Chapter XIX: “the Sun” and Yellow Journalism (2)

Dana, Charles A., a boy in Buffalo when Day founded the _Sun_, 35
reading “Oliver Twist” weakens eyes of, 123
draws $50 a week on _Tribune_, 174
named by the _Sun_ as a possible postmaster, 179
buys the _Sun_ and announces its policy, 198, 199
absolute master of the _Sun_, 202
birth and ancestry, 202
brothers and sisters of, 203
boyhood and life of, in Buffalo, 203, 204
goes to Harvard, 204
teaches school at Scituate, 205
religious indecision of, 205
sight of, impaired, 206
joins Brook Farm, 206
milks cows and waits on table, 207
meets Horace Greeley, 207
writes for the _Harbinger_ and the _Dial_, 207
writes poetry, 208
marries, 208
goes to Boston _Daily Chronotype_, 208
comes out “strong against hell,” 209
becomes city editor of the New York _Tribune_, 209
goes to Europe, 209
returns to be managing editor of the _Tribune_, 210
his pay and income, 210
literary works of, before Civil War, 213
leaves the _Tribune_, 214, 215
induces Grant to stop the cotton speculation, 216
convinces Lincoln of needed reforms, 216
is chosen to report on complaints against Grant, 216, 217
writes of his “new insight into slavery,” 218
is with Grant at Vicksburg, 218
brings Grant full authority, 218
sees much of war, 219
estimate of Grant by, 219
estimate of Rawlins by, 219, 220
reports on Rosecrans, 220
poetry contest of, with General Lawler, 221
describes the storming of Missionary Ridge, 221, 222
reports Grant’s Virginia campaign, 222, 223
goes to Richmond to gather Confederate archives, 224
talks with Lincoln about Jacob Thompson, 224
authorizes Miles to manacle Jefferson Davis, 224
quoted on Davis’s imprisonment, 225
becomes editor of Chicago _Republican_, 225
assails President Johnson, 226
quits Chicago _Republican_, 226
determines to have a New York newspaper, 226
his backers, 226
decides to buy the _Sun_, 228, 229
changes its appearance, 230
moves “It Shines for All,” 230, 231
“Dana was the _Sun_ and the _Sun_ Dana,” 231
makes no rules for the _Sun_, 238
editorial principles of, 238, 239
lectures at Cornell, 239
defines news, 241
on college education, 242
on reporting, 242
“The invariable law is to be interesting,” 243
“Do not take any model,” 243, 244
not impressed by names of writers, 246
“This is too damned wicked,” 246
refuses to expose a silly literary thief, 246
methods and surroundings of, 246–251
interest of, in everything and everybody, 251
“Take the partition down,” 251
love of, for variety of topics, 253
delight of, in other men’s work, 254
tact of, in handling men, 263
death of great rivals of, 293
quoted on “personal journalism,” 296
quoted on Greeley, Raymond, and Bennett, 297
“We pass the _Tribune_ by”, 298
advises _World_ reporters to read the Bible, 299
kindly feeling of, toward the younger Bennett, 299
belief of, in a newspaper without advertising, 299–301
objects to “heavy chunks of news,” 302
“our contemporaries exhaust their young men,” 302
is a witness against Secretary Robeson, 305
defeats Shepherd’s attempt to railroad him, 307
denies wishing to be collector of the port, 309, 310
loses friends because of attacks on Grantism, 310
refuses to be turned, 310
retains opinion of Grant’s military ability, 310
“First find the man,” plans of, 326
frames gold plank for New York convention of 1896, 345
asks Platt not to oppose Roosevelt, 345
affection of, for Cuba, 353–354
memorial to, in Camaguey, 354, 355
breaks with Associated Press, 374
encouraged _Sun_ men to write fiction, 405
“The second yellow journalist,” 413
not a yellow journalist, 415
attacks yellow journalism, 413, 415, 416, 417
revolutionizes journalism, 416
“An opposition party in himself,” 420
attacks Hayes, 420
opposition of, to Cleveland, 420
supports B. F. Butler, 420
would burn his pen rather than support Blaine, 421
opinion of, on civil service reform, 421
opposes Bryan, 422
continental travels, 423
knowledge of languages, 423
porcelain collection of, 423
country home of, 424
death of, 425
the _Sun’s_ announcement of death of, 425
elevation of journalism by, 426

Dana, Paul, succeeds his father as editor, 426
chief owner, 427

Davids, David, reporter, 283

Davies, Acton, Spanish war correspondent, 356
_Evening Sun_ dramatic critic, 399

Davis, Oscar King, goes with Schley’s squadron, 355
describes capture of Guam, 356, 357

Davis, Richard Harding, experiences and work of, on _Evening Sun_, 398
writes _Van Bibber_ stories for _Evening Sun_, 398

