The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-16
At THE LAST MOMENT.
Editor Morgan Took Magnolia and Cow
Russeiiss Article was Printed.

Iuitor morgan lOok hasuoh" mn" WV
Russeii's Article Was Printed
There was CONSERVATION few nights ago
In the composing room Of the Boston GLOBE.
All during the week an effort mad peen
making to secure from n number Of promi-
nent men signed articles for the Sunday
editorial page, giving their views on the
Interesting question, "How to Carry Massa-
tfusetts" Among those whose opinion ON
this vital subject was wanted was the Hon
William T.. Russell, Governor Of the State.
Every attempt to find his was unsuccessful,
hut when Friday came, the day on which It
Is customary TO make the announcement
OF the names OF those who are 20 ccrtrihute
10 the Sunday paper. the Globe chan1ed IL
and included Governor Russell iii the NUM-
Ter. All day Friday men were running hifher
and thither in search Of the Governor. ana
late in the evening he was found at his
home in Magnolia.
He protested that he could not possibly
write an article on such short notice; nc
bad other engagements. &c. Finally ne
promised to produce what was wanted De-
fore midnight Saturday, and with this the
reporter returned to Boston TO be told that
the page on which the article was to APP
pear went TO press at L. NJ. SO he posted
back the next morning and labored WIN
the Governor once more, with the result
that the latter promised 10 have the article
ready to he telegraphed before ocicck
that evening. Six o'clock came and not
line Of Governor Russells article had been
received In the Globe office. nor could the
Western Union Telegraph Company give anS
encouragement that its arrival was imml-
nent when messengers were sent on an
errand Of inquiry. The acting foreman be-
gan to make himself disagreeabie. and by
$50 o'clock It was about decided that the
twentieth page Of the Globe would lave to
go 10 press with the articles by Grecnhalge.
Colonel COveney. Henry Cabot Lodge. Will
liam Il. Barrett aud others. and without
the muchadverti 'ed and anXiously awaited
enc by the Governor All at once. however,
Just as hope was departing from the hearts
Of all and when ,he hour Of was periiously
near. there came up from the telegraph room
the first sheet Of the expected article.
But in the eyes of the acting foreman
Il had one fatal defect. II was IN the hand
writing Of Assistant Managing Gditcr Nor
gan. n was whispered about that morgan
Is taking the Governors article, anu there
came near being a panic In the composing
room at the bare idea of such thing. Inc
men looked at each other IN amaZement, and
even as they hesitated up came sheet two
also IN Morgans well-known handwriting.
Tho thought came like a flash that the young
Kentucklan. I'm whom the entire office re-
posed the most perfect confidence, had been
driven To desperation by the acting fore
mans naggng. and In a m Of mental de-
rangement had eSsayed to write Governor
Russells article himself. Down stairs came
the man In charge and gave his tears eN-
preston, but he was sent back and ted To
lose no time in getting Morgan's copy In
type The men I'm the composing -rOom knew
all about Morgan's various accomplishments
up 10 a certain point, but they had never
heard. until then. that he was "A star OF the
first magnitude in the Geographic armament.
What had really happened was this: Nor
gan hearing click In the telegraph room,
which is usually deserted between i. Nj.
and T:30 T. NJ. had gone in and adjusted an
instrument to find that Plttsburg was call
ing He answered and the Boston main
Office Interrupted and said he would send up
n couple Of operators III Il few minutes. one
TO take PittSburg and the other to take
Magnolia, who had something that was In
a hurry. Morgan quickly said in reply that
he would himself take Magnolia and Pitts
burg could wait until the operator arrived
from the Inain office. Five minutes later he
had copied and sent mp the first sheet Of
Governor Russells address, and he kept
sending IL up sheet by sheet until relieved.
The early forms Of the paper went down
pretty nearly ON time. incidentally the act
ing foreman and an army OF eompOsitors got
a bad fright, and for a moment had their
confidence shaken In the sanity OF one OF
their chiefs. but the transaction showed that
almost anything can be undertaken Oh a
decidedly slim margin, provided the wire,
the man and the matter come into proper
relations 10 each cher even ut the eleventh
hour-NeW York Sua