Year: 1875

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the HERALD His industrious labors here
we're interrupted annually by visit to Con
cord and in 1874 when twenty five years ofage he
ried Miss Eliza Woodward, the devoted wife who now
survives him and sister OF the late DR. Woodward Of
Quincy, Mass who founded the Woodward Institute
now being built in that town The only issue of the
marriage was Woodward, promising son now seven
teen years OF age and freshman in Harvard UniVer-
sity


hr. Hudson prominently a representative
American journalist Indeed he may be truthfully
styled the father Of modern American journalism so
far enterprise, sagacy and boldness gathering
news are concerned. His executive ability marked
by wonderful sefpoise that enabled him in the hour
Of emergency we'll as in the routine OF his position
to at once grasp the importance Of the subject
TO be handled, and to decide on the proper method
of collecting the facts and presenting them in arac
tive and comprehensive form. Such is the simple
record OF man who stamped his individuality upon
the newspaper history OF our country Always sedu-
lousy seeking TO hide his personality Mr. Hudson dis
charged his arduous duties managing editor OF the
HERALD many years with credit to himself and to
| the paper


Mr. Hudson's entrance the profession of journal
ism was peculiar While boy in years he
labored for few months with his brother upon
paper called the Express, and when that journal died.
after brief existence he became clerk in this CITY,
| Nearly a year after the NEW YORK HERALD
started by its founder, Mr.. Hudson answered an
advertisement printed by the proprietor for
assistant Full of hope and being doubt conscious
of his ability to discharge the duties Of the position
he applied for, young Hudson convinced
his employer that in him he possessed q faithful as
sisant The duties Of Mr. Hudson at that time were
multifarious, and then, as it Is now the
eadng object of the paper Mr.. Hudson would DO at
| hour on the docks seeking Items another In the
courts taking notes knotty points of law and i'm
medatey after would sit down and the mails,
always looking for of interest But it was in the
collection of shipping that he first distinguished
himself and by that laid the foundation for the
present extensive ship department of the HERALD


As time went and the staff of the HERALD in
| creased in numbers Mr. Hudson naturally in rank
by seniority and force Of genius Therefore, it is not
| surprising that find him at length occupying the
position Of managing edtor-a position he filled for so
many years Probably no one could have been Sc
| lected by the elder Mr. Bennett who was better
fitted to carry out his grand ideas of modern and
progressive journalism than Mr.. Hudson. Certainly
no could have furthered those ideas with
thoroughness of detail and In results than
he. Naturally of sangume temperament, Mr.. Hud-
seldom permitted himself to become excited and
matter how important the event. he always cool





nates Thus he infused into the staff he directed the
regularity punctuality and reliability that
characteristic Of himself Indeed, marked
those characteristics that they obtained for him the
reputation of being ''The Pendulum" of the HERALD
establishment


Fully entering into the ideas of the elder Mr. Ben
nett that the life blood Of newspaper news he
proved himself able second his chief during his
whole the paper 1t is safe to say that the
confidence reposed in his skill and sagacty
misplaced, and matter how far that confidence
tended abused. As evidence of this it is
only necessary refer the fact that ties per-
sonal friendship that long existed between the elder
Mr. Bennett and the deceased maintained to
tho last


Faithfuness to duty and enthusiasm for his work
were salient points in Mr. Hudson's character. His
regular hours of attendance at the Office fre-
quenty heightened by the receipt of important news
or the occurrence of striking event Even after
he had closed the labors OF the night he would
ber forgotten point fixture and be again found
in the Office seeing that everything being done
his satisfaction. Thus he maintained the reputa-
tion OF the paper and his During the
war this trait was the more clearly marked, and his
conscientiousness journalist was manifested by his
anxiety keep his faith with the government In not
publishing contraband Frequently at night
would he from his home to satisfy himself that
certain intelligence which had been forwarded by the
HERALD correspondents in the field would not appear
in the morning paper 1t prejudcial to the in-
terests of the government.


On assuming the responsible position OF manager
his executive ability became at apparent and IL
was exhibited in his management OF the early Washing
ton reports for his journal; the organization
of special Southern and foreign expresses, and
the collection of Presidential election returns through
outth tha nurin tho Mayic war he HEp N
outstripped all its competitors in procuring late
Of the principal in the campaigns of Taylor and
Scott and this largely due to Mr.. Hudsons
energy In those days individual enterprise had ample
scope the telegraph not in existence TO simplify
the methods of communication


The collection Of shipping finally led to
citation between the HERALD Courier and Enquirer and
tho Journal Of Commerce for that purpose This
the beginning OF the New York Associated Press and
those early days the control Of the association fell
naturally into the hands OF Mr. Hudson and the late
Mr. Henry Raymond, and they together laid the foun-
dation the aferward attained when the tee
graph necessitated consolidation OF interests


At first the electric telegraph threatened build up


feeling antagonism among the journalists Of that
day It was not until 1850 that Mr. Hudson succeeded
by his skill and TACT In bridging the gulf between the
telegraph and the press thereby really smoothing the
| ground for the success Of modern journalism
| Mr.. Hudson probably tho best informed man OF
his day in America European politics. well
the issues arising in his native country II his
mastery Of the leading European questions Of the time
that gave tho HERALD reputation abroad as oosmo
politan newspaper Among his many triumphs was
the organization OF corps Of correspondents for the
HERALD during the late civil war He planned journal
| istc campaigns az the time that the armies
moved, and SO complete were his arrangements that
IN Acld
mitted in graphic form to the paper For thirty
years Mr. Hudson thus conducted the departments
OF the HERALD aud his constant series
Of surprises the public and the press In all OF these
several enterprises he seemed, as IL were, to give
vitality and action to the ideas OF his chief


His ambition in life was TO make the HERALD q COM
plete newspaper and enable TO outstrp all it's COM