The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-16
DEATH OFO. OTTENDORFER,
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Landed IN This Coso'ry Penalties. and Ssss-
rant 81 the I%aoKpsac. but Died q NIL
uonaIte cave Thousand. to charity
sentenced "a Death In u,s native Land.

: Usher 81 the Ney York Slldt /.iuug. diod
I 3 yesterday afternoon a. hs utlrtmcnt. $50
! Central PARK Solth, af'"r n long illness Mr.
Otiendorfrr wac N his sevcnt' fourth wear
For the last twenty years he .urorod from
q ocrrbro- s,inal anlictinn, which IN its last
p stagcs produced raralysi- oi certain nerves
HI aiimcnt took acute form 'vo wee ago.
when he began To- lose ground
Oswald Oitrndoifer WINS born In Iwittlu.
4 Austria. r",r the Bohemian border. on Feb.
-. l>2G lis fathcr. who vas . manufactured
~ cloth IN iliriy good circumstances. had set
hts heart upon giving his sou y splendid educa-
ton after attending the schools 81 Iwittau
and tho high school OF the capital 81 the prov
lno' the Young man entered In $3.50 tho Ini-
: yersity uf \ icraa. No was ~ u stIdiois mind
and applied himself diligently to the study Of
I philosophy
Perhaps 1t was his philosophic studies.
perhaps IL was the rumLNngs Of discomfort
tAat were then beginning to sound upon the
Contin"nt. perhaps it was the Influence OF his
fellow students whatever the cause. oswald
Ottcndorler became an enthusiastic radical
and plunged headioug into most Of the revo-
luuOulr" movements OF the time. Ills lie
for the three years that followed was lull OF
Romantic adventures and lively experiences,
after taking part IN al the student debates
and demonstrations iur II year he lett Vienna
Ia isi7 and went to Prague where ne p"sah
The winter Of iS,7-,s saw the formation Of
thoo" countless student LrRions, which
subsequently played such an important part
In the revolutions Of EuroDr. In the %claInor-
Ing Tor the overthrow of the Metternich, Coy
eminent Ottendurtor's voice attracted the
attention al the authorities. hen came the
fight for the liberation OF rchl"swlg-Holstein
from DANISH rule. and Ottendorler Joined
the ranks Of n" volunteers who went TO that
country to fight for its freedom.
( When he, returned TO- pTaene H. toqnd
/ had suuureseed the revolution in Prague.
So he went to Vienna where anaiTs, were
%livelier and helped TO strengthen he barri-
! cipated ia the street fghts, getting his clothes
torn and his skin bruised. In the second
the revolutionists back from the barricndos.
/ There was a wild stampede from which often
dorier slipped aniet,v into z oo3 Pa hIm IN he
nook in the chimney where he remained for
three davs md three nights, listening "a the
,Sr caq, R G5 sas i siam. w WI" an" aa soS SIs lniim ate
friend. wna. captured on that dav, and after a
tribunal and that sentence remained unon
tho books for twenty wears. when. bv the gen
, Ottcndorfer escaped from Vienna and
made his way to Snxony where he intended
10 resume his studies at the rniversitv OF
! ielpsic. but fearing eNtraditicn to Austria
, he abandoned that plan aud with a party OF
fellow revolutlonists started out under an
assumed name to provoke an uprising In
They lad not accomplished much before
thcv were suspected bv the authorities and
went to Dresden where Ottendr9fer bee anne
one, OF the. leaders In the revolution when
Thus 0ttendorfer went from city to city.
