The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-27
REMINGT0N'S LIFE STORY.
The Newport Suicide Had Exalted
AmbitiOns-WOuId He Caesar or
Nobody

From the Philadelphia Record.
Williamsport, Pa, Aug. 2S.-Like a
novel is the life story of Robert Rem
into his brain at Newport because his
engagement to Miss May Van Allen had
been broken. On Thursday evening last
his body was buried in the family plot
in Wildwood Cemetery, here, and just
above the head of his grave hung upon
the family monument great wreath
of white roses which Miss Van Allen
had SAnt. About the grave were a score
of prominent citizens who had been
schoolboys with Rob Remington, and
there were among them some who re-
membered a scene enacted at Reming-
ton in recitation room of the Will
Transport High School twenty-four
years ago, when, at the conclusion of
the lesson the youth stepped to the
blackboard before his teacher and
classmates and wrote: "Aut Caesar,
aut nullus"-either Caesar or nobody.
In the twentyfour years intervening
between the day he wrote that mot
to and the day that he put so tragic
an end to himself he had. indeed, pro-
ceeded far toward his goal; but one
! puff of smoke from his pistol and he
| had suddenly become what the end
of his proud declaration had expressed
nothing.
Was Proud And Reserved.
One of the men who, as a member
| of Remingtons class, saw the ambi-
| tious youth inscribe his life motto that
day said yesterday: Rob Remington
| was a proud, handsome, sturdy young
man, most exclusive in his social re-
! lations, having few, If any, compan-
| ions, and showing behind a stolid
| bearing and reserved manner a nerv-
| Gus unrest that indicated an unsatis-
fed regard for his environments here.
although invariably courteous and
cheerful with those with whom he
came in contact. When a pupil at the
Williamsport High School he invari-
ably, when he left the school for the
| day, put his books under his arm and
| strobe uptown a mile or more alone,
along the railroad track toward his
home in the country, thus giving the
impression that he did not wish TO be
observed on the streets returning home
with his schoolmates, for fear it would
be known he attended the public
schools. AS a young man in school
here he was ambitious, industrious,
persevering and frugal, but not par
ticularly bright
That is faithful pen picture cf
Rob Remington as a boy. 1t is fore
|
| ambition partook of two phases-to be
rich and to be a leader in society. He
| had become moderately rich; he was
| recognized as somewhat of a social
lion.
Homestead Going To Ruin.
The Remington homestead where
both Robert and his brother Edward
We're born, now fast going to ruin, is
located in Mosquito Gap, three miles
south of this city, where, nestled un-
der a circle of Norway pines and giant
oaks. the deserted building forms
pathetic part in the life story of Robert
Remington and his aristocratic family
1t WIS under the roof of this old man.
sion that the brothers, four years ago,
saw their aged mother sleep from life
to des tn. Their father had died thir-
teen years before. After their moth
er's death two maiden sisters lived
alone in the old homestead until two
years ago, when they came to live
with friends in this city, leaving the
old home untenanted and fast going
to rack. 1t was the intention of Id
ward and Robert, next summer, to
overhaul the old homestead for a sum-
nsr home, preserving all the old rus
tic furniture and the interior ar
rargements.
They often talked of the success that
had attended the brothers De Long of
Washingtonville, Montour county, who
went to Philadelphia and made for
tune. The Remingtons were adver-
Using agents, and they admired the
pluck and energy of the De Long
brothers They, too. bought their old
homestead near Washingtonville and
have turned 1t into handsome villa
Dreams of Love Ended.
The Remington brothers, both of
whom had acquired considerable
wealth, intended to emulate the De
Long brothers. They were going to
construct pools in the trout stream
that runs through a deep ravine below
the house, and along which, as boys,
they spent day after day Robert,
taciturn and inclined to be retiring,
was much among the birds and trees
| when youth. When not fishing or
cunning he loved to be in some nook
| reading. Their father owner of a
small saw mill and so acres of good
farm land, taught his boys much of the
! Gemeanor that characterized himself.
| He had gone into the woods of Mos
quito Valley and settled a half-dozen
years before his boys were born. He
was formerly a silk merchant of n
New Jersey town, but why he should
take up his abode in such an isolated
place none could understand. And he
told none, for he was a man who held
| aloof from the common people, and his
! forest home seldom had as a guest a
person from this section. Under these
environments Robert Remington. nat
urally highstrung and ambitious, form
| ed his exalted aim in life: "Aut Caesar
aut nullus." To-day the wind in the
boughs of the big pines that encircle
| the old homestead signs a requiem to
| his blasted ambition.