The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-06-19
Keeping on, soon picked, up two silver
tablespoons, one bearing the word "Na-

Keeping on, soon picked, up two silver
Tablespoons, one bearing the word 'Na-
sionai," and evidently belonging to the
hotel of. tile same (which is located
|son the same streesghe also picked up
part Of an old silver urn. As he lifted
the piece of urn hsifeh sonleaing heavy
against it, which he mt first imagined to
be d piece of board but when taking it
out, 10 aud behold it was the identical
lost poeket-book. All was found safe
within; hut wet through and through.
Being unable to turn in the sewer, he
was forcedto back out; and in a short
time he was atlsho opening, aud in few
moments found himself safe on serro
.fma. Returning home, he dried the
bills, notes aud papers and the follow
ing morning handed over the book and
contents to their owner, who fairly
jumped with JOY ut their recovery. When
told how t,had been recovered, he could
hardly believe it. The 81, 800 was paid
over to Hermann, receiving. bes des an
order for new suit of clothes from the
proprietor of the hotel.
The most extended journey ever made
by Hermann was through yesey street
sewer to broadway, thence to Barclay,
aud down Barclay to the tSsoutiicct at at the
river, On Vcscy street he picked up
numerous ,spoous of every description,
especially in the vicinity rof the Astor
House, and the case of n gold watch.
He also found a broken bracelet, dirk
kuife, aud a air Of gold spccta,lcs. On
Broadway he found a neat cross blinded
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, and
found a lady's purse containing s1O7 in
gold, also un old pockct-book with eighty
four cents init. .sil ~ &,;3ss
Il: the spring Of 1864, he was called
upon to recover a heavy 2oid weddinS-
ring, that had been dropped downa sink
by n lady, and who seemed almost dis.
tractci over its loss. Money WIS no oh.
tect if Ztisn ritg could be recovered. Tic
sink was clcansed, but no ring could be
found. The sewer wns accordingly visit.
ed that night, aud after diligcnt search
of the passagc-way leading from the
dwelling to the main sewer the ring was
found after nearly two hours hard work
He MAS made present Of S2OO for his
trouble. besides what was awarded iii.
associates.
| During the ten years that Hermann
followed the above life, hc states that, ut
times, he iunud over 800 still.born in
fants in the various sewers of the city
AS q general thing, he would bring them
out at the opening at the river, and
would receive Il certain amount from the
Coroners for such bodies, while they
would be a benefit to the Coroner fnan
cially for holding al inquest oil the same
The press seldom took notice of such
trifiing cases. In fact it was very rare
that publicity was given to any OF them
Chambers street, he states, was the great
est on record for finding still-boru in
fants. He never visited it but he wa.
sure to come across one or two, and some
times as many MS 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 aburtionists 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 n human beiug. The 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 70,
those of wealth, and who can pay hcl
the highest prices for her services. Any
pleasant afternoon she can be seen riding
out on Central Park in her carriage and
often accompanied by some delicate
young woman who has been a victim tc
her hcllish practice.
One night Hermann dctcrmind to
make tour from river to river. He en-.
tered one of the large sewers OH the
North River side aud came out at the
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