The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-10-21

was impossible. Several times, how
ever, he rallied, but towards night hC
began to sink. During the night there
were feeble rallies, but they did not
last long. Sunday morning it was
seen that the end was but a few hours
off, and his attendants remained almost
constantly at his bedside. The end
came quietly Sunday afternoon.
The extreme heat of Saturday and
Friday had much to do with Fastening
the end. On Friday he showed signs
of distress and everything possible was
done to relieve him. He had been
weakened by his long illness and dur.
ing the summer was several times
thonght to be on the verge of a collapse,
but each time he rallied. He did not
imprC 7e much with the coming cooler
weather, and the sinking spells became
more frequent.
On Friday. Mr.. Dana was able TO take
only the lightest nOurishment, and this
condition continued. Paul Dana and
his sisters, Mrs. Draper, Mrs. Under.
hill, and Mrs. Branan, were at his home
on Saturday morning, and were warned
TO remain there. They were at the
bedside when death came.
The cause of Mr.. Danas death was
oirrhosis of the liver On June 9, he
was at his office apparently strong and
healthy. The next day he was takeL
i'll, and he never afterward visited New
York. He was ~ years old.
Charles A, Dana was born at Hins-
dale. n. Y, Aug. s, 1919. He attended
~
owing to failing eyesight. He clerked
for an uncle in a store in Buffalo for q
time, but later Joined the socialist com
munity called Brook Farm, in Massa.
chusetts. He then went to Europe,
where he wrote letters to the New
York Tribune in 1913.
Soon afterward he became man.
aging editor. In 1861 be became assist
ant secretary of war. After the war
he became editor of the Chicago Re.
publican. In 1868 he went to New
York as editor of the Sun, and was
with that paper up to his death, con.
trolling majority of the stock. His
salary was $4,000 a year, besides his
dividends.
Politically, the attitude of The Sun
has been such as to make one almost
dizzy in following its various changes.
Republican at the outset of Mr.. Dana'S
connection with it The Sun in 1872 sup.
ported Horace Greeley. Grant was
Greeley's opponent, and during the war
the general had refused to accept some
suggestion offered by Dana, then assist.
ant secretary of war. This ranked in
Dana's mind, and in the columns OF
The Sun he poured forth the vials of
his hatred and wrath. Greeley was
defeated, but The Sun, having espoused
the Democratic side on the national
issue, continued the same policy III
local matters and clung to Tammany
Hall and Boss Tweed and championed
their cause.
The Sun supported Seymour and Til.
den, but Hancock met with nothing
better than sneers in its all columns.
In 1884 the paper supported Ben But.
ler on the Greenback ticket. 1t fought
Cleveland and Bryan vigorously anu
lately has been attacking Tammany.
In explanation of Mr.. Dana's persist |
eDt attacks on Cleveland it is said THAI |
At one time when in office Mr.. Clev,-
land refused to appoint one of the |
editors relatives to political position
with the remark "Who is Dana, any
way" This reached Dana's ear, and, |
true to his nature never to forgive or
forget, he has used his columns to
avenge the sneer.
The above but illustrates a peculiar
brait of the man.