New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-11
OBITUARY..
JAMES REDPATH.

James Redpath. who was knocked down IN f''rN
Row on Thursday by a Fourthave. car while cross
nC the street toward the POstOfce. died at y ocIOc"
Yesterday morning at ST. Luke's Hospital where he
had been since Sunday, having been removed thther
from the Chambers street Hospital. Mrs ,Redpath ara
her daughter Mrs Estellc Sanner, were with him
VIXEN he died
James Rcdpath born in Bcrwlck-oH iWe'c'
Observation-Disclosures. England, III 1879 ana cane I"
this country with his parents about the time wheh
many people had gone almost crazy over the as
coyery of cold In California lie went drccl lronI
This city 10 Detroit Mich where few years aiterWafu
he began the struggle for life upon his own account
as a newspaper reporter. From there lie dri'e" o".
10 Kansas which at that time under IerrltoFlai
government and in the agitation which arose IN
connection with the Kansas Nebraska bill nc 100"
a prominent and an aggressive part with John Brown
against the prO-Savcly sentiment which was AT tha'
time ecprOOted. Jefferson Davis was then secretary
OF War under the Administration OF president i1erce
and during this time warrant was issued lof NT'
RedpathS arrest. fierce and uncompromsne was HIS
attitude against slavery. lie elndcd 1t, however ana
II was never executed.
In $50 lie wrote Life Of Captain John Brown
and when the Rebellion broke ont he went to IN"
front as CORES pondent for syndicate Of new Spaer'
AfteNyad he became head Of the Freedmen = bureau
which founded the first school for co0rcd children IN
Columbia :. C.. lie was appointed consul to lahiil
by President Lincoln but did not remain long going
thence TO Boston WNclc lie OF-ll4lHtu llt i'N"Pf'
Lvccum Bureau" and sent out the road TO lecture
az various periods all the able public men Of that
time, including Wendell Phillips and Henry Ward
Dccch"r. with both of whom lie was on terms "l
personal intimacy. This venture nc sold out t. Major
Pond Under the auspices OF CO.OHcl Thomas B hthoc
chairman of the Republican state Committee OF North
Carolina Mr. Rcdpath did much by his el1quence Dur
ing sump tour in the South toward the reelection
Of General Grant for a second term. Then he was
appointed secretary Of the senate investigating com
mittee known as the Teller Committee. that went 70
Louisiana, Mississippi and other southern states 10 in
veslate election frauds.
In 1877 he started a newspaper syndicate in Wash
ington which not success, and then he came
to this city, where he resumed active work as a news
paper man. and was sen, by The Tribune special
correspondent 10 Ireland during the famine Of s7Jo0
and his graphic description in these columns OF the
sad scenes of misery and starvation which he witnessed
in that unfortunate country was the first autheHut
account by an American visitor that tho masses Of
the people the United states had that another famine
had overtaken the sorely tried peasantry of Erin. He
returned 10 the city i'll 1880 and after the lapse OF
wear he revisited Ireland and greeted with ui
bounded enthusiasm by the people Of Dublin ana OF
all the principal towns in the West Southwest ana
Northwest where the distress was greatest ana where
the people, grateful for the overlooking sympathy
which America had shown them in the hour Of their
distress, passed of thanks to him being one
of the first TO stir up this fOunt Of charity lie made
many speeches in support Of the Land League, ana
W. f.. Foster who was then chief secretary to the
Lord Lieutenant had warrant issued for his arrest
so strong the popular feeling in Dublin in Mr.
Redpaths behalf. that any attempt to execute the
warrant would have been resisted 10y force No such
attempt was, however, made.
ON his return 10 New York he published a paper
called Rcdpath's Weekly" at No Park Place, which
lived COR two years He next appointed managing
editor Of The North American Review" by Allen
Thorndyke Rice. 1t while working here that lie
received the STROKE Of paralysis which dcadcned his
left side and rendered Ineligible articulation ex-
tremeiy difficult.
When Henry George ran for Mavor candid re
OF the United Labor Party In l-o6 Mr.. Eedpath took
d prominent part in the campaign, presided AZ man
Joined the Anti-POvcrtv Society $Nlcn il founded
by the Rev DR.. Edward McGlynH, the eN- pastor 81
-. Stephens and when later tho split came between
that clergyman and Mr.. George. mainly thc qu">
ton of allowing the Labor party 10 be aba DYbrd by
the Democrats or az least clanponlnR tn Demo
crats' theory or Free Trade. Mr.. Il dpatl's old X pub
lcan spirit asserted -cif and n elected & stand by
DR.. McCilynn. which he did faithfully until the time
81 his death lie was first vice president of the Anti
Poverty society. During the Illness resulting from
his stroke OF paralysis he carefully uurscd by Mrs.
/ ChCrpcuu!Hg, whose acquaintance he had made in
Washing and 10 whom he had been engaged for some
time and on hi, recovery married tina, lady. Re made
another trip 10 Ireland in lros. aud series Of
letters about the Home Rule prospects I'm that country.
After coming back he became connected with BcJrds
Magazine" ard at the request OF Jefferson Dav, l
Coniederacy 70 write condensed history Of that
movement. Some months after this finished hc
paid another visit 10 lcauvoir 70 assist NJ. Davis In
writing his autobiography work which cut short,
however. by the sudden Illness and then death OF the
! head rebel. whose wife took up ard finished the
narrative which was published moi long ago.