New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
FRANCIS AUGUSTUS TEALL.

Francis Augustus Tean died at his sons home. In
Bloomfield y. j.. yesterday morning He was born
in Forl Anne. Washington County y. Y, on August
&c. 1922 His education was obtained IN academies
AT Rhinebeck and Schenectady. and In printing
Office which he entered when boy. After learning
the trade he went TO NeW-YOrk and worked az 4
tourneyman. having Walt Whitman as fellow
compositor From the composing room he soon
found his way the proOfreaders chair. ana after
he had become an expert In that direction be grad
ually united with IL certain amount OF editing so
that he occupied a somewhat novel place among
literary workers President Martin Il. Anderson.
OF Rochester University used TO say. speaking
OF the time when he edited THE New-f0ik fe-
cOrder': "Mr. Teail. IA prooireader, made IN
Vulnerable excellent suggestions and always i'm
proved my editorials felt greatly Obliged 10
him" Mr. Teal did similar service on the nice
critical and technical points In many STANDARD
works lie assisted T. G. Squler In the preparation
OF his ancient Monuments Of the Mississippi Na!-
lev" ana John Il. Bartlett In his "Dictionafy 81
Agnericanlsms." He was OF the editors OF the
Wing Review until. in 1852 ne became Editor Of
"The Long Islander" newspaper published at
HUNTINGDON In which chair he succeeded his Oh
oiiice-mate. Whitman. In 1854 he became proof
reader Of the nrs, edition OF Ripley a Dana
american Cycopaedia." and on the later editions
hc not only retained that place. but became CON
ribuor and Of the associate editors. lie joined
the staff Of The Century Dictionary" in 1852. ana
worked steadily there until the completion Of the
great work.
The varied literary labors of his long life in
cluled some notable incidents. He was the hIst
person that saw Poe's Raven" and BELLS In PRINT.
and he used TO express regret tnnt after reading he
proof he mad thrown the manuscript INTO IN" waste
basket He noted among those who we're Assoc
ciated with him for his almost infaliihle accuracy
ON small points. sion. with PROOF IN
his hand he said office companiOn Il thlnk
Won have nisstated the date % this mans birth -
referring 20 a weii-known English author 'Oh no."
said the writer Of the article, opening MS d"Ski
mere ~ q ctter from The man himself, In when ne
saws he was born In 1920" WhercupDn Mr. TEAL
opened his desk and took out another letter
from the author question. IN which he said the
wear OF his birth 1894. Mr.. Teal was urrless
in his Industry and his employers Offered 70
give him u high salary II he would do less work
He planned. many years ago, vast ana conprehen-
svn dictionary OF proper names gcOgraphcdl MS
torca personal ana hctious-and did large
amount Of work upon II. but the project was then
set business The ide1 hi'
lust been carried out, on smaller scale, IN me
Century Cyclopaedia OF Names" By private study
he had acquired reading use OF several foreign
languages and the University OF Rochester gave
him the honorary degree OF 4. NJ. in $50 lie met
an accident about year by which hls hip bone
was bro ken and from that time he was confined 10
his bed. HI left unfinished a work on "The Art OF