The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-11

pdpefman tudb ne Wabs dulckly Auq decisively, then, he gave orders assigning one man here, another there, always with an uncanny sense of just where the best "angle" of the story would be.
 Careful Not to Hurt
 one of his favorite sayings was: You can write a good story today that hurts someone, but tomor- row the story will be forgotten while the man you hurt remem- berg and will always remember" He followed that credo all through his newspaper career and passed it on to all those under him, bring ing home to them the same leS' son.
 Regretted Retirement
 When he retired from active newspaper work last winter, those who had worked with him marked with regret the passing of news paperman and 6 gentleman. 1t was only when he had retired that there came anything near a full appreciation of just how valuable he had been not only as far as newsga thering was concerned, but in the example he set for all those in the newspaper field.
 Gentleman of old School
 Martin SculIy as man is per- haps best described as q gentle man of the old school. He was gentle, mild, modest and conscien- tious. Favors he gave willingly to all who asked; his friendship was prized possession, for 1t was sturdy, steadfast and loyal. The ideals to which he clung all through his life, despite q chang ing nation and a changing world, were lofty. He followed those same ideals faithfully and con- stantly.
 Conservative in many ways, he was yet able to see and join with progress. Quiet usually, he was yet a gifted speaker, with fine command of words and q flair for eloquence. A gentleman always, he lived his life, according to tho high standards which he espoused, Truly 1t can be said, No man In Waterbury was better known and better liked than Martin Scully."
 uC lUtEu AVE OthNID
 Waterbury will probably know only partially, at most, just how much his loss means, for he was never one to place himself in the spotlight, never one to seek per- sonai glory. The city loses q man who helped build 1t to It's present state, who guided 1t through the parlous days of war, who gave years of his life and learning to his fellow citizens, who lived al- ways with thoughts of his neigh bor in his mind.
 But words can only hint at the real greatness that was Martin Scully.
 Youths Ambition Realized
 Martin Scully came to Water bury at the age of IT, bright-eyed Irish youth. He was born in 1856 at Abbeylaix, Queens County, Ireland, the son of Jeremiah and Bridget Lawless Scully. From his parents, he re- ceived the patience and gentleness that marked him all through his successful career. Once arrived m Waterbury, the youth secured em- 0L LIlO w aeSA DHNteA> Company on South Main street. Despite the long factory hours pre- vailine at the time, he found time to make studies in private and to read a great deal. Essentially, he was a self-educated man, one who appreciated knowledge the more because of the labor which he ex- erted to secure 1t.
 Aa t,fa knnw1AHOa nf Waterbury increased, Martin Scully left the factory to become reporter for the Valley Catholic, 6 weekly pub lication, and later its manager. Then he joined the Waterbury Evening Democrat as a reporter, thereby beginning an association that was to last until the time of his death. Week after week he made progress, and 1t was not long until he had become city editor Of The Democrat, winning the plau- dits of the whole community for his fearless handling of news.
 Interest in Ireland
 Next to his family, home and city of his adoption, Ireland, the country of his birth was near and dear to the heart of MT Scully. Perhaps no man of this city or part of the country was more keenly. interested fin the history of that country through It's many years of struggle for independence. The independence of Ireland meant as much to MT Scully as did tho welfare of his home city, and he perhaps had more knowledge of conditions in Ireland than any other individual in this city or sec- tion. It was his privilege to greet the present president of the Irish Free State, Honorable Eamonn De Valera, wEen he visited this city some years ago. This sum-