The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-02-02
OUR LETTER FROM BRoADBRlM

Death of a Noted Res taurateur and a
Prominent Innkeeper-Two Lives Con-
triIttetl-A Juvenile Bnrglar-Tlie Mys-
terry of d Crime Cleared Up-Croolked
Gratly's Miserable End-Dr. Newman In
Warm Water-E Reform, Stocks, Etc.
NEW YORK, January q, 1854.
EDIroR CHIEF:
Notwithstanding the fact that all the
great newspapers of the metropolis have
had column after column ON the terrible
death of the late Charles Delmonico, and
every reader of q newspaper is supposed to
be, by this time, pretty we'll posted in ref
erence to every incident Of his life, still it
is impossible to pass over such an event
without mention. Two great restaura-
teurs have passed away within week
William Endeman and Charles Delmonico.
William was the prince of Coney Island
innkeepers and Charles Delmonico was the
emperor among the restaurateurs of the
metropolis. Their starting points were far
apart-Will Endeman was born to poverty
till he reached his early manhood, but by
sheer pluck aud force of character, he
worked his way to foremost place in one
of the most remarkable communities in
the world, and at the early age of As he
died, honored and respected by all who
knew him, leaving behind him a fortune of
over million dollars. According to some
strict orthodox interpreters, the manner in
which he accumulated his fortune might
have been questioned; he kept one of the
principal hotels at Coney Island, where all
sorts of liquors were sold, and he was the
owner Of the Goney Island race track.
Now, as long as men love fast horses, they
will race them, and men who race will bet.
1t was in this way that the pastor of the
colored church down South lost his Bible,
his hymn book and 81 so of the Sunday
school funds, but, to the honor of the late
William Endeman be it said, that his race
course was the most honest and square in
was ever tolerated by him if he knew it,
and as business man, his word was his
bond. But oyerwork apd the constant
strain and excitement of the life he led
broke him down in his very prime. Yet
it is something as this world goes, III spite
of ali of his early disadvantages to have
achieved the character and fortune that he
did and leave the name of All honest man
behind him. Charles Delmonico was born
to wealth; he never knew what it was to
want for anything, and when other young
men are beginning their education, Charles
Delmonico had exhausted all the pleasures
of the great metropolis of the Western
world, and of half the capitals of Europe.
When other men had just finished their
education and were just beginning their
business life, Charles Delmonico was blase
and was an old man at 35-at 40 his reason
was lettering and at 45 be was a lunatie,
watched night and day by careful guardians,
to escape whom he dashed out of the splen-
did luxury Of his gilded palace into the Bit
ter wintry storm and perished miserably
in a ditch, like the poorest and meanest
tramp; alone at night in the woods, no liv-
ing soul "lthlu NAIL 10 heaf MS iast al
| guished cry. no mortal eye to witness his
last struggle, he sunk in the mire to death.
Never has there been more fearful lesson.
He had every advantage that mortal man
could desire. He had millions at his un-
| limited command, more money than be
could possibly spend in the ordinary ave-
nues of pleasure, and yet, to all intsnts and
purposes, he died bankrupt, as far as life
and earthly happiness were CONCERNED. In
the midst Of this melancholy gloeaa it is
pleasant to catch one ray of light, and this
comes from quarter least expected, for
the sorosis is one not supposed to be ex-
ceedingly favorable to the masculine gen