Evening gazette, Tuesday, July 27, 1897 · page 1

 

 

WHAT THEY SAY

EVERY EVENING.~ WHEN THE
GAZETTE COMES, THERE IS A
SCRAMBLE FOR IT. WE DIVIDE
IT INTO FOUR PARTS, AND
EACH OF US TAKE ONE.

VOLT VII. N O. 1664‘.

 
 

 

N ORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1897.

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THE PRESIDENT THIS monu-
mc APPOINTS A. H. BYING-
TON OF THE GAZETTE
CONSUL AT NAPLES.

 

A BRIEF 31(ch

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DESERVED RECOGNITION OF HIS LIFE-LONG
SERVICES IN THE INTERESTS OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

 

The President, this morning, appoint-
ed Editor A. Homer Byington of THE
GAZETTE consul at Naples, Italy.

Mr. Byington was b01n in Herkimer,
N. Y., July 23, 1826, his parents having
moved thither from Norw alk some two
'yeais p1 eviously. His father, Aaron
Byington was born in South Salem. N.
Y., but came with his parents, to No1 -
walk to 1eside, when a lad. His mother
was nee Sarah Watex bury, daughter 0f
Ezra Watei bury who resided on Noro '
ton Hill. His paternal grandfather,
John Byington, was a boy fifer in the
detachment of Washington’s army sta-
tioned in and about White Plains and
the family legend runs, that he accom-
panied the British Spy Andre from
Salem 'to White Plains and played
the dead march at that gallant
Ofiicer’s execution. His great-
grandfather, John Byington Sr.,
served throughout the Revolution-
ary War as a soldier in the Connecti-
cut forces. His maternal grand-father,
‘Ezra Waterbury, was a marine under
Commodore Perry and was killed in

From Middletown, at the end of three
years, he was sent to New Haven to the
noted Amos Smith’s collegiate school
for boys, with the purpose of being fit-
ted for Yale College. At this school
were as fellow scholars New Haven’s
present Congressman N. D. Sperz y,
John Eaton Smith, the father of Mrs.
S. H. Watkins, (a phenominally bright
young lad, who subsequently was the
rector Of Westport’s Memorial church,)
JudgeJS Lac Atwater, now of Minnesota,
the late Editor T. M. N ewson, who
founded the St. Paul Daily Times, the
Scovills of Waterbury and many an-
other who rose to subsequent distinc-
tion. It was during the last -year of
his preparatory course at this school,
that an incident occurred that changed
the whole course of his subsequent life.
Up to that date, he had sustained him~
‘self entirely by such work as he could
find to do and particularly by the kind--
ly help of the College Printer , Mr.
Benham, in whose office the late John
D. Candee Editor of the Bridgeport

 

Standard and then a freshman at Yale,

 

 

 

 

 

IA. HOMER BYINGTON.

the fierce engagement. resulting, in
Perry’s victory on Lake Erie. His
maternal great-grandfather, was Cap-
tain Selleck Of Five Mile River, who
commanded the shore defencebetween
Norwalk and Stamford during the
period of the war of the Revolution. [3

When two years of age Mr. Bying-
ton’s parents returned from Herkimer
to Norwalk, where his father, having
received a patent for the first Ameri-
can invention for felting wool, formed
a, co-partnership with the late George
G. Bishop. At the end of three years,
this business relation terminated and
his father soon after accepted an offer
to establish his. new industry in Roch-
ester, N. Y., where he went and soon
died at the age of thirty-six Of an epi-
demic fever. The boy, Homer, then
nine years Old returned as far East as

Middletown, N. Y., and was provided a .

home with kind friends on a farm in
that thriving town.

was working his way through college
as a compositor at the printer’s case.

As the time drew near for a special
tutoring in order to enter college at
its coming commencement the more
far-seeing mother, became sorely dis-
tressed over the prospect of her boy’s
greatly increased expenses in pursuing
a four year’s college course and with
no one to supply pecuniary aid in case
of illness or any desperate need. In
this troubled state of mind she consult-
ed the late Rev. Lavelette S. Perrin,
whose tragic death caused by the
crushing in of the Hartford hots
where he was a guest, all will recall.
He was then a Divinity student at Yale,
and had shown his kindness by aiding
the youth in his classics, and his advice
was most positively against the under-
taking.

