The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-22
END COMES TO
'MARSE HENRY
|. IN FLORIDA
Editor Ranked Foremost
Among Nations
Journalists


JACKSONVILLE. F.Ia.. nec. IA
Col Henry waiterson. known to the
American people as one OF the last
surviving members OF the old school
Of Journalism aud 70 his fritnds as
"Marso Henry" died early today at
a hotel here.
Death came peacefully. the vener-
able editor retaining consciousness
almost TO the end and convcrslng dur
ing his last half hour with his wife,
son and daughter
Col watterson came 10 Jackson
vile several weeks ago In accordance
with his annual custom Of spending
the winter In Fiofida. usually a, Fort
Myers. He contracted slight cold
Tuesday and while seated IN chair
yesterday morning. soon after break
fast. he suffered an acute bronchial
attack and was ordered TO HIS bed by
his physician Ifis condition grew
worse during the day and night and
tho end came at Sis O'Clock this
morning. The Immediate cause Of his
death, his physician said. was heart
failure superiEduoed by congestion Of
the lungs.
Thus Marae Henry passed TO that
beautiful shore" where last October
he wrote his comrades OF the Confed-
crate army. he was sure the Bonnie
Blue Flag will be flying at the fore
and the bends will be playing Dixie
on parade and the pretty girls will be
distributing The Chattanooga Rebel
tthe newspaper published BY MIN dur
ing the war between the states) TO
groups OF ragged red nosed angels
who have not foreo,tesl. .tas rebel
yell"
Born In tasn.
Wattareon. or "Mnrse Henry" as
he was known. was born In WaslilnR-
ton, ID. C.. on February ig. 1870. nre
to defect In vision. which Kept him
out OF the public schools he received
his early education from private tu-
tors. He started his journalistic
career as a reporter on the Washing
ton States, a paper in Washington.
/ u. G. lie was with this paper from
1858 until the opening OF the civil
war.
| After leaving the Washington pa
| per, he went TO Nashville, Tenn. and
! Joined the staff OF the Republican
Banner This was just after the
opening battles OF the war He was
with this paper for about a year,
when the city fell into the hands OF
the northern armies. and the publica-
ton OF the paper was suspended.
Watterson then Joined the Confed-
crate army as a voluntary aide. He
served In this capacity until he met
T, NJ. Paul, who was then publisher
OF the Chattanooga Rebel. lie was
persuaded that he could do the south
ern Gauss more good with his pen
than IN the army, and In 1854 he be-
came editor of the Chattanooga Rebel.
II was with this paper that he won
his first fame as journalist His
characteristic style OF strongly ex-
pressive editorials was developed and
recognized In hin support OF the
southern cause through this paper.
Returns To Nashville.
In one editorial he attacked the
tactics and methods OF General
Bragg, who was then In command OF
the southern army. This was an
unfortunate attitude. II proved. as the
general refused to ALLOW the paper 10
be published for some time. He
then returned to Nashville. and re-
sumed hia post on the Republican
Banner, OF which he soon became
editor.
II was in 1858, in the beginning OF
the period OF reconstrection in the
south. that WattersoR went to Louis
r Vile to assume the management OF
the Journal. which he later con-
solidated with the Courier ana the
Democrat. all rapers OF Louisville,
, The new paper vas called the Courier
! Journal and Watterson was Its editor
until 1919 when lac retired from active
Journalism.
From August 1879 until March OF
the following year. he filled out an
unexpired term IN congress, and made
reputation al this time for being u
. fearless and ardent supporter OF what
T, he believed to be the right Al the
expiration OF his brief term, he de.
4 clined re-elecilCn. ana went back tC
y y his Louisville paper
Active Democratic Worker.
He served ia following years In q
| number OF national democratic actiyi-
ties In capacities Of various kinds
Watterson was among the most in
i tluential men who holped shape tbs
course OF American newspaper Jour
u nalism In the period OF reconstruc-
tion at the opening OF the twentieth
= century. lie was also one of the first
J, cditors in this country 10 support tho
+ cause OF the allies in the great war
= long before this country entered. I'll.
famous Fssg-.-.;, s--.i ~ the close ol
y most OF his editorials during the fIrsl
B. years OF the war. ITO Hell with the
hohenzollerns and Hapsburgs' wa'
echoed later by an papers OF ths
L country. and a characteristic uf ths
!, iorcefui style VI the man,
n He was awarded the Pulitzer
q prize for the best editorial weittef
n In 1918 lie retired from newspaper
a work In 1919. and AT the time WA
T., culngized BY journalists throughou
! the country. During his active year
l- he was the author of several his
tories and truatiHes.