The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-09
NOTED JOURNALIST DEAD:
neorge Augustus Sala. "a Prote-s n
Dickens and Famous.

TIE distinguished journalist. Is dead.
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George Augustus Henry saIa was Born
N Loudon IN November. is9. His father
Was an italian. and his mother a native
OF the West Indies. q popular singer. As
4 enid he showed decided talent for ART.
ana al school IN Paris he gained the FIRST
pre- Tor modelling a map 81 South Amer
Ia At II he vas apprenticed 70 Carl
ScnHler, a miniature painter. A. IS he
became assistant scene painter 70 gaver-
~ nj the Princess theater. Beverly was
A Warm-hearted man. Without taking a
h~Slf-penny premium he was virtually
young Sala's instructor In architectural
draWlng and perspective. Then my eyes
begAn 20 trouble me again" said Mr.. Safs.
You see. when A figure had 70 be in
frcaUced into a scene / was called In 70
% IL l vas almost color blind. I put
black into everything. Indeed. they call
Cd me the gentleman TIA black Even to
this day the ink I use II a Japanese duid
OF the deepest and darkest dye, such as
music is copied with. My old sksn in mod
cling stood me In good stead at the Prin-
cess theafer. / used 10 model masks for
the paut0mime and TO paint props As
A linguist ! translated French farces. as
a c~alsgraphist used to copy out parts. from
my early mathematical training 7 was put
on 20 keep the accounts. stock. books,
wardrobe-you know the sort Of thing
two pair tights, seventeen dancers dresg-
rs. three pairs OF trunks, etc, and all for
S1.55 per week. Yet ! never was 80 hap
by n my life. and at the end Of every
week 7 had 80 cents left 70 lay out during
the week ensuing IN tea and toast" Soon
after this young S8la got connected with
the publishing firm Of Alderman & Co,
doing all kinds OF humorous productions
for them. mainly etching on stone.
Adolphe Ackerman, a man Of great princi-
pie. insisted. however. that the young en-
800 - -
engraving on Upper and steel, and hav-
INK saved a little money. and being helped
by Mr.. Alderman. he R-ppreuticed him
self % Henry Akin for three years. He
also illustrated many books. some writ
ten by Albert Smith and others for Ed
ward Lloyd. who founded LIoyd's News.
Mr.. Sals characterized these last pictures
az being very CHASTITY. 50 skiilful d!d the
young artist become in shis new calling
that at the age Of "a he and Mr., Akin
were commissioned to execute an immense
panorama Of the funeral OF the
DUKE OF Wellington. Akin id the
horses and Sala the hundreds OF
figures. They worked at It for
six months. but the fumes OF the acids
acting on the steel plates so injured Sa-
las normally weak eyes that he was com
PEELED In infinite degradation Of spirit 10
give mp the craft he so dearly loved. 9TH
erwise ne would nave gone blind He found
time. I'm spite OF all his other work. TO write
stories for the Family Herald and 70 Nv
pictures for "A humorous publication called
the Man IN the Moon
II was some years after he came OF age
before he discovered where his greatest
talent lay. one evening ne was accidental
" locked out OF mis- house. Walking the
streets all night inspired him with a hui
morous sketch entitled THE Key OF ths
Street" He dropped this into the editorial
box Of Household Words. in which publ
cation 1t promptly appeared. This was
the beginning of his literary association
with Charles Dickens. but for whom" he
SAYS, 81 should never have been a jour
nalist or a writer of books. The fret IS
note / ever earned from literature came
from his kind hand He urged me 10 en-
ter into the lists of Journalism and watch
ed with interest my progress Since lS5i
his pen has been one of the brightest and
busiest in literary journalism. He has
written many well-known books. He was
the special correspondent OF the London
Telegraph in the United States I'm 1863.
During the following year he described
the emperor's visit 20 Algeria. In 1870 he
was al Metz, in Eastern France. for the
same paper. Having witnessed the fall -
the empire. he went 10 Rome and record
"a the entry OF the Italian army into tho
eternal city. lie was tn Spain when Al
fonso MI. made his royal entry into Mad
rid. Then he went TO Venice and de-
scribed the fetos which celebrated the In
tcrvlew OF the Emperor Francis Joseph
and King Victor Emanuel In 1875 he
travelled from ST. Petersburg 10 Moscow.
thence 10 Warsaw. subsequently ira
versing the entire length Of the empire TO
tell the story OF the mobilization OF tho
Russian army. ReaChinr odessa and Con-
stantinople by the Black sea, he was in
time for the opening Of the conference on
the Eastern question. since which date he
A. 49,, -,FnIF. v..rE a. connection with
other great European events from distant
capitals. His letters from the United
states under the headiuE America Re
visited" were for many weeks a leading
attraction in the Telegraph
Mr.. Sala performed one Of the most
notable fcats I'm the history OF special cor
r~csponacnce when he was sent 20 81. Pet
ersburg by the Telegraph Immediately
following the assasisnation Of Alexander
II lie wrote with messengers Standing
~ his elbow. and forwarded am average
OF seven columns q day for several DAYS
For this service he was paid $500 per week
and All his expenses. The pToprtetarS OF
the TELEGRAPH" says Mr.. Salo. iu referring
20 hts relations with this great journal in
"A book OF "reminiscences. gave mo tina
wages Of an ambassador and the treat
meut ~ a gentleman"
In 1855 he visited Australia on r lecture
tour and sent home some graphic articles
HrNffHaF.a 3 Nf HaNHH NN f1
which attracted considerable attention
Knew an the social and literary Ccichri-
ties OF his day. and was on kindly terT1s
with ROYALTY. He was creditahly reputft
70 DE the best story teller in Europe In
manner ne was profoundly gHntai yei
horsleSelv Crofcbcfy on occasions. we
Vas as tremhUnglv sensitive of criticism
as T~hackeraV ever was HIS knowledge az
london was greater than Walter Hesant~.
s5.4 almost as great as THAR Of lerktns
himself lie was p man ~ mon and wine
ana hooks In fact. anything ne ttant
know about things tu general was said 20
hs NOT worth acquiring About three wears
since he married his typewriter. "A sister
- fhe I4av Who writes under the name Of
tobr strange Winter. ana hr started a Nt-
tns rs4r.r cf hIs own. called Saia's journal
+, was A snEularly n~l-favored looking
s,eaf helms poorly printed on cheap pa
,sr ana contained q good deal about Mr..
i.,.i Mrs Saia. A. least 10000 copjes t7l-
~ ~ satisfy the demand Tor th" first
,.o,har which was ont 90 FTut ss S""n
~ ~ was on sale tor several months s"
"a h..n h,psls-sIr iI Pas efe-ts ~ ~"
-....n.lv sold 81 sH,toH % FURNISH him
$50 ~ his re-- kro~T arks are
.rl,,r Tanned MrS trl SER. r4Hl she's
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v...tt in 1855. -rtnA. f i1tr
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