New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-14
THE EDITOR OF 1.-THE SUN"
IN HIS OWN OFFICE AND ELSEWHERE.
Arthur Brisbane In The Journalist.

IN HIS OWN OFFICE AND ELSEWHERE.
Arthur Brisbane In The Journalist.
1t is difficult to write about Charles A. Dana for
newspaper men. They all know a great deal about
him, think they know great deal more, and all have
| turbed If the newspaper business were religious,
which it isn't, Mr. Dana would be the pope and It
with their followers. Therefore the wsest course Is
simply TO tell, accurately as possible, few things
which perhaps have not all been told before.
Mr.. Dana will always be known as Charles A. Dana
That is all right. But there is no excuse for those
newspaper men who persist in pronounclng the sur,
name as Frenchman would, instead Of giving broad
Mr. Dana csn be found at work In his Office at any
one whom he knows is to lean back throw one arm o.
Irrelevant to anything, as, for instance,
What your Views the immortality of the
All binds Of human beings drift into Mr. Dana's
Office In the course Of week. The successive Young
men hired to pull the chain on the gate that lets toss
Mr. Dana must AZ 60 through an experience wi4S S
names Of Important and dlgnfed personages, Mr..
Dana shows no signs Of excitement; whereas he win
sonally to usher in cOpper-colored gentleman from
some queer place, or some local man whom nobody
Mr.; Dana's idea OF fun in life is to find ont things
that ne doesn't know euch things are not apt 70 pe
queer foreigners or men with wild ideas
Every newspaper man knows Mr.. Dana's face.
Next TO that the most striking thing about him IS his
muscular appearance. His shoulders broad, and he
always moves about rapidly. lie usually wears s.o
than big long OvercOat which he sometimes puts on
when It IS cold and nobody can be persuaded TO turn
Few men have had more victories over their fellow
men than Mr. Dana; but he does not pretend to sway
the office boys. In his as in every other once IN tnls
world the boys sometimes answer the bell and some
times don't. ,
| IN comic papers, but not Mr.. Dana, who mas probably
been more caricatured than any other man Y America
| i0us and they advertise " The sun" always. Mr.:
R 4n5 makes nois ooR 10 Be- by e s
and always puts on the pictures trousers patch
Mr. Dana's Office Is simple one, as it has always
His desk Is not nearly n as grand 90 or expensive
as the brand es oyer Of h w room ne are e yeS
There is an old picture Of Horace Greeley, cut Of
thread. and large stuffed owl on perch, The owl
looks gloomy, which is probably due to the fearful
competition which he feels around him In that Office
Mr.. Dane is man who does everything. but does 1t
He eats pie quite often the sort that is made of lemon
with mernge on top Of 1t, and drings weak whiskey
and water-two facts which viii endear him 10 all
| not confined 10 whlskey 10 water, however; he
knows things about champagnes and about the old
and OF yoisin's In Paris Mr.. Dana's amusemente
varied. OF course. the best fun he has IS running
guneapg that The sun editor gets ont Of his news
paper. Next to running "The SUM-" Mr.. Dana enjoys
studying queer languages He makes il business u
collect languages he does porceains. He has some
very Outof the-way specimens in both collections. lie
Walking about with pe9chblow vase in his arms lie
carries II around he would make fine study OF moth
! erly tenderness II 1t were not for his beard.
Mr.. Dana has knowledge Of most modern Ian
! guages and IS now working on the Norwegian tongue
lie decided that it impossible to Judge the work OF
lbsen as translated was dissatisfied with the comments
| Of Edmund GoSse and Andrew Lang considering them
superficial ard concluded to read the foreign drama
lists works in the mans own language ~
Mr.. Dana doesn't c0nfne his reading TO such heavy
weight matter as Ibsen. He also takes . La Vie
| Iarisennen and the Journal Amusant' which, he
aHo I'd Anpc q
know orr ang9acS can't do Mr. Dana can do and that
l'VW ~ Icb ioLoe and Inc Tho ,nvention
and sudden popularity Of the word "rastaquene,' now
CANT south Americans who infest Paris with their short
lived millions disturbed Mr.. Dana considerably All
eor+ ~ available authorities were consulted from
learned Frcnchmen in books 10 Eugene, the head waiter
at Demonlcos. until the meaning of the word was ar
Men in "The sun office all like the chief although
many OF the younger have had no communication
CITY Gt editor that whoever wrote that ought 70 be dis
charged The that Is USUALLY a was gwen, a
calculated to hurt religious or race susceptibtes.
For instance once Young reporter was sent 10 Ne
nrarsie Ray. Fed with enthusiasm the young MAJ
| concluded to be baptized himself with the cOlored
The Sensations Of one dipped into the ocean in March
Mr. Dana took the ground, however. that the col0red
people who baptized would resent, quite prop
ery anything but the serious treatment Of such
| function. and the yonnr reporter learned first
and useful lesson on the importance Of writing straight
Mr.. Dana differs from many newspaper men in the
calsc II would make a good story. n for any reason
he decides Il would be unfair to publish Il. on the
other hand threats Of libel suts do affect him at
all. When n gentleman breathes lawsuits and Mr..
| Dana is assured By whom he trusts that the
| paper is in the right his standing advice 10 the
| threatening gentleman, communicated through the
city editor Is for him TO take running Jump and 60
| TO his reward.
There Is no arlstocracv in The SUM- Building. The
| hi, work make him. There such things a.
| Interiors The finest yellow capecoat that ever
climbed up The SUNS stairs the property Of the
head Office bow III "The sun Building no signs dec.
| being discharged.
Everybody knows Mr. Dana as the one editor who /.
Just well known a. his paper Is: An elevated brake
| man carefully read a story which The sum prnte,
had finished he remarked that that was a very good
| piece and that Mr. Dana must have composed IL him
| self
Most of The SUNS reporters have been asked al
time another If Mr. Dana wrote up the squibs-
as fast they were brought In. writer In " once
a Week. recently pointed out the fact that all news
paper are indebted to Mr.. Dana for his In
first introducing the principle ~ giving good pay f0I
good newspaper work. But there Is one other thin.
| even Important which newspaper men should b,
grateful To The SUMS Editor for-hs personality and
individual importance prove TO every young thai
II he l. able the newspaper business can make hin
personally amount 10 great DEAL an idea which thC
general Of newspaper business at present tends (
| discourage
| Every newspaper man would like Charles A. Dan;
| II he knew him personally. He enjoys a good news
paper story. drinks, hut doesn't smoke. PLAYS
game OF billiards, and although he doesn't play poke
habitually Isn't afraid Of It.
THE DANGER OF WEBBING RED STOCKINGS.
I.or, Tho Jarnee,e Gazetfe