Day, Benjamin H., decides to publish the _Sun_, 22
birth and ancestry of, 22
issues the first _Sun_, 25
issues a _True Sun_, 60
is indicted for attacking Attree, 61
welcomes an attack by Col. Webb, 111
quarrels with Bennett, 110
attacks the service at the Astor House, 117
name of, taken from the _Sun’s_ masthead, 125
sells the _Sun_ to Moses Y. Beach, 127
period of ownership by, of the _Sun_, 127
profits from the _Sun_, 127, 128
influence of, upon journalism, 129
influence of, on Bennett’s success, 131, 132
success of, responsible for the founding of many one-cent papers,
133
says the _Sun’s_ success was “more by accident than design,” 137
establishes _True Sun_, 137
starts the _Tatler_, 137, 138
founds _Brother Jonathan_, 138
retirement and death of, 138
remarks on Dana’s purchase of the _Sun_, 138
son of Benjamin H. Day, 138
contrasted with Dana, 202
was he a yellow journalist?, 414

Delane, John T., pictured by Kinglake, 247

De Morgan, Augustus, notes of, on the Moon Hoax, 96–99

Denison, Lindsay, covers Slocum disaster, 361

Dick, Dr. Thomas, 66

Dickens, Charles, “Nicholas Nickleby” criticized, 123
The _Sun’s_ comments on American visit of, 155, 156, 157

Dieuaide, Thomas M., writes story of the Santiago sea fight, 355, 356
describes the destruction of St. Pierre, 357, 358

Dillingham, Charles B., _Evening Sun_ dramatic critic, 399

Dix, John A., an advertiser in the first _Sun_, 28

Dix, John A., Governor, seizes three New York newspapers in 1864, 183

Douglas, Stephen A., the _Sun’s_ attitude toward, 175, 177, 178

Draper, Dr. John W., 35

Dyer, Oliver, versatility of, 405

Eaton, Walter P., dramatic critic, 411

Edison, Thomas A., thanks the _Sun_ for chewing tobacco, 322

Editorial writers, list of, 326

England, Isaac W., first managing editor of the _Sun_, 263, 264
Dana’s tribute to, 264

Evans, George O., “He understands addition, division, and silence,”
305

_Evening Sun_, first issued by Beach Brothers, 171
issued by Dana, March 17, 1887, 397
“Laffan’s baby,” 397
Cummings first managing editor of, 397
later managing editors of, 398, 400
list of editorial writers, managing editors, and city editors of,
399, 400

Express service, usefulness to the _Sun_, 140, 141

Fairbanks, Charles M., reporter and night editor, 351

Fernandez, the murderer, 103–104

Field, Eugene, obtains Dana’s shears, 249

Fire, New York conflagration of 1835, 105–106

Fisk, James, Jr., pays $800,000 for a theatre, 236
tells of _Sun_ enterprise, 269, 270

Fitzgerald, Christopher J., finds the lost Umbria, 392, 393

Flaherty, Bernard. See Williams, Barney.

Flint, Dr. Austin, youthful friend of Dana, 204

Florence, William J., subscriber to the Tweed statue fund, 273

Foord, John, editor of the _Times_, 298

Football, Ralph’s story without a score, 334, 335
Beach’s Homeric introduction, 350, 351

Forks, the _Sun’s_ conservative attitude toward, 55

Forrest, Edwin, 55–56

Fowler, Elting A., predicts Bryan’s appointment as Secretary of
State, 377

Fuller, Andrew S., agricultural editor, 199, 200

Fyles, Franklin, reports Beecher trial, 278
reporter, dramatic critic, and playwright, 283

Garr, Andrew S., sues Day for libel, 126

Gibson, A. M., Washington correspondent, 312

Godwin, Parke, edits _Daily News_, 181

Goodwin, Joseph, creates _Sarsaparilla Reilly_, 412

Gould, Jay, is blackballed in the Blossom Club, 270

Grant, Ulysses S., the _Sun’s_ support of, in 1868, announced, 199
imposed upon, 304
opposed by the _Sun_, 304

Grant scandals, 304–310

Greeley, Horace, founds _Morning Post_, 23
fails with _Morning Post_, 37
Albany correspondent _Daily Whig_, 134
starts the _Tribune_, 159
is scorned by the _Sun_, 159
hires Henry J. Raymond, 160
attacks the _Sun_, 161
tells British legislators the _Sun_ was cheap at $250,000, 171
mentioned for the collectorship, 179
hires Dana, 209
timidity of, toward slavery, 211
writes pleas to Dana, 212
denies writing “Forward to Richmond!”, 213
hires Cummings on the state of his breeches, 266

