Evening star., 1936-12-26
HIGH TRIBUTE PAID
ARTHUR BRISBANE
Roosevelt Leads in Praise
of Noted Writer, Dead
of Heart Disease.
~ the Associated Press.

W ssSAbs SsSSAeSs
~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 26-Trib-
ute came from all parts of the Ma
ton today for Arthur Brisbane. editor
and columniSt, whose death at II took
from American journalism one Of its
best-known figures.
The noted writer, in failing health
for several months, died in his sleep
In his apartment yesterday as news
paper presses rolled out his last col
umn-a Christmas message he had
dictated only a few hours before.
Brisbane suffered q heart attack
Thursday afternoon. but insisted on
debating his column. He slept that
night under an oxygen tent, but sue
cumbed at $50 am.
Fifty-three Years in Journalism.
Brisbane's passing closed the amaz-
ingly successful career he began So
years ago as a "cub" reporter on the
New York Sun. He became America s
highest-paid newspaper writer, draw
ing an annual salary of $260,00o.
President Roosevelt led in messages
OF sympathy sent to the writer's fam
tly. He messaged Brisbane's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sarah Brisbane McCrary:
Mrs. Roosevelt and extend our
sincere sympathy and wish you to
know our thoughts are with you in
the loss of your father. had known
him for many years and took keen
delight, whenever I had the oppor-
tunity, Of exploring with him the
teachings of history and the philos-
ophy of our civilization"
Brisbane had been associated
through most of his career with Will
liam Randolph Hearst, both in news
paper and real estate enterprises.
Hearst eulogized his longtime friend
and associate as "the greatest Journal
list Of his day"
Column Widely Read.
Brisbane's success in mirroring facts
or his thoughts successfully in simple
and forceful phraseology made his
syndicated column, To-day" in the
daily papers and This Week" in the
weeklies, Of wide appeal.
He was a native of Buffalo, N. Y.
He worked on the Sun and as manag-
Ing editor Of the New York World be-
fore taking over the New York Jour-
bal, owned by Hearst, in 1897,
Public funeral services will be held
Monday at 10 am. in st. Bartholo-
news Church. at Park avenue and
Fiftieth street. Burial viii be at the
Brisbane estate, Allaire, N. j.
Besides his widow, who is the for
mer Phoebe Cary of New York, Bris-
bane Is survived by five children A
son, Seward, and four daughters, Mrs.
McCrary. Emily, Alice and Elinor
Brisbane.
Noyes Pays Tribute.
Frank B. Noyes, president Of the
Associated Press and The washington
Evening Star Publishing Co., received
the news at Palm Beach, Fla.
II am deeply shocked at the un-
expectedness of his DEATH" he said.
"He has been an important figure in
Journalism for many years and held
b unique position"
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia Of New
York commented:
American journalism has lost one
Of its pioneers and outstanding char
acters. Mr.. Brisbane's editorials of 80
years or 50 ago were an inspiration
10 ne. We were friends for many
years. His passing is great loss to the
country"
Ability as Reporter Praised.
Roy w. Howard. chairman of the
board of Scripps- Howard newspapers,
declared:
TT is q common habit seldom just-
fed by the facts to state that the
passing Of an important national fig
ure will leave q niche that cannot be
filed. In the passing Of Arthur Bris-
bane from the field of American
journalism that H literally the
case. -
TO newspaper men and to his in
Inmates the essence Of the mans true
genius was not revealed in his ex-
VI ooluAloiy hDAAsico 40 nu cuutoi, q
correspondent or coiumnist. Arthur
Brisbane's real genius was most fully
revealed in his ability as q reporter
In this field the entire history Of
American journalism lists few who
were his equal. News interest-of
what it consisted and how to create
1t, few understood so well. News facts
how to obtain them and how to pre-
sent them graphically was with him
an inspired art. ="