New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-18
CHARLES A. DANA DEAD.

CHARLES A. DANA DEAD.
THE EDITOR OF THE Sun" PASSES AWAY
AT HIS LONG ISLAND HOME.
Charles A. Dana. Editor Of The New-forN
Sun" died at 100 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at his home near Glen Cove. Long Island. HIS
death had been expected for several hours. and
his family and physicians were at his bedside
when the end came. Mr. Dana had suffered TOT
q long time from stomach and kidney trouble
and complication and his condition had beeh
such for several months that the members OF MS
family kept themselves in constant readiness 10
go to his bedside at any moment saturday
morning he had another relapse, and it was APP
parent the end could not be far off. Several
times Saturday the patient appeared to rally
but toward night he began to sink. during the
night there feeble rallies. but they dld not
last long Yesterday morning it was seen the
end only few hours off. and his attendants
remained almost constantly at the bedside. The
end came peacefully.
The extreme heat Of Saturday and Friday
had considerable to do with Fastening the end
on Friday Mr.. Dana showed signs Of distress,
and everything possible done 10 relieve
him. He had been weakened by his long i'll
ness and during the summer was several times
thought 20 be on the verge OF ia al collapse.
but each time rallied lie did not improve
much with the coming % cold weather ana
the sinking spells became more frequent.
On Friday he asked 10 he carried through his
house so he might it once more His wish
was g-atined. The same day his stomach refused
to retain anything except the lghtest Of nour-
shment.
Paul Dana and his sisters. Mrs. Draper, Mrs.
Inderhill and Mrs. Brannan, were all at the
house on Saturday morning. and were warned
10 remain there. They were at the bedside
when death camt
The funeral will be held on Wednesday morn
ing NJ 1913 o'clock Mt tie Glen Cove house
SKETCH OF MIR. DANAS CAREER
Charles Anderson Dana WAS born In iiinsdaie'
" H. on August : 1919. Of remote Hugi"n''
ancestry. His parents removed from insdal" 10
Gaircs. Orleans County. " Y, when he was iwo
wears old and there he sent to country
school The family moved again in ~ and settled
ut Guildhall. VI. In 1881. a. tho age OF twelve
Young Dana went To live with nm unc" who was a
Crvgoods merchant in Buffalo and became clerk
in his store His incl" failed In 1871 ana ne WaH
made the representative Of the assignee 20 wind
I'm the busnos. He had determined - get good
education and he continued his studies at night
with the plan Of Gorg - Harvard
STUDENT At HARVARD.
ar Dana entered Harvard in 1899 without CON
dition. but he had little money and cou.d not De
pend upon financial assistance from his FANNY ii'
managed 10 get along for TWO years Icy teaching
school at Scituaie three months Ia vacation ana
borrowing from the college fund. the college taking
an insurance upon his life and receiving payment
nearly twenty years later Near Tin" end OF his sec
oud wear a, college his .ycsieht failed from Oyer
study and he was able to finish the course FOR
tina, year only by the aid Of a classmat' VINO I'ai
10 him and heard his recitatIons.
The weakness OF his eyes was reason '3f MS
leaving college at the end Of his sophomore year
and Joining the Brook Farm community 81 EoN-
bury Mass OF which George Ripley was tho pr"si-
dent 1t was "a q member OF the Brook Farm Asso
citation that he performed his first newspaper WORK
As a writer for It's organ. The iinrbing"r IT,
became an assistant editor Of The Boston 'nr'-
noiype" under Ezur Wright. in lAi His salary
was s. "A week. and IN this WORK ne ''I'l ''s''
TO manifest itself
NETWORK JOURNALISM
In February Is7 Mr.. Dana came TO Network
70 better his condition. and obtained employment
of Horace Greeley as city editor OF The Tribun" 90
n salary OF 80 a week In IN" autumn his salary WAS
m lscd TO 81 a week Before this IA hAd D'"n mar
RED TO Miss Eunce MacDanel. young woman 81
this city whose parents lived In Naiker-si NJ III"
time OF the French Revolution Of is's Mr. Dana
and other newspapers. returning before IN" close
~ that year In the following year h" became the
managing editor Of The Tribune. and his salary
was at first 81 q week
A. this time he war in sympathy with theoretical
socialism ~. he had been with the practical appl-
cation OF Il al Brook Farm and in 1919 he published
"proudhon and His Bank Of the People de-
fence OF the Frcnchman's mutual banking scheme.
and an attack specie currency ana interest,"
payment.
For ten years Mr Dana managing editor .;
The Tribune under Mr. Grcecy and 1"ore" Rip
ley a.so took him his associate in editing 9TH"
New American Cyclopadia" the original edition
o. which was finished In lsS3. Iio also edited the
'IIouschold Book % Poetry" first published !n
1851.
Mr. Dana vas rcspons bile for the iteration 81 The
"On 10 Ricnmond"' cry in The Tribune which pre-
coded the battle Of Bun Run ~ - Nj Greeley
was able after the brain fever into which that dis
aster threw him. ne repudiated the uttorance. and
required The Tribune 10 abfurc Efforts ~ directing
military operations He found further cause. how
ever for dissaiisfa elton. and finally insisted on
Mr. Dana's resignation. Aftor some decay this
WAS presented and accepted by the trustees ana
took effect on ADri. !. lsG- The trustee. In MI.
Greeloy's absence. passed complimentary r"so-
luton continuing MIR Dana's salary FOR six months
Mr. Greeley soon after called - meeting and re-
qucstcd that the resolution be- rescindod. on the
ground that Mr. Dana working against the in
teress OF The tribune and revealing It's secrets
to a rival. u decided TO ask Mr.. Dana To
plain and h, wrote q letter saying that he
gardcd the salary-continuing resolution a con-
tract which they could not repuda;e. For . long
time after he manifested hostility 10 his associates
10 thos" who came after him The Tribune
His immediat. successor managing editor. Sid
ney Howard Gay. found IL necessary when he
wished TO obtain Information at the War Depart
meni while Mr.. Dana employ there. 10 seek
IL through the medium OF some friend connected
~ u an lGS fpn
succeeded Mr.. Gay was the object OF many at
tacks by Mr.. Dana.
OFFICIAL LIFE.
After leaving The Tribune. in 1862. Mr. Dana next