The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-18

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NEW YORK, Oct. l7-charles "A.
Dana, editor of the New York sun, died
at his home in Glencove, Long Island,at
t:20 O'Clock this afternoon,
Mr.. Dana's death had been expected
for several hours, and his family and
physicians were at his bedside when
the end came. His condition had been
such for several months tha. the mem
beIs of his family had kept themselves
In constant readiness to go to his bed
side at any moment. on Saturday
morning he had a relapse and II was
apparent that recovery was impossible,
Several times, however, he rallied out
toward night began TO sink. During the
night there were feeble rallies, but they
did not last long This morning II was
seen that the end was but few hours
off and his attendants remained qon-
stantly at his bedside, The end came
quietly.
The extreme heat of Friday and Sat
urday had much 60 do with fastening
death. on Friday Mr. Dana showed
slans OF distress and everything possi-
ble was done to relieve him, He had
been weakened by his long illness ana
during the summer was several times
thought to be on the verge OF a fatal
collapse, but each time rallied. He did
not improve much with the coming
cooler weather, and the sinking spells
became more frequent.
on Friday Mr.. Dana was able to take
only the lightest nourlshment and his
condition continued.
Paul Dana and his sisters, Mrs. Dra-
per, Mrs Underhill and Mrs, Branan,
were at his home on Saturday morning
and were warned to remain there. They
were at his bedside when death came.
The cause OF Mr.. Dana's death was
cIrrhosis OF the liver. on June he
was at his office apparently strong and
healthy. The next day he was taken
Ill., and he never aGerward visited New
York. He was rs years old. PrepaTa-
tlons for the burial have not yet been
completed.
Charles Anderson Dana was born at
Hinsdale, n. H., August s, 1919. Two
years later his parents moved TO
Gaines, orleans county, New York,
where, on the banks Of the Erie canal
ana uIIGfWdIu III l9ulldlb hAA oN N'Ah'N
| hall, Vt, the childhood OF this remark
| able man was spent,
When he was eleven years OF age he
became clerk In his uDcle's dry goods
and notion store In Buffalo. He re-
mained In this position for seven years
occupying his scant leisure with mis-
cellaneous reading. but touching no
| school books until he was nearly nine
| teen.
He entered Harvard in 1899. at the
| age of twenty. His eyesight was seFi-
ousiy affected by too close application
and he was obliged to leave his class al
the end OF the sophomore year. AL
| though he was prevented from COM
pletlng the course. the university after
ward gave him his degree.
Mr.. Dana's active career as jour
nalist began in 1874, on Elisur Wrights
Boston Chronotype, where, as he said.
he wrote editorials, read exchanges, did
most everything" and drew 90 q week
| In 1S47 he went 10 New YORK ana be-
came the city editor of the Tribune for
$40 a week, The French revolution Of
| lsIS drew him to Europe, whence he
wrote weekly letters to the Tribune. the
PHILADELPHIA North American and other
papers. He remained abroad eight
months and then returned td the Tri-
bune where he labored with Horace
Greeley Bayard Taylor and galaxy OF
brilliant men. In the last Of hts fifteen
years connection with the paper he
managed Greeley's campaign for the
United States senate. but was defeated
through the efforts OF Thurlow Weed.
At the conclusion Of the war Mr.. Dana
engaged in the editorial management OF
The Chicago Republican, but after a
year this enterprise collapsed. Then
Mr.. Dana came TO New York and ac-
| oulred with his friends the old Sun es-
tabllshment. which had been owned for
| thirty years by the Beach family. He
took possession OF the property at the
beginning OF 1868. From that time until
| his death Mr.. Dana was the editor OF
the Sun In the full sense Of the word.
| Mr.. Dana was assistant secretary OF
| war during the rebellion.
Mr.. Dana married in 1886 Miss Eunice
| MacDnntcl, who ut that time lived In
Walker street, New York city,