New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-03
no CONFIRMATION HERE.
THE REPORT OF THE DISASTER NOT VERIFIED
HY PRIVATE ADNICES.

THE REPORT OF THE DISASTER NOT VERIFIED
RY PRIVATE ADvICES.
No confirmation OF the telegraphc report OF the
disaster could he obtained in this city or in
brooklyn. Mr.. Zcgler's former home. last night.
At Mr. Zicger's home. No. ga tlfth-ave. no one
could be found but co.ored man. who was in
charge OF tn" place during Mr.. IegleTs absence
in Florida lie said that Mr. and Mrs Zegler
and two adopted children of his dead brother had
LEFT the city for Florida by rail about eighteen
days ago. He knew nothing Of their movements
in Florida nor had he received any news Of the
reported disaster.
When Colonel Hester one Of the stockholders OF
The Brooklyn Eagle" in which paper n large
amount II stock was purchased by Mr.. Hegler n
few Years ago. was seen last night by a Tribune
reporter h. said: This is great shock to me-
and sincerely hope it Is true that he has been
lost ITe AMI Mr.. Wells were almost constant
companions The last I saw Of Mr.. Ziegler he was
AZ the Ponce de- Leon. st. Augustine. and had
tcIegraphed Tor rooms nj the Royal Ponciana, at
LAX. Worth Il was common thing FOR parties
- charter the boat Robinson Crusoe for fishing
trip, She was a black soop yacht. about forty
rect long and great favorlte with fishing par
ties I have received no private advices from
Flori Ia and am not able 70 confirm the press dis
patches"
When *. Clair McKelway. Editor Of The
Eagle" was at his house. in Hicks-st. he said
that he had received no adyices from Florida. and
could not confirm the news of the disaster.
william Zicglcr. who was well known In New
York and was even better known In brooklyn.
was "A successful man of business. and amassed
large fortune IN the course of years
through real estate speculation and other bust
ness operations In Brooklyn He was native
of Muscodlne. Iowa. where he was born Sep
tcmbcr /. 1913 He was the OF small
farmer. and started life as assistant In
drugstore. Subsequently he came Ia New-York
and became dealer in essential oils. He was
next Identified with DR. Hoagland and j. G.
Hoagland In tire promotion Of the Royal Bak-
ing Powder Company. with II capital OF S6OOoO.
Some Ave or six years ago h. became involved In
dispute with his partners. and disposed Of his
share In the business for Si.000.Oo0. He owned
great deal of property I'm Brooklyn. and wa' tn"
proprietor of the Ncw-Jcrsey Cream Of Tartar
Company. the largest works Of It's kind In the
Unlted States. He also owned the Price Baking
Powder Company Of Chicago and held one
NTH share 81 The Brooklyn Eagle He lived AT
NJ. GA Fifth-ave.. ana. although married. had no
children He had. however adopted n son and
daughter OF his dead brother
T, The Tribune readers Mr. Ziege" was prob
ably best known "a the plaintin in the celebrated
Long Island Water Supply Company case against
~ MAYOR Chapin ana his associates. the result
~ which was saving II hundreds of thousands
of dollars - the city OF Brooklyn. In this suit
h,s spokesman and attorney was William }. Gay
nor now Justice Of the supreme Court. lie was
an ardent Republican. though he never took an
active part I'm matters political Four years ago
he was nominated for Mayor of Brooklyn by the
Republican party but declined the honor as the
Democrats failed To rcnominate Mr.. Chapin.
against wnom Mr.. Zegler had EXPIRE ssed MS
willingness To run.
He was member of the Brooklyn Union
League. Brooklyn and Robins Island clubs and
of the Atlantic, Larchmont and New-York Yacht
and Down Town clubs
John q. Wells. who also one OF the party
on board, had lived at fashionable boarding
house at No. 13i Hic<s-st. Brooklyn, for the
last twenty years lie was fOrty-seven years or
age. bachelor. and was crockery manu-
facturer. Up to four years ago ne was con-
nectcd with the Willetts firm. in Barclay-st.. ana
then h. became Interested In the business of
Barrow & Montport. of Trenton. y. j. He re-
tired from business last year lie Is survived py
an only brother David Wells. Of this city.
Judge GaynOr was one OF the invited guests
on the yacht, and would undoubtedly have
been on board al the time Of the accident had IL
not been that his departure was delayed In CON
sequence of his being subpoenaed recently 10
appear before the Brooklyn Trolley lnvestigat-
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