The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-16
DR.. DAMR0SCH Is DEAD.
A GREAT MUSICIAN PASSED AWAY
His Labors In the Cause of the German
opera, With Brief Sketch
OF His Eventual Life
Other Neurology.
Neurological.
LEOPOLD DAMROSCH.

NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-Dr. Leopold
Damrosch, distinguished musician,
died at his residence in this city, at 2:l5
this afternoon.
Or. Damrosch had been confined to
ms house since Tuesday night last, but
IL was not thought that he was seriously
Ill. On Monday evening he conducted
the performance of Lohengrin at the
metropolitan Opera-house and then
seemed III his u ual health. Next even
ing ne undertook to direct the rehearsal
OF an Orabonio society, but was seized
WIN chill and had to be taken home
~ carriage. His physicians decided
that tho patients complaint
rti complication, but they did
not consider him dangerous.
Al o'clock this morning sudden
ana ma erial change for the worse oc-
Cured, Not until then did the invalid
know ne was dangerously iii. At 10
O'CLOCK his physician said the patient
was dying, and the sick man was not
made aware of his true condition.
About l o'clock no dropped off into a
sleep, III which he continued uutil 2:I5,
when ne died. DR.. DamrOsch leaves
TWO sons and three daughters
All except the oldest son
were present at his death,
MISS Won Hinsburg, sis.er-in-law,
and Other relatives were also there. DR..
Damrosch was born in Posen, Germany,
ON October y, 1882 He was graduated
as doctor OF medicine from The Berlin
university, with great hOnOrs. His the
sls Is stu quoted al the institution.
After graduation he devoted his
whole time and energy to mu-
SIC. "A few years after he was
called TO direct tho Weimar musical
society and aiterward conducted like
organization ~ Bre,lau. In 1872 he was
engaged to take charge OF the Arcon
Singing society, Of tals city, and came
to America for the first time. While in
New YORK he organized OratOries aud
symphony societies. In 1880 Columbia
college bestowed upon him the degree
OF uOct OF music. In August last
the directors Of tho Metropolitan
opera house, called upon the Doctor to
iHEe charge lilo accepted, and went to
Europe tho same month to engage a
company, and remained abroad until
september. The Doctor was consulted
on every detail OF every performance.
lis chiti ambition was 10 make the
nerh"u opera success in New York,
ard Lhal ambition was nc 'umplishud.
Pii1SbUlG's CHILE BROWN.
FlrIs BURG, Feb. l5.-Chief Of Police
Gus i. Brown died this afternoon of
pe'itoaitiO after short illness. Chi OF
Brown gained wide spread nutor.ety
recently ny placing uudar arrest the
AustrO- hungarian consul of this city
because the latter refused to take in The
Austrian flag floating in front of his
Office when ordered to do so by Brown,
VINO claimed IL came under the or3i-
nance prohibiting swinging signs.
FRANCIS DRENEL.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l5.-Fraucis A.
DreXel, AZ inc head Of the DreXel Bank
ing house ia this city, New York aud
Paris, died suddenly this afternoon.
buL lew persons knew he was i'll. His
-hree daughters and two pny-
'iclans wore present. His brother
n-law, John ID. Lankenan, IS in Florida.
Mr.. Drexel was Philadelphia by
birth. He was born ia 1924.