CHAPTER XIX

“THE SUN” AND YELLOW JOURNALISM

_The Coming and Going of a Newspaper Disease.--Dana’s Attitude Toward President Cleveland.--Dana’s Death.--Ownerships of Paul Dana, Laffan, Reick, and Munsey_ 413

_Bibliography_ 435

_Chronology_ 437

_Index_ 439

ILLUSTRATIONS

BENJAMIN H. DAY, FOUNDER OF “THE SUN” _Frontispiece_

PAGE BENJAMIN H. DAY, A BUST 22

THE FIRST ISSUE OF “THE SUN” 28

THE FIRST HOME OF “THE SUN” 34

THE SECOND HOME OF “THE SUN” 34

BARNEY WILLIAMS, THE FIRST NEWSBOY 50

RICHARD ADAMS LOCKE, AUTHOR OF THE MOON HOAX 68

THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE MOON HOAX 96

A MOON SCENE, FROM LOCKE’S GREAT DECEPTION 96

MOSES YALE BEACH, SECOND OWNER OF “THE SUN” 124

AN EXTRA OF “THE SUN” 136

THE THIRD HOME OF “THE SUN” 136

MOSES SPERRY BEACH 166

ALFRED ELY BEACH 170

CHARLES A. DANA AT THIRTY-EIGHT 204

MR. DANA AT FIFTY 224

THE FIRST NUMBER OF “THE SUN” UNDER DANA 236

THE HOME OF “THE SUN” FROM 1868 TO 1915 236

MR. DANA IN HIS OFFICE 248

JOSEPH PULITZER 258

ELIHU ROOT 258

JUDGE WILLARD BARTLETT 258

MR. DANA AT SEVENTY 270

AMOS JAY CUMMINGS 280

DANIEL F. KELLOGG 290

AMOS B. STILLMAN 290

JOHN B. BOGART 290

JAMES GORDON BENNETT, SR. 300

HORACE GREELEY 300

HENRY J. RAYMOND 300

JULIAN RALPH 316

ARTHUR BRISBANE 330

EDWARD G. RIGGS 350

CHESTER SANDERS LORD 370

SELAH MERRILL CLARKE 380

SAMUEL A. WOOD 390

OSCAR KING DAVIS 390

THOMAS M. DIEUAIDE 390

SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS 390

WILL IRWIN 398

FRANK WARD O’MALLEY 398

EDWIN C. HILL 398

PAUL DANA 404

WILLIAM M. LAFFAN 410

WILLIAM C. REICK 416

FRANK A. MUNSEY 422

EDWARD PAGE MITCHELL 430

THE STORY OF “THE SUN”