The Meeker herald., 1897-10-23
CHARLES A. DANA DEAD.
The Noted Editor of the New Yoek sua
Faases Away ut the Age of fSevsaty-E1ght.


faasss Away ut the Ago of fssvsaty-Eaght.
New York. Oct. 17.-Chrles A. Dana.
editor Of the New York Sun, died at
1:2O this afternoon at his home at Glen
Cove, Long island
Mr.. Dana's death had been expected
for several hours, and his family and
physicians were at his bedside when
The end came. His condition had been
such for several months that the mem
bers of his family had kept themselves
In constant readiness to go to his bed
SIDE ut any moment. On Saturday
morning he had relapse and II wac
apparent that recovery was impossible.
Several times, however, he rallied, but
toward night began to sink. During
the night there Were feeble rallies, but
they did not last long. This morning
IT was seen that the end was but few
hours on and his attendants remained
almost constantly at his bedside. The
end came quietly.
The cause OF Mr.. Dana's death was
cirrhOsis of the liver ON June he was
at his office apparently strong and
healthy. The next day he was taken
~. and he never afterwards visited
New York. He was 7s years OF age.
charles Anderson Dana was born in
t1nsdalc. y. H., August 8. 1919, and
WINS therefore 7S years old.
His boyhood was spent in Buffalo.
" u. where he worked in a store until
NJ was is years old. At that age he
INST studied the Latin grammar and
prepared himself for college. entering
Harvard in 1879. but after two years n
serious trouble with his eyesight com
PEELED him to leave. He received m
honorable dismissal and was after
ward given his bachelors and r;aster's
degree. In 1S42 lie became a member
OF the Brook Farm Association for ag-
ricnlture and education.
His earliest newspaper experience
was gained in the management OF the
Harbinger. which was devoted to So
cial reform and general literature.
After about two years OF editorial work
on Elizur Wright's Boston Chronotyrs..
daily newspaper Mr. Dana Joined the
staf OF the New York Tribune in 1S47.
During the first years of the war the
Ideas OF Mr.. Greeley and those OF Mr..
Dana in regard to the proper conduct
OF military operations We're somewhat
at variance; and this disagreement re-
suited In the resignation of Mr.. Dana
after fifteen years service on the 1'ri-
bunc. He was at once employed by
Secretary Stanton in special work of
Importance for the War department.
and in 1863 was appointed assistant
secretary OF war. which office he held
until after the surrender of Lee.
Returning to New York. he organized
in 1867 the stock company that now
owns the Sun newspaper. and became
Its editor. The first number of the Sun
issued by Mr.. Dana appeared on jan
uary 81. 1858.
Mr. Dana continued at the head of
his paper until his death Advancing
years seemed to have but little effect
upon him. and up 10 n year or so ago
no member of his force was more regli-
lar in attendance at the office than he
Under his management. which eX-
tended to every department OF the
newspaper. the Sun was immensely
profitable and he accumulated n large
fortune, while mt the same time inau-
glrating system OF high salaries at
the time unprecedented In journalism.
The Sun was Democratic, espousing
the cause OF TAmmany In New York
municipal affairs. hat Mr.. Dana WINS
never bound very closely by party ties.
Mr.. Dana built up on the Sun stafr
Of newspaper workers which was I'M
equaled In Its time. and did more than
any other man to create and supply
demand for first-class literary style In
n newspaper. He was a great believer
In American literature. and from en-
couraging notices in the SUMS columns
many writer's date their literary sue
cess.
1t may be truly said that it was he
who lifted journalism to the dignity of
n profession. There are those who at
tribute to his influence the fact that
newspaper writer's have been enabled
to earn salaries more or less cOmmen.
surate with the intelligence and ability
involved in their work. He worked
with Horace Greeley on the Tribune.
and was paid $40 week for work that
he afterwarl avowed was worth four
times the money. II was these early
rebMffs that determined his career. He
was not impressed with the newspa-
per hack of the early days. and he set
to work to teach newspaper men the
real meaning of their calling and to es-
tablish code Of Journalistic ethics
which will long survive him.
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