New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
rrs1Iys KOEHLER,s SUICIDE.


The body Of Justus Koehler, the manager in this
city of the Hamburg Magdeburg Fire insurance
Company who committed suicide in hack IN zen
trial ark on Thursday was removed Yesterday n 10
Lexington ave. and Forty -ninth-st Arrangements
we're made for Quietfuneral service about NOON ~
day in the German clubhouse at No. is mss. iwS he
ty-fourth-st., where koehler took his meals no
body will he placed in vault for the present.
expected that II will be sent to Germany when IN
formation Of Koehler's death reaches ms motner r
who knew Koohler. his suicide was the TIE
subject of conversation yesterday. ms me ne
In this city SPOKEN of in terms OF praise on an
Sides None of his former friends was able TO give
any explanation of his Conduct. :. .,;.
Tho company which K,ehler. represented IN tins
oity IA said TO be in a fourishing condition; The
New-York trus ees are Charles L. Kn0biauch
hdolph Englor and Ferdinand Motz. All the funds
of the company invested in this city are under the
control of the trustees and all the money used IN
Insurance has Pa e
that Kochler had no opportunity to cheat the com
pany II be had desired to be dishonest and his ln-
iegrty was above suSP H hnsino LAST yfbbr
company in New-York in an admirable man-
ner. comparative statement which was
made at the beginning of the present year showed
nrobt of over $40, 0Oo in the previous twelve
months Before koehler took charge of the work OF
placing insurance for the company In New-iqrk
The business had been running behind and had
ceased TO re proutable. The trustees held ameethg
yesterday TO consult about sending Information OF
koehler's suicide to the officers of the company III
Hamburg. 1t was understood that they would rec
ommend the sending of another resident manager 10
this city and also the appointment OF commlssloh
to examine into the condition OF the NeW-1oIk
agency. hey decided to send dispatch 10 the
home Office, asking for authority TO employ an eA-
nor, accom- ami TO examine the affairs Of the agency
II was said hat they wished the examination made
for their protection and the salstactlo OF the
company. so far as the trustees had looked INTO
the accounts yesterday they found them correct
II. Il. Mashngt n, who was the assistant
manager under koehler is in charge Of the business
for he present 1t SAID by one of the irus ecs
Yesterday that Koehlr did not spend all of his
"a airy, out that he had saved and invested SeVeai
thousand dollars i'll this city, lie also had some
OF his savings i'll the hands of his employ IN Ham
burg The trustee said there was no suspicion mat
the suicide had been caused by trouble about
hugo Schumann, secretary of the Germania Fire
Insurance Company declined yesterday to tSli what
was contained i'll the letter Wr.l9h 10 mn . ny
was not aware of any reason that kOeuleI mint
have had for his act. Coroner Knox granted per-
init for the removal of the body yes erday. lie Will
begin an investigation OF the case to-day
GALES AND HURRICANES AT SEA.
The steamship Westphalia arrived from Hamburg
co. of whom in the steeragc. she encoun-
tered fierce head gales and high seas. but arrived
without meeting wi h any damage worthy OF note
The Steamship DevOnia, from Glasgow, was three
DAYS longer than usual on the voyage, beIng oc,
tained by adverse weather. Continuous gaies ana
severe hurricanes were encountered Tn FEBRUARY
/ a heavy sea broke over the vessel, sweeping WIN
great force and aft, and carried John Mcneil.
seaman, overheard He was drowned
The steamship Egyptian Monarch sailed from
London January "A. and should nave arrived
four DAYS ago. She met adverse gales and seas
uutll February l, and then encountered terrific
hurricane and a confused, teInpestu0us sea. O -
he schooner L. V. Glover, from Charleston, = e.,
while coming up the bay in tow yesterday morn
Ing was blown ashore on Coney Island folht' Inc
cargo was being discharged last night.
it'll the exception of William II. Thompson q
Co. the agents of the steamship City of Limerick,
which sailed from this port for London on January
& she is given up as lost by seafaTing people gener
ally. Nothing has been heard from her since Sie
command of Captain Sterry, formerly first 0ilccT OF
The steamship City of Lincoln, this being his hist
voyage in command of the missing vessel. Inc CIV
nj limerick had a cargo of 30 barrels of lubncatlng
oil packages of whales teeth, Al cases OF sewing
machines, 40 bushels of peas, 1886 pack
ages of agricultural implements 81 lh6 gallons OF
sperm oil, 100 cases OF clocks, 3l,IOO pounds OF
lard big of gold ore, and 80 head of cattle VII
ned at $3.50 each. Mt. Goldsmith, OF the mon
Stock Yards owned $50 head of cattle, and MI
in charge of the cattle including Isaac and francis
Bonser and Michael and John McGrau The Off
GERS of the vessel were Captain Stely, FIRST On
Ger Andrews, Second Officer Gill stewards j.
MoFne ann and A. fWvilI DSn. CHEF Engineer
". Lang, Assistant Engineers Robert Gibson,
A. Robertson and Edward LeNtor. The crew con
Hanson, John kennedy, J. W. Ioney, a. Mckack-
ron, n Medium, w. SULTAN, W. Trainer, A. Dun,
r. Leach ;. King, j. Kingston. j. Allen, j. Minor;
H. bird. The vessel was of iron, built at Creenock,
Scotland in 1855, for the lnman Steamship Line.
and was first nqined the Africa. She was over
hauled and heightened IN 1870, ana III is wa, was
81 feet beam, 30 feet depth OF hold ahdnet tonnage
,72i tons.
PRESTON AND cos FAILURE.
While there was considerable 1uctuaton in prices
of grain provisions and cotton at the Newly oIk
Exchanges yesterday, due TO the failure OF ". H.