Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-05

|l'f iN1 - 'i'E'is Nh' oNN'Ai l'+'.
iu-lrlBu aud popular reS'GWd1T, dicd
.'t ocCck Yesterday afternoon at his resi-
,.u,.. p Marshall street between Seventh
..I ll-ltu. Some months ago he had an
attack Dt putumOuIA. which completely
lIbftpTeI his constitution aud developed
rItr consumption. II was only within the
ls-t ton days however that ms TRENDS
realized hat hls condition was hopeless.
A NATURAL MUSICIAN.
Cherries T.. Sicgel was born in Kirchheim
Il,u-u Bavaria hfty-iCur years ago, and
,lm, Z. TIN country with his parents at
tI-nGc OF l3, landing IN New York. lie
tr.ut some tme travelling with bands aud
orchestra, and then enlisted "a "a musician
iu the United States navy. where ne had
Narjoj and iuteTc5 lug experience. lie
was also with Walker IN the Mica
yt-ua expedition. When tho war
broke ont Ae was IN South Caro-
llu. and casttug has fortunes with the
south. he i0ned company IN the Four
r..u'h South Carolina Regiment and came
90 \uYu'a with the first troops from tine
JHIuetto State. lie proved himself good
g.. i..r aI. during the struggle. After the
pal Nlr. ~l,r.l settled IN Richmond, when
continued tu Or his home until the time
tt h.s death. Ne was p born musician, and
ia u.u ever lived ~ the community who
gI muf. tO develop the musical taste 81
tt.V.nuic He could perform on almost
Urr musical instrument, Wrte down from
memory any ordinary composition alter
l.llUg D. 70 single time, uui Vas genus
ST. fa, matter 81 training chorusgs AMI d.
I.OtuE. ioi long while De was the Ill
rector ul the GC-huEver.lu Virginia.
s1Hi of HI- ACHEyFWENIs.
H. was mainly through his efforts that
i.Hnr wears ago the German musical tulcnt
O.. th. cIfy put upon 'ue stage with such
,.r.r,. t.e operas of Der FroischutH and
tfal.IA and Doc hal been 70 leading spirit
I'D u.uy other prominent amateur musical
events rt Richmond. Ha trained and d.
f..',I jte chorus Ut $50 voices that sung
o. OBJ. u.Ia. of tho corner-stone OF the
Yorktown monument, and ON one occasion
whom Theodore lhoWa- was here that
great musician pul hum the high comph-
r.uI ui allowing him to direct ms orches-
'-s r.uaiAiug chat bee was one of the finest
directors le Ial ever seen.
s gent ..uau whose musical culture Is OF
fEc L-I,st aud who bad known Mr.
Siege. intimately for many years said last
r.rlt tlut Doc had missed hls vocation and
-.a'N Dee h.i pursued music as protcs-
..Du lp would have been great master.
What Mr. N.tael knew. he added, be knew
absolutely. Re believed, ne said, that If
..,iy sore az Der PROSECUTE in the
world bad been destroyed Nh Slegel
could haF, reproduced every note, vocal
l.i instrumental, IA It from memory.
WORK FOR CHARITY.
Uy The and be- gave the amateur organl-
yatoue ~ 'he city Nh. SioCel contributed
4, great l,nl tu The charitable work of tho
community H'. disposition was essen
ta.lt accommodating, and pa every thing
. undertook De manifested intense en-
'ls..atIu. NeWas knG-heaTted and gene
l.u- to 70 fault and the best Of COMPANY
IsW meu lu Richmond had had u wider
D. In .,f all eel hln
Nr S,sec., aud ma relating his experiences
l. could entertain company bv tue hour.
Dor number OF wears he conducted
Il.e,-,fut shoe business on Broad street,
N.f during tAo latter part OF bls life was
nr.puotur OF Sanger Hall
H., PHYSICAL STRENGTH.
m Pas Younger lays Mr. SieEel possessed
tr.".lI lU. strength. On one occasion
.sla. sd. aul whom ms brigade com
uu..r. General McGowan. was wounded,
h.f ~..te. u'so hW from the field IN has
Hru.-. To-. l.4rh fhr t4rgord Was % man of
unnatural 500 and " ght. lie then went
tlch O. tar 'iN.t UU4,y IRE and recovered
tlc General word. which WAS q gift from
Governor L,tehvr ana was greatly valued
lt the owner.
sir. Siep,l married "a daughter OF the late
John H. Bu5chtu. add SHE and eight chill
dg,u survive him. His grown children
nf. Nct.rs Honrv and Louis. aud Dr.
thsrics J.. Sicgcl and Miss Minnie Slegcl
Ihe others, two glrls and one boy, are very
young.
4l. funeral Will take place tom 81.
Johns German Lutheran church to-mor-
BOW morning al IL O'Clock.
lL,m,mbers OF the Gcsangyereiu Nir-
rula ore requested % attend "a meeting at
Iumelmauus at S o'clock tonight 20 re-
Leans, tDus.c Cor the funeral services.
Namucrs Wlli also assemble at Sanger Hall
or 1850 friday morning TO attend the
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