Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-21
DEATH OF WN. F. CARNE.

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DEATH OF WM. F. CARNE.
Mr.. William F. Catne, whose critical
illoess had been mentioned 10 the ia
zst:e. d;sd s! his residence on King
street. uear Washington, at $3.50 o'clock
lat ugh. The deceased had been con-
fiaed to his homo for sume time By fail
log health. Els death vas due TO or
gacic tronsle from which he had long
bsen sufferer. He leaves widow aud
four chlld,eu--swo sons and two dangh.
ters.
Mr. Oa,ne wss SOD of the late Rlch.
ard l. Carna. BE was born in this city
ia August, 1882, aud. vas consequently
IT wears old. Most OF his days were
spynt In the newspaper world. He en.
tered that calling at an esrly age; set
svpe a short time ct the Office OF the
S1uthsra Churchmsn, and when IA years
old. 10 l846 became the Alexandria agent
of the Columbian Fountain, q daily tenn
psranco newspaper published ia Wash
ing.on. Soon afterwards he became the
Alexandria correspondent of the Balti-
mora New, short lived journal, from
August 1847 to February 184S he vas
ths Alexandria sgsut Of the Baltimore
Clipper. Ga August 9, 1858 be became
connected with the Washington Even.
ing Stsr as lis Alexandria correspond.
at and 80 continued until September,
1856, when ne became city editor of the
Virginia Sentinel, Published by Smith
& Bro, in tais city. sud held that POSI-
ton uu,il April 1853, when ne wont 10
New York and spent soma time on the
New York Herald. He returned to tase
q desk at the Office OF the Washington
E,spiny Star, then published BY the late
Doasla, Wsllacb, which he occupied
uotii thu return from travel OF Mr..
Crosby s. Moves, in November, 1859,
O., tue 9th Of December, 1859 he became
one of the staff OF the Alexandria Ga
z,tte and ST continued until that psper was
temporarily suspended at the outbreak
n, The civil war. During the war he was Tor
awhile engaged on the Local News, pub
I;saea il this Office from October, 1851,
10 February, 1862, when the Gasstte Of
:Sse was burned by fedora! soldiers. In
1867 NJ. Carne again was engaged on
the s,sff OF the Washington National
Republican filing at different times al.
mos: every position on that psper until
1875, when the papor was sold out. 10
shs meantime 10 May, 1871, be had be.
,cous connected with tho Baltimore Sun
~ its Washington city correspondent
and he remained 10 that position until
November, 1896; since which time be
had been connected With the Sun as its
Alessadria correspondent.
Whils engaged in newspaper work 10
Washington ip the daytime Mr.. Oaroe
did much JOURNALIST work IN Alexandra
at night. He edited the Commonwealth
for D. Tnroer in 1861 and the Alexsn'
drisu 10 1859.
Mr.. Game hsd been connected With
the Commercial Advertiser and other
papers published 10 the '7Os.
M.. Ca5ne hsd reported tho proceed
iugs of the Common Oauncil for the
Gazette from 1870 up to few years ago
when fsiliDg health compelled him to
relirqrish the work
B,s,des newspaper work Mr.. Csrne
contributed 20 little to magazines deVot-
Jog his researches to display OF the real
G:orgs Washington. BE has made
among others, tho following conrrlDu-
xions to this end:
"Wasning:on ss BaTgher," Harper's
Magazine, February, 1880; "a nev leaf
from Washingtoc's Bos life," s.. Nicbo.
las, n. Y, March 1887; George Wash
iugtop, His B)yhood and compaoions,'
Wide Awake Ma2azioe, Boston, July,
1887; George Westinghouse School
Days" Harper's Yong People, New
York serial, February. 1889; "Washiog-
toms Catholic Aide &c CAMP" Catholic
Wo:!d Magazine, New York, January,
1890. "Washiugtoo's B fridays" Over.
land MoasAIy, San Francisco; Oal., 1904
&c Contributed largely to Catholic
Magazines end or each 22ad OF Feb
.osry and An OF July for many years
had q confirmation from bis pen In the
Ara Marie Msgsziue.
M. Carne was appointed city super.
inte1deut of tho public schools OF Alsx-
audria in 1882 and served four years.
10 bad been q member of the school
board siucs its orgauiza Ion, aud served
IS SECRETARY OF the lsaainess Msn'a
Lsaeae.
TIE deceased for several years studied
low in lS50-54 under esp. Z. T.
Andrews and Ia 1857 vas licensed to
prac.ica lsw In Virginia by judges
Tyler, Kiurey and Field and in Oclo.
bss 1865 he vas admitted to the bar
OF the District o. Columbia by Judges
Garter, WsIie snd Fisher of The Supreme
UDurt Of the District.
Ia 1S65.l866 he was associated With
the lste Rsuosr Johnston In the prac'
ties of law, and lister With Gilbert o.
Moor ard George B'acklock. he
CON piled The present city code IN 1914
Is 1881 hs delivered, by the invita-
ton OF the City Council. the address 8.
the centennial celebration Of the city oil
Aiexantris.
'srae Lagsut of the Female S!rang-
er.h which hiss been read all over the
Unitsd Safes, WAS written By Mr..
Carne.
CuEJSrEAS WEEK,