Gregg, Frederic J., editorial writer, _Evening Sun_, 400

Griffis, William Elliot, a _Sun_ contributor, 404

Gurowski, Count, writes for the _Tribune_, 161

Hackett, James H., 39

Hallock, Gerard, sympathy of, with slavery forces him to retire from
the _Journal of Commerce_, 181, 182

Hamblin, Thomas S., ruined by fire of 1836, 118
beats Bennett, 118

Hamilton, Captain, aspersions of, relative to tooth brushes, 45

Harbour Association, formed by six newspapers, 167

Harnden, William F., starts express service, New York to Boston, 141

Harte, Bret, stories by, syndicated by the _Sun_, 403

Hawkins, Ervin, city editor, _Evening Sun_, 400

Hayward, Billings, part owner of the _Transcript_, 133, 134

Hazeltine, Mayo W., writes on Dana’s elevation of journalism, 426
“M. W. H.,” 408
literary critic for thirty-one years, 408

Head-lines, the _Sun’s_ second, 44
examples of (1833), 52
example of, in Dana’s time, 314

Hearst, William R., “the fourth yellow journalist,” 413

Henderson, William J., musical critic and yachting writer, 391

Hendrix, Joseph C., “Cut out the damn,” 279

“Hermit,” writes Washington letters for the _Sun_, 176

Herschel, Sir John F. W., 66

Hill, Edwin C., reports Becker trial, 321
style of, in disaster stories, 361, 362

Hitchcock, Thomas, author of “Matthew Marshall” financial articles,
228

Hoaxes. See Moon Hoax, Balloon Hoax, Mungo Park.

Hoe, Robert, Day’s remark at dinner to, 137

Holmes, Mary J., writes novels for the _Sun_, 195

Hone, Philip, as a writer, 37

Horse expresses: the six-cent papers combine to use, 110

Hotels, huge noon dinners in the thirties, 122

Howard, Joseph, Jr., issues a false Presidential proclamation, 183

Hudson, Frederic, opposes managing editorships, 262

“Human interest,” 244, 245, 313, 363

Humour, 366, 367

Hurlbut, William Henry, a _Sun_ contributor, 405

Illustrations, the _Sun’s_ first, 43

Interviews, invented by Bennett, 316

Introductions, the _Sun’s_ objection to, 363

Irving, Washington, 34–35

Irwin, Will, “The City That Was,” 358

“It Shines for All,” 58

Jackson, Andrew, message of, printed in full, 51

James, Henry, flashy head-lines on a novel by, 404

Jennings, Louis J., chief editorial writer of the _Times_, 274
becomes editor of the _Times_, 298
returns to England, 298

Jewett, Helen, murder of, 113, 114
trial of Robinson for murder of, 115, 116

Jones, Alexander, becomes first agent of Associated Press, 167
invents telegraph cipher, 167

Jones, George, partner of H. J. Raymond, 274

Journalism, the earliest dailies, 29
advance of, between 1830 and 1840, 136, 137
great editors of 1868, 233
managing editors, 262, 263
first women reporters, 285, 286
Watterson’s review in 1873, 293–295
“Personal journalism,” 295, 296
Dana’s dream of a paper without advertisements, 299–301
interviewing, 316
What do people read?, 323
“Sixth sense,” 335, 336

_Journal of Commerce_, the _Sun’s_ only surviving morning
contemporary of 1833, 25

Josephs, Joseph, reporter, 283

Kane, Lawrence S., city editor, 279
reporter, 280

Kellogg, Daniel F., city editor 1890–1902, 371

Kelly, John, marriage of, reported, 321, 322

Kemble, Fanny, 44, 59

Kemble, W. H., author of the “addition, division, and silence”
letter, 305
causes Dana’s arrest, 306
is sent to prison, 306

Kendall, George W., despatches of, to the New Orleans _Picayune_ used
by the _Sun_, 165

King, Charles, editor of the _American_, 130, 131

Know-Nothing Party, uses Maria Monk’s “Disclosures” as political
capital, 112

Kobbé, Gustav, dramatic and musical critic, 350

Laffan Bureau, established, 375
growth, 376

Laffan, William M., becomes proprietor of the _Sun_, 427
thorough newspaper training of, 427
art expert, 427, 428
dramatic critic, 428
“Anybody can get anything printed, except the owner,” 428
death of, in 1909, 430

Landon, M. D. See Eli Perkins.

