New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
DEATH OF CHARLES BLAKE
TIE FINANCIAL EDITOR OF THE TRIBUNE
DIES Suddenly.

:, T. ,r,,, sorrow that The Tribune records the death
~. -. faithful servant Charles bla"o. VINO Since l-'o
h,d bocn It's financial editor lis eha came with
.dd..uess that shocked all who Know MN. On I1c'
d,v inst ore week ago, ne VIA Wal n'"" III u''
I',-v ncrforuauce " his duty, but on Thursday re-
49,, - hr,. 10 337A Madison ST.. Brooklyn-
,c 4, q sI,r1t illness which continued Friday ana
r.,ar r,tbout causing the slightest unea5!ness 10
,t,, elf or hts family. On saturday h'sh' however
,rr,p,onl, WIS developed aud on SUNDAY mo patio'
indy grow worse at EisnraI becoming &c
,,riors Medical SIN unable l" check tho
n,ooress Of the malay bus unconsc'ousnFs' hnaN
, .. ,,o sic, mans relief and at O'Clock MONDAY
morning ~, died ,,,4
o.r .,,,r and hearty since a severe attack Of pncn
r,p, bro,e him down two years ago. Horn at spring
field Conn. in April. l-29. ne received '"u''"''
.,o, od,,c,tiou. and began his business career a
mariner I'm the drygoods firm OF Rlahc h'eeioV w.,
- Eoston A. foreign buyer for inc nous nc 'peu'
,. r,,tcr part u hls time IN Europe. LEAVING
t,c ,n.~.,util- business soon aftcr III" 0lp'''"
of tbo war he came t. NcwlofA ana went quo
w,I s+rco, and becoming member of the open l'odi"
-, rrtrs WAS Tor a considerable period the agent io
cvcr, Of the largest operators IN we CITY D"rl"t
this perlod he had many ups ana do"Is' MS Sre'''
..orse c7lning through an attempt 10 " bear fAlo
Win. Commodore Vanderbilt was 60 nihs IT, III
a., street lie made the acquaintance OF John f. 'cV'
land Horace
editor OF The Tribune. ana was l"' ""'''' Nc"' ''
CIevcland's devoted friend
ON October g. 1876, John +. Cleveland a''er
an illness extending over a pefou 81 wa
months died. and It then becoming Known u
Mr. Reid that for SUI longer pei'" III
p,ke lad bceu writing the financial articles Tor lHc
rrunc in order 10 relieve his friend - much aA posi-
HE from the strain of his ariuouS du'ic' generous
action entirely unknown 10 any one except si'
fievcl,ud whose spirit SIN IN The articles II H'
hand wa. not Mr. Blake was askcd 10 take Inc
financial cdtoqshp. Til, he did IN the same 'n"'-l'
nd for fourteen wears, hr filed The place, ALWAYS Win
credit 10 himself and with honor to The paper he rpe
scntcd.
vr u,anc was a finn friend, whore friendship wa
due and ~ usual with such men. Wa strong h'oi'
,,;, him life was too short forget friend or forgive
.r orcnlv lie was man Of convictions ana once sci
I'm hi, purpos. II We almost impossible 10 change MN
- he found new views truc Views though contrary Z"
hi, established belief. he vouM not h">ia'" I" "'"p'
them but IN, judgment Va, always 80 clear '"' '"
.auc that he made few mistake ~ dr'idhs VINO" way
m lc,u rs an ANALYST II Iu.'al and railroad schemes
ne hal 10 superior ard bat few equals. bis graf r\
r,r.pcc aided hy h. natural insight INF" All matters
...o.,,ed with finance enabling him - 20 10 the 't.N
bottom Of every scheme. r"p"t 81 pro- ms I'D III
Incredibly short time and with uncgrn: pr'ci'''n J"
lic expression II hl~ opinions he was i"'''~' "."'
tlourh many may have disagreed with him. hIl "''
bound TO ackiov ledge h- fAiTnrs. admire bis courage
and respect HI, Judrncut d. ir street aud IN ell 'h'
Io,c,. - nor,,c,! men hc Lad friends inuumcraolc
AID iu the dcepcst processes Of Oh" hi"u'h word N''
now - hI, dcsth vu~ hcari Win ,."'clr roget.
ST. BlL.c came {" The Tribune "'hc" hu'
-cld,n his duu'- Keeping him h the N'''''
vet vI,ucvcr hc entered tie EDITORIAL room, there WIS
,,r ID mau on middle aged o. y"Inr. i'l dH u"
turu 10 greet lin. aad bis r"-pon~e {" e'''' -''.''
wa, invariably accompanied with pIr-ant 'mlo To-
atd