Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-11-20
NELSON HERSH DEAD
Former Well Known Tri.City
Newspaper Man Killed
i'm New York.
HAD DISTINGUISH HIS PROFESSION
Born and Reared in Rock Island He
Begun His Career on
Local Press.


editor of the Sunday edition of the
New York World, was instantly killed
at his home near West Brighton, Sta
ten Island, today by being thrown
from a buggy. He fell on his head,
breaking his neck. Hersh was aged
II, native of Rock Island, ILL.,, and
was connected with the Davenport
Qowa) Gazette and the New York
Commercial Advertiser for several
years.
The above, which came to.The Ar
gus in its Associated Press dispatches
today, will be sad tidings not only to
many citizens. of Rock Island
and Davenport, but particularly
to several in the tri-city news
paper fraternity who some years
ago were associated with Mr.. Hersh
in the profession which he ornament
ed. He was the son of the late Mrs.
j. NJ. ID. Burrows, an early Rock ISL
ander but afterward of Davenport.
He was born in this city and here he
received his public school education,
which was supplemented by course
at Yale. He early evinced marked
aptitude as well as fondness for news
his college days he secured a repor-
torial position on the Davenport Ga
zette, that pioneer Iowa journal
being at that time in its prime. The
late Edward Russell was editor, and
b. +. Tillinghast, now editor of the
Davenport Democrat, city editor. MIR.
Hersh distinguished himself in his
reporotrial work, serving successive
~ as telegraph editor and Rock Island
and Moline representative. He later
worked on the Chicago and st. Louis
press, and finally went to New York,
where he was identified with the Her
aid, Commercial Advertiser and for
some years had held the desk of Sun
day editor of the World. \ neat piece
of work on his part few years ago
which attracted considerable atten-
ton was the exposure of methods en-
ployed i'm the TombS. Mr.. Hersh sue
ceeded in being locked up for peri
| cd of time. that he might study the
practices from the standpoint of the
| imprisoned, and his revelation caus-
ed not only great sensation
throughout the country but led To the
establishment of long-sought reforms
in the institution.
He was married in Davenport in the
early SOS to Miss Minnie Risley, and
he leaves with his widow two
children. His mother died in New
York year ago. and was buried in
Pittsburg. His father was drug
gist here many years ago. Relatives
of Mr. Hersh still reside here,
and he had property interests in Rock
Island at the time of his death.
1t is possible the remains may be
brought to the three cities for inter
ment.
Mrs Harriet j. Judd.
Mrs. Harriet j. Judd, widow of the
late DIR. Frederick III. Judd, died this
morning at S:45 at the residence of
MIR. and Mrs. Phil Mitchell. on
Twentieth street. Mrs. Judd was
born Nov. Is, 1916, and was therefore
Sc years of age only two days ago.
She leaves three children, DIR. Leon
Ardo ID. Judd, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
John II. Kinney, of Chicago, and Mrs.
Phil Mitchell. of this city. Funeral
arrangements will be announced la
ter.
Camp Funeral
The funeral of George Nelson Camp
was held at o'clock this afternoon
from the First Baptist church, Rev.
III. w. Reed officiating. \ large num-
bor IF Of tho "a