The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-07

z" SnDefs 81 ID" -~~ "afn1'~r Club Garry
out Jaeger's VIII.

i"eh'y-thIee members Of the Sea Ram
DICT fIshlng club, Of the east side. met
| ~ tIHion' >. l., yesten1ay morning for
'He purpose Of carrying out the wishes
OF laeir fellow-member. Philip Jaeger. who
died last November.
Mf. Jaeger who was a wcll-known sa-
[ run hfeprF at the cornfr Of tCVcuuo /
! anu fourteehth street, was an cutnIlsi-
| dsuc fisherman and one of the n1.liug
HleInDers or the club. he was Il man oi
! eccentric habits. lie heard two wears az,
J OF the ecccntricities OF Puck Meyer a Sta-
| zen Island saloon Keeper VINO mad directed
INA, after his death his body Should be
! lnclherated ana his ashes taken To the
statue Of Liberty and scattered from he
| torch % the four winds.
Jaeger before his death made Will d.
lltsCot,9nF that after Ais death his body |
aHoQid DE lHclherated and the ashes given |
70 lhe sea Rambler Fishing club whose !
members should convey them u The fish /
~ Sr 1 nus IN the Lower bay and there |
since his death the ashes OF the Ia
mented Jaeger We're in thu custody Of the
t tlsHihs ciuD until their final disposition
Many jolly fishermen headed nv
Iids" bdhd and icd by Daniel GEL uresl-
ue cort or the Grub carrying under his arm
d. CHltlster containing the ashes Of LAGER
marched 10 the dock. where they boarIai
ttrC NsiiiI5 lug surprise Captain Adam |
I,iffh itn me-; me tug was G1yly decorated
Mllh bunting while from her stern h0afei |
We German iag AT half-mast on The |
after deck stood six kegs OF beer ana
suii ptuous FEAST, which had been provided
I soolp lld iggr according TO the terms Of
The tug, with it's jolly fishermen start
~ uoWh ihe bay on its mission al I'D
~ ,,o H., he Tip was quickly made. and
a. oiltlIIe tAe surprise was anchored
ftomer shoals '' VI TIC I
, The band played funeral dirge few :
minutes later and the fishermen assem-
2iei on the after deck of the tug. v.her- I
4 @titnt zen made an address. oul0giZ- q
t6es s"or qiep4rted comrade. Thea ne }
,aHtS OF an mat was mortal of Jaeger / {
N 90 ,"Hen rom the canister and placed | [
~ equal parts on four different small ! q
torlpg' such as are used in grocery o
rom members II The club. each win n Il
,,.,1l TOOK up their positions 40 the bow. /,
an sl1IDoard and port sides Of the NJ
rsd by 'SCt o,,tt a., ne signal OF q cannon "
l,ro,r,S 'dPt1ln Hemes, The ashes were 81
nIoNn INTO the sea. They noated for ~
XXX on the surface. when they sank I n
Only one. OF the fishermen. Fred. r.auer. ID
NJ udd been Jaegers intimate friend o.,
chuIf rune with grief. lie wept like II
, i.'iiN, ne others were upnovea. ana ~
ire upon lhe novel funeral as a huge in
M. the ashes had disappeared from ''
hile H. Da"d struck up q lively tune
..,', ue members II the club we're
~. H. i iDe Je2st. and 6e@qn the tqgc
,, -''' De l!ssiilns the six kegs of lager. So
r,r,o,' t"S members proposed that they N,
"A 49, 49, H'nlHS on the spot, which they eff
~ IecnIistcned the Jaeger fishing
SN1u The majority. however. were or ac,
81 90 thts. and the captain was or + FOL
,l 20 move the tug 10 a wreck "A fev =.
.'ilIed feet south. Here the men began sur
li'e, ana IN short time caught good diy
)ne az - ,, "lSS As
u rs HlSn nj when his hook became enfan- ( ~
,i, IN ne wreck over which he had been w.
bool, @ Al several vain efforts to bring -
"a so' Jaeger! Let go. Jaegeri I saw is
rboard" " '|E@N"f's J"1f @SneS ern
ms brilliant sally brought forth shouts -
i5iusnter. The members several times
I'm 10 the health OF their dapartsd
ii,aie ana for the good time they were
ing al his expense "9'e
rosrr rgached Clifton at o'clock. sing Tire,
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