Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-28
DEATH OF ERNEST WHITNEY.
A Valuable Life Ended-A Prominent
and Brilliant Career Cut Short-Was
Formerly Instructor In English Lit
ernture Mt Yale and Class Poet.

A Valuable Life Ended-A Prominent
and Brilliant Career Cut Short-Was
Formerly Instructor In English Lit.
ernture MT Yale and Glass Poet.
Ernest Whitney. formerly well known
resident Of New Haven and for some time
instructor in English literature in Yale
university, died of consumption at Colora-
do Springs February IS.
class of 1882. He displayed unusual liter
airy ability, and was one of the editors of
the Yale Literary Magazine and his class
poet. While in college he published vol
ume of poems written by himself and other
undergraduates under the title of "Elm
Leaves" While at Yale in his senior year
he was college correspondent for this
paper. After graduation he taught school
for two years at Albany and Elmira,N Y,
and in 1884 he was appointed instructor
In English literature at Yale, and
| for some time after Professor Cyrus
Northrop's acceptance of the presidency
| of Minnesota college much of the super
ercised devolved upon him. He was most
conscientious and untiring in the dis
| charge of the duties and responsibilities of
the position, and owing to overwork his
health seriously failed. After an inef-
fectual struggle with i'll health and finding
| no relief from a season Of rest he was
obliged to retire from his position at col
lege altogether and seek the restoration OF
| his health by residence in Colorado Fol
| time his health seemed returning, but
the Improvement was only temporary and
l. e. l. 4 T.
to the east.
While in this city after graduation and
| subse q uently he contributed q number Of
| poems of much merit to the Century an6
other magazines, some of which were
beautifully illustrated. Some of his poems
and particularly his explanation of the
allegory in Sponsors "Faerie Queene" gave
him wide renown in the field of let
tiers. One of his last literary efforts
was charming little work, "Legend
of Pixies Peak Region" publish
ed about last Christmas time anC
copies of which were much sought for by
New Haven friends of the deceased. Mr.
Whitney, previous to removing to Colo
avenue at the head of Edwards street. Hi
wife, Mrs. Whitney, is also we'll rsmem
bered here as a vocalist who sang for
number of years in a quartet chair of Cal
vary Baptist church. Mr.. Whitney was
Come cticut man and his childhood hom
was in Cornwall where his father, Mr.
L. Whitney, much esteemed gentleman
resides.
He will be greatly missed and deepl
mourned by loving friends who knew tn
refinement of his nature, his culture, hi
noble aims and aspirations and the higl
promise of brilliant career which wa
already opening to him when his hope
were blighted by the approach of the in
sidious and wasting disease, which event
ually terminated his life. During his &c
journ at Colorado Springs, nothwithstand
ing his failing health, he accomplishe
some valuable literary work. Besides as
sistina in the preparation Of Shakes
pearean dictionary and contributing t
many of the leading periodicals, he ba
published two little volumes called tn
Poems and Pictures" and the Legend
of the Pixies Peak Region" above mer
toned.
He leaves a wife and one daughter. who
with the other bereaved ones, will hav
the warm sympathy of many friends i
their loss.