The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-15
OBITUARY,
Charles DelInOnicO Found Dead in the Woods
on Orange Mountain.


NEWARK, N. j., Jan. A-Charles Delmonico's
body was found on Orange mountain in the
woods, near General Met lelland's summer house,
at 10 o'clock this morning, by two boys. There
are no marks of violence. Death resulted from
exposure. Delmonico probably died on Jan. 6.
About 2 o'clock that morning John Dieffenthal,
who works for a farmer on Orange mountain,
while driving from Mount Clair to Orange, saw
a man leaning YEARLY against the fence. He
was at the junction of the road leading from
Orange to Mount Clair. He is certain the man
was Delmonico. He hailed Dieffenthal and
begged shelter. The farmer said the speech of
the wayfarer was so thick that he could scarcely
understand him. Delmonico's speech had been
thick since his trouble came on. The night
was bitterly cold, but the farmer was afraid
of tramps, and instead of taking the man
into his wagon, drove on, after directing him to
Orange, a mile distant. The wanderings of the
unfortunate 10an 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
death.
The Orange police took charge of the body,
and notified friends in New York. and County
Physician Hewalt Immediately visited the place.
His clothing, jewelry, and papers were undis-
buEDSu. II Is SuDpOSeu lie llSlntlN WdilutTtN
there and persisted. The ground around where
the dead man lay was undisturbed. The first
two days after he disappeared there were the
most severe snow-storms of the season, and I'M
less Delmonico then obtained shelter he must
surely have persisted. The announcement
of the finding of the body produced
great excitement all over town. North
field avenue, where the body was found,
is about a mile and a half to two miles from the
Orange depot AT intervals along the avenue
are isolated dwellings, interspersed with wood
land. The avenue is one of the principal streets
of Orange, extending from Main street for miles
over the mountain to st. Cloud, and, by way of
the valley between the first and second noun
tain, thence to Passaic valley. 1t is a very fine
drive, and generally frequented by those who
own carriages and horses Ill Orange, but on Sun
day. except when the weather is very fine, the
number of travellers by the road is not many.
tits therefore not regarded as strange that an
unfortunate man might, after falling, have lain
undiscovered until this morning.
On Saturday, Jan. 5, Mr.. Delmonico left his
home in New York, and all efforts to ascertain
his whereabouts were unavailing. The eircum-
stance was the more distressing because he had
been i'll for some months. and was in feeble con-
dition at the time of his disappearance. Re
wards were offered for information of his where
abouts, detectives were employed, and a most
diligent search made, all without any s~atisfac-
tory result. He was forty-four years of age, me-
dium size, with light complexion, dark eyes, and
gray halr. Ills face Wnen he lett home looked
worn and his features sunken, in consequence of
protractedi illness.
In 1927, two brothers. John and Peter Delmon-
leo, accompanied by their nephew, Francois,
left the hamlet of Faido in the Canton
du Tessin, Switzerland, and came to New
York They were skilled in the
culinary art, which they turned to good advan-
tage by opening an unpretending restaurant on
William street. Nothing like a first-class res
taurant then existed in New York, and their
venture was successful from the outset. In
1882, their nephew, Lorenzo Delmonico, who
died recently, was admitted as a member of the
firm. In 1912 Peter died, and six years later
John retired from the business, leaving Lorenzo
and Francois sole proprietors. They subse-
quently removed to Chambers street. then to the
corner of Fourteenth street and Fifth avenue,
then to liz Broadway, and finally they estab-
lished their famous uptown restau-
rant at Twenty-sixth street and
Fifth avenue, which is the favorite
resort of the bon-ton of the metropolis, and the
finest establishment of the kind in America.
Shortly aster this restaurant was opened, Charles
and Siro Delmonico were admitted as partners,
Charles having full charge of the uptown bust
ness. The death of Sire in 1881 left Charles in
heritor and sole proprietor of the business.