Leggett, William, fights duel with Blake, 130

Levermore, Charles H., describes victory of the _Sun_ and the
_Herald_ over old-fashioned journalism, 137

Lincoln, Abraham, “No match for the Little Giant,” 177
“A man of the people,” 178
is elected, “and yet the country is safe,” 179
_Sun_ comments on re-election of, 182;
on death of, 182
New York newspapers’ comment on emancipation proclamation, 184
assigns Dana to Virginia campaign, 222

Literature, in the fifties, 173
serial novels contracted for by M. S. Beach, 196
“The finest side of the _Sun_,” 402, _et seq._

Literary men, list of, in 1833, 34–35

Lloyd, Nelson, Spanish war correspondent, 355
city editor, _Evening Sun_, 400

Locke, Richard Adams, goes on _Sun_ as a reporter, 64
Poe’s sketch of, 65, 66
early life of, 66
confesses the Moon Hoax, 86–87
life of the murderer, Fernandez, by, 103–104
starts the _New Era_, 116–117
writes “The Lost Manuscript of Mungo Park,” 117
becomes editor of the Brooklyn _Eagle_, 117, 118
death of, 118
attends dinner to Moses Y. Beach, 167

Lord, Chester S., Whisky Ring story by, 284, 285
long service of, 326, 327
first staff of, 327
“Ten thousand battles of,” 327
managing editor, 1880–1913, 372
studies at Hamilton College, 373
goes on the _Sun_ as a reporter, 373
buys Syracuse _Standard_, 373
returns to the _Sun_, 373
assistant managing editor, 373
managing editor, 373
described by E. G. Riggs, 373
perfects collection of election returns, 374
sends Blaine first news of his defeat, 374
establishes a news service in a night, 375
selection of correspondents by, 376
“Use your own judgment,” 377, 378
“You’ve been fired, but come back,” 378

Lord, Kenneth, city editor, 371, 432

Lotteries, list of numbers drawn, in the _Sun_, 40

Lottery advertising, 37

Luby, James, chief editorial writer, _Evening Sun_, 400

Lyman, Ambrose W., night city editor, 371

Lynch, Charles, Sunday _Sun_ writer, 412

Lynde, Willoughby, part owner of the _Transcript_, 133, 134

Magazines, New York periodicals in 1833, 34

Maguire, Mark, newsboy and sports writer, 285
invents boxing chart, 285

Mallon, George Barry, city editor, 1902–1914, 371

Mandigo, John, sporting editor, 395

Mann, Henry, reporter, exchange editor and author, 284
reports Stokes trial, 321

Mansfield, Josephine, 236, 270

Marble, Manton, joins the _World_, 182
controls it, 182
protests to Lincoln when the _World_ is suppressed, 183

Maria Monk, the _Sun_ prints “Disclosures” of, 111, 112
exposed by W. L. Stone in the _Commercial Advertiser_, 112, 113

Martineau, Harriet, comments of, on the Moon Hoax, 86

“Matthew Marshall.” See Hitchcock, Thomas.

Matthias the Prophet, trial of, for murder, 63

McAlpin, Robert, reporter, 284

McAlpin, Tod, reporter, 284

McClellan, George B., supported by the _Sun_ in 1864, 185

McCloy, W. C., city editor and managing editor, _Evening Sun_, 398,
400

McDonnell, P. G., predicts Aguinaldo’s revolt, 376

McEntee, Joseph, Albany correspondent, 394

Mexican War, _Sun’s_ news of, 164, 165
costly to newspapers, 166

Mitchell, Edward P., owns a copy of the first _Sun_, 26
is quoted on Dana’s freedom from ancient journalistic rules, 240
describes Dana’s methods and surroundings, 247–251
describes Dana’s encouragement of Cuba Libre, 354
finds “Plaza Charles A. Dana” in Camaguey, 355
writes short stories of distinction, 405
breadth of his fancy and humour, 405, 406
address on “The Newspaper Value of Non-essentials,” 406
champions the classics, 407
defines yellow journalism and white, 415
describes Dana’s revolution of journalism, 416
receives Dana’s instructions as to length of death notice, 425
becomes editor-in-chief, 430
president of the Sun Printing and Publishing Association,
1909–1911, 430
remains as editor, 432

“Monsieur X.” See Thiéblin, Napoleon L.

Moon Hoax, 64–101
reacts on the _Sun’s_ big fire story, 106

Morris, George P., 37

Morrissey, John, pugilist, is supported for the Senate by the _Sun_,
323

Morrison, Archibald M., gains control of the _Sun_ to use it for
evangelical purposes, 189

Morse, Samuel F. B., assisted by W. M. Swain and A. S. Abell to
finance the telegraph, 136

Motto, “It Shines for All” appears, origin of, 58

Mullin, Edward H., editorial writer, _Evening Sun_, 400

Munn, Orson D., buys _Scientific American_ with Alfred E. Beach, 162

Munsey, Frank A., sells Washington _Times_ to Brisbane, 348
remarks of, at Yale on the influence of the _Sun_ and the _World_,
419
buys New York _Press_, 431
buys the _Sun_, 431
consolidates the _Sun_ and the _Press_, 431
buys Stewart Building, 432

“M. W. H.” See Hazeltine, M. W.

