Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-14

To be serious attack OF grip. Since Una,
date he became gradually worse, uhtu
pneumonic trouble having supervened; ne
expired last evening about Z O'CLOCK VI
congestion Of the lungs, ~. ~
MIR. Pool was porn IN Elizabeth City' =.
G.. on November II. 1877, so that at the
fine az his Heath he was A. yeafsand almost
a months ola. lie rece vel a liberal pri-
vata--chool education. and A. the age OF II
be assisted his father IN the publicatloh Oh
"a rrwstanor lie entered the Confederate
army m 1884. when between 10 anu years
old. enisting in the Tenth North Caroi,n IA
Regiment, which was comman ied uy M
father. Colonel 5. u. Pool. lie server
until the end OF the war and was paroled
on April 2j, 1865.
JOrRNAI1sT.
The war M an end, deceased went 70
GoldsborO'. n, c., where ms FAMILY Wa
fhen livtrc Soon after he accompanied
his father 10 Newbern. y. C., where be as
sisted him in the publication Of the New
bern Journal Of Commerce and whore he re-
sided until the end Of 1889. In January,
1.70. he came To New Orleans and entered
tho composing room Of the Pit1pme,
cOutiuuinf, IN the employ OF that paper
until 1873. when be returned 20 New
bern. purchased the paper with when ne
had been previously connected, anu
studied law under Major John Hughes.
Receiving his diploma. he practlced law
IN North Carolina TIL 1876, when ne Oad95
adieu TO the legal profession and returned
10 New Orleans and 10 iOurnalism-not 20
leave them again until the grim wrestler
struck him down IN the very acme OF MS
vigorous manhoOd physical and IN tellec-
I'm New Orleans he set type on the
Btdefa and the democrat, on the latter 81
which papers he was promoted 70 and heId
for several years the position OF TELEGRAM u
editor. he was made news editor OF the
Times D, Jaocrn after the consolidation IN
1851. and since 1883 be has been night edl-
tor and douutv manager. as already said.
In 1873 Nir. Pool married Miss Jeanne b..
Gulreud. OF New Orleans. who has been
the faithful leipmeet and companion OF
ms later wears. who has borne 10 HIM SIX
children. of whom five survive. and IN
whose arms ne expired, surrounded bY MS
little ones, bis father. bis mother. and ms
brothers.
Mr. Pool was a man of liberal intellec-
tual endOWmeuts. which h9 cultivated
and improved with extensive reading. ana
unusually wide and keen observation.
With this practical experience IN newspa-
Der WORK superadded to bis native ability,
II may safely be affirmed that, in all that
constitutes a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS jour-
uali-r. II be had an equal. be had no supe-
nor IN the South. There Is not a subject
known % modern journalism OF when lie
was not completely an f1U, and his range
of accurate information. particularly IN
the field of State and national politics.
was perhaps unprecedented. He was far
seeing in his views IF events. calm IN his
judgments, and prompt n his decisions.
AuENTlFUL CHARACTER.
OF the beauty and sweetness OF Alr.
Pools moral nature. none but those VINO
have been thrown IN close contact with
INN can have anything Ike an adequate
idea. lie was one Of the most lOyaDie 81
men-in whose mind there never entered a
mean or malicious Thought. whose breast
never harbOred the shadow of a grudgc
AGAINST human beng. He vas Gmiab.e
aud tender Of heart almost % womanli-
ness: lively and JOYOUS IA his disposition,
with q strong sense Of humor m himself
and appreciatIye of il M others. he was M.
capable of doing or OF saying what would
wound the most delicate Susceptibility or
leave the suspicion OF a sting 10 raukle be-
hind.
Ia the matter Of integrity New Orleans
ha, 40 sQuarer citizen today tnan was the
deceased. Ia business be- was a. much
hDuOrcd for bis uLcOmprOmlsng rectituie
Df purpose ana tll hr III luf i'4htl'lt7 ~
his private life. and IN the routine OF hl-
dmiv vocation he was esteemed and loved.
His conscientious adherence 90 duty, has
uniform suavity of manner and hrs an. ei
teuaclty Of purpose made him an inyalus-
bile servant of this paper. 10 which LIS
death Will be grleyOus loss.
The duh thr0b of pain that penetratos
the heart Of every employee m the Tunes
D9u0cmf building this morning, from
basement 20 dome. as we'll IN sorrow t1r
the departure of the valued friend HIM
ones whom he has left behind, u an index
and a tribute. il but a slight one, TO the
personal worth of the deceased and 10 the
affection which he everywhere evoked
around bin.
HIS was a pure. clean soul that should
know noabasement 10 the foot OF the great
white throne.