The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-23

knowledge of the engraver's art which
made him prominent at once
When lad he was apprenticed to John
swain, London engraver, and showed
such aptitude for his work that, when Is
years Old, he was selected by Henry
Othy, afterward Sir Henry Othy, to en-
hraVe the illustrations for q work entitled
Inc tlorentine School of Art" now a
very rare and valuable book. He is re-
sarded as the founder in America of that
style OF engraving in steel known as the
He1zotlnt In addition to his engraving.
by which he Is best known. Sartain has
peen painter, lecturer, architect, teacher
ana eultor FIFTY years ago, when Phlla-
delphia was the literary center of the
country, Sartains Magazine stood fore
most among the periodicals of the day,
and 1t was in its pages that Poe's famous
poem, The Bells" was first printed
Poe for time was associated with Mr..
Sartain in editing the magazine, and many
OF his grewsoma tales found their way
into its pages But the liquor habit, which
was strong in the erratic poet, forced Mr.
Sartain to dismiss him. Their personal
relations, however, remained friendly and
a Few days previous to Poes death he was
entertained by Mr.. Sarta!n in the old
house in SAMSON street. where the en-
sraVer continued to live long after the
nelghborhood had been given over to bust
ness purposes.
indeed, 1t was only within the last FIVE
years that Mr.. Sartain could be induced to
leaVe the quarters about which chung so
many fond memories and join his daugh-
ter in the Forrest mansion in Broad street
Mr.. Sartain has a letter from Bayard
Taylor, written at the age of Il, in which
the embryo poet and diplomat begged Mr.
Sartain to receive him as an apprentice
Poe letters he regards with great affec-
ton. OF Poe's last visit he recently said:
"A MnnHaN in bal hoe
locked up in Moyamenslng prison over
Sunday for intoXication, and was COM
pletely unstrung. He thought there was a
conspiracy 70 kill him. and asked TO be
hidden Mr. Sartain humored the frenzied
poets hallucination, and for two days he
remained in concealment in the SAMSON
street house. He even went so far as to
cut off Poe's mustache at the latter's re-
quest, in order that his fancied enemies
might not recognize him."
Poe wrote The Bells" for Sartain's
magazine. The first draft consisted of only
two stanzas, and for these he was paid
$l5. A couple OF days later he appeared
with another verse and before the poem
was published he had added again to IT,
By this means he received $45 for the
poem, and had not the day of publication
been near at hand he would probably have
kept on adding to 1t in the hope of receiV-
ing additional remuneration.
Until this recent accident Mr. Sartain
has LED wonderfully active life for man
of his years. Tor twenty-five years he has
been a director In the Academy of Fine
Arts in Philadelphia, ana has been it's
most enthusiastic worker He has been
the recipient of many honors and decora-
lions from time to time, one of the most
important being conferred by King Hum
bert of Italy, who in 1878, created him an
officer of the Equestrian Order of the
Crown of Italy, with the title of cavaliere.
His last work of note was the filling OF
the post of chief of the art department of
the American exhibition in London.
Mr.. Sartain has gained a worldwide
fame among scientists, artists and men of
letters, and many of his degrees have been
conferred by the leading scientific socie-
ties of both continents