New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-03
HIS PETS TAKEN BY THlEN ES
AN AGED GERMANS GRIEF AT THE LOSS
OF HIS sONGSTERs.
THEY WERE ALI. HE HAD ~ THE WORLD AND
BESIDES BEING HIS PRIDE AND JOY. THEY


WE'RE Ills MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD
The following letter the Office OF The IT'D
une yesterday morning:
To the Editor Of The Tribune , 49,. .
Sir. Pleas. do me tho favor and take notice Wna'
had happened In my bird store this Inornins. a.
rved IN my bird store at $50 at No. Isl houS'o-s..,
this city ;sd found the door broken and az my taxs
parrots were stolen but only one et Al my al,
singers were also taken In fact. moe man me ma
Of my entire other stock was robbei TOO am M, a
poor man. and I believe that this roop"iy Will run
me e"''''s' icriARIEs ROsEErliAL
No Isl +. Houson-si city.
4 Tribune reporter went ~ TO see Ros"ntha yes
,erday afternoon ard found him the depths of woe.
ro kcens Hide bird shop at No s4 East Houston
ST, IL is a dngy tiny box. below the level OF the
street and a single Sas-burncr gives about all the
light there Is there. \ mans oustre;chel arms can
reach across the entire TO the shelves on either
side where Rosenthal was accustomed TO Keep MS
little songstcrs But the shelves are row empty
Roscnthal H. an old man. well past seven y-hNe
years He has hump his back and his hair ana
heard are as white a. snow. He can't talk much
English a, any time. but yesterday ne was so OVER
come with his loss that ne could hardy speak Ger
man. Ills friend named IIesrert wrot" the letter
quoted and ne trying to comfort me Oil man
when The reporter found him yesterday lie told inc
story f the robbery.
Rosanthal very fond Of his PETS Ms ki'lh'
KINDER as lie used call them and he often stayed
with them until late into the night Il was ii ococh
Saturday night when n" left The little store. when
he came sack at ego Sunday morning he found the
door broken open. In the middle OF the floor stood
one OF the parrot cages. the only on" the THE" had
let ana ;hc parrot recognizing the well-known form
OF the man that fed him. cried out: Hello. papa
Hello papa" Why the bird on the ho'r? He
had left him there
The old man CROPPED his way to the corner where
stood the c cages containing his darling canaric'.
his gJ.dnnches his bul.nnches and h!s nne.s. 1t was
YET dark In the little shop and ne put his hands cut TO
fell for his TREASURES They no, there. All the
pretty singers wee gone-cveIy OF them.
Across the narrow room was the shei: where 5000
the OF six parrots. every one OF whom had been
trained - kno" n, DID master ana To speak 20 MN
when he came They. too. were gone -. 49,
1r-mblinsiy Kosenthai struck a ii%ht The tiny
bare. The moor MAS Uttered WIN debris. Near the
door lay The lock and the bolt which had been
broken When IN" door Was for 'ed The room.
usually 80 vocal with cheerful chirping and joyous
irls. WAS ~ silent ~ the grave" only the soil
tary parrO' sitting alone In his upon thu floor
Ros~nihnl found nis way 10 Inc mouse OF his friend
Hclsncr. WAC li.e- near by IN First-ave. and with
many sobs told his story. He vas all up proken."
lie Iuft dose 6ris Ilgc as II ~ vas dere ladder
hey all he hat f. der yorldt Some on der par
rods would prtnE Gvcrty-nfe tollars. He boud dem
for nod much undi would dcach dem 10 dak undt 10
sng. one OF dem would sing somcalng ~, he
usoi do hear he yoong man In Berlin
undt would sometimes to der f'riedrlchsteadter
Theatre II would sing.
Du must mach Berlin
Rosenthai. VINO had been sitting doefully in a
corner. sat mp As straight ~ he could at this and
said.
va. ind III du che- Augustln undt In Lauter
bach hab len men Strumpf yerioren., und so
l.ben wiz Ach du llebcr Gott," And he hid his
face IN his hands
"rntcrstani,' went on ielsner. he would dcach
dose rarrOd~ do sing undt den dcy would for more
zr.i lie bOOr man undt dose tcfs hat dahrn
efrryilnS he hat Dere vas dime ven he hat
money. bud dat vas long ago
Early in Tho afternoon one OF RoscnthalS Gus
toners into the shop. bringing OF the
stolen linncts. He said he was going 10 work
early In the morning and near broadway in
Houstor-si when hs SAW man carrying several
cages on one arm and a biz basket the other
He spoke MIN. and the man gave him one OF the
linncis. which he took 70 ROscnthal. thinking he
nigh sell II He WAS much surprised when he
learned that II had been stolen.
Daniel Almost. OF N. 20 Eldridge-st. was found
10 have two OF the stolen birds IN his possession
he arrested He said he bought them
from Il sailor IN the Bowcry. and as he promised TO
take Roscnthal TO the man from whom he got them
he discharged. Rosonthal, old and feeble "a
he IT, spent the greater part OF the day In visiting
the bird OF the BoWrry. hoping 10 get some
trace Of his ''kl.ner Kinder