wherever he saw an opportunity OF engaging
in revolutionary movements. until IN the
summer OF lS4a he was stricken with typhoid
fever. Men lac recovered, the revolutionary
spirit of Europe had suhsided. During hls
with the grandmother and sister Of young
Stock. one OF the prominent revolutionary
leaders. who had been captured at Man
pa1thtS- We're soon aroused and he oreanIzed
ffritendiss JJaeinsed With him in the scheme, the
rescue was accomplished and az the par
aid Of passports secured for him BY hi. friends
ana e%6arked il q sshGOIs! for New York
isn nor aTr'E Of 4 the language, 'iiiIe lie ob1ai ned
s]malSymsR t.h In a; a i @Gr as : s a iaS sa,ar i and
tory In 1851 he obtained a clerical position
in the Office OF the stats Zeiiung. then owned
widow took charge, OF the paper Often
dorier remained IN her en- 10y and IN. 1858
In 1850 MIR .6ttendorfer wen, TO Europe,
visiting nearly every country except his
own. tor there he dared not go on account
Of the sentence Of death, impending, against
him, When he returned 70 Nv York in
August, 1859. lie married Mrs. Uhl. his en-
Mr Ottendorfer took a deep interest in
politics aud did much TO spread the prin-
ciplas Of Democracy among his conntryIncn
gate to the Democratic National Convention
in Charleston he was one Of the founders
Of the German Democratic ! mon party
was IN 1888 elected Mayor Of this city. For
many years he directed all his, energies
AGAINST Tammany Hall, antlgonizing. the
Tweed ring in his paper and in conventions.
In 1911 GOV. Tlten appointed him a member
of the Board Of Regents He resigned this
Office in 1872 when he was elected Alderman.
Mr. Ottcndorfcr never drew his salary IA
Alderman, end il is nov on dep9N't IN the
astically for the election of rilden To the
Mr. otrcgdorfer will be remembered longest
for his Kind, unass!itning philanthropy. To-
cether with his wife he founded the Isabella
tie.math, "a home for old reopie in Astoria.
After his wi!e's death, which occurred on
April /. 1855. he found that this building was
not large enough to accommodate all the
applicants SO he bought an immense plot
Isabella %Ileimath. which Is one of the finest
charitable institutions In this country. With
tio<pi,il, and built and endowed the Ger
man Dlspsn-ary and the Circulating library
In his native town in Austria he built an
orphan asylum, "A poorhuus", a school. a hos
pltal and a library. Once, kaiser Joseph
sent him n high decoration which he returned
because hc Thoughts an American citizen
, should aot accept such 4 gift. Toward his
employ ees Mr.. Ottcndorfer was very liberal.
giving each faithful worker Mt the end OF the
year q bonus OF 10 per cent. of the amount
earned by him during the year,
lie had no children Mr.. Chl LETT four
children, all o. whom are now living, They
are Edward thl. President or the cotrNany
| which pubiiS hes the Sf0Gts-Z etfunl. Mn. Emma
Schalk, wife 81 Adolph Schalk. q retired
Newark brewer Mir. ,Matildc Won Rieden.
stein. wife 81 Friedrich won iliedenstein Of
DalNit2, near Carlsbad. Austria, and Mrs.
Anna Nocrishoher, gidow Of the late Carl
Nc"ri.hoileT uf this citv.
~ to a short time prior To his death In 1855
Mr. ptt"rduif. fer herself took an active part
in the management of ", SfCdfs-I CtrrC and
vi &C. i,v1i"IiN az her desk In ~" ofiDe ~
ANY of the editors ~ v"S Yer ambition ~
v,i - that of Mr.. Ottcndprfcr I" create an
atmosphere OF CONTEXT HDd hHIpircsS among
the employees. and besides the annual bonus
there were many other generous business
ARRANGEMENTS made for their benefit. which.
although only uuwritten laws. became ira
G!tiuns r"lisIous!y adhered to III the manage
mont Of the O. nor.
Mr.. Ottendorfer. although n vigorous
opponent OF Ianmany Hall, refused To sup
port the Mayordlty candidacy 81 seth Low
on the ground that Mr.. Low was identified
with what Mr.. Oiteudprirr considered an
illiberal attitude on the saloon question: and
being tn. sturdy old-school Democrat that
ho was, he refused 20 support Bryan both
ip ISpa md inD although no did not fgllV