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

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hotel of, tile same .hamo; which is located
,ou the same street3 he also picked up
part Of an old silver urn. As he lifted
the piece of urn hetfelt sonietbing heavy
against it, which he ut first imagined to
be piece Of board but when taking it
out, 10 and behold it was the identical
lost pocket-hook. All was found safe
within; hut wet through and through.
Being unable to turn in the sewer, he
was forced to back out; aud in q short
time he was atitho opening, and in few.
moments found himself safe on terra
frma. 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 at their recovery. When
told how it had been recovered, he could
hardly believe it. The 81, 800 was paid
over to Hermann, receiving, bcs dcs al
order for new suit of clothes from the
proprietor Of the hotel.
The most extended journey ever made
by Hermann wss through Vcsey street
sewer to Broadway, thence to Barclay,
and down Barclay to the Soutlct at the
river, On Vcscy street he picked up
numerous spoous Of every description,
especially in the vicinity of the Astor
House, and tho case of gold watch.
He also found broken bracelet, dirk
kuife, aud air of gold spcctaeles. On
Broadway he found neat cross banded
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 Il lady's purse containing S107 in
gold, also un old pockct-book with eighty
four cents in it! . Fts ss5ff.Its
In the spring of 1864, he was called
upon to recover heavy gold wedding
ring, that had been dropped down Il sink
hy n lady, and who seemed almost dis
tractcd over its loss. Money was no OBJ.
1ect if the ring could be recovered. Tho
sink was c}ea"sel, but no ring could be
found. The sewer wns accordingly visit
ed that night, and after Il diliycnt search
of the passagc-way leading from the
dwelling to the main sewer the rug was
found after nearly two hours hard work.
He WAS made IL present of 5000 for his
trouble. besides what WAS awarded his
associates.
During the ten years that Hermann
followed the above life, hc states that, ut
times, he found over 300 still-born in
tants i'll the various sewers of the city.
AS 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 benefit to the Coroner finan-
cially for holding All inquest OIL 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 Get, lie states, was the great
est on record for finding still-born in
iants. He never visited it but he was
sure to come across one or two, and some
times as many as Eve or six. The only
reason he accounts for there being so
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. 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 for
those of wealth, and who can pay her
the highest prices for her services. Any
pleasant afternoon she can be seen riding
out OH Central Park in her carriage, and
often accompanied by some delicate
young woman who has been victim to
her hcllish practice.
One night Hermann dctcrmind to
make u tour from river to river. He en-
tered one of the large sewers OH the
North River side aud came out at the
mouth of Maiden Lane sewer at one
place lie came in contact with hot steam
from a boiler, but it being Sunday, it did
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