The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
FOUND A LONG
LOST BROTHER
Hermann and John Sichel
United After Twenty
Years.
One Befriended the Other With
out Being Aware of His
Identity.
Romantic Result Of the Kindly Act oi
aProsperous Baker-His Brother
Beggar.

Two brothers who had been separated
and unaware of each others whereabou
for twenty years were reunited in this
! City yesterday under circumstances as
| romantic as ever were portrayed by the
pen Of a novelist.
A quarter of century ago Hermann
and John Sichel. sons of the same father
and mother, came to this country from
! Germany. Both were bakers, and being
industrious and efficient workmen, Sc
cured employment in New York soon
after landing. Hermann soon made up
his mind to migrate West, and within q
short time left New York and parted with
his brother with the understanding that
as soon as he found a promising opening
the latter was TO follow.
Years went by, opportunities were
scarce. and the correspondence between
the two fell off until about twenty years
ago it ceased entirely. Hermann gradu.
ally drifted to San Francisco, and for
many years heard nothing of his brother
whom he supposed was either dead OIL
had returned 10 his native country.
He finally found EN- pioyment at Engel-
berg bakery on Kearry street, and is al
present at that place.
Some time ago a lapidated look
ing man, premature old, aud with
! the marks OF hard lie del icled in III.
face, came to the back entrance to the
bakery and asked Sichel for some stale
bread, stating that be was hungry and
could find nowhere else to obtain the
whe:ewithal to sustain life. He obtained
| The coveted bread, and came often after
| that on the same errand.
His air of sadness induced Sichel to ask
his history few DAYS ago and he was told
Haf h har he1 "A kaa 49,
York many years ago, but the name he
savs vas unfamiliar and the conversation
! dropped. The next day 1t was renew ed
for some reason or other and Schel asked
his pensioner whom he had known in New
York.
"Oh, knew great many peopie," said
tie man, and he mentioned several names.
among them that of Hermann Sichel.
Tue baker looked at the man sharply, but
could not recognize him and said no
more.
Yesterday he renewed the conversation.
gradually leading 10 subjecs with which
he himself was familiar. Finally he said
You have given me wrong name.
You say you knew Hermann Sicbel. lam
Hermann Sichel."
The hopeless look in the others eyes
faded instantly, and he said:
Then, you must he my brother, for ]
am John Sichel."
IN an instant the prosperous baker had
grasped the hand of the beggar, and for
hours they engaged IN earnest converse.
/ tion.
Hermann Sichel was soon convinced
that he had found his long-lost brother,
and at once took measures for his relief
He took him to a clothlng-store, bought
him new clothes and then procured him
comfortable dgings.
Later he sent him to the Home Of the
Inebriates, 10 be cured, If possible, of the
morphine habit, giving the physicians in
structions to spare no pains or expense 10
rid him of the craving for tire drug.
The history of John Sichel as related to
his brother is sad one. He left New
York soon after his brother and for years
drlfted about through the West, WORKING
here and there, but accumulating little OF
this world goods.
Finally he was taken sick, and TO allie.
viate his sufferings used morphine.
Before long the drug had ob;ained q
firm hold on him and be became slave to
IL. He fell lower and lower in the social
scale until his brother found him, a
Degger, subsisting on the stale loaves th at
were given him in charity.
Hermann Sichel says that his brother
shall be cured, and that if that is not pos
sipls he shall be cared for until death
claims him. In the meantime he is wait
ing in suspense for the verdict of the ply.
sicians no are trying to drag hIe brother
out OF the shadow.