The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-02
OBITUARY.
Isaac NJ. Brown, Said to Have Been the Old
est Editor In the State.

Isaac NJ. Brown, Said to Have Been the Old
est Editor In the State.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS. Ind. Dec. 1.-At his home in
this city, at 7:30 o'clock. this morning,
Isaac Nj. Brown, the oldest editor IN this
He has been a constant sufferer for almost
q year from an attack of la grippe, though
he was able to be about.
Isaac NJ. Brown, one of the old Indiana
editors. and until lately connected with
Columbus Daily Republican, was born at
Centerville. Wayne county. Indiana, Aug.
IS, 1921. He was educated at the Indiana
State University. and In 1880 went to Paris;
ILL.,, and was there engaged in newspaper
work until 1910. when he removed to Iowa
City. In 1871 he returned to Indiana, and
located at Terre Haute. where be accepted
the position of foreman in the Office of the
Terre Haute Courier; seven years later he
accepted the same position In the office of
the Terre Haute Express, which he held
until 1852.
He was one of the founders of the Daily
ever published in that city. In August.
1867. he enlisted in Company H.. Sixth
Indiana Cavalry, and after service of three
years was honorably discharged as first
lieutenant. During his service he was
three times captured. and the fret time by
his W cousin. John Starnes. of the First
Tennessee rebel cavalry; the second time
at Muldro's Hill, KY, by John Morgan;
the last time at jug Tavern. Ga. on the
Stoneman raid to Macon. and was placed
In prison at Camp Oglethorpe. Afterwards
he was one of the 1.400 officers that were
selected and put under fire Of their own
guns at Charleston, S. c., and later was
exchanged by Sherman's special order at
Rough and Ready. Ga.
Coming home. Mr.. Brown established the
Sullivan Union, ut Sullivan Ind. and seven
years later came to COlumbus, and. in con-
nection with his son. j. I. Brown. estab-
lished the Columbus Republican, with
which he was connected until his last Ill
ness. He was first married in 1912 with
Miss Mary Ann Bishop. of Vincennes. who
died in 1856. He was again married in 1859,
Miss Mary +. Eddy. who survives him, be-
ing the bride. Politically. MIR. Brown was
earnest Republican. From 1869 to 1873.
during Grants administration. he was
postmaster at Sullivan. Ind. He was a
prominent Mason and knight Templar. and
newspaper work. during which time he was
In the editorial chair fOrty-two years. and
was recognized by the Indiana Editorial
Association as the oldest editor in the State.
Other Deaths.
CHICAGO. Dec. lis. G. Hoey. n distIn-
guished English civil engineer. died this
afternoon, at the Auditorium, after an ill-
ness of but four days. Mr.. HOey had
Offices in GLASGOW and m In
this country he was employed by
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
to look into the subject of ventilating the
tunnel at Baltimore. He arrived at the
Auditorium last Friday, and was feeling
unwell at the time. On the arrival. Sun
day.. of President Mayer and other officials
of the Ii. ~ o. they found him seriously i'll.
The case was one of typhoid pneumonia.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-Georgo w. Nc.
Kee. major of ordnance. United States
army. who has been in command OF the
Frankfort arsenal for about o year.. died
last night at the arsenal. of heart disease.
CHICAGO. Dec. LA cablegram. received
here to-day from Londonderry, announces
the death there of ID. j. Fisher. OF this city.
Mr. Fisher was once the most prominent
member of the Board of Trade and the
largest operator in both grain and provis-
ions. and became especially prominent in