The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-24
A MYSTERY SOLVED.
Finding of the Remains of the Celebrated
New York Restsurateur, Charles Del
monico-Death from Exposure.


New York Restsurateur, Charles Del
monico-Death from Exposure.
NEWARK. n. J., Jan. Il
The body of Charles Delmonico, who dis
appeared several days ago, was found in
the Orange Mountains in the woods near
General McClellan's summer house at ten
O'Clock this morning by two boys. There
were no marks of violence. He died from
exposure. Nothing was missing from the
body. The boys who discovered the body
Immediately went for assistance and re-
turned with several residents of Orange
Valley. Upon their arrival they turned the
body over, for it was lying on the face,
frozen stiff, and Immediately recognized
the remains as those of the missing Charles
Delmonico. Letters found thereon estab-
liShed the fact at once. Nothing had been
removed from the body and no signs of viO-
lence were apparent. The ground around
where the man lay was undiSturbed. The
first two days after he disappeared were
the most severe of the season and unless
D-lmonico then obtained shelter he must
surely have persisted. The announcement
of the finding of the body produced great
excitement all over town. Mortified
avenue, where the tOdy was found, is about
q mile and a half to two miles Il ON Orange
isolated dwellings inc Is, ersed with wood
land. The avenue is one of the principal
streets OF Orange, extending from The main
street for miles over the mountain TO St
Cloud and Icy way of the valley between
The first and second mo- ntain thence to
Passaic Valley. 1t is very fine drive and
generally freqCented by those who own
carriages and horses in Orange: but Sum
lay, except when the weather is very fine,
The number OF travellers by tho road is not
many.
As General Mcclellan, John Crorsev
Brown, George b. Hecker and other promi-
nent people live along this part of North
field avenue it is thought Delmonico might
have had dazed idea of reaching one of
their residences, but his strength gave out
before attaining his object.
Delmonico probably died January g.
About two O'Clock that morning John DEF
fenthal, who works for a farmer on Orange
Mountain, while driving from Montclair to
Orange, saw a man leaning YEARLY against
fence. 1t was at the junction of the road
leading from Orange to Montclair. He is
certain now tire man was Delmonico. He
hailed Dieffenthal and begged for shelter.
The farmer said the speech of the wayfarer
was so thick he could scarcely understand
him. belmont o'S speech has been thick
since his trouble came on. The night was
bitterly cold, but the farmer was afraid of
cramps, and instead of taking the man into
Orange, a mile distant. The wanderings
Of the unfortunate man from this point can
only be conjectured. He probably went
aimlessly along the broad road on the
mountain until overcome with cold, and
laid down and was frozen to Gea'h.
The bo1y was taken to New York late
his afternoon and taken TO the undertake
sr'S, where it was placed in a casket, then
taken to the residence of deceased on West
fourteenth street. The face of the dead
man looked very natural. No bruises were
visible except a slight wound on the right
side of the head, probably received in the
fall over the bank at the spot at which he
was found. The body was in perfect
state of preservation, although it must
have been eight or nine DAYS ago that Del
mOnicO met death. The fact of its normal
appearance is explained by the cold which
prevailed The remains will be Inferred in
The Delmonico vault in old st. Patrick's
Cathedral. Mott street,