The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide by Fitzpatrick Kevin

Author:Fitzpatrick, Kevin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lyons Press (R&L)
Published: 2014-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

6. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle was in its time one of the most-read newspapers in the country. With offices at the corner of Johnson and Washington, it was founded by Isaac Van Anden in October 1842 and was like a Times for Brooklynites. Walt Whitman was editor from 1846 to 1848, and another editor, Henry C. Murphy, was the state senator instrumental in building the Brooklyn Bridge. In 1897, editor in chief St. Clair McKelway opposed Brooklyn consolidation with the other four boroughs to make up greater New York City—futilely, as it turned out.

The Eagle, a vital newspaper, attracted talented writers and editors to its staff. Among them was John V. A. Weaver, who came to New York and befriended Woollcott. Through Woollcott, Weaver met William B. Murray, music critic for the Eagle. Weaver became literary editor. Ruth Hale contributed, too; when she wasn’t ghost-writing book reviews for her husband, Heywood Broun, she wrote about them for the Eagle.

The Eagle folded in 1955. In 1996, a new weekday publication launched under the old name.

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