The Globe-republican., 1891-08-19
AN EDITOR DEAD.
George Jones, Of tho New York Timsa
Dies at q Ripe Old Age.

George Jones, Of tho New York TimsA
Dies at Ripe Old Age.
POLAND SPRINGS, Me-, Aug. 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 at Po-
land Springs July 16 from Massachu-
| sets. where Mr.. Jones' daughter had
been sick. Anxiety for her health cx-
hausted Mr.. Jones He summoned DR..
Wood, the hotel physician, July "a.
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 growinglwealer. He
had bad day Sunday, butt seemed so
comfortable Monday that the family
had slight hopes. Tuesday he failed
constantly and died at 4:3O yesterday
morning. DR.. Weeks, of Poland, and
DIR. Putnam, of Boston, were in consul.
tation on the case, and instrumental
relief was attempted Tuesday, but
without effect. His family was with
him and the hotel people were unre.
mitting 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 Is the story
Of the founding and building up OF the New
York Times. Although Mr. Jones had
reached the age Of 10 when he joined Henry
J. Raymond in establishing the Times and
had already II ade his way to success and .
competence in other business enterprises.
his earliest inciinations had brought him
into the field Of New York journalism and
his return to it as founder and as a pub.
Usher of the Times was but the fulfllment
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 it 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 ani repute are inseparably assO.
Ciated with the career and the standing Of
his newspaper
The father and mother OF Mr. Jones were
of that sturdy Welsh stock that has contrib.
u;ed 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 q
woolen manufacturer. 1t was in Poultney
that George Jones was born August l6, 1911.
He would have reached the age of 50 next
Sunday. His father and mother died when
he was Il years old and he was left to make
his own way and take care of himself in the
world There was a country store in the
village of PouItney, kept bv Amos Bliss.
hat hrv hon nj or irnS Soif
nalist, gained the uncommon distinction
o. being the first employer OF two men
who, later in life, were to become cOnspicu-
Gus figures in New York journalism Mr..
Jones, though he was II years old, became
;he clerk and errand boy in Mr.. Bliss store.
At the same time Mr.. Bliss took into the
composing room of his newspaper. the
Northern Spectator, as Il printers appren.
tice, a boy named Horace Greeley, who was
to serve him five years, to be boarded and
lodged. and, after the first six months, to re.
cefve $40 a year The two lads became
friends and playmates at 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 rivalres of jour.
nalism, to the time of Greeley's death.
1t was in 1888 that Mr.. Jones came to New
nRX. Mr. Greeley had preceded him by
v~0 years. 1t was in the business of Horace
Tribune that Mr.. Jones first be.
came connected with journalism. Just as
his youthful acquaintance with Greeley.
formed in the Vermont village some seven.
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 ripen
into intimacy, confidence and mutual respect
and later to bring them into business irt.
nership in the founding and management Of
the New York Times.
Upon the death of Mr.. Raymond, Mr..
George Jones became the responsible head
Of the New York Times in control of its
business management and the editorial
policy. A complete history of Mr.. Jones'
of the Times during the three |
years following Mr.. RaymOnd's death would |
Of necessity include a history OF the Tweed
ring, broken and OverthrOwn by the Times. |
Mr.. Jones had secured the secret account. Of |
the Tweed ring and mad begun fight which |
was only to end with the complete over
throw Of Tweedism. When, in some way. |
Tweed discovered that these accounts were |
about to be published in the Times he at |
once sent an agent to Mr.. Jones with an ef. |
fort to buy the Times at any price he mignt |
name. This offer being refused. an offer Of |
IS OOO, 900 for the suppression of the accounts |
was made, but it was likewise refused.
Mr.. Jones was married In 1885 to Miss Sa. |
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