“Mystery of Marie Roget.” See Rogers, Mary.

Navy Department scandals, 304, 305

“Nemo,” a _Sun_ correspondent in the Civil War, 188

News boats, 166

Newsboys, Day originates street sales by, 39–40
Sam Messenger, 40

Newspapers, _Courrant_, the first English daily, 29
London _Times_ the first English paper to use a steam press, 29
_Pennsylvania Packet_, the first American daily, 29
the _Globe_, oldest New York paper, 29
the _Evening Post_, second oldest New York paper, 29
the _Courier_ and the _Enquirer_ amalgamated, 35
New York _Tribune_, founding of, 37
New York _Times_ is started, 57
the _Transcript_ is started, 57
the _True Sun_, 59–60
_Courier and Enquirer_, its huge size, 62
attitude of the _Sun’s_ contemporaries toward the Moon Hoax, 75,
76, 82, 87
the _Sun’s_ penny imitators, editorial reference to, 107
New York _Herald_ prints the first report of Stock Exchange sales,
109
_Herald’s_ circulation in 1836, 116
the _Journal of Commerce_ denounces the _Sun_ as an inciter of
riots, 119
paper rolls, a new invention, described, 123, 124
_Courier and Enquirer’s_ writers under Webb, 130
_Journal of Commerce_, enterprise under Gerard Hallock’s
editorship, 130
the _Transcript’s_ early success, 133, 134
list of penny papers started in New York, 1833–1838, 134
New York _Express_ established, 134, 135
New York _Daily News_ established, 134, 135
the _Daily Transcript_, the first Philadelphia penny paper, 135
Philadelphia _Public Ledger_, office mobbed, 135
list of great dailies founded, 1833–1843, 136
the _Herald_ called “a very bad paper,” by Greeley, 174
New York _World_, appearance of, as a highly moral sheet, 182
the New York _Times_ and the Tweed exposure, 274, 275
Orange _Postman_, the first penny paper, 29

Newspaper feuds, Day and Webb, 54
_Sun_ and _Journal of Commerce_, 54

New York, size and life of, in 1833, 32–34
life in the thirties, 121–123
rich and powerful figures of Dana’s first _Sun_ year, 234, 235
clubs, hotels, and theatres of the sixties, 236, 237

New York _Press_, sports staff of, transferred to the _Sun_, 393

Nicollet, Jean Nicolas, supposed connection of, with the Moon Hoax,
94–101

Noah, Mordecai M., 61
establishes _Morning Star_, 134

“No king, no clown, to rule this town,” 255

Norr, William, writes “The Pearl of Chinatown,” 411

North, S. N. D., describes the influence of the penny press, 137

North, Walter Savage, writes fiction for the _Sun_, 196
circulation of New York dailies in 1833, 31

“Nym Crinkle.” See Andrew C. Wheeler.

O’Brien, John H., Laffan’s jest with, 429, 430

Odion, Henry W., night city editor, 371

O’Hanlon, Virginia, asks the _Sun_ if there is a Santa Claus, 409

O’Malley, Frank W., story by, on Policeman Sheehan’s death, 364
describes Passover parade, 367

Overton, Grant M., book-reviewer, 411

Palmer, Frederick, _Evening Sun_ reporter, 399

Paragraphs, quotations from, in 1834, 52–53

Park, Mungo, Locke writes the “Lost Manuscript” of, 117

Patton, Francis T., rules for exaggeration by, 390, 391

Penny newspapers, failure of, before the _Sun_ was established, 23

Perkins, Eli (Melville De Lancey Landon), _Sun_ correspondent, 314

Philip Hone, the _Sun_ suggests that he incited a riot, 119

Phillips, David Graham, last assignments of, 360
finds material for novels, 360

Pigs in City Hall Park, the _Sun_ objects to, 55

Pigeons, the _Sun_ uses, to carry ship news, 146, 147
editorial explaining presence of, on the _Sun’s_ roof, 147, 148

Pike, James S., Dana advises, to get “Black Dan drunk,” 211
career of, as journalist and diplomat, 256, 257

Poe, Edgar Allan, describes R. A. Locke, 65, 66
his “Hans Pfaall” spoiled by the Moon Hoax, 90–93
belief of, that the Moon Hoax firmly established penny newspapers,
102
returns to New York, 148
writes the Balloon Hoax for the _Sun_, 149
inspiration of, for “The Mystery of Marie Roget,” 153, 155

