The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-16

pulmonary cedema at ten minutes
past ~ o'clock"
me physicians attending Ambas
rndor Reid were Sir IT. Barlow
sir william Osiow. DIR. Hale Wh't'
and Richard Ro~lands.
Cancelled Entertainment.
For the past two years Mr.. Reid
had suffered serious attacks OF innu.
enxa, ali Of which. II was said. mad
undermined his health. His last at
tack from this source came on De-
cember I'd. and Immediately AFTER ne
was placed In bed In his London nome
He had made no public appearance
since. His Illness caused s1s y0-4s
ment Of a reception he had planned
to give at his country house al Wrest
Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, one OF the
most beautiful estates of England Tor
which he paid almost s2o.upo "a ea'
rent. In honor of Prince and Princess
Alexander. Of Teck-
Physicians in charge 81 tie ambas-
sador reported at that time that n"
serious results were expected. al
though shortly after he began to grow
weaker Amos, hourly. Mrs. Reid ana
htw daughter, Mrs. John Ward, VINO
was Miss Jean Reid. have been al
his bedside almost constantly
Native Of Ohio.
Mr.. Reid was born at Nenia, e..
October ~. 1881. He studied at
Miami university, in Ohio. and in
later wears received honorary degrees
from many Of the large universities
of this country ana England.
He was married to Miss Eiizabeth
Mills, daughter OF d. j. Mills. On
April 26. 1881.
Mr.. Reid began his journalistic
career in 1883. when he became as
sociate editor OF the Aenia (O)
News The following year he became
the legislative correspondent, from
1850 to 1851 he acted as war corre-
ypondent for the Cincinnati Gazette,
being present at several OF the in'-
portant battles OF the civil war dur
ing those years. The following Year
he went to Washington AS correspond
ent for the Gazette.
Later he served on the military
STATS Of Generals Thomas A. Morris
and w. 6, Rosecrans In the West Nir-
ginia campaign, and returned TO
Washington in 1853 to accept the po-
sition as clerk Of the military commits
sion Of congress For while ne
served as librarian of the house of
representatives Later he took up
cotton planting in Concordia parish,
La.
Takes Over the Tribune.
In 1857 he was a mem Der of the
editorial staff of the New York Trib-
une, and during the reAt three years
served as managing editor, finally
taking over complete control OF thu
paper.
With the taking over of the Trib-
une Mr.. Reid started the movement
Of erecting tall buildings in this city
ly erecting "a home for the paper On
Nassau street al Spruce street, whicr
is still the official home of the paper
In recent years the building has been
added to, but, nevertheless, IL VI.
ore Of the early skyscrapers " New
York.
MIR. Reds initiation into Eastern
jour alism came about through the
urginys of Horace Greeley, founder 81
the Tribune, who had heard Of youn-
Reds great ability. After taking III
his work here, he was always under
the tutorship Of Greeley, who explain
ed to him many things in the jour
naliatic life Of the metropolis thai
were entirely new to him.
Greeley was Grants opponent for thu
presidency in 1872, He was defeated
and died "a short time later, 1t wa
then that youns Reid stepped int,
control Of the Tribune. and he ha'
maintained possession of 1t ever since
Factor I'm Politics
Mr.. Reid furthered the introduc
ton OF the linotype machine. which
brought about a complete change u
the printing OF, newspapers. In 1877
and again in 1881 he declined the ap
pointment of minister to Germany
Because of the social prestige of tin
family of his wife, MIR. Reid move'
in exclusive social circles and was ont
of the leaders in society OF TWO De
cades ago, He was also a powerful
factor in politics, always deVoting thu
columns Of his paper to the Repubii
can cause.
During 1889 and 1892 MIR. Rex
served as ambassador to France, anl
on his return was chosen for the VIE
presidency on the Republican ticket
He was defeated He was a specia
ambassador Of this country 10 Queer
Fictoria's jubilee, and later mem
Der of the Spanish peace COMMITTEE
which met In Paris, He was choseI
ambassador at the coronation of Kin
Edward VII. and in 1905 was ap
pointed am bassador to England b.
President Roosevelt.
He has held that post ever since
although II was recently reported tina
he would he succeeded on January Is
neat, in all probability by Seth Low
former mayor of New York city
King Edwards Friend.
Immediately after taking UP his of
fisieai duties in L.ngland the uew aU
bassadof leased the famous Wires
house, where ne has enterta ned royal
ty on d LAVISH scale. kng f.dwar,
and Mr.. Reld were boop companion,
often dining each other ana spendtn
weeks together On the Fn citing pre-
serves maintained by Dotn II them.
Mir. Reid, however. WAS often re
ported as a person non grata to Kin
George V, and as result the pres
emf administration has been in a
embarrassing position more than one
Mr.. Reid was an author of world
wide repute, being an authority o
International history and O speaker {
great merit.
Mrs. Reid in 1910 with her broth
sr. Ogden Mills, shared equally In
fortune estimated at between $50
ooo.0 and $4,000. goo. which ha
been left them by their father.
Lavish Entertainer.
The lavishness displayed by tn
Reds In their entertainment abroa
were duplicated on many occasion
here. During the visit TO this cour