The decision though certainly wise

 

ihopes and ambitions of the lad. At

was as ablow in the face to the fOndest-

this trying juncture the weekly copy of
the NORWALK GAZETTE arrived with
learn the printing business, This

Providence as the boy was more than
fond of the printer’s art, and always

- delighted to get to Norwalk. Thefirst

mail carried a letter to James Reed, the
then proprietor, asking for the place
which was as promptly given, and a
few days later the lad was standing on
two raisen boxes “sticking type” in
this venerable Office, as Lawyers, Doc-
tors of Medicine and Divinity galore
had erst done before.

Du11ng his apprenticeship he (lid in
addition to the mechanicala good share
of the editorial work, and after three
year’s service purchased his unexpired
term of apprenticeship and returned to
Professor Smith’s school, where six
months more were spent in reviewing
Old studies and taking special courses
in grammar, rhetoric, English litera-
ture and such studies as would best fit-
him for his new purpose in life of be-
coming a journalist. At the end of this
school term he was employed by Messrs.
Babcock and Wildman to report the
Legislative proceedings for the New
Haven Palladium. When the Legisla-
ture adjourned a permanent place was
given him as reporter. proofvreader,
compositor and general utility man.
Before the end of the year a syndicate
was formed in New Haven to start the
“Journal” with Thomas G. Woodward,
(Connecticut’s Horace Greeley) as edi-
tor. His need was a practical, all
around business man, and the subject
of our trief biography was sought, the
capital for his interest advanced, 'and
the paper started on a career of pros-
perity which continues to this day in
the New Haven Journal and Courier;
the Courier having been subsequently
purchased and united with the growing
JournaL

His connection with the Journal con-
tinued some year and a half when a let-
ter from James Reed expressed his de-
sire to sell him the GAZETTE, as he was
tendered the office of Deputy Sheriff
and could not attend to both. The old.
overmastering love for N orwalk, again
induced him to give up a far more sure
promise of a reasonable fortune in New
Haven, and he sold his half of the
Journal to John B. Hotchkiss and be-
came a purchaser of the GAZETTE.
The first number of this paper under
its new proprietorship was issued J anu-
ary 5, 1848, and despite brief absences
and divers other business interests, he
has practically been its guiding and
controlling spirit up to date.

In 1858 and ”59 Mr. Byington repre
sented Norwalk in the lower house of
the Connecticut Legislature, and in
1861 and ’62 he represented the old
twelfth district in the Senate.

From the time the Tribune was
founded by Mr. Greeley the GAZETTE
was depended upon to furnish it all im-
portant news transpiring within the
sphere of its circulation as were the
Standard at Bridgeport, the Palladium
at New Haven, Courant at Hartford,
and old time Advocate at New London.
Those were days when there were no
telegraphs and only two railroads in
Connecticut, the New Haven, Hartford
& Springfield and the Housatonic.

This news connection between the
Tribune and GAZETTE cemented a
strong personal affection between Mr.
Greeley and the subject of this narra-
tive and led tO Mr. Byington becoming
a winter Congressional correspondent
of the Tribune, some fifty and more
years ago. During the late war, he
was placed .in Charge Of the Tribune’s
Washington Bureau and made chief of
that paper’s corps of Army correspon-
dents at the front. N eve1 theless in
peace and in war he always gave at
least one night of eve1y week to fur-
nishing copy for the GAZETTE.

