PENNSYLVANIA.
lie was admitted 10 tue bar but soon left u Ia become
attached 10 HE Washington PdtrioL llo afterward
became city editor Of The Washington CJDHcic. from
which he came 10 New York reporter ne S'Hp.
on Ihc Pi0dehtH Press ho has served dramatic ami
musical critic, aud has been correspondent Of me
LondnH Times. He first sang In grand opera IN l7~2
with Emma Abbott first bass0 and after three years
Of service The MorHiH0 Jo'11m he has Just been
engaged for two years In the new American Opera
Company.
one OF ne Jou,nnrS editorial writer's is T.. y. Lamont.
"A Sc0trhman who was educated in Edinburgh for the
legal profession. lie to America in SOL lust IN
tire to ight for the country of s adoption served
under Phil krarncy adiutant IN tho lOlst New York
Volunteers during the famous Icnnsntr campaign
After the he employ ed Ia the Treasury DEPART
mcn At Washington for siN years. Then he became an
editorial writer The ChicdgD IHhr Gc'dH and nndcr
Hugh Iastings on The CoIHsTcdI Adcriser he spent
years. For year he las contributed To me
TouTHm one OF Mr. PuitLers humorous writ r. Is
Thomas y. Chrystal, who received military education
lie shed mslro The HdcLcHSdch KcpaLcdl for four
vcAra aud aiterwari wrote humorous articles for Ihr
C0,nmcrciGi AdreriSer. Among Mr. PuItzer's other
II1rai.n .IlrI.f