Post-Trader scandal, 306

Prall, William M., 104

Press, the _Sun’s_ first, 24
the _Sun’s_ second, 52
the _Sun’s_ third, 58

Presses, Day buys two Napiers, 118

Price, Joseph, partner of R. A. Locke in _New Era_, 116
part owner _New Era_, 134

Price of the _Sun_ changed from “one penny” to “one cent,” 51

Printers, union, in 1833, 48

Prize-fighting denounced, 59

Pulitzer, Joseph, is assigned by Dana to report the electoral
controversy, 240
correspondent of the _Sun_, 312
“The third yellow journalist,” 413
influence of, on journalism, 419

Railroads, extent of, in 1833, 30

Ralph, Julian, reports Borden trial, 321
long service of, on _Sun_, 331
Grant’s funeral, report by, 332
books written by, 334
a football classic by, with the score left out, 334, 335
Molly Maguires, reported by, 335
is gifted with “sixth sense,” 335
describes reporting an inauguration, 337

Ramsey, Dave, originates the idea of a penny _Sun_, 21

Rawlins, General John A., part of, in Dana’s assignment to report on
Grant, 218

Raymond, Henry J., goes to the _Tribune_, 160
performs a great reporting feat, 160
leaves Greeley, 160
becomes the first editor of the New York _Times_, 161
calls Webb’s paper “the Austrian organ in Wall Street,” 174

Reamer, Lawrence, dramatic critic, 411

Reick, William C., becomes proprietor, 430
early career of, 430, 431
improves _Evening Sun_, 431
sells the _Sun_ to Frank A. Munsey, 431

Reid, Whitelaw, succeeds Greeley, 298

Reporters, comparison of styles, 315–322
_Sun_ staff in 1893, 330
_Sun_, anonymity of, almost complete, 330
“The _Sun_ has no ‘stars,’” 359
a typical assignment list in 1893, 359

Rewey, Elijah M., night city editor, 371
exchange editor, 372

Riggs, Edward G., reports seven national conventions, 343, 344
wide acquaintance of, 344
Dana’s reliance on, 344
“Riggs is my Phil Sheridan,” 345
defines political correspondents, 345, 346
described by Samuel G. Blythe, 346
writes history of national conventions, 346
describes Lord’s discernment, 373
tells how Lord built up the Laffan bureau, 375, 376
“One story you [Chamberlin] can’t write,” 341

“Rigolo.” See Thiéblin, N. L.

Riis, Jacob A., chief police reporter, _Evening Sun_, 398
writings of, attract Roosevelt, 398, 399

Riots, the Bowery Theatre, 55–56

Ripley, George, lectures, 205
helps Dana to enter Brook Farm, 206
is chief of the cow-milking group, 207
editor of the _Harbinger_, 207
prepares, with Dana, the “New American Encyclopedia,” 213

Robeson, George M., accused by the _Sun_ in the Navy scandal, 304, 305

Robinson, Lucius, _Sun_ reporter and governor, 104–105

Rogers, Mary, disappearance of, announced in the _Sun_, 153
editorial comment on murder of, 154
Poe’s uses case of, in fiction, 153, 155

Root, Walstein, Spanish war correspondent, 355

Rosebault, Walter M., city editor and reporter, 280

Rosenfeld, Sidney, _Sun_ reporter in 1870, 280

Ruhl, Arthur, _Evening Sun_ reporter, 399

Rum, the _Sun’s_ aversion to, 43

Safe Burglary Conspiracy, 308

Salary Grab, 307

Sam Patch, the _Sun’s_ pigeon, 147, 149

Santa Claus editorial article, 409, 410

_Scientific American_, interest in, bought by Alfred E. Beach, 162

Secession, the _Sun’s_ plan to emasculate, 179, 180

Serviss, Garret P., night editor, 372

Shaw, Henry Grenville, telegraph editor, 280

Shepherd, Alexander, accused by the _Sun_ in the Washington paving
scandal, 307
tries to hale Dana to Washington, 307

Short, Wm. F., 60

Shunk, James F., a _Sun_ contributor, 405

Siamese Twins, arrest of, 51

Simonds, Frank H., editorial writer, the _Sun_ and the _Evening Sun_,
400

Simonton, James W., associate of Raymond, 174

“Six-penny respectables,” 110

“Sixth sense,” examples of, 335, 336

Slavery, Missouri Compromise and Dred Scott decision rejected by the
_Sun_, 175, 176

Smith, George M., night editor, 1904–1912, 372
managing editor _Evening Sun_, 400

Smith, Goldwin, a _Sun_ contributor, 404

Space rates, 380

Spalding, James R., a _World_ writer, 182

Spanish War, _Sun’s_ news service in, 353–356

Sports, the _Sun’s_ first prize-fight story, 58

Sports department, 391–393

Spears, John R., cruises around the world, 349
reports America’s Cup races, 349
covers Hatfield-McCoy feuds, 349
books written by, 349

