The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-08
AUGUSTUS MAYOR IS DEAD.
HON. c. a. ROBES DEATH DUE TO
CONGESTION OF THE BRAIN.

The End Came Yesterday Morning
The Day Before He Had Fallen in
the streets-During the Spring He
Had Been II-BOrn In New Hamp-
shire. Mr.. Robbie Was n COnfeder-
ate sOIdier-His Public Career.
Augusta, July Hon. Charles A. Robbie,
Mayor of this city, died this morning at
o'clock Of congestion Of the brain.
While walking in the lower portion Of the
city yesterday afternoon he was seen to
fall twice, but with great effort regained
his feet He fell a third time and lay fun
length on the ground. unconscious. His
family were immedia tely notified and May
or Robbie was carried 10 his home in
the ambulance. Five physicians were sum
moned, but their efforts We're Of no avail.
Mayor Robbie had not been in good
health recently. lie was i'll during the
early spring, but recupcrated lie then
spent some time at Indian Spring con-
valescing and returned in better health.
He had fever yesterday and the day be-
fore, and his family protested against his
going out, but he was obdurate and left
his home about $50 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. Al ) o'clock he was stricken
and fell to the ground unconscious. When
carried to his nome his temperature was
found to be 1852.
Hon. Charles A. Robbie was born In
Hancock, N H. Nov 10, 1893. Al about
20 years of age he removed TO Savannah
Ca, where he remained short time He
removed from Savannah TO Augusta and
engaged in the construction OF gas works
at various points throughout Georgia and
Tennessee When the civil War broke
out he enlisted as private in Company
&, Forty-eighth Georgia Infantry, and was
rapidly promoted, reaching the rank of
captain in the summer OF 1864. Capt.
Robbie was an active participant in the
first battle of fredericksburg, Chancelors-
vile, second Fredericksburg and Gettys-
burg, where he was severely wounded in
the neck and shoulder on the second day,
in the assault on Cemetery Hill. In max
ing a reconnaissance in front of Peters
burg on June % 1864 he was shot in the
left arm, but rejoined his command as
soon mis- wound would permit.
After the close of the war he returned
TO Augusta and engaged in the mauufac-
ture of artificial ice for one year. He
erected the first lie plant ever established
In the city OF Augusta and it is now ia
operation. In 1866 he resumed the plumb
ing and heating business, and since that
time has equipped many OF the largest
buildings in Georgia and South Carolina
In 1860 MIR. Robbie became a member of
the volunteer fire department OF Angus a,
was made chief in 1876, and retired on
breaking his ankle in 1884
In 1880 he was elected to the lower
House of the State Legislature, running
some 800 votes ahead OF the remainder of
the ticket. He was reelected in 1854 and
r.l.s,g.-
ufactures and served as ,ond member
Of the Committee on Finance In 1892 he
was chosen to represent the Eighteenth
district in the Georgia Senate, serving as
chairman of the Committee on Public
Schools, Sanitation and Hygiene, and as a
member of the committees on Military,
Corporal ions. Finance. Lunatic Asylum and
Academy for the Blind. He was also chair
man of the special committee of the Sen
ate which introduced and secured the
passage of the bill appropriating 100000
fer the building of the new lunatiC asylum
at MlledgeVille, Ga. For a number of
years Mr.. Robbie was president of the
Board of Commissioners of the r edmond
county reforma DRY, and evinced a deep
interest in he work of that institution.
He was knight Templar Mason and
had been fer years member of the Sow
ereign grand lodge. Independent order of
Odd Fellows, and was connected with the
benevolent Order of Elks He was for two
years chancellor commander of Vigilant
Lodge No. ,, Knights Of Pythias and
was elected deputy grand chancellor fer
the state OF Georgia, but declined 10
serve. He was also prominently connected
with the local chapter of the Knights Of
Honor.
On April Is. 1899 Mr.. Robbie took his seat
as Mayor OF the city of Augusta. to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Hon
Patrick Walsh.
Mr. Robbie was married in 1867 to Miss
Mary A.. daughter OF the late John
Reaney a prominent citizen of Augusta
and is survived by her and two sons
Frank A. and Charles A.. Jr.
The funeral will occur al $50 O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon.
At called meeting of Council this
morning. Councilman Thomas Barrett
Jr. of the Third ward, was elected mayor
pro tempore