Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-20
DEATH OF CHARLES A. DANA.
Americas Greatest Journalist Pasees Away
at His Long Island Home.

Americas Greatest Journalist Passes Away
at His Long Island Home.
New York Oct. 17.-Charles A.
Dana, editor of the New York sun,
died at his home at Glen Cove, Long
island, at 1:20 p. m, of cirrhosis of the
liver. Mr.. Dana's death had been ex-
pected for several hours, and his fam
lily and physicians were at his bedside
when the end came His condition
has been feeble for several months,
and the end was FASTENED by the ex.
treme heat on Friday and Saturday
Charles Anderson Dana was born in
Hinsc ale, n. H., August s, 1919. His
boyhood was spent in Buffalo. n. y,
where he worked in store until he
was Is years of age.
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 Wrights Boston
Chronotype, daily newspaper, Mr..
Dana joined the staff of the New York
Tribune in 1s47. The next year he
spent eight months in Europe. and up
on his return became one OF the pro
prietors and managing editor of the
Tribune, post which he held until
April, 1862.
The extraordinary influence and cir
culation attained by that newspaper
during the ten years preceding the
Civil war was in degree due 10 the
journalism
In 1861 Mr.. Dana went to Albany
to advance the cause of Mr. Greeley,
as candidate for the United States
senate, and nearly succeeded in nom
mating him. The caucus was about
equally divided between MIR. Greeleys
friends and those of Mr.. Evarts, while
Ira Harris had few votes which held
the balance of power, and, at the in
stigaton of Thurlow Weed, the sup.
porters of Mr.. Evarts went over to
Judge Harris.
During the first year of the war the
ideas of Mr. Greeley and those of Mr..
Dana in regard to the proper conduct
of the military operations were some
what at variance; and this disagree
ment resulted in the resignation of Mr..
Dana, after fifteen years service on
the Tribune. He was at once employed
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of Importance for the war department,
and in 1868 was appointed assistant
secretary of war which Office he held
until after the surrender of Lee.
At the time when General Grants
character and probable usefulness
were unknown quantities, Mr.. Danas
confidence in Grants military ability
probably did much to defeat the pow
erful effort then making to break down
the rising commander.
Mr.. Dana was in the saddle at the
front much of the time during the
campaigns of northern Mississippi and
Vicksburg, the rescue of Cha tanooga
and the marches and battles of Vir
ginia in 1864 and 1865.
After the war his services were
sought by the Chicago Republican, a
new daily, which failed, through
causes not within the editors control.
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
January 27, 1868, and for nearly thirty
years he has been actively and coutin-
uously engaged in the management of
that successful journal, and solely re-
sponsible for its conduct. He made
the sun democratic newspaper, indie
pendent and outspoken in the express
sion of its opinions respecting the af-
fairs of either party.
Perhaps to a greater extent than in
the case of any other conspicuous iour-
nalist, Mr.. Dana,s personality is iden-
titled in the public mind with the
newspaper that he edited. lie has re-
corded no theories of journalism other
than those of common sense and hui
nan interest. He was impatient of
prolixity, cant and the conventional
standard of news Importance.
Mr.. Dana's first book was volume
of stories translated from the German,
entitled The Black Ant" In 1885 he
planned and edited with George Rip
ley. the New American Cyclopedia :
With General James H. Wilson he
wrote Life of Ulysses S. Grant !,
His Household Book Of Poetry, Col
lection of the Best Minor Poems of the
English Language" was first pub
lished in 1857, and has passed through
many editions, the latest thoroughly
revised being that of 1884.
Wyoming Lands Leased.
Cheyenne, Wyo, Oct. Is The state
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