The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-21
POISONED BY GAS.
Young Adolph Lembeck's
Sad Death in 4 Room in
Charley Hennig's
Old Saloon. 1
THE RICH REWER'S NEPH- !
carelessness of Plumbers Charged
Recent Narrow Escape OF
Three Young Men.

A. c.. Lembeck, who keeps the saloon
at Arlington and Communipaw avenues.
known to every one on the HfH a
Charley Hennig's old place. was
left without a bartender two weeks ago.
He sent for his brother Adoiph. eighteen
gears old. to come from his mothers res
idence in New York and help in the
store.
The brother is dead this morning from
a-sphixiation. consequent on inhallng IL
Illuminating gas.
AT $50 last evening the elder brother
sent Adolph to bed in order that he
might be ready to rise early this morn
ing and open the store. Adolph retired
to his room in an upper part OF the
house and went to bed. He slept souno-
ly until the fumes of the gas 50 OBJ
pressed him that he awoke. Then ne
struggled hard TO reach the door. as
was shown by his position when found
this morning. He fell out of bed and
essayed to creep along the floor. But he
sank exhausted a few feet from it and
died.
At $50 this morning when the house
keeper went to rouse him. she found him
there and arouse the household with
her screams. She and the elder brother,
Albert. worked over the lad for three
quarters of an hour. Twice ne seemed 10
gasp. Cheered by this seeming sign OF
life they continued their efforts. but to
no avail.
From his residence over the way. DIR.
MacMurragh was to their
assistance at six O'Clock. After a quarter
of an hour he gave up and pronounced
the lad dead. He was so. the doctor be-
lieved, when he was first found. 1t was
to satisfy the brother that he labored at
all over the body.
The elder brother was in a sad con-
dition this morning. He was strongly
attached to his Younger brother. What
worried him most. however, was the
necessity of breaking the news to the
mother.
ut win break her heart" he sohbed.
"He was the apple OF her eye. She
thought the world of him"
TIL gas which filed the room so that
Doctor MacMurragh could scarcely stay
in it after a window and door had
been opened fully half an hour. escaped
from a pipe in the side wall. The pipe
was not used and was fitted with a
plug. This plug had become loosened
in some way. or perhaps was never
properly placed in position. Both pipe
and plug were concealed by a mirror
which hung on the wall in front of them.
From the plug the gas escaped at a
rapid rate.
Plumbers have been fitting a new
meter in the house and testing the pipes
for the last day or two. are held
responsible for the accident last night
This same saloon was the scene of a
suicide about a year ago. A bartender
who aspired to the hand of the then
himself in the backroom when he heard
that the Widow Hennig was to marry
the engineer of abig steamship. tradIng
10 South American ports. Lately, Mrs
Hennig sold the property to Mr., Lem
beck and went South for her health.
A. C. Lembeck. who is a nephew OF
Henry Lembeck, the wealthy brewer OF
this city, came here from New YORK
aeout five weeks ago. He left his mother
theirs with him. Adolph. the dead youth.
and the ~OungeS OF the FAMILY. VINO IS
thirteen years old: He secured a mouse
above the saloon. He is a bachelor,
twenty-six years old.
of this morning brought to light one
with a more fortunate ending or recent
oecurrenee- ts MT sadfurMda nay ave Ring w 1he
keep a florists establishment at No. 5l3
C-ommunipaw avenue. next door te Lem
death at their parents residence, No.
81 Park street. The family retired about
11.30 on that night me three Doys,
Frederic, nineteen years old: Otto. six
teen years old. and Gustav. Jr.. fourteen
occupy two beds in a large room in the
upper story.
Early in the morning Mrs. Ripp heard
queer sounds proceeding from the bed.
room on that floor. Going TO the door of
that room she saw her youngest son,
Gustave, sitting in a chair with his head
in his hands. He was moaning family
What is the. matter with you. my
aOh. / am so sick, and I can't
breathe he replied. turning mis- face
toward ner. It's appearance frightened the
mother. The flesh under the eyes stood
out purple and swollen. and his cheeks
were CHASTITY in hue.
Calling to her husband. she hurried
the boy 70 a window. when she opened
In order that he might breathe the fresh
air. Then she made him some strong
coffee.
Mr.. Ripp meanwhile reused the other
sons with considerable difficulty. He
dressed the younger of the two and car
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