The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-19
DEATH OF CHARLES A. DANA
(ConInled from FIrst Pagel,l

brothers, one OF the late Marx Mas
a reporter. and framed htnograpn az
vertising the Willmantic Thread UNI
| pany. These pictures have no especiai
| significance Apparently, they merely
| happened there, for IL Is RUE tha'
whatever picture, ornament or otner
| thing drifts there. stays there. MT. Dana
has no pride in the adornment OF MS
office. He asks only that It be kept cream
and tidy. His home Is palace Ills
Office workshop. A revolving book
case Is on his desk. and on top oil that Is
a stuffed owl. There Is a lounge, that
forgot, in corner of the room, but Mr..
Dana never was seen TO use II. II Is
evidently anoter piece OF flotsam like the
pictures.
LOVED WORK.
His manner is almost certain to be
vlvacious. His good humor Is perpetual.
That sounds impossible or possibly only
by straining eulogy, yet 1t is his distin-
guished characteristic. and its explanation
brings forward the queerest thing about
the man. And that queerest thing Is the
secret Of his success. lie loves his bust
ness. On that account he can be most
gOOd-humored when he feels that he Is
writing an article that divides the people
between applause and Indignation. ! have
OTTER heard OF men who love their busi-
ness, and have often heard men claim
that distinction for themselves, but
Charles A. Dana is the only man, or
Journalist / ever saw, or knew, VINO glee-
fully and heartily enjoyed his work. AT
times, he fairly bubbles over with the
enjoyment OF It. OF course. that can
only be true Of n man who loves life
itself, who boasts perfect health ana the
power to satisfy his longings, be they
humble or grand. At beyond sixty. Mr..
Dana is the youngest man, IN spirits
in the Sun office; his step Is certainly
the lightest. his eye kindles the most
frequently and spontaneously, his COM
plexion and skin are those OF a pedes-
TRAN.
He Is persistent worksr. lie comes
10 his desk at 10 i'm the morning, and
remains until I'm the evening. lie
writes great deal and is apt to contrib
ute to every department Of his paper. eN-
cept the advertising columns Nearly
all his work Is dictated at first to a
stenographer. Then IT is carefully re-
vised and then revised again I'm proof
or articles that others write he has
seldom been known to read "a page in
manuscript. He sends the copy 10 the
compOsing-rOo and reads the PROOF. He
can raise more cain with proof than
any other man in the world ! once
That distinction has been nobly earned
bv Paul Dana. his son. one thing that
Mr.. Dana does to an extent not known
on any other paper, is the reading OF
proofs for what YOU might call their APP
pearance Wherever he finds one word
two short words forming ragged line
By themselves at the end Of a paragraph
he goes through the paragraph TO ind
words that can be stricken out To allow
the paragraph to end solidly.'
Ills BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HOME.
From late in the autumn until early IN
the spring Mr. Dana occupied his town
house at the northwest corner Of Madi-
son avenue and Sixtieth street. His
summer home. Dosoris. two or three miles
from the village OF Glen Cove, is an ISL
and Of about fifty acres, in the Sound,
close to the Long Island shore.
Mr.. Dana was fond of horses, Of cattle.
Of dogs. even of pigs and feathered bipeds.
He liked TO have life. in all its amiable
forms, animal and vegetable, going on
healthily and happily around him.
His collection of Chinese porcelain OF
the best period is noted among connois-
seurs for the rarity and beauty Of its
specimens and the knowledge governing
his selections. In pictorial art his special
fondness was for some Of the painters Of
the BarbizOn school. as shown by his pur-
chases; but he was appreciatiye Of all
good art. He never formed large Ii
brary, and was nothing Of a bibliOmaniac.
lie owned some rare volumes, but, as
rule. books were with him tools rather
than treasures. lie cared nothing for ac-
QUESTION for the sake of display. He was
fond OF showing his pictures, or his china.
or his trees, 10 those who could share his
own unaffected enjoyment Of them.
He was a companionable man. and he
liked TO gather entertaining people around
him. His circle Of personal acquaintance
was remarkably large and various. He
could be happy I'm the society OF any re-
fined person able to interest him. but he
was happiest with his own family, his
children and grandchildren
THE SUNS POLITICAL ATTITUDE.
Republican at the outset of Mr. Dana's
connection with it. the sun. I'm 1872. sup
ported Horace Greeley, and I'm this cam
palgn a marked trait Of its editor was
clearly shown. Grant was Greeley's OPP
ponent. and during the war the general
had refused to accept some suggestion
offered by Dana, then Assistant Secretary
of war. The latter resented this and
laid the matter before the President. and
the decision was favorable 20 Grant. This
made Mr. Dana very angry. and ne Bit
terly fought the General. Greeley was
defeated. but the Sun, having cspoused
the Democratic side on the national issue,
continued the same policy in local mat
ters and chung to Tammany Han
The Sun supported Seymour and Tilden,
but did not render Hancock material as
sistance Cleveland was a shining target
and Mr.. Dana's persistent attacks on the
eN-Presidcnt from the time he was nomi-
mated for President until he left the White
House are well remembered, Rather than
support the Democratic or Republican
candidates Mr. Dana espoused the cause
Of General Benjamin T. Butler. the Green
back candidate I'm the last campaign tho
sun was among the hrst or the Demo-
cratic newspapers 20 attack the Chicago
platform and when Bryan was noml-
mated did not hesitate to advocate the
election OF President Mckinley. AT inc
present time the sun Is making a great
fight for General Tracy. the Republican
candidate for Navor Of Greater New York.
HIS IDEA or JOURNALISM.
I'm an interview Mr.. Dana said.
THE requirements for a young man
who wishes To enter journalism are good
health. good temper. upright principles.
the best education he can possibly Get
and the most varied knowledge. provided
il Is accurate. Inaccurate knowledge is a
nuisance. The hest outfit for "A journalist
Is to know the Bible thoroughly. TO know
Shakespeare and the Constitution Of the
United States. He should have convic-
tions-especiallv political convictions. II
he belongs 10 some one Of the great par
ties that IS better. because those are the
great agencies Of political and social life
These little parties are always sKirHish-
ing on a side Of the HELD.
Hr NN.