The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-08-15
AN EDITOR DEAD.
George Jones. OF the New York Times,
Dies at = Ripe Old Are.

Dies ut Ripe Old Age.
POLAND SPRINGS. Me-. Ang. 1S.-Mr.
George Jones, editor of the New York
Times, who has been i'll for some time,
died yesterday morning.
Mr.. Jones and family arrived 1T Po-
land Springs July 10 from Massachu-
sets, where Mr.. Jones' daughter had
been sick. Anxiety for her health ex-
hausted Mr.. Jones He summoned DIR.
Wood. the hotel physician. July -.
when he was found to be suffering from
dysentery, complicated with other
troubles. The doctor at first did not con-
slider the case serious. but the disease
fingered. Mr.. Jones growing weaker. He
had bad day Sunday, but seemed so
comfortable Monday that the family
had slight hopes Tuesday he failed
constantly and died at 4:9O yesterday
morning. DR.. Weeks. of Poland. and
DR.. Putnam, of Boston, were In CONSUL
tation on the case. and instrumental
relief was attempted Tuesday, bat
without effect His family was with
him and the hotel people were unre-
hitting in kind attention
The party left Poland Springs with
the body yesterday morning. The
funeral services will be held Friday
morning at 10 o'clock.
BIOGRAPHICAL
The story of George Jones' life II the story
OF the founding and building up of the New
York Times. Although Mr.. Jones had
reached the age OF 80 when he Joined Henry
j. Raymond In establishing the Times and
had already made his way 20 success and q
competence In other business enterprises.
his earliest inclinations had brought him
into the feld OF New York Journalism and
his return to IL as founder and as pub
Usher OF the Times was but the fulfillmens
OF his youthful ambitions. And from the
day when the first copy OF the Times was
issued to the day of his death Mr.. Jones has
devoted to 1t to the exclusion OF all other In
terests and affairs his undivided time and
| energies. His success has been the success
OF the journal he has controlled. his honora-
Bile career and repute are inseparably assoc
ciated with the career and the standing or
his newspaper
The father and mother of Mr.. Jones were
of that sturdy Welsh stock that has contrib
uted prominent and successful men to so
many OF the older communities OF this coun-
| try. Coming to America some years before
the birth OF their son George they settled
| In the village OF Poultney, VT, where
| the father engaged In the business Of a
wooden manufacturer. 1t was In Poultnev
that George Jones was born August 10, 1911.
He would have reached the age OF 80 next
| Sunday. His father and mother died when
| he was ID years old and he was left 20 make
his own way and take care OF himself I'm tho
world There was a country store in the
village of Poultney, kept BY Amos Bliss
That humble merchant, also himself a jour
nalist, gained the uncommon distinction
of being the first employer OF two men
| hn lafa In - nnn mpfa ft.
Gus figures In New York journalism. Mr..
Jones, though he was IL years old. became
the clerk and errand boy I'm Mr.. Bliss store.
| At the same time Mr.. Bliss took into the
composing room Of his newspaper, the
Northern Spectator. as printers appren.
tice, boy named Horace Greeley, who was
to serve him five years, to be boarded and
! lodged, and, after the first six months, 70 re-
ceive so year. The two lads became
friends and playmates nc once, and their ac-
quaintance and friendship. renewed many
years later In New York City. continued with
only such Interruptions as are natural, and
/ perhaps inevitable, to the rivairles OF jour
| nalism, to the time OF Greeley's death
| It was in 1888 that Mr.. Jones came to New
York. Mr.. Greeley had proceeded him by
/ two years It was in the business OF Horace
| Greeley's Tribune that Mr.. Jones frat be-
came connected with journalism. just ~
his youthful acquaintance with Greeley.
|
| teen years earlier, had moulded the begin
ming OF his career in New York, so his friend
/ ship with Henry j. Raymond. beginning
while the one was employed In the business
| Office and the other in the editorial rooms OF
| the Tribune. was destined speedily TO rIpcn
| into intimacy, confidence aud mutual respect
and later to bring them into business part
nership In the founding ans management Of
the New York Times
Upon the death OF Mr.. Raymond, Mr.
George Jones became the res ponsIble head
OF the New York Times In controi Of It's
business management and the editorial
| policy. complete history of Mr. jones'
! management of the Times during the three
| years following Mr.. Raymond's death would
of necessity include history OF the Tweed
| ring. broken and overthrow by the Times
Mr.. Jones had secured the secret account %
| the Tweed ring AM had begun fght which
| was only TO end with the complete over
throw of Tweedism. When. In some say.
! Tweed discovered that these accounts were
about 20 be- published In the Times he &c
once sent an agent to Mr. Jones with nn ef-
for; to buy the Times nj amy price he might
name. This offer being refused. an offer 90
s.. 100000 for the suppression Of the accounts
was made, but il Was likewise refused.
Mr.. Jones was married In 1886 10 Miss sa-
rah H. Gilbert of Troy.
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