New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
JOS. HOW1RD. JR.. DEAD.
Newspaper H7Tter Passes A5cny
after Years Illness.

Joseph Howard. jr.. newspaper man. died A.
o'clock last night IN his apartments In the Ne
vada- Broadway and seth street. after illness ot
year. He had been confined to his bed for three
months and was unconscious for days before
he died II he had lived until June he would
have been seventy-fve years old His wife died
years ago, and, gTievtug over her death, II IS
said, shortened his life.
The Howard family came from England in f7oo
and for generations lived in Salem, Mass The
grandfather or Joseph Howard il, and father.
John T. Howard, moved from Salem to New York
State in 1870 taking up their residence in what was
then the village Of Brooklyn Joseph born IN
Brooklyn June g 1S2 He received his early edu-
cation at Pennington. Conn, and from there ne
went 10 the Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute. A.
Troy y. Y. being graduated with .ie class Of %
He happened 70 be in Massachusetts in $50 while
a great strike OF shoemake-s was going on He
obtained the full particulars and wrote letter %
THE Times" 1t published and signed
Howard He remained in Massachusetts for five
weeks as the correspondent OF The Times and
then became q regular member of the staI-
The year 1860 memorable for the great IA
tionaI conventions all of which we're reported or
him He accompanied the Prince OF Wales and
his suite on their tour Of the United States and
Canada the correspondent OF Ihe IlHieS- ne
vas present at ths battle Of Bull Run, and at the
disaster of Balls Bluff. and did other duty as war
correspondent. He city editor OF "Ihe Brook
Iyn Eagle IN 1853 At the same time NJ was el'y
editor Of The New York Sunday Mercury and a
contributor TO The Atlantic Monthly" The In
iependent' The Leader. Moan $ SUNDAY
Times" and The Citizen
He wrote and published what was known as the
Bogus Proclamation in 1864 purporting 10 be an
order from the government for five hundred tnot-
sand men each state 10 furnish its quota IL was
not taken burlesQue by the government ana
Nr Howard was confined in Fcrt Lafayette four
teen weeks Later he was appointed official Te-
corder OF the military headquarters Of the Depart
rr41t of the East. and such reported the famous
trials which resulted in the conviction and execl-
non OF Captains Young ind Kennedy, both of The
Confederate service.
As managing editor Of Brick Poneroy's Nv
York Democrat he had mis- first dealings with the
Tweed ring He did continue long The
New York Democrat and on January l. 1859. Re-
took charge OF The New York Star" with which
he remained connected editor. publisher, and
finally chief proprietor, until the spring Of 1910 Then
after years work on The New York sun he
went upon the staff Of The New York Herald"
where he continued until February. 1856 While
The Herald" did its chief descriptive work.
reporting tria. and execution OF CfuiteaU. the
uprising of Louis Riel the Garfield campaign and
Inauguration and the Cleveland campag1 and in
aUgUration
Mr.. Howards first appearance on the platform
was made in 1856 when he delivered FOR the benefit
OF the burial fund OF the New York Press Club. .
lecture entitled "Reminiscences of Journalism
which netted over $500. After this he IectUred
many different places on Journalism" "CTanks,.'
People l Have Known" and other topics
Mr.. Howard married Anna :, a daughter Of Dr
Samuel Gregg, who introduced homeopathy into
New England. His eldest daughter. Grace. esta5-
lshed mission for Indian girls IN Dakota. the
first Of its kind in the country. Mrs Howard
y lost her life the burning Of the Windsor Hotel
and the family all possessions the same
time.
Mr Howard was the author Of The Life Of
Henry Ward Beecher." a History OF the Union
League Club" and History Makers Of the Nine
teenth Century" He member Of the BOros
f'Irfh nr4r na Nau
York Club and the Boston Press Club. He
president for many years OF the New York Press
Club and of the International League OF Press
Clubs in 1897