The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-29
Newspaper Man Was With
Our Van Guard.
MR.. MARSHALL'S WOUND.
Received During the Fight In Which
Capt. Carron Was Killed.
HIS RECORD AS CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, June 2o.--[ Special. That
the New York war correspondent as well
as the New York soldier is seeking the
bubble reputation even at the cannon Is
mouth Is evidenced by the experience of
Edward Marshall, who was recently shot
twice while In the thick of the fray near
Santiago dc Cuba. In all ages the soldier
must be willing to die for his country, and
In this age Of unparalleled competition in
news gathering the war correspondent
must be- willing to mt least risk dying for
his newspaper. Altogether there are about
90 war correspondents and artists with the
army corps Of General William X. Shafter
In Cuba almost sufficient number to
form compSny should they discard the
pen, or rather the pencil, for the sword.
That they would make excellent soldiers
no ono who has read the story of the first
battle near Santiago can doubt with rea-
son. Atleast four of them-Edward Mar
shall of the New York Journal, Richard
Harding Davis of The Herald, Stephen
Crane OF Tho World and j. p. Dunning of
the Associated Press-were where the
Mauscr bullets flow thickest when Rooso-
velt's rough riders were ambushed by
tho Spaniards near Sevilla. Men fell dead
or wounded beside them and all around
them, and, despite tho fact that they were
noncombatants and were unarmed, they
remained throughout the fight, displaying
courage which proved that the American
war correspondent serves his newspaper as
faithfully and as fcarlessly as tho Ameri-
can soldier serves the nation.
In tho Thick Of the Fray.
Mr.. Marshall, who was wounded by the
volley that killed gallant Captain Allyn
Capron and SO many other brave fellows,
has for several years borne the reputation
of being one Of the most energetic and
enterprising newspaper men In New York.
Although barely 81 years of age, he has
already held many Of the most responsible
and difficult positions within the gift of
the leading New York newspapers He
was born in Enfield Center, N. Y, about
10 years ago, and, like his brother, Dexter
Marshall, the author of this newspapers
regular daily New York letters, displayed
y rare talent for journalistic work of a
high order early in his teens. After serv-
Ing few years as a reporter on the Roch-
ester papers he Joined the staff of the
American Press Association, and his dra-
matio and descriptive articles, signed d. |
e. Marshall and Davis Deacons, attracted |
very favorable attention uhroughout the |
United States. He had keen and uni |
ormly correct appreciation of the best
'oints Of good news or descriptive
story" He seemed to know instinctively
nd instantly the proper way to procure It
nd handle 1t. He was full Of brilliant
ieas, and his energy and enterprise SEEM
d boundless.
He was christened Davis Edward Mar
hall, but as no one ever called him Davis
nd as ID. Edward Marshall was not at all
, his taste as a signature he finally drop
cd the Davis altogether and speedily
lade namc for himself in tho newspaper
'orld as plain Edward Marshall After
'yeral years Of very creditable work, first
! day news editor and later as dramatic
tito and special writer with the Ameri-
IN Press Association, he became Sunday
litor of the New York Press. He was