The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-21
AUTHORS SUDDEN DEATH
Charles Dudley Warner Passes
Away at Hartford, Conn.
He Becomes Ill While Out Walking
and Expires In IA COlOred WOnan's
House - Authorities Not Notified
for Some Time-Distinguishe Gu
reer as Essnyist and Lecturer.

HARTFORD, Conn. oct. 2O.-CEaries
Dudley Warner, the eminent author and
lecturer, died very suddenly this after
noon under peculiar circumstances, in the
home of Mrs. Robert Smith. colored
woman, living on Windsor Street, in the
lower part OF the city. 1t is not known at
Just what time he died. but he is supposed
to have been dead for quite while before
the authorities were notified.
Mr.. Warmers health has been poor for
some time past, and recently he had a
slight shock OF paralysis. which slightly
dishgured hts face. The medical examiner
who viewed his remains said that death
was due to heart failure, and that he had
been dead an hour and a half previous to
the time he viewed the body.
The woman in whose house Mr.. War
known her for number Of years and had
given her books and befriended her She
says he was passing her house and feeling
faint. and came in for a glass OF water.
He had been there but a few moments
when he expired in the chair he sat in.
ing to the medical examiners theory.
about $40 o'clock he was not notified
until 5. and nobody else in the neigh5or-
hood appeared to know anything about
it until after that time. Friends
CT Mr. Warner say that they know tn,
woman to have been pensioner CT Mr..
Warner, and that she has been a tene-
fciary Of his charity for several years.
Mr.. Warner, in addition to being n
noted author, was also co-editor of the
Hartford COurant' and student of
social science. He was for many years
member of the State commission on
prisons and of the National Prison AS
soclation. He had delivered lectures be-
fore educational and other societies
which for the most part have been pleas
for higher individual and national cul-
ture
Charles Dudley Warner was born in
Plainfield, Mass, September IL, 1929. His
father was OF Puritan stock, and a man
of some culture and refinement, being
fond of both books and reading and pos
sessing the best library but one in his
district. He was a farmer, and on the
farm Of 600 acres which he had his gifted
son became familiar with all those char
acteristic phases of the old-fashioned
New England sturdy farm life which he
has SO often used as backgrounds Cor his
studies and themes in his essays and hu
morous descriptions. But when the boy
was but years old the father died and
the orphan lad then went to live with a
relative and guardian at CharlemOnt, q
place nine miles from Plainield. It was
at Charlemont that occurred those incl
dents and scenes that are depicted in the |
charming photographed story for
young people. Being Boy" for. like
Howells in his Boys Town" and Aldrich |
in his STORY of a Bad Boy" Warnea
achieved no small reputation by writing |
a boys book that is in the main history
of his own boyho0d.
Warmers upbringing. however. had sub |
stantiai advantages connected with 1t |
other than wholesome home influences. !
He was sent to college and he received a
college education, graduating in 1851. But |
mis- health not being good he then spent |
:ome time surveying. -Afterward he was |
Enabled tn pursue course of study for /
he law in the University of PenDsyivan- |
a. whence he was graduated and admit (
ed to the bar In 1856 He now began life |
or himself. For four years he practiced |
aw in Chicago. But in 1850 he was invited |
o become assistant editor of the "Hart>
ord Press Hartford. Conn. In the next |
rear he was made editor in chief. In 1867. |
nto the Hartford Courant." he became
o-editor of that paper. This position he
leld until his death.
Mr.. Warmers high place in literature
was achieved largely because Of his excel
emit work in journalism. A keen and |
'hrewd observer, an independent thinker.
graceful and scholarly writer. and
lumorist whose humor was Ike the tone
II ones voice or the sparkle OF ones eye
IN individual, natural characteristic, not
IN assumed or acquired artiice--it was
impossible for him not to impress upon
lis journalistic writing, even when 1t was
most perfunctory. much of the permanent
quality of literature. Indeed, most of his
uccesses in literature, especially the ear
Ter ones, were repetitions Of previous sue
esses in journalism. His first, his most
loted. his most characteristic book. My
summer in a Garden Gs7G), had been
previously published as a series of papers
u the "COurant."
So had been "Saunterings" QS72) and
Backlog Studies" Qs72). So were most
# his inimitable travel essays. such as
Baddeck and That Sort of Thing Gs74),
nd My Winter on the Nile" and In the
-evant" uS76). But Mr.. Warner also did
much independent literary work. His life
# Washington Irving in the american
len of Letters" series (Of which series he
S the general EDITOR Is a capital piece of
biography and criticism. His two novels
I New York life, "A Little Journey in the
World GSS9 and The Golden House"
1890. have also considerably added to
is fame as an all-around man Of letters.
Ie was at one time editor of depar tment
n '.Harper's Magazine the department
hat was established to succeed George
William Curtis Editors Easy Chair"
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