The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
CAPT. J. A. H. UMBACH DEAD.
His Death the Result of a Cancer.
Can't. Umbach's Life.

Capt Charles A II. Umbach, an old
and well known citizen and keeper of the
city poder magazi ne on the Springfield
plantation, died at that place yesterday
morning after a long and painful illness,
Of a caucerous affection of the throat,
caused by a wound received during the
war.
Capt. Umbach was a native of Ger
many, and was born Dec. y, 1880. He
landed in New York city in 1850, and in
1851 settled in Savannah. He was at
first employed in the old City hotel,
at that time a leading hotel and
afterward in the celebrated "Our
House" Later on he conducted a soda
water bottling esta blishmeut and did
thriving trade. At the commencement
Of the recent war he enlisted in the
German Volunteers, Company /, First
Volunteer Regiment Of Georgia, and was
soon after elected second lieutenant; in
in September. 1862. he was promoted TO
be first lieutenant, and in July. 1858, was
made captain. Previous to these pro-
motions. however. he was taken prisoner
at + ort Pulaski, April 10, 1862, and was
taken to New York city and then 10
Johnson's Island, Lake Erie. He was
exchanged with the regiment at Wick
burg, Miss, Sept. 10, 1862.
Umbach received one of the most singular
wounds on record II was almost fatal
A shot through the face carried away the
whole roof Of his mouth, and yet this ter
rible wound healed, but. for long time,
he was compelled TO communicate by
writing.
His speech was restored to him by a
very ingenious surgical operation, an artl-
fetal roof being constructed for the
mouth, and maintained in position by
being fastened to the upper teeth This
artificial appliance did good service until
recently, when by reason of the teeth
giving away, he was unable to retain the
roof plate in his mouth, and was com
PEELED to dispense with it. This deprived
him of the power of speech, and forced
him to return to his old method of com
municating in writing The old wound
reopened after the removal of the plate,
and the foul matter from it is believed to
have produced the cancer in the throat.
The operation of tracheotOmy was made
necessary in order to prevent death from
strangulation, but the relief was only
temporary
Capt Umbach was one of the bravest
men in his regiment. In battle his cry
was, Come, boys" and he took the lead
and kept it.
When the confederate veterans paraded
Thursday to do honor to their deceased
comrades the familiar and imposing fig
ure of Capt Umbach was missed from
their ranks. 1t was the first occasion Of
the kind in many years at which he had
failed to be present. The veterans were
already aware that their beloved comrade
would never appear in their ranks again,
and at the meeting previous to the parade
a resolution of coincidence and sympathy
with him in his sufferings was passed,
and the secretary directed to communi-
cats the same TO him When this friendly
expression was received at the home of
the veteran yesterday morning life was
already extinct.
In 1855 Capt. Umbach married Miss A.
Hencken, who with four children. A.
H.. Emma, William G. and Henry-sur-
vive him. The deceased was a member
of the Knights Of Pythias, the Turner's
Society, the Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation, and was also an honorary member
of the German Volunteers, of which he
was one of its bravest commanders.