Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-14
CHAS. BAUCH DEAD.
HIS END CAME SUDDENLY AS HE
SPOKE WITH FRIENDS.
HAD ENJOYED UNIMpAIRED HEALTH.
ApopIexy the Cnusc-Passed Away
In the Grocery store OF hr.
Duncker-A Long and Honorable
Connection With Tobacco Trade.

Mr.. Charles Bauch died suddenly last
night i'm the grocery store OF Mr.. Charles
Duncker, No, 10 east Broad street. lie
was a man of such vigorous and afiluent
health that the idea of death was never
associated with him, and the announce
ment will come as a great surprise to his
many friends.
Mr. Duncker was a close personal friend
OF the deceased, and shortly before
o'clock MIR. Bauch visited his store He
met there Mr.. Wendenburg, his brother
in-law, and the three gentlemen were
chatting. when Mr.. Bauch remarked on
the odor which cllngs around grocery
store and said it always reminded him
of sauer kraut, of which he was particu-
larly fond. Mr.. Duncker thereupon
brought some to his visitors, but as Mr..
Bauch was i'm the act of raising II 70 his
mouth. he appeared to choke. and uttered
strange. gllrgling noises, which induced
his friends TO believe he was about TO be
sick. Mr.. Duncker led him to a washing
stand. but he was unable TO speak, and
was led towards bed in the rear Of the
store He sat on the edge for some tme'
and then fell backwards. His face turned
gray. and his friends, becoming genuinely
alarmed, DR.. George Ben. Johnston was
sent for. Every expedient was tried TO
relieve the patient, but he died almost
without a struggle, within fifteen minutes
of the seizure, never, having spoken. his
death was due to apopexy. The remains
were viewed by the Coroner, who deemed
an inauest unnecessary, and the body was
removed to the late residence of the de-
ceased. No 2l1 west Grace street. lie had
left his home between 4 and o'clock in
the afternoon, apparently in the pest OF
health and spirits, and the news OF his
sudden death was a terrible shock 10 MS
relatives.
A remarkable thing in connection with
Mr.. Bauchs death was that only yester-
day morning he had discussed with MT.
Roehling the sudden death from heart-
disease of a mutual friend in New YORK
II appeared TO have made "a deep impress
sion upon his mind, and he expressed the
belief that his own death would be
sudden one and after the same manner
and from the same affection as that OF
his friend. which proved to be only too
true.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
Mr.. Charles Bauch was born in Pader-
boru. Germany. i'm 1886. He left home
when ne was but IA years old and en-
tered the tobacco business in Carlsharen,
where he remained for five years. In
1851. at the age of 10, he came to America
and after short sojourn i'm New YORK.
he came to Richmond. He was first en-,
ployed as a book-keeper at Messrs. Koh-
Ter & Co.'S. Later he became identined
with the firm Of Messrs. f.. w. Noting
& CO.. and after years of faithful service
was admitted to a partnership IN the
firm At the death OF Mr.. Noting he
went into business on his own account
and amassed a comfortable fortune. He
married in 1862 Miss Olga Won Buchholtz,
of Richmond, and the union. which was
very happy one, was blessed with four
children. all of whom are living-Miss
Olga Bauch; Mrs G. w. Gail. Jr., of
Baltimore; Miss Elise Bauch and Mr..
Frederick Bauch.
AN HONORABLE CAREER.
Mr.. Rauch was a modest and retiring
man. He never held any public oihce,
but he was greatly beloved and uniVer-
sally respected. During the whole OF MS
business career i'm this city, nearly forty
years, he was steadily and continuously
impelled by a pure and fine ambition,
and the objects that he sought to accom-
plish were always the worthiest and he
best. 1t was a beautiful life, unhappily
ended. II was a brave, strong spirit sud
denly called out of the world.
The funeral has been arranged TO take
place tomorrow afternoon from the late
residence of the deceased. The hour has
not been definitely set, but it will proba-
bly, be at o'clock.