The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-09

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ner Antarctic. constructed bY
Mr.. Beroh for Captain Morrel,
who proposed to 60 to one OF the
islands of the Antarctic Ocean Tor
cargo of beche lamere, fish for which
there vas great demand. Her history
was romantic. On arriving at toe
: place of destination the captain began
to catch and cure his fish under the
eyes of the barbarian inhabitants,
whose friendship he believed be bad
secured, but who one day suddenly
made q descent upon. him. and butch
cred all out three or four of the crew.
The survivors hurriedly took to q
boat. rowed to their vessel, weighed
anchor, sailed to Manila. restoeked
at great expense with men q NUM-
tons OF war, and returned to the hos
tile islanders, who, in great fear, sent
out q canoe with an embassy of
peace. Captain Morrell was about to
fire on the csnoeists, when one of
them called in good EDglish, Don't
shoot, captain" He vas a relic OF
the captains old crew. and during
the treacherous assault OF the natives
had saved himself by creeping into
the bushes, where the king of the
islsnd. on g promenade. found him,
and after striking the unlncky fellow
on the head so hard as to lay bis
scalp open. and pouring sand and
sea- water into the wound, made q
slave OF him. Morrell brought the
sailor home. and with him cargo OF
seal-skins that fetched q handsome
price. He published q volume, 10
which he recorded some valuable dis
coveries that are noWt) be found on
the maritime charts.
In the neighborhoOd of Scanned
aud Henry streets Mr.. Bergh's tall
commanding figure (he stood six feet
six 10 his stockings). his blue frock.
coat, blue trousers, broad brimmed
high hat, and white neckcloth which
no collar ever creased, are stilI re-
membered by a few old residents.
The old gentleman's popularity
caused him to be respected by the
politicians, and many time did he
preside with grace and dignity in
Tammany Hall ION the site of the
present Sun building), though stead
lastly refusing to run for Office. His
honesty was proverbial, his dislike of
debt passion. In his. last illness
the one thing uppermost in his mind
was that his physicians bill had not
been paid. To the reply that the bill
was not yet presented and not yet
due. he said to his son; Henry, I
wish you would have a check made
out" On being assured that the mat
ter would be attended to, he neverthe-
less repeated the request, and finally,
in order to quiet him, his son filled
out check for his signature. which,
with trembling hand, was affixed.
In few days the honest old demo-
crst was dead. His handsome pro-
perty was divided among his three
children, Edwin lWho died on the 4th
of May. 1876. at Henry Bergh's
house., No. 429 Fifth Avenue), Henry,
and daughter. Aenry's share was
the old homestead-a twostory frame
house. with attic. at the northeast
corner OF Scamntl and Water streets,
where bis fathers office was, in an
excellent eigh5oihood, old Colonel
Rutgers, @ oebys, and Henry
Eckiord living near by. The property
extended north to Grand Street, and
among the trees in its orchard was
an ox-heart cherry-tree the like OF
which the Bergh children never saw
elsewhere. Henry who had lust re-
turned from Europe, built ten five.
story tenement houses on the site of
the homestead. the first in New York
city to give to each family floor to
itself. Fire-escapes and other phil
anthropic conveniences we're not
wanting, and to-day these buildings
are still models OF their kind. Chris
tisn Bergh would not consent to have
portrait OF himself taken; he had an
impression that to do 80 would be-
token certain s-istOcratic vanity
as If be considereded himself OF spt-
ficient importance to make arrange
ments tor the preservation of his
verisimilitude after death. "Henry,
what do you want picture Of me
for" he once asked Of his son:
merely to be put up into the garnet
some day or other, and covered with
dust?"
1t is remembered to the honor of
Christian Bergh that be was the frat
ship-builder who had the courage to
employ colored men.-HQYper's Mag