New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-09
OBITUARY.
RICHARD GRANT WHITE.

RICHARD GRANT WHITE.
| The death of Richard Grant White occurred
yesterday morning at hapast 10 o'clock. He had been
suffering for several years from complication OF dsor
ders though not until six months ago were they mani
tested in alarming form. Then his serious III
ness began and, with occasional rallies, ne graou
ally grew weaker. Mr. White did no literary WORK
after his illness became periodically serious When leei
ing comparatively well his time was occupied In restihg
reading and driving During the last few days he was
unable take nourishment ana his death was coca
stoned by sudden congestion of the lungs and sufo-
cation He leaves widow and two sons STANFORD
White and Richard Mansfield White DIR. Charles Hitch
attended him during hsilness, with Dr. Ciymer IN
consultation. The funeral will take place In S marK
Episcopal Church at $3.50 p. m. on Friday.
Mr. White was born in this city, May %, 1922 He was
the son OF Richard Mansfield White, and eighth I'D de-
from John White, prominent Puritan leaoer III
New England and OF the founders OF Camoroso'
Mass, and afterward of Hartford His father was
souhs merchant and also engaged in iron
manufactures. Richard Grant White was a Columbia
College Grammar School scholar. but did not matrcuate
at that college student for two years at the
University the City OF NewYork having entered ~
nior In the class 1889 He graduated Win hohor
1t is worthy OF remark that during his whole academic
and university he showed singular dstaste ior
composition, avoiding it whenever possible Aiter
| graduation he studied medicine in the Office
| OF tho eminent surgeon DIR. Alfred O. Post,
subsequently president OF the faculty OF the
University Medical College. He did not, however
follow medicine presently began the study OF law IN
the office Judge Woodruff, and was admitted TO the
bar in Si5. private examination. Financial msior
tunes ovcrakng father at this tme lie found himself
| in stratened circumstances. Music had long been
passion with him. and he possessed remarkable critical
faculty Some printed In an amateur paper ~
tracted the attention Of Henry j. Raymond then man
aging editor of The Ne,o- York Courier ana enquirer
and he sought and gagged Whites services as musca
critic for his journal His criticisms were fresh yigor
Gus and acute and wide notice. not only here
but in England. Mr.. Raymond soon offered MN
a position as art and literary critic, which
| he accepted, aud no often wrote leading articles
also, notably attack on trial by jury
and series Of articles on copyright ON inc estansn
ment OF The World Mr. White became assistant eaior
OF mat paper but RETIRED as was UNDERSTOOD win
hnancie loss to himself He was selected 10 prepare
critical alogues Of the Aye ana Bryan ~
paintings and the catalogues form ms hahioook VI
Christian Art" out OF print. lie was one Oh tne
Jury Art and oil Prlntin. al INC greas ~
1888 chosen IT, edit the illustrated Catalogue vi
The exhInItion. HIS nrSt magazine essay was on beet
| hoven aud was published N NE american Magoz'ne
When tue Collier Folio Of 1862 was oelng us, Wi
among shaktspearian scholars IN 1898 Grant "nlte
wrote for T,,i,aDis dagazine "a series Of articles In
winch he analyz ed alleged contemporary conmeh
scrpt tious clumsy modern orgeres nerce
controversy ensued, but whites judgment was snsu.hea
and there II now doubt whatever on the suuJcct.
natural sequence OF these articles was Grant hte oooh
pearlan scbola which NJ onSe Won ior ntn
Lowell said literary spurs. and when III turn ien "
| The critical edition Of Shakespeares WORKS uooI o3
edition winch held by scholars 70 oe one OF .e ntS
| mis- work Mr. White issued his Essays on the Ahtn0l-
Inn of Harry VI" which Lowell thought settled the
cnastoI, ma lar "A. IL could be settlrd by criticism
The civ war ind White dld good service 10
the cause of the Union its progress BY series 81
articles The LOndon Spectator IN whch lie
The Information aud arsunent pes ;7,r ca n,i,aen
To dsilusonize the English people OF thelr sentmen
| tai attachment to the South Id was stated az
that these articles were chl'y % Nnn
lros propositions armed intervention IN favor u
the secessOnIsts Another work ihe New o"P P no., 90
Peace" attracted much attention ~ niN A 1', no, c
ascrIbed many wc-khown anihors' MT "nee w. ao
know Lodging 1t a his Tor several S nIS: '
too he actively engaged ~ sanitary & i,
work and also the head OI the revenue MARINE
Of New-York which office he held unll ISIS. re Wa d
heavy worker. his fine constitution enaoing h, nun
10 bear up under burdens which would nave been 'og
much for most men IL addition to mis- literary ana
oncia labor, held the ouerouS position Of 20
The great Met GlollIan on'siS AVE 50 600 900 TO the
fund The last volumes OF his edition OF enaKespeaIe
! anpenrrd IN 1853 They were preceded by ms
Biographical and critical work - rhe Life and Genius OF
snIEcspeare" Ms next work was the well-known
w"ris anI Their Uses" In which the position was bohl-
liz taken That the English languages virtually Rrtn-
hairless tnague and that the time spent IN Teaching
I'm waste Every day Eng ish" followed this, and
hnnLs MIR White wrots u great number of magazine art
cls ai for almost all the mi aLiue' oil ANY note
was his soace delight aud ne was far prouder OF ns
know ledge OF yioins than OF ms reputation a. a. %
drrIul stories told and there seens no uo9ns
that he possessed s rae 10 thase Instruments
lie wrote The article on Inc Violin III the New AMER
rnn C,rlnra as also that on Shakespeare ana Shahe
s s,rj,n literature in the pubhcAton and that
an, sh kespeare Johnson's CyclOl iedia MS poDS
| an England without and within PrONokeu
on h ,,"esmss,nn and some sharp criticism. Tut his
| main ponts were generally untouched MS iast pooA
W.. ,ir Washington Adams In England. ,
- Shakesnrariau srnO.ar and critic Mr. WHITE Occl-
MED high place aud while his views on many 9'htr
rh.rts were too radical to be generally hccrptrl ms
manner OF treatment was always so shr ana aurhct-
I'VE As TO Interest VINO least approved ms con-
Gus,ans Personally he was amiable and agreeable
,bnugh by no means fond OF society ana
unusually indifferent to Considerations ., .,
fue His writings II collected, would FORM scores vi
vnIlne. but he himself never took the uOnDic even 10
nrrry, COMES of them ana 10 the last ana not possess
H. ia, Yankee Letters thOugh he thought more
M Them chan OF ans thing he had written lie was man
M rNucng intet ctual temperament WIN StrphS zen,
deury toward ,esihctcism yet simple III ms haOis ana
with horror of OstenatiOu. Considering the length o
hs literary career and Its success, hr was cOhpartNeY
iitt knoyn personally but he inspired warm ana Els
u friendships much than tins can Do saiu
of any man.
FNMONS TIAMLIN.