Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-26
Az EDITOR OF TINS Old scHooL.


AN EDITOR OF THE Old SCHOOL.
AT O'Clock the other afternoon Ave of
the great newspaper editors OF this city
left their sanctums simultaneously. The
two Pulitzers, arrayed In the nobbiest OF
spring attire, entered their carriages and
were driven TO their residences DORIS
heimer, sedate and majestic, took hack
and was whirled to the dinner table of a
millionaire friend. He wore gigantic
Prince Albert and immaculate cuffs and
collar. He looked like a heavy poem on
| spring.time. At the same hour George
Jones walked from the Times office to
the Park-Place station of the Elevated
road, and Charles A. Dana climbed the
stairs of the City hall station of the
Third Avenue line. All had done their
days work and had left editorial cares
behind them. Jones wore span new cloak
and gold-rimmed spectacles and a billy
cock hat. Dana has not yet donned his
spring garments. OF all the editors in
New York, he alone represents the circle
made memorable by William Cullen Bry-
ant, James Watson Webb, Henry j Ray.
mond, James Brooks, Horace Greeley,
Manton Marble and old James Gordon
Bennett. Although sixty-six years old he
looks as though he was in the Prime OF
life. HIS step is as quick and as firm as
ever, and he retains his erect military
bearing. His eyes are bright and
piercing, and he uses spectscles only
when reading aud writing. He systema-
tizes life, and thoroughly enjoys 1t. Fiji
teen years ago he usually wore a military
cloak at night, and was rarely seen with.
out q silk skull cap Cloak amt cap long
since disappeared. He is inclined IL
badness now, and his full beard Is at
white as snow lie dresses plainly but
in fashionable attire. He patroni2ei
American tailors, although some suits art
the work Of Poole of London. He Likes
good wine, but does not use tobacco II
any form. Mr.. Dana seldom appears II
/ public, at dinners or elsewhere, but whel
, he does appear he attracts much 6tten
! ton, and is heard with great interest
His figure is by no means as familiar t
New Workers. as was the person OF Horac'
: Greeley. He loves his home and enjoy
its attractions. AT times he develops
| Bohemian taste. An orchid sale wouli
( interest him, aud so would good glow
fight. have known him to leave hi
, desk to see a football match between
! rival college teams. He enjoys day
, fishing, and he loves game OF billiards
/ Indeed, he is not averse TO taking a han'
, in friendly game of poker where tn
stakes are light. One of the most anus
: ing games ever saw was years ago in tn
) house of q friend, in which Charles a
I Dana, F. 7. Barnum, Hugh Hastings, OH
: yer Dyer and Isaac w. England were tn
4 players. The stakes were very light, bu
light as they were, Hugh Hastings go
away with them,
2 Mr.. Dana usually enters the Sun ofilc
at ii a. m. He first ascertains the Gil
: culation of his newspaper on that morn
i ing. He next opens his personal letter
r and glances at the proof-sheets OF article
left over. He makes many alteration
s and lamentations. A few screeds ar
killed outright. After thoroughly siftini
5 his proofs he scans the leading news
papers outside of New York, using tn
scissors freely. Most of the newspape
q extracts In his journal are culled by hi
. hand. At times he seems to draw in
2 SEPARATIONS from the perusal of his ex
q changes. Then lie summons his stenog
rapher and dictates many pithy editorla
Il paragraphs. For years Mr. Dana has at
q solutely refused to exchange with othe
I newspapers. He subscribes and pays 10
O those he wants, and expects those VIII
want the San to do the same.
!. MIR. Dana enjoys his work. He is eve
! In good humor and ever accessible
= While debating, however, he will not a
q low himself TO be disturbed by even a
n Office boy. He thus preserves his tral
4 of thought unbroken. He is oyerwhelme
4 with visitors. 1t may be an expression
i. one moment, and a pugilist the mex
q Roth are treated With unlforl
I consideration. Mr.. Dana is n
: markable linguist, and his visitor
are of all nationalities He uses ha
a dozen different languages in dsl
!. and speaks them in each case like a no
: five. And he continues the study o
modern languages, his latest ACOUSTIC
4 beipg the Icelandic tongue.
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