The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-01-02

M ~ o pr D. -h' I"eNgNs
#"His brain was affected" said the
apctor, but his intellect was all right.
BE never gave any signs Of mental
Breakdown during his illness.
He suffered from profound nervous
exhaustion complicated with a recur-
rims kidney trouble and an asthmatic
Injection. The late political campaign
had undermined his health.
No writings were found in Mr. Nc
Cnllagh's room explaining his act or
leaving instructions for the arrange
mont of his affairs.
#Alr McCullagh's illness first came
upon him shortly after the close of
tie late Republican national conven-
tlpn. 1t took the form of acute asthma,
eemplicated with nervous depression.
When he passed through the acute
6tage 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
under the same shadoYy spell.
lr. McCullagh would not admit that
he was failing either physically or
mentally, He insisted on managing
M newspaper from hi5 bedroom. All
through the day he Sat in his arm
ehair wrapped in bla hkets, received
Exports from his su bordnates and
Fbvc them orders for Ahe conduct of
TIC paper.
"a Joseph B. McCullagh wak born in Dublin.
iHeland, In November 1912 and when but II
years OF age came to this C alntry on a sailing
slp working his passage Abefore the mast"
inbued even in that early 1lne OF life with aa
ambition to make his fortufa in the new coun-
" across the seas. Arriving in New York
Wy IN 1888, he was apprCI Nced to learn the
printng business in the nice of the Free
mans Journal
& Five years later in 1858, hS came to st. Louis
mo entered the office OF tho Christian Advo-
ca then edited by Dr.. Md Anally, and while
Engaged on that paper stud Rd the art Of pho
Biography, in which in a shoft time he became
~ expert Mr. John Frazikr, who was fore
nan Of the Advocate office d the time. and af-
Mrwards went to the Missouri Democrat
plce, recommended Mr. MtLullagh to Messrs
hcBee and Fishback as a bomislng reporter
20 ne was hnalIY, IN 1859, given place on the
Billy paper
kIie proved himself industrious and capable.
and in the winter Of 1s59-60 was sent to Je1er-
tpn City as legislative Correspondent. He was
r. thful and fearless in tAe discharge OF his
Npties Mt the state capitall and incurred the
Nlmosity OF many democratic members OF
ppth houses. but on the whole was liked for
N fearless, truthful style OF reporting. In the
eprng Of 1860 he severed his connection with
Ia Iary,
90 from the Cincinnati Gazette.
When the war broke out he changed TO the
Cincinnati Commerclai alGs continued as its
- correspondent throughout ali the noted
Fnpalgns In the west, undergoing great
Mtlgue and deprivation, and "a sing many
e. pances OF his lie. He was with Commodore
*oote in the ptteck on Fort Donelso. l. the only
sporter In the pllothouse OF the gnng -st witn
- gallant old naval oficer when
sFereiy wounded by she'll from .er-
battery. lie was AZ one OF
q correspondents who - 30 - onfedS ate
atts les at ioEss1e,lrg . nd narrowly escaped
ms lie Throughout the whole war ne
y ever st the front shrinking FROM no labor
risk and writing home TO his MI wspaper
~ Commercial, a series Of descriptitge letters
zen we're not surpassed in the whol le htera-
&c OF the war. Those letters - aIned him
at reputation, and contributed ltlrEely to
Immense circulation Of the paper Find
MIN SO capable Ia his letters, the d 'rnmer-
after the war established ht,lr as it's
Ellington corresp ondent
the letters OF Mack" from the c.nl al only
fanced his reputation as a writer While in
- service he invented. - 50 TO sneap4, the art
4nterviewing which in later years as been
much used and abused bv tbe nerican
ss. In that admirable series of int srvieWs
2 b President Andrew johnson and senator
F. Wade, Of Ohio, Nj, MccunS n won
a fame. ia
Hacl." by means NJ hi sbort-s y ind ac-
plishment. made il 4 noinl not onl1 70 pre- |
the matter Of the lnterv ew, but % the
per Of the man, his aotDat speech pfase