The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-06-19

Keeping oq, soon picked, up two silver
tablespoons, one bearing the word !" M
tionnl," and evidently belonging. to the
hotel of tlisIsame shamaiwhich is located
aap the saine streetghe also picked up
part Of an old silver urn. As he lifted
the piece Of urn hszfsh scnietbing heavy
against it, which heat first imagined, to
be d piece of board but when taking it
out, 10 and behold 1t was the identical
rlost pocket. book. All was found safe
within; hut wet through and through.
Being unable to turn in the sewer, he
wasiforcedao back out; and in q short
time he was atlthe opening, aud in a few,
moments found himself safe on terra
.frp,a. Returning home, he dried the
bills, notes aud papers; and the follow
ing morning handed over the book and
contents Z to their owner, who. fairly
jumped with joy ut their recovery. When
told how it>had been, recovered, he could
hardly believe it. The 81, 800 was paid
over to Hermann, receiving, -bes des an
order for a new suit of clothes from the
proprietor of the hotel.
The most extended journey ever made
by Hermann YVES through 'yesey street
sewer to Broadway, thence to Barclay,
and down Barclay to tho soutlet at the
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river, On Vcscy street he picked up
naniorousl,spoous of every description,
especially in the vicinity rof the Astor
House, and the case of n gold watch.
He also found asBrdken bracelet, dirk
kuife, aud a i air Of gold spcctayles. On
Broadway he found a neat cross b4nded
dirk, and ON Barclay street picked up
over forty dollars in money. Some two
years after the above journey, he made
another tour, over the same route, aud
found a lady's purse containing s1O7 in
gold, also un old pockct-book with eighty
four cents ffnJit!. a'i ssssE3Fl,iYaa
In the spring Of 1864, lie was called
upon to recover a heavy gold webbing
IIring, that had been dropped down'a sink
by n lady, aud who seemed almost dis
tractcI over its loss. Money was no cb.
E,ecs if-tlsn ring could be recovered. The
sink. was cieaused, but no ring could be
found. 2 Thclsuwer WIS accordingly Visit.
ed that night, aud after diligcnt search
of the passagc-way leading from the
dwelling to tlIc main sewer the ring was
found after nearly two hours hard work.
lie was made Il present OF S20u for his
trouble. besides what was awarded his
associates.
During the ten years that Hermann
followed the above life, hc states that, ut
times, lie funhd over 800 still.born 7in.
fants in the various sewers of the city.
AS general thing, he would bring them
out at the opening ut the river, and
would receive a certain amount from tho
Coroners for such bodies, while they
would be benefit to the Coroner fnan.
cially for holding an inquest OH the same
The press seldom took notice Of such
trifing cases. In fact it was very rare
that publicity was given to any of them
Chambers st,cct, he states, was the great
est on record for finding stillborn in,
fants. He never visited it but he was
sure to come across one or two, and some
times as many as FIVE or six. The only
reason he accounts for there being sc
many on the above street was that there
was located in that street one of the most
noted abortionists ever known in this
country, and in whose house hundreds
and hundreds of females have been
operated on, and abortions produced
The sink was, of course, used to carry
off and conceal that which would have
once been human beiug. Thc woman
who then occupied the building now re.
sides in one of the most costly mansions
on Fifth Avenue, where she carries on
the same business, but only caters 60,
those of wealth, and who eau pay hcr
the highest prices for her services. Any
pleasant afternoon she can be seen riding
out OIL Central Park in her carriage, and
often accompanied by some delicate
young woman who has been victim tc
her hcllish practice.
One night Hermann dctcrmind to
make tour from river to river. He en-
tered one of the large sewers on the
North River side aud came out at the
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