The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-01-06

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doctor, but his intellect was oil right,
He never gave any signs of mental
breakdown during his illness.
"He suffered from profound nervous
exhaustion, complicated with recur-
ring kidney trouble and an asthmatio
affection The late political campaign
had undermined his health"
No writings were found in Mr. Nc
Cullugh's room explaining his act or
leaving instructions for the arrange
ment OF his affairs.
Mr. McCullagh's illness first came
upon him shortly after the close of
the late Republican national cOnven-
ton. 1t took the form of acute asthma,
complicated with nervous depression.
When he passed through the acute
stage he found himself slow in recov-
cry. His limbs had lost their vigor,
his arms were numb and there were
premonitions that the brain had come
undec the same shadowy spell.
MIR. McCullagh would not admit that
he was failing either physically or
mentally. He insisted on managing
his newspaper from his bedroom. All
through the day he sat in his arm
chair wrapped in blankets, received
reports from his subordinates and
k"Ne lHolu "l"0i' Io' 'H0 -""O' "a
the paper.
Joseph b. McCulagh was born in Dublin,
Ireland In November, 1852 and when but ii
L..
ship, wording his passage before the mast"
lmbued even in that early time of life with an
ambition to make his fortune in the new coun-
try across the seas. Arriving in New York
city IN 1853 be was apprenticed to learn tho
printing business in the ONCE Of the Free
mans journal
Five years later, in 1858, he came to st Louis
and entered the Office Of the Christian Advo-
cate then edited by DR., McAually, and while
engaged on that paper studied the art Of pho
biography, In which in short time he became
an expert. Mr.. John Frazier who was fore
man of the Advocate Office at the time and az
forwards went to the Missouri Democrat
office. recommended Mr. McCullaRh to MeSsrs.
Mckee and Fishbacl as q promising reporter,
and he was finally, in 1853, given place on the
daily paper.
He moved himself industrious ana capable
s,,d IN tho ,y1nter Of 1sHD 80 was sent to Ierer-
IT,
faithful and fearless In the discharge Of his
duties at the state capital, and incurred the
Bnimosity of MANY democratic members OF
both houses. but on the whole was liked for
his fearless. truthful STYLE of reporting. IN the
eprlpg Of 1850 he severed his connection with
the democrat to accept a very advantageous
ofytr from tie Cincinnati Gazette
When the war broke out, he changed to the
Cincinnati Commercial, and continued as its
war correspondent throughout all the noted
campsipns In the west, undergoing great
fatigue and deprivation, and taking many
chances Of his life. He was with Commodore
Foote in the attack on Fort Donelson the only
reporter in The pilothouse Of the gunboat with
the gallant old naval officer when he was so
spverolv wounded by shell from o confeder-
ate battery He was afterwards one Of
tbe correspondents who ran the confederate
bat,a~!ss at Vicksburg, AID narrowly escaped
with his life Throughout the whole war he
was ever at The front. shrinking from no labor
or risk. and writing home 10 his newspaper,
the Commercial, series Of descriptive letters
which were not surpassed in the whole lltera-
ture Of the var Those letters gained him
great reputation, and contributed largely to
the immense circulation OF the paper. Find
ing him so capable in his letters the CONNER
DIAL. after the war established him as It's
Washington correspondent
The letters OF Mack" from the capital only
epbanced his reputatiou ps A writer While in
this service he ,lpveuted. j" so to sreak. the art
~ intervievinp. which In later Years has been