The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-22
HIS BODY HUNG FOR DAYS.

After Years of Friendship the Two Old Germans Had an Estrangement, and Although Living Together Refused to | Look at Each Other-Last Seen Alive
 on Sunday.
 1 New York, July 21.--The body of Christopher Eggert, an aged German carpenter, was found in his room at 236 Avenue A late last night hanging by stout cord from a clothes hook | Life had been extinct for several days. | Eggert was last seen alive by persons | living in the house on Sunday, when he spoke to Mrs. Klunts, the housekeeper | Eggert was siXty-eight years old, and | for the past two years had lived with another German carpenter, Christopher Schaeffer seventy-four years old. They occupied two rooms The rooms were in the rear of the top floor of the house which was reached by a narrow alley ! way from the avenue.
 1 Schaeffer was seen this morning sit ting on his favorite bench in Tompkins l square, near the music stand. He said that for years this seat had been occu- pied by him nearly every day, before and after work, Der Weise Garten, as It is called, is @ popular lounging place for many Germans Schaeffer's story of his life and that of his roommate was told in a simple, unaffected man her. He said that Wurtenberger was his birthplace, and that Eggert was l from Thuringen.
 Schaeffer came to this country forty l fnnr ana 1iual Ia io po in Forsyth street. His acquaintance with Eggert began with the courting of Mary Schaeffer, his daughter. by Karl Eggert, Christopher Eggert's son. The two carpenters formed < firm friendship. and when the mems wives died few years ago they took rooms together. They moved to Avenue A about two years ago.
 l The old friends became estranged over trifiing matter about year ago, and with the increasing stubbornness of old age each refused reconciliation. | The survivor to-daWspoke feelingly of the trouble. Schaeffer secluded himself i in the larger bedroom and Eggert in the small rear room. The men cooked their meals separately, would not speak and would hardly look at each other. | Eggert even took few hoarded coins | and bought a clock of his own so that he need not use Schaefers timepiece. l Schaeffer said that the men worked at odd jobs of carpenterlng, sometimes getting S1 day, though oftentimes a few cents were the proceeds for the day. Eggert began drinking heavily several months ago. This fact was one of the rocks upon which the friendship of the two men was wrecked
 The door between the two rooms had ben closed since Sunday and Schaeffer would not open it from pique. He noticed nothing strange. The other in mates of the house. however, thought it strange that Eggert was not around as usual and upon investigation to-day they found him dead.
 Schaeffer said this morning that the men had often talked about their get
 ting old and useless, and that each often wished for his last day.
 The old man was much depressed over his friends death. He talked in a heart-broken manner regrettng the estrangement. He said that his days of enjoyment in the White Garden meaning the park, were about over, and he would welcome the day when he too, was taken. a@s
 Eggert's son, Karl Eggert, took charge of his fathers body.