Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-07
ACCIDENT saved
PULITZER FROM
LIFE At SEA
Famous Journalist Who Rev
olutionised Newspaper Bus
mess Came Within an Ace
of Being Lubbering whaler.

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"a unique Inquire IN American Journal
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Joseph Pulitzer was born a little
more than 80 years ago. lie lived IN
HunRarv until he was ~ years old.
one ~ nis relatives " prof pulitzer
of vienna. distinguished scientist.
Ills father was a college professor,
his uncics were officcrs IN che AuTtro.
Hungarian army.
The lnfantile Pulitzer. agc0 II.
thought that lighting was the nobiest
human occupation. when ne started
for America his idea was 60 go 10
Mexico aud get 20 lighting in the army
there. one OF his relatives was or
had been Mexican army officer.
he landed az Boston and came from
there 90 New York Tie was then a
lauk. lean, powerful young man with
q smooth face. long upper In. long.
strong chin. very high top-head. clear
gray eyes. unlimited nervous energy
and a freedom from accepted Ideas.
from accepted beliefs m the import
ancc or property. vested rights and
80 on. which made A possible for him
10 become, arst. a useful. successful
journalist. aud. second. a very rich
man.
ON his way over. young Pulitzer
talked 10 sailors, ana his ahsorbant
mind made him believe that his fu-
iurc was an ocean life.
The Mexican -Mexicana light
about nothing In particular--faded In
10 the distance. lie landed on Amer
lean shores. saw the strugRle for q
moan living. was thrown with men
who knew as much about his mental
processes and unlimited ambition az
they knew Of trigonometry, and he
made up his mind 20 go back 20 sea.
He applied for and secured and APP
pointmcnt on a whaicr. a sailing ves-
sci bound for a three years cruise
10 tho north.
Here you may observe how good
mon are proyidontiaiiy saved for Inn
portant work.
II Joseph Pulitzer had got aboard
that whaling ship, nc might be az this
day cutting blubber of q whale In the
neighborhood OF the north pole. or
more probably starting Inutiny 10
execute q captain guilty OF treating
his men cruelty.
something went wrong and Joseph
Puiitzer failed 10 get the berth on the
whaicr.
At this time he could not speak one
word OF English. he spoke German
and Hungarian. and ~ knew how TO
read Latin. That Wac his equipment
for dealing with America.
He learned that war was going on
In the United states that some OF this
men who did not believe la slavery
were fighting against others who did
believe in slavery, He Joined the ar
my OF The north and served Ia the
cavalry until the war ended.
The future solemn historian who
writes the history OF Joseph Pulitzer,
"one Of Americas great editors" will
probably dwell on the fact that Pulit-
ger was present AT the battle Of Get
iysburg.
I, seems 10 mo that other things
are more important than this war rec
ord, especially three things
First. he cleaned his own cavalry
horao and at least one other horse be-
longing 20 an officer. Here he learn
ed a good deal about the reality OF
life.
Second. he came IN contact with a
whipper-snappcr officer. brutal 20 his
men. This officer needed a lesson and
he got Il from Pulitzer. who knocked
him down and was arrested 20 be held
fof court martial. one day AN old
general OF German blood was hunt
ing ABOUND for someh0dy who could
play chess. he was told that a young
Hungarian named Pulitzer, under ar
rest for striking an officer. was said
10 be able to play chess very well.
Fortunately. to this old general
| chess seemed more Important than
! oourt-martials and he had Pulitzer
| brought from his Imprisonment 20
play chess with him. He was 80
amazed ~ the young mans mental
force that the oourt-martlal was
pntched up and Joseph Pulitzer was
never tried. Tho old general deserved
credit In view OF the fact that he never
won a game.
a. the end 81 the war Joseph Pulit-
ger had added 20 his worldly posses
sions a limited knowledge OF the Eng
lish language and t~o or three doll
lars left over front his pay. lie tried
10 sleep IN the city han park, but was
disturbed by vlaiIant policemen. Then
a kind hearted fireman allowed HIM to
| steep In the furnace room % the
French's hotel on park Row. Before
the nieht was over somebody else who
came on duty turned him out Of there.
ne afterwards bought French's hotel,
tore Il down and built the present
World building on lts site.
soon after the war he went west 10
-. Louis Travelling was different
from what Il h now. People crossed
The biz muddy river IN fcrryboals.
Pulitzer had no money 70 cross he
offered 10 earn his pansaae by goins
back ana forth few times aud work
Ink as aremaa.
Ills big muscles and force Of viii
made him q very good fireman, ard he
was persuaded 10 stag on The boat ~
good Wages for ssTno time.
hefore his success begen Joseph
Pulitzer aid all Kinds " work, and
after his success began he was proud
N this early work IN the right way
ale learned ~ actual experience that