The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-23
THE EDWIN MARTIN FUND.
An Appeal to the Newspaper Men of
the United States.

SAVANNAH, Oct. 10-At a meeting of newspaper
workers OF savannah, held yesterday afternoon,
the Edwin Martin Memorial Fund Committee was
organized.
The purpose Of the committee is to raise fund
for the family of Edwin Martin, who died on Sun
day of yellow fever in jacksonville At the time
OF his death and for two years previous with short
interval. Mr.. Martin was managing editor Of the
Times. Union During the interval he held the same
position on the Jacksonville Ne~s.Herald Volun-
tary offerings from the newspaper workers of the
entire country requested. All contributions are
to be made payable to Col. j. II. Estill Chairman of
the Executive Committee, the other members of
which a'e Messrs. GaZtway Hartridge, Frank We'll
don, g. A. Gregory and Austin r. Myers. Mr. Nv
chosen secretary At Yesterdays meeting
very department OF newspaper work repre-
sented from the business Office to the composing
The military move made here because Mr.
Martin was for moe than three years connected
with the daily press Of Say al. He was a Dracti
cal priDte, having started in when II boy
arornd the cases OF a country weekly in East Ten
nescee. When he grew up he got paper of his
own, and for sixteen years was identified actively
with the weekly and daily press of the South. His
fidelity in sticking to bis post after the disease was
declared epidemic commands admiration from all,
and most especially from newspaper men the world
over. Sending his wife and children to a point of
safety-Perry Ga.-Editor Martin bravely decided
not to leave. He fet that it would be shirking du
ty to go away himself, and chose to risk his life
rather than to join the refugees and leave his work
and the responsibilities of his position to Others
The heroism shines out conspcuously in the quiet
was not prompted by spirit of bravado. He was
not courting the bubble reputation, and from the
first felt that the chances of living through the
epidemic against him.
No prospect of pecuniary gain Influenced him,
because his pen brought him no income other than
that which was attached to his editorial position.
1t is believed that to pay tribute to so noble
member of the profession will be a pleasure to eve
ry newspaper worker in the country.
AS a practical printer he represented the men
who handle the types AS the representative of the
AS iociatcd and United Press Associations his paper
oW lng both franchises in the stricken city, it was
through him that the press of this county was fur
nished with the daily news Of the progress Of the
epidemic Therefore this appeal is directed to the
men of every newspaper, both daily and weekly, in
the country. Every paper is asked To send some
thing, no matter how small the amount. 1t is sug-
gcsted that the city editor one man on each
paper take charge of the list in his own office and
make the remittance at the earliest date convenient
All contributions will be promptly acknowledged
Drafts should bc made payable to J. II. Estill,
Chairman of the Martin Memorial Fund Commit
tee, Savannah, Ga, and all correspondence addressed
to Austin +. Myers, Secretary of the Co nmittee
Over 800 was raised last night among the news
paper men here.