Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-03
EEPtY LORE
The Expressions Of Sorrow on the Death
Of Geo ". Childa
The Sentiment In New York and the
Theme Of Many kindly Tributes
In This City.

in Philadelphia His good deeds were IA
miliar to the people. Among newspaper
| men Mr.. Childs was held in the high
est esteem. His reputation as an employer
and his high ideal as to the mission of the
press all served to endear him to Journal
lists. young and old. Among the printers
the death Of Mr.. Childs is deemed a per-
soral loss. Since the death Of Horace
Greeley such genuine. deep regret has not
been evinced among the craft
Many expressions Of public regret will be
made here and New York will be well rep
resented at the funeral services.
Mr.. William Ferguson. secretary Of Typo
graphical Union No. 9. said: II am very
| is not a union printer In this country who
will not feel when the sad news reaches
him that he has lost a personal friend.
Mr.. Childs was beloved by every one who
came in contact with him, and his many
kindnesses to compositors are so well known
that need not enumerate them.
He never refused to see any member or
| committee of the craft who called on him
| for advice or aid. and can tell you that he
never sent any one away empty handed.
We will have a meeting tomorrow. when
committee will be appointed to 60 to Phila-
delphia to represent Big Six at the fu-
| neral"
Mr.. R. R. Sinclair. editor of the Harper's
Weekly said:
| "It is not the death Of a publisher which
we mourn.it is the loss Of personal friend.
The firm of Harper Brothers has always
had In Mr.. Childs warm personal friend
enough of his many good deeds. His gen.
erosity is well known.and everything he did
was done in a grand and noble manner"
The Ssan Of george cnds
The Commercial Advertiser: He lived to
| do good, and the incense which 1t brought
him was grateful. He was essentially a
| peacemaker. and to his genial offices the
| brotheriy love character of the Philadel-
phia press of today is largely due. Exciting
| no hatreds himself, he was always ready,
| apart. to officiats as mediator. He allayed
animosities and brought fierce rivals to
| tables where amity prevailed. He was q
Chseryble brother in every aspect;
| George William Childs the country loses one
| Of its most prominent and useful citizens.
Mr.. Childs Will. however. be mcst thought
of in the future as a philanthropist. He was
| constantly employing his ample means in
| behalf of meritorious charities. No worthy
cause was allowed to suffer through any
parsimony or Indifference on his part.
| The Evening Telegram: The death Of
GeoI &c w. Childs. although not a surprise.
| Is grief to the whole country and to those
multitudes throughout the world with whom
| and munificent giving.
| The Evening Post: George W. Childs al
| though In no sense great man. was widely
| known. not only In this country. but In
Europe. as one Of the most successful busi-
| ness men Of his time and an eminently
useful and philanthropic citizen. Although
| his reputation had In 1t more Of notorfety
than fame. his career was both honorable
| and useful and his an,icable weaknesses
will not lessen the appreciation Of his viz
| tues.
| Evening world-In that wider history of
the future. which will deal less with the
| crimes and wars of mankind and more
with their growth In goodness, the name
Of Childs will be written down as that
/ n NH aufh n;ot
| His good deeds came from a generous
heart; he found happiness in helping others
and in Frightening life within the radius
| Of his influence. Like Abou Ben Adhem,
his name should lead the list of those
| whom love of God has blessed" because
like Abou Ben Adhem. his humble petition
had been-"-write me as one who loves
| The Evening Sun prints an extended
sketch Of the life Of Mr.. Childs but has
| nothing editorially.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 3.-The Evening
Telegraph says: Always in love with high
Of his fellow men. the opportunity to serve
| them which came with the success of his
| newspaper enterprise was grandly improv-
| ed by Mr.. Childs.
PITTSBURG. Pa, Feb. 3.-The afternoon
papers comment upon the death Of George
w. Childs as follows: The Leader: Mr..
| Childs studied the uses Of wealth and APP
piled them without stint in his relations
L
Chronicle Telegraph: An exact parallel
may be established between Benjamin
| Franklin and George w. Childs. The diff
ferenees between the two are simply those
i established by environment and conditions.
! SORROW At the Capitol.
| General regret is expressed about the
| Capitol at the death of Mr.. Childs. who was
personally known to many Of the men most
prominent in public life. Republicans s,fer
| feelingly to his warm attachment for Gen.
| Grant and all who spoke of him regarded
| his death as a public loss because Of his
magnanimous disposition. his conserva tism
as a journalist. his patronage of the arts
| and his personal traits. He was on the best
| of terms personally with both the Senators
| from his own state, and their friends say
that Mr.. Childs' death has proved a shock
to both of them.
Mr.. Bingham's sorrow.
Representative Bingham was on his way
| to telegraph his condolences to Mrs. Childs
whel a Star reporter asked him as to his
personal acquaintance with the great pub
Usher Il cannot begin to express my sor-
| row at the news of MIR. Childs' death. which
has just reached me. l regard him as one
of Americas very best citizens, because
he has done the most good. That Is the
measure that best tests mans worth. 1t
| Is strange ana yet characteristic OF ME-
Childs that he leaves few stories of his
philanthropy, beyond those great works
that ne could not conceal from notice. He
was constantly endeavoring to do good
without letting anybody know about It,
Though sensitive on this point to re-
markable degree he was notably consider
ate of the courtesies of life, and had one
Of the most kindly manners that l have
ever known. Our city and our country
alike are the losers from this days sad
event."
Might Have Been President.
| Many dispatches of coincidence were sent
| to Mrs Chlds and many expressions of
praise were uttered in the corridors of the
Capitol. 1t was remembered among poll
ticians that but few years ago it seemed
to the best informed that Mr.. Childs could
have the nomination for the presidency
without an effort. At the mention Of his
name at that time 1t was received with ac-
clamation and SO strong was the feeling
in his favor that the belief is entertained
that the nomination would have been ten
dered him by the convention had he not
when the newspapers began to talk about
the matter until 1t had become almost uni
versal. written a letter announcing that
the nomination for any office, rot even for
so positive that 1t was accepted at once
and so strong is the impression that he
coul1 have had the nomination, II he had
desired, that he had stood since then al
most in the attitude of one who had de-
c,frad that high Office.