New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-30
THE LATE ADDISON II. sIEGFRIED.


To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: | once heard Addison II. S.egfried' whose
death was noted lately in The Tribune. address
the Outlook Club OF Montcair. y. j.. wnere ne
then lived on The Business End OF the News
paper" The audience was large, and IN "harae'er
was such as one would expect to see In Montciair'
that choice suburb OF New-York Two speakers
from abroad had preceded Mr.. Siegfrled' ana ne
began at nearly 10 o'clock. an hour at which peo-
ple are usually ready leave lecture-room espe-
clal.y after hearing two addresses Mr.. "'ebirleo
spoke with that rapid delivery in when ne rI'a'su
the late Phillips Brooks. and at 1913, when nc
closed he was facing an audience which wac VIDE
awake responsive and eager Applause I al pune
tuaed the address at increasingly frequent inter-
walls and congratulations and expressions OF stau-
tule detained the speaker and many In the "uulehce
10 A later hour This incident illustrates one side
OF this nlany-sded man. He was ready sp' aKer'
I have known him to fll three or more platform
and pulpit engagements in connection with l. VI.
c. A. work In a single day. and this meant work
for him. for he never spoke in pubic without te ng
sure that he had & message and that It was pTactl-
cay prepared
Well known in the newspaper world as 80, strong
THE Louisville Courier-JournaI The Louisville
CHICAGO News and THE Ladies' Home Journal"
his life outside of his business acuVlIes peS"tps
RochelIe Yacht club, and for some time dur
Ing hts residence at Montclar was leadils isiI,
the Montcalr Outlook Club literary, president O,
the Nontcllir Committee OF one Hundred tor law
and order especially IN temperance matters), pfesi-
dent OF the Montclalr Young Mems Christian Asso-
clatlop and president OF the New-fork gum Ciup:
In All OF these interests he an enthusiastic ana
aggressive worker. giving personal attention even
70 IN mute details. The strong sef-rellahce WnlSn
was A marked factor In all OF his work was cary
developed az IL evidenced by the fact that ne MADE
bi. frat visit to New-Iork when in his tenth year,
coming alone from mis- home In ONO ana staying
several days at one OF the principal notes. al ID
his own expense - .....,o.., n,
Mr. Sicgfried's school education was completed az
Marietta College, where liz passed four and haif
,ears in the academic and collegiate departments.
Sustaining himself throughout by work as an or.
panist choir director and conductor or mus-cal
conyent.ons. These facts touch the most generally
known points OF busy life but only TO those VINO
best knew the man-kneY him, as IL were, from the
irslde-was the great lovable side or MS nature,
the nre-nbred. deIcate.y sensitive man, reVeaieu
To those the self-rellent sometimes self-assertVe
yyay was be the absolutely necessary arm or
hrsvelv worn for work. Many men, among them
som, who did not know that they were we'll known
10 AR Segfried. have found themselves recognized
socially ard business-wise. In ways ana places
which were valuable u them, and nave wondered
how II happened without ever knowing, perhaps
that Mr. Segfried had planned for them such
need and opportunity were the only conditions, and
these he quickly dlscerned. He was a knighty man,
brave to a fault where his personal interests alone
we're at stake consiierate often even or the faults
ard failngs OF others; loyal In every relation and
loving where the pearl OF such love as his might
safely rest. -
Nev-YOrk Sept 81.