Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-18
The Great y >. Expires in His
S. ate Car.
VIII $ che Way From Roches-
t. bradford to Fill an Engage
mel He was Stricken Down by
Heart Disease - Sketch Of His
Career.


Heart Disease - Sketch Of His
Career.
ROCHESTER,, n. y, December IL
Hermann. the magician, died to-day in
his private car at Euicotvine. near sala-
manica- He was on his way to Bradford.
The remains will be forwarded to New
York
Hermann completed an engagement in
the Lyceum Theatre in this city last night,
and later had been entertained at the
Genesse Valley Club by a number OF his
friends. Death was caused by heart dis
ease.
AT the time of his death Hermann was
( on a Buffalo, Rochester * PittsburS train,
being en- route with his company from
/ Rochester. y. Y, TO Bradford, Pa, where
ne was billed for performance at the
Wagner tonight.
The company boarded a Buffalo, Roches-
ter < Pittsburg train at Rochester at S
| o'clock this morning, and Hermann was
seized with sudden illness as the train APP
preached Eiicotville There was no ply
sician on the train. but one was hurrediy
summoned when the village was reached.
The doctor examined the sick man and
ordered his private car on switch.
While the switching was in progress
Hermann expired. Heart failure was the
cause of death.
The remains were taken to Salamanca,
y. Y. where they will be prepared for
burial and taken TO New York Mrs. Herr
mann, the beautiful wife of the magician.
was with him when death came. She is
prostrated with grief.
Hermann was one Of the leading enter
tainers on the stage. and was familiarly
called the Napoleon of the Necroman-
GERS" His tricks were always new, orig
inal and sensational. the most famous be-
ing the Asiatic Trunk Mystery, After the
Flood. An Artists Dream and Columbia 5
Awakening.
Hermann was about 80 years Of age.
He had been on the public stage for 80
years. and never failed TO create a favor
able impression.
The Napoleon, as he was better known
to mis- friends, resided, when not on the
road. in his handsome home at Cryder's
Point. L. I. Aside from his personality
as a magician. he was a scholar and pol
ished gentleman.
Herman was born in Paris and was Of
French-Jewish descent. His father was a
doctor. and also an exceedingly fine anna
teur magician. From him Hermann IN
herited much of his ability. An elder
brother at that time was the favorite'
popular magician. When but six years
Old the elder brother kidnapped Hermann.
as the father was greatly opposed to the
public stage.
The brother kept Hermann with him ana
taught him much of the art. They went
to Vienna. While there they met their
mother who came 10 take Hermann
home. He refused TO leave his brother or
give up the art \ family quarrel result
ed. but the boy was firm. When but ten
years old he started to study secretly and
alone. All entreaties threats. etc. were
of no avail. as. when the brother kept all
the money and jewels that had heen pre-
scented TO the boy. he got a Spanish gem
tlernan to advance him $1,000 With this
he set out. His first engagement alone
was at Barcelona, Spain. The receipts
were 5000
death Herrmann's success has been con-
tinued and assured, until he was at last
recognized as an artist without peer and
few. if any. equals i'm his line. The dead
magician is survived by his wife. Nine
Hermann. who always Travelled with MIN
and assisted him in his entertainments. 1t
&c estimated that during his career before
the public Hermann made nearly $oVOo'-
Geo.
Prof Hermann. whose father was
sleigbt of hand performer. made his debut
MS a magician when he was but eight years
of age II was at performance given by
his brother I'm St. Petersburg, Russia. The
little fellow performed such astonishing
feats of legerdemain that his brother
raeularlv engaged him and young Her
mann Travelled as a magician all over Eu-
rome until he was fourteen years old.
In Portugal. the king decorated him
and the king of Spain made him knight
of the order of Machella- Hermann left
his brother after travelling six years with
him and then travelled by himself all over
Europe and America.
He anassed a great fortune but lived
hirb and sueut a great deal Of money
Hermann had theatre in this city for
several seasons and OF late years has
made New York mis- home.
Hermann had a handsome summer home
at White Stone. Long Island
He owned q fine steam yacht the Fra
Diavolo. i'm which he made many cruises
i'm American waters.
He spoke seven languages huenuy and
had travelled around the world three
times. He was naturalized in Boston in
1916.