Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-17
NARDYZ IS MISSING.
The Genial Italian Physician Disap'
pears From His Home.
HIS WIFE Is LEFT IN THE DARK.
She Has No knowledge of Her husbands
Present Location. p
HE HAD SEVERAL BITTER ENEMIES

DR. NJ L. Nardyz, the well-known italian
physician who has been in Pittsburg since
1887, mysteriously disappeared from his
home and his family about two weeks ago.
and even his former friends are without in
formation or intelligence of his Whereabouts.
Dr. Nardyz during his stay in Pittsburg
has been a conspicuous figure in his profes-
sion and leader of his race. He lived
with his wife in handsomely arranged
apartments over Helmold's cutlery
store on Smithfeld street. The furnish
ment of the place was grandly magnificent,
and an air of oriental luxury surrounded the
little home. Among his associates and
friends the genial doctor classed
many well-known club men of
wealth and reputation. He was
an ardent lover of rare wines and when
mellowed by the beverages he was COM
panionable and interesting. He always
talked glowingly of his military record,
and on occasions he appeared in
full Gress with medals and tokens
his services from various nations displayed
on his expansive vest He was a fluent
French, English and italian talker, and al
most immediately upon his arrival in Pitts
burg he took a prominent place among his
own people.
A Leader Of His People.
Dr. Nardyz was elected an honorary men,
Der of the Garibaldi Society, made up Of
the leading Italians in Pittsburg, and an
effort to make him president of the organi-
zation failed only because he was barred by
the constitution on account of his age.
Dr. Nardyz come to Pittsburg from Phila-
delphia, where he was also leader among
the Italians and was prominent among the
italian Masons. He was an ardent Repub-
lican in politics and only within few
months he was chosen President of the
Italian Republican Club of this city.
The doctor enlisted during the war in the
Army of the Potomac as hospital steward
He was atterward promoted to assist
ant surgeon with the rank of lieutenant
He was attached to the One Hundred and
Sixteenth Regiment. During his service
he was closely associated with General
Grant, and when the General made his
famous tour of the world DR.. Nardyz accom-
panied him as his chief surgeon: The
doctor carried, and upon all occasions dis
played, gold medal bearing an appropri-
ate inscription which was presented him BY
Grant after completing his journey around
the world. He also carried medals from the
ROYAL Legion and the Strangers Legion, of
France, for services rendered during the
Franco-Prussian War.
The mysterious absence of DR.. Nardyz
was recently reported to the police authori-
ties. No effort has been made to find him,
No formal charges have been made against
the doctor.
Landlord Helmold Tells His Story.
A DISPATCH reporter yesterday visited
the apartments formerly occupied by the
doctor and his wife on Smithfeld street.
They were vacant. c. w. Helmold, owner
Of the building, said: 1.-TWO weeks ago the
wife of DR.. Nardyz came to me crying and
said her husband had deserted her. She
said she had no information as to his where
abouts and she appeared to be in great dis. .
tress. The doctor owed me four months
rent and about 500 for surgical instru-
ments. 1 had a landlords :, warrant
issued and got the money due me for rent
Every day since then have been slnoyed
by people coming in here and COM
planning that DR.. Nardyz owed
them large sums of money and they
have kept my place in an uproar ever since.
The butcher, the baker, the grocer and the
wine merchant have been bowling around
here ever since he left. The members
,f the italian Republican Club have
been tearing about endeavoring to locate
heir missing President.
"Where is the doctors wife?" was asked
Mr.. Helmold.
"She had her furniture removed to the
East End, where I understand she is now
living"
Mrs Nardvz was afterward found at the
some of an East End physician. She evil
ienced great distress at the absence of her
but refused to talk on the subject
She said, however, that she knew nothing
If his whereabouts, but said she
vas hopeful of hearing from
lin soon. She had no idea,
he said, that her husband had been in any
way molested or harmed. but she said that |
Ter husband had several bitter enemies |
4mong the Pittsburg Italians.