The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04
LOST In WASHINGTON CITY.
The Voice Of a Weil-KnOTn Man Wno
Sometimes Talks.
CASE IN WHICH WORDS ARE GOLDEN,
Tho Agonies of Dumb Man sunereo oJ
One of Richmond's Most Noted cons
versationaIists-The Fathos ana
Unutterablcness of signs

WASHINGTON. d. c.. March a.
Special-Mr. W. Il. Trigg. the genlaI
president Of the Richmond Locomotive
Works. Is hero FOR the Inauguration and
other things.
Mr.. Trigg Is suffering from severe
afiiction, which Will prevent his obtain
ting any enjoyment during the prevailing
festivities ana which is causing him no
Ittlo embarrassment and discomfort. MT.
Trigg has lost his voice. Either because
he had contracted severe cold or had
overused his organs OF speech. Mr.. Trigg
awoke yesterday morning with degree
Of hoarseness which Frog in the
Throat" and all other patent remedies
were powerless to relieve.
After striving valnly 10 secure rem
edv and after practicing for time with
such tones as remained TO him. Mr.. Trigs
wisely concluded to do the best he couid
with a language composed OF code OF
very EXPRESSIVE signals and such words
as he can utter
Those persons I'm Richmond and else
whore who know Mr.. Trigg can realize
the difficulties he IS laboring under and
how painful TO him must DO his present
ahliction.
A VOICE FROM THE DEPTHS.
Mr.. Trigg II may be said is talking In
half tones His voice, resembles nothing
alternate pipe has been broken. IL
starts with a deep gutteral note. and ends
i'm a treble. with so much lacking in be-
tween these extremes that IL would be
ludicrous were II not painful to MS near
ers. IL IS as full Of discords as II is
lacking IN oyery real essential OF vocal
expression, but what IS worse than all
IL forced rs owner to remain quiet Tor
long periods OF time.
TO n gentleman with a weakness for
discussing abstruse. propositions relating
10 tho currency and other grave subjects
the restraint Mr.. Trigg is compelled to
place upon himself IS adding lighter
shade Of gray 10 his hair and playing
havoc with his whole nervous system.
Ak INTENSIVE SITUATION.
lie has been seen TO stand for hours
while an animated discussion has been
in progress around him, with huge ioads
Of perspiration standing on his forehead
ana with hands so norcely clinched that
his finger nails left deep impressions
I'm their palms ms the result Of his efforts
10 refrain from taking pari. But such
efforts on the part Of Mr.. Trigg cannot
be maintained at an times, and ho is
forced at intervals I'm spite OF himself
TO give relief 10 his pent up feelings.
Last night while with party Of gem
tlcmon in the House restaurant, Mr..
Trieg was introduced To Representative
NIahonv the Youthful Republican mem
Der from New York. Mr. Mahony is
eomcthlng of talkcr himself and pro-
| cceded 10 inform the assembled company
that as a Republican ho was following
fhe Immortal, Lincoln. Nualifying Mr.
Lincoln in this manner. doubtless because
] of the obvious difficulty he would have
I'm following any other portion Of Dir.
Iincoln's remains rather than Mr. Gros-
vonor and several other self-styled lead
ers of the party
4 CONGREsSMAN'S AMAZEMENT
Ngr. MahOny would have conveyed
much additional information TO his hear
ers regarding himself and his views had
he not been suddenly startled by tine
most astonishing succession or sounds
/ from Mr.. Trigg. Mr. Trigg. his face
| bathcd with perspration from his eff
! forts TO control himself. was waving
his hands wildly I'm the air and bowling
puttoral and soprano notes across the
/ fable I'm tho most alarming manner. Time
[ and AGAIN. he eesaycd, 10 crush the as
tonishod Afahony with the force OF his
LOGIC and eloquence but as all his remarks
were utterly unintellgibie and as hs
/ face I'm his extreme earnestness OF puf-
pose had assumed an expression so stern
as N be almost terrible the frightened
-,.ith omazoment and vaguely wondered
,ybat could have so suddenly aroused the
ire of the apparently excitable gentleman
from Richmond. oooD
rFTI, THEM IT WAS GOOD.
Mr. Trigg's discontinue and chagrin'
when he nnally realized the impression
he had made, was alomost pathetic, and
Win a tone. which might have been char
| acterized as the sobbing kind, II 1t could
| have been characterized at alshe seized,
mon ex-Representatiye ConnaIly +. Trigg,
and whispered hoarsely but audlbly IN
| that gentleman's ear,
TEL them It was good, Connolly, I
Tel them it was good"
This is but one OF many painful expe-
Fences Mr.. Trigg .ncountered yesterday.
| To-day he IS confning himself entirely 20
the sign language. and is gaining such
| proficiency that he begins to believe II he
| is without his voice Tor n month he cam
| invent so perfect a code OF signals that 4
single gesture may be made TO express
a chapter. and a succession OF gestures a
whole volume.
Until he perfects this system. however.
it IS just possible he may have to carry
/ q slate.
DIDN'T FIND IHE LAURADa.