" This Mexico City adventure was a
spectacular achievement which gave Davis and McCormick a
distinction which no other correspondents of all the ambitious
and able corps had managed to attain.
Davis usually "hunted" alone. He depended entirely upon his
own ingenuity and wonderful instinct for news situations. He
had the energy and enthusiasm of a beginner, with the
experience and training of a veteran. His interest in things
remained as keen as though he had not been years at a game
which often leaves a man jaded and blase. His
acquaintanceship in the American army and navy was wide, and
for this reason, as well as for the prestige which his fame
and position as a national character gave him, he found it
easy to establish valuable connections in the channels from
which news emanates. And yet, in spite of the fact that he
was "on his own" instead of having a working partnership with
other men, he was generous in helping at times when he was
able to do so. Davis was a conspicuous figure in Vera Cruz,
as he inevitably had been in all such situations. Wherever he
went he was pointed out. His distinction of appearance,
together with a distinction in dress, which, whether from
habit or policy, was a valuable asset in his work, made him a
marked man.
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