Spears, Raymond S., reporter, 349

Speed, Keats, becomes managing editor, 432

Spencer, Edward, a writer of fiction for the _Sun_, 405

Stanley, William J., part owner of the _Transcript_, 133

Stanton, Henry Brewster, a _Sun_ writer from 1868 to 1887, 258, 259
Beecher’s tribute to, 259

Stanton, Edwin M., asks Dana to enter War Department, 215
withdraws appointment, 216

Steamships, Great Western arrives at New York, 119
Sirius arrives at New York, 119
the _Sun’s_ extras on arrival of, 142
loss of the President, 143

Stephens, Ann S., writes fiction for the _Sun_, 196

Stereotyping, adopted by the _Sun_, 193

Stetson, Francis Lynde, a _Sun_ contributor, 404

Stevenson, Robert Louis, early successes of, first appear in the
_Sun_, 403, 404
South Seas articles of, complete only in the _Sun_, 403, 404

Stewart, Alexander T., grave robbery of, 322

Stewart, William (“Walsingham”), first dramatic critic to adopt
intimate style, 411

Stillman, Amos B., telegraph editor for forty-five years, 280
“Quite a fire in Chicago,” 281

Stokes, Edward S., conviction of, reported by Henry Mann, 317, 318

Stone, William L., conflict of, with Bryant, 34
the _Sun’s_ quarrel with, 56
sketch of, 112
exposes Maria Monk, 113

Sullivan-Mitchell fight, Arthur Brisbane’s report of, 347, 348

_Sun_, the, reprints of the first issue, 25
size of the first issue, 25
extant copies of first issue, 26
second issue, contents of, 38
attacks shinplasters and phrenology, 123
sold by Day to Beach, 127
plant, expenses, and circulation of, June, 1838, 128
Day’s period of ownership of, 127
editorial comment in 1837 on popularity of, 129
issues extras on the arrival of the Great Western, the British
Queen, and other steamships, 142
uses horse expresses to bring Governor Seward’s message from
Albany, 143
uses train, trotting horses, and boat to get the news of the
steamer Caroline case, 144, 145
uses carrier pigeons to get ship news, 146, 147
moves to Nassau and Fulton streets, 1842, 146, 147
second home of, burned after it had moved, 157
buys a new dress of type every three months, 158
is seven columns wide in 1840, 158
title of, reads “_The New York Sun_” for a few months, 158
is eight columns wide in 1843, 158
_Weekly Sun_, 169
_American Sun_, for Europeans, 169
_Illustrated Sun_, 169
syndicates President Tyler’s Message in 1841, 169
value of, $250,000 in 1852, 171
becomes a two-cent paper August 1, 1864;
a one-cent paper, July 1, 1916;
a two-cent paper January 26, 1918, 194
size of, reduced to five columns in 1863, 193
_Weekly Sun_, continued by Dana, 199
_Semi-Weekly Sun_ announced, 199
Dana and his associates pay $175,000 for, 228, 229
apologizes for issuing more than four pages, 278
city editors under Cummings, 279
telegraph editors, 280
Office Cat of, 287–289
only four pages for twenty years, 301
extraordinary sales, 323–325
success of, explained by E. P. Mitchell, 325
the _Sun_ spirit, 326, 379
home of, for forty-seven years, 369
editors-in-chief, only three in fifty years, 371
managing editors, list of, 371
city editors, list of, 371
night city editors, list of, 371
night editors, list of, 372
news system, 372
ethics, 380–383
list of editorial writers, 409
price of, 431, 432
homes of, 432

“Sunbeams” column, 315

Sun cholera cure, 173

Swain, Wm. M., predicts Day’s ruin, 24
founds Philadelphia _Public Ledger_, 135
industry of, 135
makes $3,000,000, 135

Swift, John T., sends the _Sun_ a beat on Port Arthur’s fall, 376, 377

Swinton, John, double intellectual life of, 259
makes speeches attacking Dana, 260
is managing editor of the _Times_, 261
starts _John Swinton’s Paper_, 261

Tammany Hall, old home of, bought by Dana for the _Sun_, 229

Taylor, Bayard, European correspondent of the _Tribune_, 161

Telegraph, comments on Morse’s new invention, 145
a report that the _Sun_ tried to control, 146
extended to New York in 1846, 146
is opened from New York to Philadelphia, Boston, and Albany, 164
lines completed in 1846, 165
drives reprint from first page, 171
first cable messages, 197, 198

Theatres, the Bowery riot, 55–56
attractions of the thirties, 121, 122
“Footlight Flashes,” 315, 316
list of _Sun_ critics, 411

