New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28


A. banquet given by the Grocers' Company IN
don on Inc night Of May -, 1o11' Dr. Schiieh'aIu'
49,, ,ra. the guest of the company, III ieSponoihs
hc toast of hi, health gave the following ACCOUNT u
his own career: ,.u;. my
v,stcr Wardens and gentlemen: In returning my
varnest thanks for the IlEm1 , nGio 70 This hos
ifay SJ Hapouet feel infinite pleasure N tnHns
xxx am myself grocer, ana u trssr Which have
allowed up with unemting IeaI iEr PIT Of ace
iwenyet years, wa" a5n %eT in small country
We IN Mecklenburg where during I'VE years ana
half Wa Smsagvd coffee by haifpenny worths. and
nav master thought il very InChI 'i'a'e II We 'iD
s1o worth oi Tni.orune Witch afterwa,d turned ont
. PbS I.e most lucky event in my life, was laissu
iI.n "a ,roccr T. c. Ouien. Of Amsterdam. In that
new capacity succeeded III W. Nc"IH ~ I,t
dm 1 "boo.k,~per with the wholesale SIOecrS -, H.
scbrodcr 4 co. of Amsterdam, who aiter an h'FIna
o. ,,yn van sent me out 10 81. petersburg q, men
e,t ~ eSIl groceries sion year l3'er
cSahl,hed myself in the same oy az a Wd E tk
n',r nm nv own account, aud have coNduci'u UcIV
81 extensive trade for eighteen and half years: u,
nv business has never prevented me rom cGn1 n5
nv stndio. and when in April 1864, thought l'iI
MONEY enough 10 retire from commor'al pursuits,
io1nd myself also in possession Of sufficient theGIecu
b,r"v-ledrr 10 devote the remainder OF my me l."
iIomeTic archaeology. The habit ! had acquired in
INV long career A. grocer not to 90 anFt7
;ciaIlv but 10 proceed in everything with act system
and perseverance. has been of immense adyant1ge 10
M II, tbat had moi beer grocer could have
.ccsJed i'm discovering Troy or the five royal Sepu
sSres Of Myccaae | deem it Supcrfluous 70 say any
min, to tIc prl of commerce. because without com
Incrcc there could De ambition and without dihpi"
he c,uld bee no science Thus. without commerce
men would be brutc> Gentlemen. have pleasure IN
doing honor 10 your eloriouS corporation. MAY u H'o
rs lon- as our globe is Inhabited by men.
Henry Schliemann born in the little village Oh
Ankcr-h hagen. in NcckcnlurE. in 1s22. His father
Lutheran clergyman. made the discoveries OF Fompeh
and Hcrculancum frequent subjects Of conversational
and almost daily rccited verses from Nos>S German
translation of Homer" inspiring young H'hiiela""
with enthusiasm for the exploits Of Hector. Achilles
Acancmnon and other heroes Of the divine tragedy.
in vain did hi, father assert that not one stone OF
Uium's walls remained the ancient site. The boy
re0rtcd that the houses might be partly destroyed Duh
the huge wall, could not bc-that the latter were
covered with the ruins and dust Of acc>, and that ne
would dig them out.
on lis mothers death the boy went t. live Win an
,ncc a clergyman Of KakhOrst. At ten he wrote
for his father in bad Latin description OF the IfoJah
war and was sent 10 a school at NcustIehtz bu' at
fourteen his stud ous aspirations were cruelty crushed
The elder Schlicmann lost his parish and could no
longer nay for his sons schooling AppIentced 10 a
small grocer in the little town Of FuI>tenberI' S'hIe
mann - five wears and half rctacd herrinS butter
and TIE like in the fifth wear lis "a AIRY anounloI -
80 thaleIs The lad working from > III inc m'I''iiS
un;n II at night. Being on one occasion III 'no
cellar with MS master, Schlcmann broke DIon
vessel in the breast while attempting 10 lift barrel
lie done so he walked barefoOted 10 Hamburg. d''
lance Of 1870 miles begged a. he walked and on ar
irving told his story relation. shlp-0ToAef WHO
q. once secured him the situation Of oaOH io' OH
hoard tie Dorothea. bound FOR Venezuela The V'''e
stranded on December L. l-41. and seven day. A'er
after much hardship the lad reached Amsterdam }"
"a, streets Of which town lie wandered destitute
In dospair schleInann went to the MecklenbnIs Con
su,fe for relief and received two hoTlnS. ms
,-,,u sum was soon exhausted, and after being TWO
DAYS without money. Schllcmann iHcAcd s"hHr>' III
order +, gain admission to the hospital where he r.
manned a week. during which time he wrote 10 hl,
relative in Hamburg imporinr help. The letter 'F-
rived ON Christmas Eve while tie siphr her was enter
tanning party Of friends and Ted to collection of $50
forms which wa forwarded t. IL" "a OF the NECK g.
burg Consul, VINO al once sent for HchAe!n'an' P.c
ecrtod him with the welcome gift. and OBTAINED ior
lirn situation with a merchant named 7. G. QUEEN
for whom he copied letters, turned the Ath'-rAim'
urcse and caShcd money on exchanges Qu'H Nd0
60 pleased with Schhemaun's energy as to al'" Hi'
,i,rc f,, studv Languages were the young ceih
passion. He believed that his fortune lay ID tA''r
na-erv that with them he could storm the heavens.
When he came across man who promised To tea'A
lain English in SIX months lie seized upon 'Ae 'N'r
with avdty. He became a poiy-lot In order 3" ald
lis employers mastered Russian without the help
Of a teacher. In l-49. after hc lad i1ci D'~lh'@'
in Moscow As We'll a. at Amsterdam, hc found his WAY
10 California There hc gathered capital ID the amount
Of about $4,000 and with that sam wet - Il Peters
buzz. where Dbl, bushes, capacity enabled Inn ID
ocouir, l-tWdly a large fortune in the midst oi
-. Co., .... f.. tl. cr...,.,r ,ya~ and Ok tl. wear
''''"', '"-' ...r.. 30.
1o1- he was worm 9lJo''O) men hi uINelVN ''
Greece and the Lcvaut, acquired the Greek lau-1a-
ss,.lltt.d upon tlc nigh price, OF cotton and tci
do r..l, =, fine Echoi.u lin ;In, cYilt.e- AID ..
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1-"1 Eti''l ii'" Du@iI'''' 'oll'I'4''H ''''-' O''
rich beyond hs highest ambitions lie was familiar
with a t,. l.,.,.a. nf the Continent with English
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VII" ''7''" '''0'' '."' '-'' '' ''''' 49, '
studied Arabic W..le JOurucylu- up the MIC.
an tiIi.-tI. learning The wealth. The practical cy-
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