Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-04

| committee that has charge of the arrange
capital His efforts were always exerted to
| maintain high tone in the corps of news
paper correspondents.
Mr.. Dunnell left this city in November,
| 1901, when he was forced to give up the ac-
| tive life he had lived for many years. 1t
was during the proceedings OF the Schley
court of inquiry. which he was following
with great care. that he broke down in
health. He had been failing physically for
some years.
Resided in East Orange.
Since then Mr. Dunnell has resided much
of the time at East Orange, where he
owned home. and for a while also at 124
West 9th street. New York city. He con-
tinued with the New York Times. which he
had represented in Washington ever since
1883, for about two years after leaving
here, but did desultory work. such as his
strength was equal to.
Mr.. Dunnell was born in New York, April
Q, 1915. and had very active career He
received his education in the common
schools. and then worked a printer till
1868. He became reporter on the New
York Evening Post in 1873, and two years
later was its Albany correspondent. He
joined the staff of the New York Times in
1876, and attracted the attention of John
c. Reid. managing editor. Two of his early
assignments were the Brooklyn fire and
the killing of Gil Mosher, the abductor of
Charlie Ross "a the residence of Judge
Van Brunt. at Bay Ridge. Dunnell was
rapidly advanced the Times, and came
to Washington in 1881. Two years later on
the return of T. D. Root to New York, Mr..
Dunnell became the head of the local bu-
reau.
Mr.. Dunnell was highly esteemed as a
Washington correspondent. He possessed
great stock of information On a wide va
riety OF topics, was a good gatherer of
news and enjoyed the confidence of public
men to an unusual degree. He made innu-
merable campaign tours through the coun-
try. and attended every national conyen-
ton from 1886 to 1900.
he was chairman of the standing COM
.mlttee OF correspondents from the Fifty
third TO the Fifty-sixth Congress, inclusive.
ana did much to maintain the high stand
ing of the corps He led the movement
which resulted in a rule that government
employees could not be entered on the LIST
OF correspondents entitled to the privileges
or the press gallery.
Mr.. Dunnell married early in life Miss
Marie &. Fish She and their unma rrjad
daughter survive him. OF late years he hoe
written editorial and numerous articles for
magazines and other periodicals. generaiJv
on political topics.
He was charter member of tho cr;a;,o.
Club. and took an active part in ire affairs
lie was working as q compositar becids
amos Cummings on the New YorI, 1rrihurn
III ioo-', NHeu the tribune Office was harri
caded He had a very vivid recollection of
Horace Greedy VI
Words of High Praise.
Mr.. Charles c. Randolph of this citv. who
was with Mr.. DunnelI in the New York
Times bureau for years, spoke in the high
est terms today of his former associate.
Mr.. Dunnell was one of the most upripht
men ever knew said Mr. Randolph. .sHe
could not tolerate anything that smacked of
deceit or equivocation. He had been reared
In a newspaper atmosphere where plain
speaking was the first essential and he
thrived in it. He had the courage of his
convictions and welded a vrile pen.
throughout the twenty years he served as
q washington correspondent he exerted a
strong influence. Although reserved in man
ner and slow in the formation of friend
ships, he yet had host of friends and
when three years ago he was forced to give
up his connection with the Times through
Ill health many were the expressions of
sympathy that followed him into retire
ment L regard my connection with that
hiSh-class newspaper man as one of the
happiest and most valuable 1 ever made
and l cannot express the sorrow l feel over
the news of his DEATH