At the close of the War, he con-
ceived the idea of startng a two-cent
Republican paper in New York and for
more than a year the “ poet banker ”—
“N ed” Stedman sought unavailingly to
secure the requisite capital. Upon Mr.
Charles A. Dana withdrawing fromthe
Chicago Inter-Ocean, he was asked to

turning to New York soon had a suffi-
cient guarantee of capital and the new
newspaper organization was promptly
effected. An unforseen difficulty in
getting the then Associated Press
news, led to a subsequent purchase of
the Sun, which was in that syndicate.
The sun’s name was also adopted.
Mr. Dana was made editor-in-chief
and Mr. Byington its business manager.
It’s success was phenominal. A bitter
personal feud arising between Presi-
dent Graifi and Mr. Dana, caused a
complete change from the b1 ightest and
most influential of republican journals
to a most relentlessly bitter and caustic
champion of democracy. This led to
Mr. Byington’ s disposal of his interf
est in the Sun, and- the loss to him 0
an independent fortune.

 

an advertisement for an apprentice to.

seemed a most kind and opportune

'flgthe spoiler.

join the proposed enterprise and re- '

Some three years subsequent to his
retiring from the Sun, -influential
Republican friends in different parts
of Connecticut urged Mr. Byington to
take ownership interest in the New
Haven Palladium, with the View ofres-
cuing it from threateneddestruction.
It had gotten into the hands of the late
C. S. Bushnell, whose purpOse seemed
~ito be to use it to “boom” certain per-
sonal and pecuniary interests of his own,
a certain death to the best of newspaper
"properties. A triumverate, composed

of Mr. Byington, A. L. Train, and W..

A. Croifut rescued itfrom the hands Of
Croffut soon withdrew
and went to Washington, Train there-
after purchased the Byington interest,
upon its financial success becoming as-
sured and failing in health, soon sold
it to a New Haven banker for double
its original cost. Thus in brief have
we outlined the salient points in the
.ever busy life of our senior. VVhat-
ever the future may have in store for
him, or whatever foreign lands he may
traverse. we know that he will always
love and revere old N orwalk, the home
of his Own and ancestors nativity; and
nowhere and under no possible circum-
stances will he ever be any less intense-
ly an American than he always has
been.

 

AFTER EIIRTY YEARS.

Mrs. A. A. Peek mof Norwalk
Claims Her Former Hus-
band’s Estate.

Plaintiff Ready to Fight July 22 but
Changes Her Mind July 26.

Ann Augusta Peck of Norwalk filed
objections at River Head, L. 1., on
July 22, with surrogate Petty to the
will of George W. Watkins, a wealthy
resident of Amityville, on the ground
that she was his widow. Watkins died
at Amityville, May 26, leaving an es-
tate valued at $25,000, which is a low
estimate. Mrs. Peck, the contestant,
admits that she has not lived with
Watkins for more than forty years,
having procured a divorce and after-
wards re-married. She claimed the
will was not the last testament of
George W. Watkins, that he was men-

tally incapacitated, and that undue in-

fluence was used.

The will bears the date of December
24, 1895, and was witnessed by Samuel
P. Hildreth‘ and Frank W. Smith.
Joel S. Davis and Solomon Ketcham
are named as executors. The bulk of
the real estate is personal property.

To Ann Augusta Peck is bequeathed
the sum of $1,000. To each of his neph-
ews and nieces, he gives $500. TO
Frank H. Watkins, an adopted son, is
given $1,000 for bearing his name.
Erastus F. Half, son of Silas Haff of
Amityville, is given $1,000. By a co-
dicil, dated December 21, 1896, the
testator revokes his bequest to his
nephews. The first hearing was set
dOWn for yesterday. When the case
was called it was announced that the
contest was withdrawn. The will will
be admitted to probate.

Narragansett Pier Excursion.

The Narragansett Pier Excursion,
via N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R., announced
in our advertising Columns to-day, is
worthy of a liberal patronage.

To ignore this, considering the ex-
tremely low rate offered, will be an ad-

 

dition to a long list of lost Opportuni-_

ties.

 

Brady is After Them.

Manager Billy Brady who owns the
only true and original Veriscope pic-
tures of the Corbett and Fitzsimmons
fight at Carson City, is out with a mam-
moth poster stating that all’pictures of
‘the fight advertised to be produced by
the Cineograph or any other kind of a
graph, are frauds, and warns the pub-
lic against them.

V V

Lantern Parade.

