Evening star., 1936-12-26
JOHN BOYLE DIES;
HIT BY CAR SEPT. 80
Dean of Correspondents
Here Had Varied Career
as Newspaper Man.

The dean of Washington newspaper
correspondents, John Boyle, 81. died
yesterday in Emergency Hospital,
where he had been confined since
he was struck by an automobile Sep
tember 80.
He had served 50 years as Capital
newspaper man and was the Oldest
man in point of service in the con-
gressional press gallery. His member
ship in the National Press Club ex.
tended over q quarter century.
In the minds of Washington Of
fIcialdom and OF his colleagues he was
principally identified with the Wall
Street Journal, which he served as
bureau manager from 1898 to 1892.
His newspaper experience, however,
was wide and varied His career was
begun on the Charlotte, N. c., Oh.
server in 1876. The following year
he joined the staff of the Washington
Post. then a. new enterprise. Later
he was with the Washington bureau
OF the United Press. the Norfolk. Va,
Virglnian: the Raleigh. N. c., Post,
and the Montgomery, Ala, Journal.
Represented Exchange Telegraph.
During the same year that he BE-
came manager of the Wall Street
Journal bureau, he was appointed
Washington correspondent for Ex-
change Telegraph Co. Ltd. OF Lon
don. and continued in its service un-
til his accident.
His avocation was politics. in which
he began to dabble as early as 1874.
For 80 years thereafter he was an
active Democrat and was delegate 10
the national party convention at
which William Jennings Bryan was
nominated for the presidency, He
voted for Bryan and during all his
life was an advocate of the silver
policies of the Great Commoner.
News of Mr.. Boyle's death quickly
spread among the membership of the
Press Club and President George W.
Simpson appointed committee to
attend the funeral Monday at st.
Matthews Church. Burial will be IN
Glenwood Cemetery. The exact time
Of the services has not yet been set.
Surviving him is a sister, Mrs. Fred
S. Hardesty, Of this city. He was
vice president Of the Association OF
Oldest Inhabitants.
U. S. Family Dates From 1904.
The first American progenitor of the
Boyle family, another John Boyle,
came to the United States from Ire
land in 1904. and ultimately was ap-
pointed chief clerk of the Navy De-
partment in the administration Of
Andrew Jackson.
The son of the Irish immigrant,
Cornelius Boyle, was a physician and
Confederate soldier. He was the
father of the John Boyle who died
yesterday.
The veteran newspaper man was
crossing the street in front of the
Powhatan Hotel when he was struck BY
the car of Edwin S. LaFetra, 1912
Macomb street Mr.. Boyle lived at
800 Eighteenth street.
DR.. Christopher j. Murphy, deputy
coroner. said today that an inquest
will be held In connection with Boyle,s
death. The date of the inquiry has not
been set.
Members of the Press Club on the
Funeral Committee we're Charles o.
Gridley, Harold Brayman, George w.
Combs, Lorenzo Martin. Charles A.
Hamilton, Jesse S. Cottrell. L. M.
Lamb. Bernard Kilrore Alfred r.
Flynn. Lower Lerch, Clarence Linz,
John J. Walsh, John j. DAILY, Homer
J. Dodge, George L. Tarry, George
e. Durno. Eugene S. Leggett, Ralph
A. Collins, w. H. Atkins. Harry Ward,
Earl Goodwin, James North. Bascom
N. Timmons. Michael w. Flynn, Al
bert L. Warner, Hal H. Smith, Theo-
dore Tiller, Frank 3. Lord. Fred A.
Emery. Thomas F. Edmunds, Ernest.
G. Walker, Henry L. Schweinhaut and
Mark L. Goodwin.