The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-24
DEATH Of
NORDHOFF
Passing of Famous
Journalist and
Author.

~ NiiA CiitSlC VI u Uly 10 says. CHdTlGS
Nordhoff, the well-known Journalist,
died in sanftarium in this city yes
terday. For some years Nordhof and
family have lived at Coronado, where
they occupied an elegant residence. Ow-
ing to failing health, Nordhoff came to
the sanitariuum here several weeks ago.
His death was due to diabetes.
Charles Nordhof was the first of
Eastern writer's to give an intelligent
idea of California and of its great pos
sibilities for health and horticulture.
His California for Health, Pleasure
and Residence" passed through many
editions and in revised form is still
popular. Nordhoff examined the State
carefully, and he was so rair in his esti
mates that his words carried great
weight. He selected San Diego as his
place of residence and he lived there
after his retirement from the New York
Herald He was something more than
an able special correspondent. He was
a good story teller, as his Cape Cod
Stories" proved. He was interested in
social topics and wrote a very valuable
book on "Communistic Societies of the
United States" He also wrote an ex-
cellent manual on politics for young
Americans and singularly good book
on God and the Future Life"
He was a native of Erwitte, Prussia,
and was born in August, 1880. In 1858
he came to America and attended school
in Cincinnati. On reaching the proper
age he was apprenticed to a printer In
1854 he shipped at Philadelphia in the
United States Navy, and spent three
years in the service. In the following
years he was engaged IN newspaper
work o Philadelphia. Indianapolis and
New York. In the latter city he was
the Herald For over thirty years he
was correspondent and editorial writ
er for the New York Herald.
Nordhoff travelled in this State in
1871, and visited the Hawaiian Islands
in 1878 Beginning in 1874 he was for
several years special Washington cor
respondent of the New York Herald.
Nordhoff edited an American edition
of Kerns Practical Landscape Gar
dening," and was the author of the fol-
lowing works: "Man-of- War Life: a
Boys Experience in the United States
Navy; THE Merchant Vessel "Whal-
ing and Fishing Nine Years Sail
or Stories From the Island World
Secession Is Rebellion "The Union
Is Dissoluble'' "The Freedman of
South Carolina" america for Free
Working Men Cape Cod and All
Along Shore" California for Health,
Pleasure and Residence: Northern
California. Oregon and the Sandwich
Islands: Politics for Young Ameri-
cans. THE Communistic Societies of
the United States "The Cotton
States" and God and the Future Life
Charles Nordhoff made his second
visit to Hawaii in 1898, when he came to
write down the annexation movement
for the New York Herald. He became
the intimate associate of Claus Spreck-
els and ]. II. Blount and his correspond
ence was bitter against the Provisional
Government. Al one time the Govern
ment thought of prosecuting him, but
Colonel Blount intervened. He was
compelled, however. to print apologies
in the local press for certain misstate-
ments about the alleged connection of
members of the Advisory Council with
the Queens lottery bill. Mr.. Nordhoff
stayed several weeks. occupying a cot
tage near the Queen Hotel. After his
return to Southern California he oppos-
ed. in letters to the Herald, the restora-
ton of the Queen For many years
Mr.. Nordhoff lived on pension grant
ed him by James Gordon Bennett.
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