Thiéblin, Napoleon L., critic and essayist, 314, 315
uses pen names of “Monsieur X,” “Azamet Batuk,” and “Rigolo,” 314,
315

Tilden, Samuel J., editor of _Daily News_, 181

Townsend, Edward W., writes _Chimmie Fadden_ stories, 330
fiction characters created by, 411

Trains, special news, used by _Sun_ and _Herald_, 166

Trowbridge, H. Warren, writes fiction for the _Sun_, 195

Tweed, William M., is boss of the city, 234
as a source of news, 269
statue of, a _Sun_ joke, 271–274
declination by, 273
retains W. O. Bartlett as counsel, 275
denounced by the _Sun_, 275, 276
absolute power of, 276
stable of, described by the _Sun_, 277
escapes from keepers, 277

Van Anda, Carr V., night editor, 1893–1904, 372

Van Buren, Martha, 51

Vance, John, writes editorials, 174
leaves the _Sun_, 192

Vanderbilt, Cornelius, an advertiser in the first _Sun_, 27
opposes Jay Gould, 235
a _Sun_ interview with, in 1875, 316

Van Dyke, Dr. Henry, deception of, by Tweed statue joke, 274

Vila, Joseph, sports editor, _Evening Sun_, 400
Damon Runyon’s tribute to, 393
exposes huge betting, 393

Wall Street news, Bennett appreciates value of, 109

“Walsingham.” See William Stewart.

Wardman, Ervin, first used phrase “Yellow Journalism,” 415
becomes publisher of the _Sun_, 432

Warren, General Fitz-Henry, writes the phrase, “Forward to
Richmond!”, 213, 214
career of, 214
_Sun_ writer, soldier, and politician, 257, 258
article of, on Sumner’s death, 258

Watkins, James T., editorial writer, _Evening Sun_, 399

Watterson, Henry, “You [Dana] don’t make the _Sun_,” 291
“Mr. Dana is left alone,” 293–295
predicts no end to the “personality of journalism,” 295
first woman reporter of _Evening Sun_, 400

Webb, James Watson, journalist and a duellist, 35–36
editorial articles on, 61, 62
the _Sun’s_ story of attack by, on Bennett, 108
charges the _Sun_ with stealing a President’s message, 110, 111
second assault on Bennett described, 114
refuses Joseph Wood’s challenge, 115
retires from newspaper work, 183

Webster, Daniel, Bunker Hill speech of, reported by the _Sun_, 158

Weeks, Caleb, carries the Moon Hoax to Herschel in Africa, 86

Weston, Edward Payson, the best “leg man” in journalism, 283
feats of, in pedestrianism, 283, 284

Weyman, Charles S., editor of the “Sunbeams” column, 228

Wheeler, Andrew Carpenter, (“Nym Crinkle”), dramatic critic, 411

Whisky Ring scandal, 305

White, Frank Marshall, brings the _Sun_ a beat on the missing steamer
Umbria, 392, 393

Whitman, Stephen French, _Evening Sun_ reporter, 399

Wild pigeons, 43

Williams, Barney (Bernard Flaherty), the _Sun’s_ first newsboy, 40
makes first stage appearance, 121

Williams, John, city editor, 279

Willis, Nathaniel P., 37

Wilson, Alexander C., associate of Raymond, 174

Wilson, General James Harrison, quoted on Dana’s assignment to report
on Grant, 217
says Grant declared Dana would be appointed collector, 309

Wisner, George W., the _Sun’s_ first reporter, 38
becomes half owner of the _Sun_, 46
indicted for attack on Attree, 61
challenged to a duel, 62
retires from the _Sun_, 64

Wood, Benjamin, buys _Daily News_, 135
owns _Daily News_, 181

Wood, Fernando, proposes New York’s secession, 180

Wood, Dr. John B., “The Great American Condenser,” 278
condenses through a reader, 279

Wood, Joseph, feud over, and wife, challenge of, to Col. Webb, 115

Wood, Samuel A., originates rhymed news stories, 351
spring poem by, 352
“Snygless the Seas Are,” 352

Yale University, students of, investigate the Moon story, 84–85

Yellow Journalism, Col. Watterson’s statement on, 413
defined by E. P. Mitchell, 415
phrase, first used by Ervin Wardman, 415

Young, John Russell, orders of, enrage Cummings, 266

Young, Mr., charged by the _Transcript_ with biting two of its
carriers, 119

Young, William, city editor, 279
managing editor, 282

Transcriber’s Notes

Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed.

Simple typographical errors were corrected; unbalanced quotation marks were remedied when the change was obvious, and otherwise left unbalanced.

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Page 139: Words appear to be missing from the paragraph beginning “When Beach was twenty.”