Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-12
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Captain Albert Lybrock. . we'll
known architect and one Of the most
distinguished of cur citizens Of German
birth, breaihed his last yesterday about
10 o'clock A. NJ. at his residence. 205
east Clay street. He had been IN Ill
health for several months, snd the I'm
mediate cause Of death was spcpIexy.
The deceased was born January II,
1897, in the hamlet of st. Johann, near
Saarbrucken, in Germany. and Was IN
the fifty-ninth year Of his age. he
graduated in the school Of architecture
at the University at Carlsruhe, Ger
many, when he was twenty years Of age,
and soon afterwards took his departure
for America. landing in the city Of New
York in ls49, where he remained until
1852. lie came to Richmond that year,
and after having been here q few
months received an appointment from
the Federal Government as supervising
architect of the Richmond custom
house. He commanded ct the outbreak
of the late war the Marion Rides, an
infantry organization consisting chiefly
of Germans. and served with them du-
ring the Peninsula campaign under
General j. b. Magruder, and remained
in the service about year and a bali,
when be returned to Richmond, and soon
thereafter became member OF the firm OF
wendenburg & Lybrock, and so re-
NAMED until the close OF the war,
when this firm dissolved. He then be-
came associated with young Mr.. Gibson
under the firm name OF Lybrock 4 Glib
son, architects. They were together
but a short time, when Mr.. Gibson re-
ceived Federal appointment and went
South, where he died with yellow-fever.
For many years past the deceased was
the senior member Of the civil-engineer-
ing and architectural firm Of Lybrock
( seibert. They planned and built
many well-known houses; notably the
State bank. the store of Levy Brothers,
and the Shafer building.
Almost the first work OF Captain
Lybrock in this city was that Of super
vising the custom-house, and the last
was the Mozart-Academy building
Just completed. He was at one period
q member Of the Common Council, and
at the time OF his death member oi
Germania Lodge, Knights of Pythias-
and also Of the Gesangyerein Virginia.
About seven years ago, in Washing
ton city, Captain Lybrock met with a
painful accident in getting of one Of the
street-cars, causing dislocation Of his
hip, from which he never fully recoy
cred. and after that accident his health
gradually declined. His funeral will
take place from his late residence to-
day. The pall-bearers will be from the
two orders that he belonged to, IN
cluding the following gentlemen
Messrs. Robert Wendenburg, Henry G
Miller, Oscar Cranz, A. j. Vaughan,
Albert l.. West, Marion J. DimmOck
and P. J. White. His remains will b'
buried at Hollywood.
CAPTAIN JOHN TAFT ROGERS.
Captain John TAFT Rogers, Q well
known citizen and an excellent gentle
man, died at his residence on Grove
road at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. lie had been confined TO his room
since August last from general dc
cline. The deceased was born in New
York city July l3, 1916, and was IL
his seventieth year. He served hi
time in that city as an apprentice u
Robert /. Brown, who was engaged II
the marble business. He was a mem
Der of the New York State Cadets, anc
also for several years when . youni
man member Of that old fire
mans organization Of that city th'
North River Twenty-seven. He cam
to Richmond in 1912, remained shor
time, and then went TO Petersburg
staying in that city three years, ant
was engaged in the marble business
While there be was elected lieutenan
in the Petersburg Artillery. In ls4I
he returned to Richmond and engages
in the marble business, and in le49 rs
sociated with him Mr.. William Miller
under the firm-nsme Of Rogers
Miller, and they were together unit
very recent date. The decease
when he last came to Richmon
became q member Of the Richmond Fir
Association, and soon thereafter wa
made foreman OF Franklin No. q, after
wards called Citizen Company No. {
well-known rs " The Tigers" He wa
9 fireman for thirty years. In ls45 h
enlisted as private in the Richmon
Grays, but was soon thereafter electe
orderly sergeant, and remained with ths
military organization until the breakin
out of the late war, when he as
sisted in organizing Company !
the First Virginia Regiment, an
was elected first lieutenant Of it
served one year in the late war, an
was in the battles of First Msnassa
and Bull Run. lie WAS very old Ma
son. and at the time Of his death wa
treasurer Of Amity Lodge and men
Der of Richmond Royal Arch Chapte
and of Richmond Commsndery, also
member Of Aurora Lodge, No. liz
Odd-F elbows, and OF Nelson Encamr
ment. He was member Of st. jaime
church, and his funeral will take plaC
from that church tomorrow morpin
at ii o'clock.