Evening journal., 1901-09-09
HOW THE JOURNAL GOT THE
NEWS And HOW IT GAVE IT OUT
The Evening Journal Containing The News Was on Oul
Streets Two Hours Before Any Other Paper
Wilmington Kept Informed

I Smyrna, New Castle and Newark came
demands for immense numbers of the
specials
In the reportorial and business Offices
all was hustle. Patrons, eager for the
news, were keeping the wires hot. A man
was stationed at each phone to answer
every call. and give the latest news. In
the street without, there were hundreds
watching the men at the bulletin board
post the latest dispatches. But an could
not see.
Get the mcgaphonc." is the order. and
our leather-lupged mcgaphonc man scizes
his instrument.
The Presidents wound is dangerous
he shouts; there is silence in the throns
accompanied 10y sinister muticrings. Now
comes a CLEAN of hope. MARK Hanna
says the President will liver' he calls
and applause and cheers break forth.
So it goes another edition containing
the latest kilograms is issued at y. m;
another at s. the last at .. At 7.2O over
five thousand copies have been sold, and
the newsboys are yet clamoring.
Then comes the news that the Every
Evening has issued its first extra, and we
have been exactly two hours in the lead
of any other paper. OF course all are
pleased TO know that not lnc has heru
published that has NOT been true. and
everything is confirmed by later reports.
Other papers are now following the
Every Evening The Morning News has
an edition; so has The Sun, while the
Philadelphia papers arrive about ..
Meanwhile the people OF Wilmington,
of New Castle and Newark have had the
news from the Journal, because for ono
reason. they couldn't get it from any
other source, and when tho presses cease
to rumble 1000 extras, lacking one 100
have been sold. and the greatest enter.
prise in Wilmington journalism is com
plete
After it was all over and there Was
time to breathe, several interesting ia
cidents came TO light One ncwsboy
proudly told how he had sold over two
hundred of the extras. Another told of
how he came near being whipped. He
had been sent by his father, who is a
news agent, to get a large number Of cop
les for his customers, and ordered not TO
sell them on the street. When he got
home he hadn't one; people forcibly cap
iured the whole lot. In Smyrna there
was a scrap between news agents. the
echo of which has reached the Journal
Office
At the Office of a rival paper gentle
man asked one Of the staff: rs this
news true?" NO" he replied, "it is only
Journal rumor." -Four hours later his
paper was issued containing the same
news.
The representatives Of another morning
paper first knew it when they bought a
copy of the Journal. Two of the papers
acting ON false rumors, posted bulletins
announcing the Presidents death. But
every dispatch in this journal was gen
uine and proved 20 be correct.
: On Saturday the people were still eager
for the news, and had come to rely upon
the Journal dispatches; consequently a
noon extra was issued containing excln-
siye information. In a short time l,iOO
copies had gone.
Then came the regular edition with
500 copies above the usual number. Ia
give the people Of Wilmington the latest
telegranms before midnight, third edi
tion was run off at S.45 and this was the
latest news in the city ere the people
slept.
On Saturday prominent business man
said: Il give you my advertisement i'
insert. ON the strength of your enter
prise" All advertisers have had the bene
tit of thousands of extras during the las
two davs BILL PARSONS.