The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-15
MOSES FERsT DEAD.
One of savannah's Leading Citizens
Dies Suddenly in New York.

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Dies Suddenly in New York.
Moses Ferst, one Of Savannah's NEST
highly respected citizens, dieI suddenly
at II o'clock Tuesday night in New
] York His family received the announce
ment Of mis- death early yesterday morning
| from Mr. J. Strauss, at whose home Mr.
/ Ferst died. The dispatch stated that Mr.
1 Ferst was well AT 10 O'Clock, an hour before
! bis death. l. IA supposed that be died Of
/ heart disease. Another dispatch. received
| last night from Mr.. Strauss, stated that the
remains had been ernbalmed and had left
| New York for Savannah. They will reach
here tomorrow and viii be buried in the
| afternoon. The body will be taken from
ths depot to the family residence on Liberty
/ street. ana thence TO Laurel Grove.
! Mr Fsrs; went north July on vaca-
ton. Hs spent considerable time at Sara
| togo aid otLer res rts. but for tho last few
weeks ht has been with Mr. Strauss, his
| partner, in New York. His visit, however,
! was Up on the day Of bis death. He was to
have left Nav York for Savannah yester-
! day. Letters written by him the day of
his death and the day before were recei we'd
| Yesterday hy ths family here. Mr.. Ferst
seemed 10 BE- cheerful, aud said that his
| trip had besn an enjoyable one, and that he
| felt very much improved in hellth. None
of the family will 60 north to bring the
remains home since the last message from
Mr.. Strauss was received, stating that be
will come with them.
Mr.. Ferst's friends ~ Savannah and
throughout the state will be panied TO learn
Of his sudden taking away. Ills acquaint-
ance was, per nag, the most extended Of
any wholesale merchant in the city, lie
came to this city in June, 1865, at the age
OF 81, and settled in business. Hs occupied
the store that Palmer Bros. now occupy,
and conducted a wholesale grocery business
there. He established his popularity
among all classes of his Gus
toners, and his business increased with
remarkable rapidity. In few years the
building adjoining the MORNING News was
secured, and he carried on business success
fully at that place until year ago when he
moved to the new building on Bay street
At Mr. Fersts death he was one of the
largest wholesale grocerymen in the
state. lie was born in Altorf, Bavaria,
in September, 1873 He came to New York
with his parents when he was IL years Of
age. He was trained and educA ed as a
business man, and when he became Of age he
carried on wholesale grocery business in
New York under the firm name of Lehman
a Ferst He remained in business in New
York until he came to Savannah.
Mr. Ferst, although philosophical citi-
zen, was never an official or public
servant. He skrank from it. He did not
desire any Office, nor would ne allow the
office to seek him. He was a member Of
Lebanon Lodge Of BNai Birth of New
York, aud also member of the Knights of
Honor. He was one Of the charter mem
bers Of the Harmonic Club He was liberal
giver to ali institutions of charity, and was
an honored member of the Union
Society. He had wide acuuaint-
ance among the theatrical profession
and entertained many of the first
actors of the country at his home. w. J.
Florence never came to Savannah but that
he called on Mr.. Ferst. The dacsased's
family consists Of three sons, Joseph,
Aaron and Leon, and two daughters, Mrs.
Samuel A. Einstein and Miss Maize Ferst.
Mrs. Ferst died several years ago The
sons are members of the firm of which
their father was the senior member.