The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-16

aches alone giving him a minor annoyance.
One OF these headaches troubled him some
what yesterday afternoon. and be lett his
office to call on Dr.. Compton. on Ohio street.
TO get a prescription filled. His daughter.
Miss Lizzie. was with him. but
father set out for the physicians
Office. After obtaining the prescription.
hr. Abromet returned to Pennsylvanla
street and had reached The MsrtiDdale
Block corner. at Market street. when he
halted a momeD to speak % Thomas
Moore. Mr.. Moore turned about. only TO
see Sir. Abromet suddenly reel and fall to
the ground. AS Mr., Abromet fell. his head
struck an edge of the block pavement. re-
Several bystanders rushed TO the
aid of the gentlem an and as
sisted in raising him. His daughter
was In his Office, near the corner. at the
time. and when sent for rushed across the
street 10 him, and. making her way through
the little knot of men. took her father in
her arms. He was already dead when she
reached him. DIR. Browning was called.
but q physicians services were of no avail.
n~elghborlng store aud O message sent for
an ambulance. The BODY Of Mr.. Abromet
was taken TO his late residence, at ass
North Ulln0Isstreet.
Mr.. Abromet came to indianapolis in 1861.
He was born IN KPnigsburg. Prussia.
where he was highly connected. in 1884.
end upon coming to America in 1856 he
first visited the South. finally locating at
Havana. Cuba. where be remained for three
years: Then he made q yoysse to Man
chester. England. to marry Miss Elizabeth
Flynn. of that city. He decided to return
to America. and Indianapolis became the
point OF destination. His first employ
ment In this city was In the
He gave this mp TO become a clerk in the
office Of the Etna Life Insurance Com
pany. When William Henderson retired
from the agency of the company Mr.. Abro-
met succeeded him. by gradual accumula.
tion and prudent investment be became
prosperous. his fortune permitting him to
retire from the insurance business In 1881.
After that time his career was
marked by reverses. He was
q candidate for city treasurer,
but was unsuccessful Then. with Austin
IL. Brown. he undertook the publication of
an agricultural paper. known as The
Farm. Herd and Home" This newspaper
venture survived about three years. netting
a loss for Mr.. Abromet of 5000. He left
Indianapolis after wards and located in
Chicago as an insurance agent for Moore q
James. There he remained until 1887.
when he returned to Indianapolis and
opened q real-estate and insurance office
on North Pennsylvania street. At the
time OF his death he was the agent for the
Lancashire company of England and 9TH
ers.
Mr.. Abromet was known as q man of
sturdy honesty, and to this quality was
due O number of his reverses in trouble
some financial times. He paid large debts
that were entailed by mere verbal con-
tract, debts that he was not bound by law
TO satisfy. He was faithful to his
friends and a browning feature of his life
were his happy domestic ties. His entire
family survive him. including has wife,
his daughters, Miss mi L.. the singe-.
Misses Lizzie and Hortense, and q son.
John c.. n travelling salesman. One of
Mr.. Abromets nephews is now q professor
in the famed botanical gardens of Kenigs.
burg.
No arrangements ave YET been made for
the funeral. The dead man was O member
of Pentalpha Lodge. L. * A. n.