New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-19
CHARLES T. CONGDON DEAD.
CLOSE OF THE CAREER OF 4 WELL-KNOWN
NEWSPAPER WRITER AND AUTHOR


Charles Tabcr Congion newspaper man. author
poe ana magazine writer, died at O'Clock YESTERDAY
morning from heart failure at the Hotel Albert IN
hlevcnth-,t. where he had lived for six year. For
several months he had been in decline. being grad
ualy overtakCn by the fcebene>s consequent upon
Ola aeche in his sixty ninth ycarbu it was not
I'LL Tuesday that he allowed himself to be c0nihed
to his room. on Monday he ate his neal at the
Hotel II. Delis mS custom for years bu after that
dld not 20 ont. Ills mind clear till the hour oi
his death. which painless. The funeral VIII take
place at hs old home. New Bedford Mass, on Wcdnes
day.
Mr. CJngGoa born in New Bedford on April :,
l72l and learned reading, writing and arithmetic III
the village school, whore, according to the teach.
inS' Of Joseph Lancaster. there was
Total abstinence from corporal punishment. But
there was trouble enough Of this kind in his second
seminary though it kept by Quaker No such
cruel punishment IS known. 1t would not be
tolerated. the police woud put stop t. it stcrnly.
f"r mere boys it almost bad a the rack for
men.
Young Congdons father published weekly news
paper in NcwBedfod and the boy spent
many Of hi, infant days in the printing
once. When he was old enough to do 20
u" carried the paper TO the subscribers Houses
All IN the morning early lie served about 100
subscribers while another carrier attended To the other
cnd Of the village. The first verses he wrote" odc 20
'''N'l'c ElceN on inc D'dH VI 'Htlt'i'Nh dli'l
The seasons: in -Four Part,"-wcrc mcdta;cd during
These pedestrian labor, Then the district school
ana term IN Brown University, whore. though not
graduated. he received the degree Of 4. VI. OF his
reading in III, youthful days he has said Il have
always esteemed il OF the mcke,t features Of my
lot that from the very lightning, had all the books
which cared to- read and more. that was nurtured
upon good solid literature
From D." The New Bedford Daily Register Mr. Cong
don went on The New Age suffrage paper pub
li~hed in Providence but in the course of year re
turned home to bccOmc Editor Of " Tc New Bc'ioiu
Daily Bulc;in.T Then he became associate cdlt'r
Of Tie New Bedford Daily Mercury after which, I'D
105f he went to Boston to become Editor OF me
Boston Atlas the leading Wig journal Of Now En"
land. The ATLAS" Ca, its fortune, with the Eepub-
Lean party when it was organized In Massachusetts
In 30 and lost II, circulation. Nr. COngdOn came 10
New York i'm I-17 AT Nr. Grcclcy'- request TO take
place The Tribune and he remained with this jour
val editorial writer from that time until the spring
of -. when he resigned. After he left The Ala-
the stakeholder, sold it 70 samuel Eo"ies' VINO
soon found that he could not make a metro
polilau journal ont Of it. AMI returned
10 springfield Thi, WIS Mr. Coucdou'- last experience
n managing paper and 10" laid III later years
That c never de,iycd anOtncr During hi, long career
a. journalist. Mr. Concdon made the HGualniil'e "i
most ~ the men # TIE East who were pr"mhc" I'D
literature and polite. aud many of them were h~
ac,uIac and hi, library q choice ono. lie va
Wig. ou- writer up,n many topic. and ii~ work W.
valued highly hy Mr.. Gre ley. Ii- chef york IN tire it
,hrcc year, of ID, connection with I'll" Tribune We
The Record 81 Fifty Years: Rcmiai,,cncc, u
Journalist" n-74'-Oi. "Ec,ollcctiin> Of Il Render
l,-O'-l and Autobiogmphy Paper, lo7l-0-l
each -cr.c, IL paper running for several month.
Whca E,yarI Tl,Ii', body wa. brought home ID
March. La. Mr. Coagdon published poem called
be- Lat Welcome Hayar1 Taylor In the eamc year
he published a poem entitled +. r. G.. H.. a tribute
% hl, associate on The Tribune. Mr.. l!a>-ard. In
i--0 hc wrote in addition 10 hi, "Reminiscences
and BOZ, EccOhcctloa," q number II entertaining
-pc,al article, topic, suggested los the Happenings
Of the day aud poem called Dcae thilde.' Nr.
,onri,u closed his work The Tribune Win h.-
Autobiography lapcr-." the la-t on" "i winch M'-
,uhli -ici 40 March ~ 49, Ail"r a,iu- iir
frbunc h. devoted him .cf principally 10 magazine
work. writing poems for " The 'cu'uiF: ',,'' ',
rhc Norfh American Review" and dida'rcl ana
H. centennial ode, Carmen Acca!i''' '''l,""'
-r' ',l, 90 'V f,n h, mem lie wr9,e for Size
n,loI for punchincllo' for The Kn.c, orbochcT."
pqE. ponnd rabbi y, The Gaiaxy Atlantic Month
Is, Harper ETC.. and fur ytdir W. N'V l"ih
core pondcni Of o. rhc BOSTON Courier. -is,npt
wa = paper iu Inc Forum MAY. 10. cnini,'
, dcvonr,r NJ books aud no figure Va, better known
i'm the popular libraries Of the city. Books were h!o
daily occupation auf his recreation. , ,....t
Mr. Cpuglop saw: We greatly valued ir orr ii'HI
ore connection. ver" a, proud "i ihe ia'' u't
William cullen BRYANT Wa our kln~rll a. ~ We
had traced h- lineage - the House Of lidp>hur- Dr.
BRYANT brought his prcc'"iyu> ~on Gown - -Nr"
Hcli ,d ou visit. not luu- after Ili" EhAr;p Ni
rrintr1 when ths lttlr author must have ben ah"ul
fifteen wear, old. tie va, considered "ohd'f ana
justly So . ~.
Vi. Iongdon marlicd charlotte u. EAyl-, 81 Now
Bedford who did ga giving birth 10 daughter. i'r
only child Mi Alice l.. tlugdOu Who Is now t'f'hu-
music 100 TN, rltt. lie Pm two sister, Nl~. SOPHIA
W. g. Ever ~ 80. 80 West Filty -ccond So "iiw
= fIt. Ferdinand G. Ever. OF I mist ..'lt
aud Miss susan T. tOngdun.