The lantern parade of the T. C. W.
last evening did not meet the expecta-
tions of the large crowd that lined the
sidewalks to witness it. Repeatedly
postponed it last vitality, and but for
the red fire burned it would hardly
have been discovered. This through
no fault of the T. C. W. club. About
150 wheelmen took part, and to the
tandem was awarded the honor of beipg
the most noticeable not excepting the
military boys who made a fine‘ appear-
ance. It is said to be hoped that J upi-
ter Pluvius is now content.

-—$75 in gold free. Aug. 23. Best
shoes; Lowest prices and chance at the

gold. A. H. Hoyt & Son, 37 Wall
street . J. 23-.1wk

 

 

‘Hotel Champlain.
.panied‘by Secretary and Mrs; Alger,

 

WASHINGTON AEws.

An Immense Crowd Triesto
See the President.

(lueen Lil Returns to the City and Balls at
the White House.

1235 NEW YORK AVENUE,

GAZETTE BUREAU, %
WASHINGTON July 26.

An immense crowdagain packed the
corridors at the White House this
morning all intent on the impossible
effort to see the President.
them were scores Of women.

0 O 0

Speaker Reed was one of the number
to wish the President a pleasant vaca-
tion. The call of the Speaker was brief
and a social one.

0 o O

The President has not yet been fur-
nished with a list of the nominat1ons
that were not acted on by the Senate,
but as soon as the information is given
him by the clerk of the Senate he will
consider the names, and either reap-
point the men Or appoint others. He
this afternoon reappointod T. V. Pow-
derley Commissioner General of Im-
migration and Robert G. Cresswell of
Indiana, Comptroller of the Treasury.

o o o

The time of the President was wholly
taken up by visitors during the day,
and about all the Senators and Con-
gressmen who are yet in the city
called to pay their respects and to say
farewell until next December. Some
of them, however, combined business
with pleasure and urged the favorable
consideration of appointments they
want.

0 o 0

Queen Lil arrived in Washington
unexpectedly Saturday night, and yes-
terday called upon the President.

0 o ‘0

Mr. and Mrs. McKinley will leave
Washington at noon Wednesday, for
They will be accom-

Secretary Porter, Mrs. Saxto‘n and Mrs
McKinley’ s maid.
party will be joined by the family of
Secretary Porter
0 o o

The legal time when the new Tariff
bill went into effect has been definitely
settled in so far as the opinion of the
Solicitor General of the Treasury De-
partment can settle the mooted ques-
tion and his Opinion will govern the
action of the Department in the assess-
ment and collection of duties under the
new law. He decides that the law
took effect at midnight on Friday, July
23. ‘

 

V‘ v 7‘

—The Markets will close at 9 o’clock
to- -morr ow morning.

 

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ASHURE” IN A GALE.

Sloop Yacht Cricket of Glen
Cove on Shippan Point.

While Trying to Make Stamford Harbor
the Pilot LostHis Bearings.

The thirty-foot sloop yacht Cricket,
Capt. H. N. Treadw ell, from Glen Cove
Hempstead Harbor, went ashore on
Shippan Point at 11 o’clock Sunday
night, during the northeasterly- blow.
Her crew, consisting of Capt. Treadwell
and two men, got to land without much
difficulty other than a drenching.

The vessel was endeavoring to make
Stamford Harbor, when, owing appar-
ently to miscalculation of his hearings
on the part of the pilot, She fetched up
on the outer end of the spit of land
which makes out from a point immedi~
ately west of where the Ennis pavilion
used to stand, and which at high water
forms a small island. It was extremely
fortunate for the vessel that she slipped
by without striking some three or four
ugly rocks in that immediate vicinity,
and found a. comparatively easy place
to pound on the sedgy beach. Her es-
cape from more serious damage is a
piece of surprising good fOrtune.

Granted a Pension.

Mrs. Honora Sullivan, has been
granted a pension of $8 a month, with
back pension covering a period of about
one year. The same was secured
through the agency of Pension claim
agent F. W. Perry whose office' 1s in
the GAZETTE building.

