Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-12-27
Henry w. Grady Dead.

Henry w. Grady Dead.
Henry w. Grady, the talented editor of
the Atlanta Constitution and gifted orator.
whose great speech at the Boston Merch-
ants Association on the 18Th inst. was
recently published in the TIMES, died in
Atlanta on Monday. Mr.. GRADY con-
tracted a severe cold while in Boston,
which, upon his return home, developed
into typhoid pneumonia, from which he
died. Though only 3s years old, Mr..
Grady was prominent man in the South.
He was an advanced thinker and had
done as much to build up the New
South" as any other man within her
borders. His recent great speech before
the Boston club has been heralded
throughout the country as mastery and
timely presentation of great question.
Mr.. Grady was master spirit in the
South, aud his death at this time, when
the services OF her valiant sons in fighting
the battles of reason for her liberties are
m much needed, will be public calamity.
His death is no doubt due to the great
exertion of his recent visit North, and in
apparent recognition of it he said to his
mother in conscious moment shortly be-
fore his death: "If die, die serving
the South, the land love so well Father
fell in battle for it; am proud to die
talking for it."
SKETCH OF MR.. GRADY.
Henry Wooden Grady was born in
Athens, Ga, May 18th, 1851, and was
educated at the University of Georgia and
at the University of Virginia. At the last
named place he was n CO lege mate to John
w. Daniel, now United States Senator from
| Virginia, and OF John Wise His father
was wealthy business man Of Athens,
who, although u Union man and u sup
porter of Bell and Everett, went with his
State when she seeded a.d while gallant
ly leading the Twenty fifth North Caro-
lina Regiment at Petersburg WAS shot
seven times and died from his wounds.
NEWSPAPER WORK.
| At the age of twenty Dir. Grady was
editor of daily paper, the Commercial,
published nj Rome, Ga. The paper WAS
ahead of the town. and he eft i, to EN-
bark in the Herald. which has gone into
| history as the livliest paper ever printed
in Atlanta. No paper has ever approached
its dazzling brillisncy. Mr. Grady's part
ners in the enterprise were Alexander st.
! Clair Abrams and Colonel Robert A. Ais
ton. who in 1879 WAS killed by Capt Cox
10 the capitol at Atlanta. One OF their
wild schemes was paying $3.50 day for
several months for special mail train to
deliver their Macon mails. The al'surdity
of the thing will he understood when it is
stated that the entire edition Of the Herald
was worked off on an old cylinder press
printing less than 1000 an hour.
II was young, and we did many foolish
things" said Mr. Grady. 1T was reckl,ss
linexperience that made the Usrald So
lively
The good die young, SO the Herald wen.
the way of all the earth, and one day ia
1876 the brilliant young journalist sat
down and figured up his possessions as
follows: One wife. Two childen. Eleven
dollars.
Very soon after calamity overlook the
Herald, Mr.. Grady walked into the New
York Herald office, and by chance got into
the room of Ar Thomas B. Connvry, the
managing editor. MIR. Grady did not know
4 soul 10 New York, and the managing
editor of the Herad was very much anus
ell when the yuung Southefner applied tor
work. Tue Bslstox boom was oa, and
Mr.. Grady shaved Mr.. Csnnrry why Bris-
tow could not Garry the South.
I'm jus going out 10 lunch" said Mr..
| Connery. 'Si. down hyro and write the
Herald letter on the Bristow matter"
When Mr.. Connery returned fram lunch
the letter was ready, and the next morning
appeared in the New York Herald. Mr..
Grady was 10 the Herald office by o'clock,
sevea hours shead of the managing editor,
but waited patiently add WAS euysae by
the Herald. He went South. aud did
great deal OF work for the paper. He MAS
sent to Florida TO look after the count OF
the electoral 70 in 1876, and alter watch
ing the count until its close made al afii-
davit that Tildrn bad carried the Stxte.
That affidavit" Mr.. Grady always said,
Il still possess, and shall transmit it 10
10y son." He c uug to the Florida matter.
following it to Washington, aud on April
20, 1877, published the confession Of ben
uie, oiCLtu SHQ SSAt Wuo eA yialUcu kht
frauds they themselves had committed.
The exposure made thirteen columns iu
| he Herald For bis Erst years work on
the Herald and other papers MIR. Grady
received nearly $4,000, winch Was the hrst
money he had earned except iu conduct
| ing his own business.
| In 1880 he bought fourth interest in
the Allan Constitution, paying $50 a
share for tue stock, which today canuot
be bought for $500 q share. Since he
bought An interest in the OJastitutioa un-
broken success has come TO him. He liy-
ed in handsome aud beautifully furnish.
ed hou's on Peach-tree street, the most
fashionable avenue OF Atlanta, Eith
charming wife and two children. q bright
boy Of fifteen years, aud pretty little
daughter OF eleven. His mother and sister
were also members of his household. His
library was his living room, and there,
surrounded by his ever happy family, he
did much of his best work. PORTER di-
vides the library from a small study, con-
tanning desk and the telephone which
connected with the editorial rooms of the
Constitution, enabling him to direct mat
ters at the office until midnight.