Samuel Morss
Samuel E. Morss (December 15, 1852 – October 21, 1903) was an American journalist, the co-founder with
Indianapolis Sentinel.[1]
Morss was born in
Mayor of Fort Wayne.[1][2] He and Nelson purchased the Ft. Wayne Sentinel in 1879. In 1880 they sold the Sentinel and founded The Kansas City Star. Health problems forced Morss to sell his interest in the newspaper to Nelson and travel to Europe.[1]
Morss worked at Consul-General of the United States to France. He remained in that post until 1897, when he returned to work full time at the Sentinel.[1]
On October 21, 1903, Morss fell 30 feet (9.1 m) from his third-floor office window onto the sidewalk on Illinois Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. He died on the operating table at St. Vincent's Hospital. The fall was believed to be accidental, possibly caused by a heart attack.[1][3]
Morss was inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame in the class of 1966.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Awang, Haroon Haji (28 January 1966). "Samuel E. Morss 1966". Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 8, 2022. This source incorrectly gives the date of Morss' death as October 20, 1903.
- City of Fort Wayne. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- Hoosier State Chronicles.