-EASTM'AN’S POCKET KODAK’S re-
duced from $5 to $2.50, at Riggs’ Drug
Store. I j 15 tf

Among '

At Jersey City the 4

 

QUIGKLY DUMPED.
A North ’wmon, Resident
Spilled from His Buggy.

His Injuries Cared -for by 'Dr.‘ Baldwin.

Last night Wellington Green who
was driving to his home in North Wil-
ton met with an accident near Winni-
pauk that he will not soon forget. I

He was seated in a gig with a lively
moving horse ahead, and over which»
he drew the reins with a natural pride

‘ His progress was suddenly stopped
by a rear end collision which threw
him headlong into the street, and at
the same time pretty thoroughly de-
molished the gig. .

The cause of the collision was a
Street Railway car, which dashed into
the vehicle, causing a Complete wreck
Of the same and scattering Green, blan-
kets, etc. about the street. 'The horse
sped on and reached its home.

Green was brought back to this city
and his wounds were dressed by Dr. A.
H. Baldwin. They consisted of severe
contusions on his breast, and an abra-
sion on one of his legs, besides suffer-
ing a severe shaking up. '

The victim was about this morning
and complained of a severe pain over
his heart, but was in good humor and
jokingly remarked, “I thought I had a
good mare but she'was not in it with
that trolley car.”

It is not understood that he will bring
suit against the company. “One thing
I feel sore about,” he said, “was that
after bringing me to the station I was
ordered to get out.”

The trouble will probably be adjus-
ted on the return of General Manager
Acton.

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THE GAZETTE WIJULIILIKE Ill SEE

A three round go between Butchers
Smith and Adams at the barbecue.

The key to Fred Austin’s restaurant
left at police headquarters.

Our Westport neighbors liberally
patrOnize’the Tramway now the fare
has been reduced to 5 cents.

A fine day and a large crowd at the
barbecue tO-morrow.

Fake Corbett and Fitzsimmons pic-
tures that can escape the lynx-eyed
Billy Brady.

Everybody turn out for the barbe-
cue.

Ben Sturges come to town and drive
away this spell of rainy weather.

Captain Riley organize a Klondyke
expedition to sail in the Marguerite.

Those people who doubt Manager
Mitchell’s veracity consult Bob Adams
on that particular point.

A Chicago paper containing an ac-
count Of a Norwalk theatrical man’s
escapade in that city.

Captain Gladstone
bockers.

Wheelmen give Prosecuting Attor-
ney Ferris plenty of room when riding
his wheel. _

Mayor McGinnis of Cobble Hill,
toastmaster at to-morrow’s barbecue.

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The Weather.
-Rain tO-night and Wednesday.

wear knicker-

 

 

BIRTHS.

STERLING—In South Norwalk, July
26, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles I.
Sterling. '

 

 

’nEATHs.

BATTERSON—In Fairfield, July 26,
Morris Batterson, aged 61 years.

BOYCE—In South Norwalk, July 26,
Edward Boyce, aged 75 years

CARR—In Bridgeport, July 25, Ruth
Alice, daughter of William and Mar- .
garet Carr, aged 5 months.

CRUTTENDEN—In Bridgeport, July
25, Frank H. Cruttenden, son of Frances
H. and the late Thomas R. Cruttenden
aged 27 years. '

FORCELLINO—In South Norwalk,

July 27, Frank, son of Frederick and

Mary Forcellino, aged 5 years.

GETLER—In South N orwalk, July 25,
Ann, widow of the late Francis Getler.

MITCHELL—In Danbury, July 25,
Walter, infant son of John and Mary
Mitchell, aged 2 months.

SAUNDERS—In South Norwalk, July
25, Harold Walter, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Saunders, aged 10
days.

SULLIVAN—In Bridgeport, July. 25,
Mary Sullivan, aged 76 years.

TAYLOR—In Danbury, July 25, Cecil
G., son of Roswell and Emma Taylor,
aged 1 year.

' WHONE+ In Winnipauk, July 25,
Grace May Whone aged 2 months. '

 
 
 
 

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