The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-19
NOTED EDITOR DIES
OF HEART DISEASE
Richard Watson Glider III
for Two Weeks.
FIRST STRICKEN NOVEMBER 3
Publisher Of the Century Magazine
Had Notable Career in Literary
Pursuits > ,rVived by Wife and
Five Chudfen-BuriaI at Old Home
at Bordenfosn, \. :.

New York, Nov K-Richaud Watson
Glider died this afternoon al g o'clock
At the home Of Mrs. Schuyler Van Rens-
selaer. 8 West Tenth street where he
and Mrs. Glider had been staying for the
last few days
He was suffering from rheumatism OF
the heart with which he was drst at
tackled on the evening of November B.
while delivering a lecture before the Y.
II. c. A. in Orange. y. j.
That night Mr.. Glider was able 20 set
as far as the ferry house in jersey City.
where he was compelled 70 telephone TO
New York for his son Rodman. who went
to Jersey City. with DR.. J. H. Hodgson.
and brought Mr.. Glider TO New York
Condition Improved.
At first IL was thought Mr.. Glider was
suffering from indigestion. His condition
became better. and last Monday ne and
I Mrs. Glider went 10 stay at Mrs. Van
Rensseiaer's. owing TO some necessary
alteration I'm their apart~.cuJ
I
/ Mrs. Glider decided to 20 out. AT little
after o'clock this afternoon. however
Mr. Glider was attacked again. and as
soon as possible DR.. Hodgson was called
! He called in Or. Theodore Janeway and
! DR.. Joseph Collins. and the three remain
ed with Mr. Glider until hts death
! Besides his wife and five. children, Mr.
( Glider is survived by TWO brothers and
two sisters. The body viii be inferred in
the family plot in Bordentowa. The fI-
neral services will be held IN the Churcr
Of the Ascensioa either Saturday or sun
day
Richard Watson Glider was porn at
Bordentown, y J.. on February S, 1914
he was the son OF Rev w. II. Glider q
Methodist clergyman, and nearly all tn,
members Of the Glider family inherited
their fathers passion for writing. HI,
father moved TO Flushing. Long Island
when Richard Watson was young. and
established there seminary, and her'
the son was educated
Printed n Newspaper
When he was twelve years old younl
Glider issued a newspaper known a.
the St Thomas Register. lie was edi
tor. printer. and publisher. Four year.
later he was Joined by two other youths
in the publication of a campaign journa
which advocated the cause Of Bell an,
Everett; in the great Presidential strug
gle He was so tran and so dideren
from other boys that his education wa.
given 60 him by his father at home an,
then under private tutors.
In 1853 he enlisted In Landis Phila
delphia Battery. and was under fire a
the defense of Carlisle His father wal
chaplain Of the Fortieth New York Regi
ment and died while administering {,
dying soldiers In the army smallpox hos
pital at Brandywine Station. Va
Glider studied law. but on the dealt
Of his father In 1854 had TO earn his owl
r1iving. and accepted the position OF pay
master Of the Camden and Amboy Rail
road Early the next year he became
reporter for the Newark Advertiser. Ia
was promoted rapidly, and in turn be
came political writer. city editor. an,
managing editor.
After several years with this news
paper. he. with Newton Crane. then con
sui 10 Manchester, England. founded tn
Newark Register. Il did not succeed
and in 1870 ne became one Of the editor
OF Hours at Home, a monthly magazin
published by the Scribners. That sam
year Scribner's Monthly Magazine wa
started and DR. ]. G. Holland. who ha,
charge. made Mr.. Glider fits managlnl
editor.