Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-21
HID MAzzINI UNDER A BED.
Death OF Man who Saved the Life of
the Italian Patriot.
From the Ns1o York. SUI

from the Neto York Sun.
A. Snider Pellegrini died on Friday at
223 Centre street, the residence OF DR.. o.
Abruzzo, who had been attending him
constantly for five months. Yesterday
he was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
Although in his saith year, Mr.. Pellegrini
had lost none of his mental powers. He
was tall. with clear blue eyes, square
intellectual forehead, set of by a full
head Of iron-gTay hair. His face was sur
rounded by full gray beard. For some
years he had suffered with bladder troub-
les. and on the last Of his periodical trips
to this couutry-he came here every sum-
ner to visit Saratoga springs-he was I'M
able to return. DR.. AbruzZO was his
friend. and when he at last needed con-
slant attendance he went to the doctors
house. For several days before his death
Prof Hudson and other physicians were
associated with DR.. AbruzzO in the treat
ment, but Mr. PellegrinPs ailment was
beyond medical skill.
Mr. Pellegrini was born in Trieste in
1903, and when y years old was placed in
tue banking house Of Joseph La BrOsse.
La Brosse was Of noble family, and was
driven from France during the revolution
OF 1919. He was not a man of much COM
mercial enterprise, and the great success
Of his banking house was owing to the en-
terprise of his wife, who, though old, pos
sessed rare business talent. Nine. La
Brosse took much INTEREST," in young Pelle-
GRIM, and he became her private secre-
tary. In one OF his numerous books, in
abiding TO her, Pellegrini says:
"She was a woman Of rare ability, and
many exiles came to Trieste and to the
house. They had money transac-
tions with her banking house, many Of
which had TO be conducted with secrecy,
and | conducted them. 1T was thus that
/ became the friend Of jerome BOnaparte,
ex-King of Westphalia, and met Gustaye
Wasa, of Sweden"
Pellegrini was eight years in the maisOn
La Brosse. The husband and wife died,
and Pellegrini started a banking house
for himself and engaged in enterprises
that were gigantic for those times. When
- years old he owned five large ships,
and had an income of $1,000 francs year.
When the famine came in Trieste, in 1929,
he gave literally, and in order to keep
the people employed he offered to give
kreutzer for every two pounds of bones
brought to him. They quickly accumu-
lated and filed four great storehouses.
He shipped them to France, where they
were used to refine sugar. His charitable
act was rewarded by a large profit.
In 1912, while IN Paris, Pellegrinl was
induced TO engage in shipping merchan-
disc and colonists to Texas. A penniless
young Frenchman gained hi, confidence,
and he put him in charge of the scheme,
giving him 30, 600 francs. On April l, 1872
after sending out a cargo of merchandise
and emigrants, Pellegrini started for New
York, intending to travel by land to Texas.
In his diary he says:
81 found Texas a desert, without pOpu-
lation or money, but beautiful in geo.
graphical parts and climate. | could only
sell parts of the goods in exchange for
lands and lots. ] remained there
two years.
Before he left the young Frenchman ar
rived. Pellegrini left with him property
worth $4,000 and went back to France.
There he found that he had been swindled
by him and that large amounts of money
had been obtained on his credit. Pelle-
grini paid these debts. The young
Frenchman also gained possession Of the
property in Texas. 1t was at this time
that be engaged with Peabody in sending
emigrants to this country. His diary
says:
ain 1913 the revolutions in France COM
PEELED me to attend strictly to my bust
ness houses in London and in Civita Vec-
CHA, Italy. In 1S49 the revolution at
Rome compelled me to reside in Civita
priests, and the life Of Giuseppe MAJ
uni"
Another document left by Mr.. Pelle-
GRIM gives an unpublished account OF
how he saved the life of Mazzini:
81 was in my house in Place San Fran
cisco in Civita Necchia in September,
1910, when some one knocked at my door.
! Three persons came in. They were
Frederick Campanella, Lawyer Camponi
and another. Camponi said; Here is
MaZZini. Save him. a price is placed
upon his head, either dead or alive
had known MazZini for many years, and
recognized him. Campanella and Cam
POM lett. Mazzini remained with me
for three days. some Of the time he lay
on my bed. and sometimes was concealed
under it. ! brought him food myself, as
/ could not trust any one else to do it. Or
/ the third day a steamer from Sicily bound
/ for Marseilles arrived. l sent Accursi
/ (eX-DirectOr of Police in Rome, expelled
/ but with passport Of exile) to fud out
/ who was the Captain of the steamer, and
1 to pay for passage on condition that nc
I name was TO be asked, and that the pas
senger was to be dressed as a fireman and
to be kept at the furnaces.
"To get MazZinI from the house without
exciting suspicion / put a torn Overcoat
on him. | placed rOugh-lOOlIing cap on
MS heau ana Il great Duuule uuuef MS
arm. / ordered him to follow me as if ne
were a servant. Guards of police and
custom house officers were on each side OF
us as we walked along. My own boat
was at the waters edge. We climbed in
to it, and the men rOwed us to one of my
three vessels, which / had in the port
loaded with coal. To allay suspicion we
went on board one of these, climbed down
the other side, and thence were rowed to
the steamer.
IAN hour afterward the Commissioners
came on board the steamer to call the roll
of passengers. AS | was well known TO
them they accepted my invitation TO 90
back to shore in my boat. The steamer
started on her voyage, and Mazzini was
saved
Ills narrative, which is written in
Italian, goes ON to say that MaZzini left
the steamer before Marseilles was
reached. aud that Mazzini wrote 10 him
from switzerland. Mazzinrs letters are
attached 10 the document containing the
account OF the escape.
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