Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-12

nous character In his many differing
phases. He was the most forceful
publisher Known in the history of the
Northwest. That he caused his rivals
10 adopt every new thing in Journalism
Is fact long since learned by the
country at large. How much. then.
does Chicago and the West owe to Mr..
Storcy's silent planning and prodig gal
breadth of execution? For his unfail-
ing courage. for his attacks OH the
frauds within his reach. for his enter
prise in newspaper architecture. let us
bear in soft remembrance the stern old
sentinel on the tower. no matter wha,
may he the follies for which he was
called to account when he went TO
sleep forever and smaller men took up
his work and placed his great journal
In the morgue.
One million dollars of newspaper
property. the greatest news sheet of
the West or the Union. is now repre-.
sented only by hyphen and con.
solldntion. The capaciO'ls building lots
and the five-stOry stone office were
pawncd by adventurers in the vain at.
tempt to keep the paper from drown
Ing. Then the greatest Mayor of Chi
cagO. In the role of purchaser of the
property. brought upon his estate a
loss of S35O.0OO and u gloom tina, still
prevails.
The public will he curious to know
whit has become of the remainder of
the estate of the great Journalistic
matter of $2OO.OOO cash. Rest assured
II has fallen into worthy hands. having
recently been turned over In the PRO.
bate court to nephew of the third
wife of Mr.. Storey. He Is stalwari
young man Of such good parts that he
II director In the North Chicago street
railroad AMI an active member Of the
Chicago stock exchange. Ben. II. Lamb
IL his name.
A most cruel and cownrlly thing Il
Is to stab at n man In chains. and
demands the statement that the las;
time l went up the elevator to visit
the stan Of the Times I was invited In.
To the former private headquarters of
Wilbur +. Storey and entertained very
| courteously by one of his successors.
who II now In confinement for a grave
Offense against the federal laws. Such
are the changes shown by the ceaseless
whirllglg Of time.
One Of the direct buyers of Wilbur +.
Storey's clnlr and assets was wont to
90 to some theater and have messen.
ger boy In uniform bring his editorial
proofs to bOx during the perform.
ance. and there he would wrinkle his
brow before the public while correct.
Ing the articles Of his stan Of writer's!
lmperious Caesar. dead and turned to
clny.
Might stop a hole 70 keep the worms
away.
II In rather a painful task to call up
again my numerous friends Of the old
star who have long since passed over
to the dark valley. The list includes
Franc Il. Wilkle. Mortimer l.. Hop.
kins, Charles Il. Dennett, Charles W.
Northr,ip. NJ. G. Henneierry, Frank G..
McCienthan ind Rodney Welch among
the editors; John Strldiron, the vcner.
able cashier; George. Edward and
Charles Atkins and Charles Atwood,
foremcn Of the composing.roOm: Ira
Patterson, the collector. and william
Burgess, the circulat0r.
Among the survivors still In Chicago
may be mentioned HOratl0 W. Sey.
m0ur. publisher Of the Chronicle; Frank
=. Davidson, Of the Associated Press;
John +. Finerty. owner Of the Citizen;
William q. Walker. retired; Henry +,
Donovan, proprietor Of The Eagle: An
DIRE MattesOn, editor Of the Legal Ad
wiser; II. NJ. Scovei. news editor Of the
Inter Ocean; Cornelius McAuliffe. man
aging editor Of the Times. Herald; Mar
tin j. Russell, who has just finished q
creditable term ~ Collector Of Gus
toms for this port; w. A. =. Graham
Secretary Of the Board Of Education
w. ID. Eaton. the brilliant dramatic
critic, now engaged In active CONNER
cIal pursuits; sheldon +. Patterson
now writing for the Tribune; II. X
Smith and Charles q. Seymour OF I'll,
Chronicle and Charles Powers Of tn,
Tribune. John II. Wllkie IL manager
| VI u uuHlcut COuScVNUtoTys Suuuci '
Steele IL ON the Chronicle.
Austin l.. Patterson IL In vigOrOu,
health and takes life easily. He cam,
over from Detroit with Mr.. Storey II
1852 and passed through the various
grades from clerk to business manage
at 1880 per annum. When he wa
appointed by the court ~ cOnservatO
and receiver, Mrs. Storey objected. an'
the plum was given to man engage,
in the drug trade.
have seen ut contiguous desks In tn
old cOunting.rOOm Thomas w. Prior
. now a theatrical manager: Robert I
Peattie, a journalist very well known
and Andrew ]. Davis, now a ban
, president ut Butte, Mont. In the Otfic
, Of the Associated Press mt New YOr
can In found Col. Charles \. Diehl an
George q. Martin. formerly OF the ed
Z tOrlal stan. Alexander G.. BOtkin wa
/ In 1890 the Republican nominee 10
| Governor of Montana. Clinton 4
SnOwden has been appointed agent fO
the Puyallup Indians In Washington
( | Charles w. Blaisdell and his son, Ricl
ard r.. have five homes In Los Angele
1 q. r. Wharton. one OF the old reporter
I IL In the Office of Charles Il. Yerke
p Another OF the odd favOrites IL VIII {
Nicholas, now Washington cOrrespOl
!, | Innt nf tho Evaninv Post