River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-11-02
JOS. PULITZER DEAL
PASSES AWAY WHILE HIS SEcRE
TARY READS HIM DEATH
OF LOUIS XII.
"SOFTLY, QUITE SOFTLY"THE EN-
Great Journalist Succumbs to Hear.
FaiIure.-Was Owner Of New
York World and ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch.

Charleston, So Carolina. - Joseph
Pulitzer, proprietor of the New York
World and the st. Louis Post-Dispatch
died aboard his yacht, the Liberty, in
Charleston harbor. The immediate
cause of Mr.. Pulitzer's death was
heart failure. He had been in i'll
health for several days, but until a
few hours before the end, none sus-
pected the gravity of his condition.
Mrs. Pulitzer, who had been sent
for, reached the yacht shortly before
her husband died At his bedside
when the end came also was his young
est son, Herbert, who has been cruis-
ing with his father. The funeral will
be held at Woodlawn cemetery in
New York.
Mind Clear Near the End.
Up to an hour and a half before his
death Mr. Pulitzer's mind remained
perfectly clear. His German secretary
had been reading to him an account of
the reign of Louis XI of France, in
whose career Mr.. Pulitzer had always
taken the liveliest interest.
his chapter and came to the death Of
the French King, Mr.. Pulitzer said to
him:
'Leise, ganz leise" (Softly, quite
softly.
These were the last words he spoke.
Leading Figure in journalism.
For more than a quarter of a CEN
fury Joseph Pulitzer has been one of
the leading figures in American jour-
lalism. Born in Hungary in 1847 and
educated there, he came to this coun-
try in 1868, enlisted in the Union
army, and served as a cavalryman
Until the end of the war, when he set
led in st. Louis, which for many
years was to be the scene of his jour
nalistic activities.
His early newspaper training was as
a reporter and afterwards city editor,
managing editor and part proprietor
of the Westliche Post, edited by Carl
patch which, under his management,
became in a few years one of the best
known and most widely circulated
journals of the section.
Mr.. Pulitzer's entry into New York
journalism occurred in 1883, when he
bought the World, then paper of
small circulation. It's circulation and
prestige grew rapidly under his gem
raj direction. A building to house it,
which he erected in 1890 on Park Row,
was, until overtopped by the skyscrap-
ers of later years, one of the most
striking of New York office buildings.
Became Totally Blind.
Mr.. Pulitzer's sight began to fail
him in the late eighties and after a
time he became totally blind. Ever
since, he had been partial invalid,
but up to the last had kept general
supervision over his newspaper prop
critics here and in st. Louis, and taken
pronounced interest in civic affairs.
Much of his wealth has been given for
educational purposes. He donated
$1,000,000 to Columbia college to es-
tablish and maintain a college of jour
nalism and established scholarships in
that institution for deserving boy grad
yates of New York public schools.
During his residence in Missouri,
Mr.. Pulitzer served as a member Of
the legislature and was a delegate
from that state to the Democratic ma
tional convention in 1880. He was
elected to the 49th congress from a
New York district, but resigned after
q few months service.
Before becoming a reporter, Pulit-
ger, after leaving the army, worked
successfully as deck hand, long
shoreman, hostler, waiter, coachman,
grave digger and member of the Mis-
souri, legislature.