The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-22
DEATHIN AGRANDLODGE
HON. ADOLPH BRANDT STRICKEN
DOWN BY APOPLEXY.

His Brothers Almost Unable to Realize
That the Calamity Had Befallen Them
Tho Deceased Making a Speech
When the Fatal Stroke Came-Lsst
Honors TO the Dead-The Routine of
the Day.
ROME, Ga, Aug. 21.-A sudden death in
the hall in which the grand lodge Of Odd
Fellows was in session this morning caused
the adjournment of that body. About II
o'clock, while in the midst of a speech,
Hon. Adolph Brandt of Atlanta sank back
i'll his chair and in few minutes was dead.
The grand lodge Immediately adjourned
and did not meet again until in the after
noon.
THE DEATH SCENE.
The description Of the death scene. as re-
lated by several gentlemen vino sat near
Col. Brandt. is as follows: A motion was
before the lodge and Allen r. Wright had
spoken in opposition to it. Some other
member of the order favored it. Col.
Brandt arose and began calmly expressing
his views. He SAID: II will endeavor to
show how harm would come out of this
motion If | CAM He put his hand to his
forehead as if abstracted by other thoughts,
or as though paroxysm of pain had struck
him, his body careened to one side, while
his hand was still on his forehead, and ne
said: III don't Know
FELL BACK GAsPING FOR BREATH.
With this he sank back in his chair and
began gasping for breath. The gentlemen
VINO sat next to him rushed to his assistance
and gently lifted him to the floor. Two
physicians were present but could do moth
ing to save him, and he died in about ten
minutes. Such calamity as Past Grand
Master Brandts death has never before
fallen to the lot of any lodge of Odd Eel
lows, and Notwithstanding the fact OF its
reality, it was some time before the mem-
bers could fully realize what had happened.
THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
His death was caused by congestive
| apoplexy. The coroner's jury rendered a
verdict that he came to his death from
natural causes The body was sent to At
lanta at $40 O'Clock tonight, and the inter-
ment will probably take place tomorrow
The members Of the grand lodge, joined by
delegation of the k. of F. and f. A. NJ
lodges, escorted the remains of Il. Ct. NJ.
Brandt to the railway depot.
A delegation of Odd Fellows also &C.
companied the remains to Atlanta. The
Odd Fellows express universal regret at his
death.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SESSION.
When the grand lodge assembled this
morning 1t was heartily welcomed on the
part Of the city by Councilman w. w.
Seay and by Max Meyerhardt on the part
of the Odd Follows Of Rome Lodge No. 40,
! both Ok whom, after some welI-tmed re-
marks by j. l.. Bass, were responded to by
| Grand Master d. B. Woodruff.
A the afternOOn session the animal 70
ports were submitted, standing committees
appointed and the officers for the next year
| elected.
THE OFFICERS.
These were:
r. b. Russell of Athens, grand master.
j. A. Anderson Of Atlanta, deputy grand
master
r. T. Daniel of Griffin, grand warden.
John G.. Deitz of Macon, grand secretary.
J. s. Tyson of Savannah, grand treasurer
Charles II. Dorsett Of Savannah, grand
representative
Savannah was chosen as the next place
OF meeting by large majority.
AT O'Clock tonight an adjournment was
taken until o'clock tomorrow morning,
when the business will be resumed.
SKETCH OF COL. BRANDT's LIFE.
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 2I.-Hon. Adolph
Brandt was member Of the law firm If
WE'LL & Brandt Of this CITY, The remains
reached here at midnight with the grand
| lodge committee, and were met at the
depot by uniformed detachment of the
Knights of Pythias, and conveyed to
his late residence, where they will re-
main till carried to Augusta tomorrow
for burial. Mr.. Brandt was native of
Augusta, Of German-Jewish parentage.
| He was admitted TO the bar in 1874, and
represented Richmond county in the legs-
Iature in 1S84IS5. He removed to Atlanta
the year following, and has been prominent
in his profession. He was an Odd Fellow
and Knight of Pythlas of the highest rank,
having held the highest Office in both orders
in this state and represented both in the
sovereign lodges. He was in good circum-
stances, and it is stated had $4,000 life in
surance.