The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-21
DEATH OF CAL. L. DIVINE
ONE OF THE OLD AND WELL-KNOWN
EMPLOYEES OF THE JOURNAL.
Connected with This Paper Many
ragua FiIibustering Expedition.

Calvin Luther Divine died at 1925 o'clock
yesterday morning at his home, in the Chal-
FAINT, corner of Michigan and Pennsylvania
streets, of disease of the heart, from which
he had long suffered. He was sixty-four
years of age. He was well-known in In
dianapolis, having for many years been con-
nected with the Journal.
Mr.. Divine was born in eastern Ohio, Feb.
10, 1888. The earlier years of his life were
spent in the neighborhood of st. Glars
vile, Cadiz and Steubenville. During his
boyhood, he learned the printers trade
which he followed until 1919, when he
started to California. With others he
crossed the plains in search of wealth and
adventure, travelling by wagon train and
enduring many hardships on the trip. lie
spent several years in the Golden State
working in the mines and at his trade in
the city of San Francisco. He started
newspaper called the Globe in San Fran
cisco, which was one of the first journals
to make it's appearance in that city. Mr..
Divine experienced much of the rugged life
of the far West. He was in California dur
ing the days of the vigilance committee
and he saw a great deal of the work of this
organization. After two or three years spent
in San Francisco, Mr.. Divine left that part
Of California, proceeding by sea to the 18th
mus and thence to New Orleans. There he
joined the famous tilibustering expedition OF
William Walker. This expedition left New
Orleans in 1855 for Nicaragua. AfterWard,
with others of the Walker party, Mr.. Di-
vine was sent by the government to New
York. For q considerable time Mr. l1Nlne
was in the hospital suffering with dengue
or break-bone fever. After his recovery ne
began work again at his trade, holding posi-
and Cincinnati. While living in Pittsburg he
foreman of THE Paper and while
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the late BARLEY Campbell, the playwright.
In 1873 Mr.. Divine came to indianapolis
lively identified with the printing business.
He took the position of foreman OF the
Journal under the ownership of Nicholas X.
Ruckle and with the exception of about
year was connected With this paper contin-
uously until his death. During his absence
from the paper he founded and published
THE Minute bright, aggressive neWspa-
per that attracted considerable attention
For several years Mr.. Divine had been the
chief advertising solicitor of the Journal
For some time he had been convinced that
he had heart trouble of a grave character
and often spoke to his friends about 1t. In
the last year or two he suffered SeVeral
acute attacks of the disease, the last one
coming about two weeks ago. Since then
he had not been able to leave his room
Last night an autopsy was held by Drs
Morrison and Taylor. The examination re-
vealed valvular disease of the heart and
Mr.. Divine stood high in the order of
Masonry, being thirty-secQnd degree
Scottish Rite Mason, member OF tne
Mystic Tie Lodge and Mystic Shriner. He
was prominent in both the work OF the blue
Lodge and the Scottish Rite. Mr.. Divine
leaves widow and five children. The chill
dren are Mrs. Court Webb and Charles Di-
vine, of this city; Will Divine, who is we'll
known in railway circles in Cincinnati,
Frank Divine of Milwaukee, and Ed Dl-
vine, of Helena, Mont.
The funeral will occur Tuesday afternoon
from the home of Charles Divine, No. 1877
Talbot avenue. The body will be kept in
the vault at Crown Hill Cemetery until
after the arrival of Mr.. Ed Divine from
Helena,