The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12
A MTSER,S LIFE AND DEATH.
THE MYSTERIOUS HERMIT OF KING
STREET DEAD.

Strange IIfe-Ui. Hou.ekeeper-Anec-
detcs-IIow he Made aud saved his Money
His Dcath-The Funeral servico-rhe
bnriai In GREENWOOD
on the south side Oh hing sree', "" uoo,s
west Of Hudson street, are several oiH woopeh
houses, which have stood there Tor INC past lorv
years. alone in their dlneiness and drunetS isey
are all occupied by persons m 'he humoier ""A'
Of llfe
WISER hon.. -,.,..,
he hrst OF 'nesc houses no luz j ou s !.
has uorn'ory On suo 'oP noVi' ~ 80
s'a'neo ana o,Acaene' WIN s"e ~ a..
"n'uo" O"nu' "a'e ne'ei w. 80 ..,.,. a..
no's""o's, ~" o''e ""' VIZ N"O" ~ -,
nou9e. W" auu '"e''' 'n oiu '.s- ..,,s
ou' " .ne rum uvor' 'nu soon ,s...S a.
nc. p,ov,sos "sny ps'svns -
So -'"'" WIS $1,000 a, 80 .,ss !. %, La.
- ~ ~"~ Wv 49, $3.50
rs,. 80 .. A.. ,.,,,. ,o- co-,v vo,r. q, r,,sor
- -. -. .,,..a... ~. h.,r /. s,non,,,
al. s'.,.,,.-a,. g.. go ,nid ora, ovo-a man
80 ,,.na.oS ~, az. ,nonssnd ao,,.r. lint
with no heart. lie had fierce, passionate love Tor
NANCY. but not shark of sympatby for his fellow.
men.
Thomas RinGrove yielded up his miserable home
ana his Immense fortune and lert the world and ono
or Two niehds, AT O'CLOCK on Sa'uruhS inorniha'
Jan. s. aged SO years.
rms v,s,,,s r.p,v ,,rv
Ihh A'sth hAHLi Lifh'
Although Thomas Ringrovo was not as parsimo-
nous y, Jus misery eCDny ,,n - y Js 1s,..
even ~ ne VINO Recently u'eu IN Jersey O"s' 20. u
s nnar.c,or,s,,.s ,b,oh 49,, ~ no sss, g., me-, Of
a.. -. -, ~, .'-..,,. -,...u. nc. - a.
his class, and led miserable unhappy life nom the
PEELED 10 shufic OF his mortal coil.
Ia xrea a Vorkahira En0Itah,nan horn In the war
RAJ uis parents died while be ,yas vouth. learn.
-. nv y. "ae ~. w. 80.
TO learn and very industrious lie Stunned society,
and loved to be alone. Alter learning to read. he
80 ~ $3.50, $3.50 , -,
became an ardent lover OF books ana READ everything
he could lay hands on. Works OF phiosopmc
turn interested him more than others BOOKS Oh
history essays discourses on theology and religion,
were his flvorites.
me- BNrGRarHs TO AMERICA.
When about % years Of aac, and having no re,a.
A. -. : ,-,s,'., 70 - =. -
yves except hairorother In America, VINO Is now
Dead he came to the United States. He had saved
so,ne uorev par,,,, m b,s trurt no borght n
ticket for SAVANNAH Ga. There was n great want
~ vecbanIcs In csors;, ., ,he, tme "a ,reas
psrt ~ carnen,ers an sav"nrah '' ri. soan hnnd
,saS " omrPoan, u, ooa ao he u sum o ,y
there nearly len years SSoSk,ns ali the time civ
Inc satisfaction to all who employed him. and PIT
snarr tine ,as snn,t nr,re,naitY a. yycaaing
some works or an insdeI ebaraeter feu into his
soc,s anu hae @ n @ ihiS
MS y,ork csms 10 Ia. lonse ssert 10 Me rnom ana
bsnt nv bimsef "a ,nncS az noss,his for len yaars
Mssnv n,clis noS p'cSha n eep saxea
"a two rsnts earned ne snarin N spe ~ these
and ike savings were deeuly engraved ON Thomas
Rineroye's henri ffnr he bsd besrt nj that tlmel
nsa Inc ssb, ~ .ayrs Money ss then hone% ~
he used by himself al some future day, grew with
Iis Srowth ana strenethened win ia streneth ~
Inc yes,s na.sa d axny Wv" "' 'e"s'" ."
- = =. -
Az :" ~" ioHA.
Becoming urea OF the souu ana nndlng that ne
lie Drought MS money win MIN ana putt IN tho
ssS nath soon ,1ano us
~, ,t Spssrying' sara niue; out KEEP, up an awful
thinking had only one or two friends was solitary,
and saved more than ever from his earnings.
Az INVESTMENT.
Within nvc vears bo had ocorirod n cors,lo,,,,io
n. Nv selS ~ n"u agquiieu sohs,aeIaplo
;nyos,A VI Ill., Tn LINK soUu enanSe' ng
~, 49,, - $500 4, ~. ., 80 s,' rI i'
sop winch thew we're ril,ps ~ lease Tor Term ~
years. Rngrovc heard of the chance, and took a
lease Of the property for twenty year,, with the
privilege of renewal. lie found no difficulty In
curing tenants for his houses, and the
rent he paid was comparatively low, and tho
rent lie nsked wns reasonably high, he made
money very INST He lett his trade, and living In a
room on tic cast side of the city did nothing bat
| attend 20 his property ne always did the neces.
snry repairs TO his houses himself. II there was
lock To- be liked. stoop TO be repaired, aicw bricks
| 70 be put into Tie sidewalk he did the work him
| self. lie was mason, carpenter, blacksmith, and
mechanic 10y Iurns, doing anything and everything
|
| When about forty years Of age QS25l being unable
AZ the ume 10 hre out ono OF ms hullangs he deter
| mlheu 70 occupy II n!nl,eI ne Ned m that house
| from Uat umc untu ms detll. Or late wears Nc
| m,9e H'Nefh attempts 20 move our OF inc CITY, but
| nv 'he Iast moment declded that nc ddht want 10
| go;,- -
lor some wears p9sl ne ms ma an oid female ser
| nah' 20 Wu' upoh MN. us vs. necessary rom
ule l1ol tUat hs Iau nteh suHernr rom nm, chronic
Co,upl'lhl, Whleh oisaoeu nm nom walking around
VI e'e" "''"s 'uo huuse !" aI'
HOUSEKEEPING HABITS.
lie allowed his servant SO 80 a week for expenses
| with this. as may be naturally supposed they did
| not live ON the fat of the land. bit Of meat for
| SOUP, on which the old man principally subsisted,
| Tread ana butter, Few vegetables, little tea
| these were about all the edibles that were ever
| bought
| When the butter, or the soup, or bread. were
Dronght TO TIE table, hngrove would take each and
dlVide me amount TO be used Tor the meal and then
| again dividing that amount into halves. he would
take one half and the old servant the other. He
! naine' rom All outward iorms OF wee because he
considered them TOO expensive
| HIS ruroLoay
| propcrly speaking. he had no theology Not hay.
ing mad Inc beue0t of Religions education his he
| lief was very heterodox Becoming Interested In
hi, property and determined TO amass n fortune he
| ut Ills time read little exocpt the newspapers lie
never went To church; he never read the Bible (;
never INDUCED IN any DEVOTION and dlshked to talk
! na9S9u' It1F9h, Nnen fanny WtlEhl, benjamin