The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-23
Misfortune DiscIesss Strange
Carer Of PhI|ipssa.
MAN he SAVED AIDED HIM.
Enabled Wife and Hlnssh 10 Live Ia Luxury
10 Best HstsIs-lstsr Mlsfsr.
tunes Game.

New York. Jan. 2S.-with their trunks
| attached for debt they cannot pay. and
unable 70 obtain employment. Charles
Philipsen. sixty-six years old, and his
wife Isabella, who Is fifty. sat last night
In their temporary home, a little hall bed
room, AZ No. 437 West Twerty-fourth
street. virtually facing starvation
Phillpsen years ago was we'll % do
business man Ia this city. he lived in
sniueuce at fashionable hotels. He was
generous and open han6sd. and frequently
aided mon IA misfortune, and now that
hard times have come upon him, he de-
plores the fact that he can find nobody
10 aid him.
There IL a mysterious ana one might say
tornantic incident in the old mans past
life, the details OF which are somewha I
obscure. az he seems unable or relucta Mt
20 give them. He did a trttiing service 10
man he found sleeping one night In
MADISON Square park. who aftsrward
turned out 70 be a wealthy commission
This merchant became Phllipsea's bene-
factor and enabled him 10 live a life OF
ease. From the time of this mysterious
oonefactors death he dates all his mis-
From that tims" says Philipsen
"everythinR sesmso to go wrong We
whatever we ala, il was nothing but
continual going down hill
SUFFERS FROM APoPLBXY.
Philipsen's hair and mustsche are quite
effects OF an apoplectic stroke. Mrs.
Pnilipscn's curly hair is also white and
SHE carries her wrist which Is badly in
tursd, ip sling Both. however. have
cheerful dispositions ana they are brave
~ racing the OWL days that haye come
upon them.
ment," said the old man. "or assistance
70 tide us over the period until my wifes
wrist is cured. We could be satisfied.
Il was In the cotton and sugar business
In New Orleans before the war. and came
TO this city In lss+. had considerable
money, nearly $4,000. which / gave to
friend. wealthy commission merchant
In Worth street who invested IL in mills.
My wife and lived at the Rossmore ho-
tel and other places In this city, whore we
spent upward OF $4,000 a year.
In England aud across the Continent On
our return my friend died. That was in
1889 He left no will. and as he had com
plete charge OF my affairs, learned that
nTy entire fortune was lost
Philipsen said that UP 20 that time he
had never troubled himself about the fu-
thick and fast His wife obtained work
as deinonstrator for "A soap firm. but
one night slipped on tho stairway OF the
factory and broke her ankle.
philipser tired 10 better his cirCum-
stances in Washington and Chicago. but
nnailv went 20 Troy where he and his
wife found employment in making collars.
he suffered a stroke OF apoplexy four
yearf ago which prevented him from do
ing any hard work. His wife, In ironing
and turning collars, incurred disease OF
the right wrist which she carries Ina a
bandage
Husband and wife returned 60 this city
four months ago. hoping that friends
,y,ould aid them; They Secens E nearly , des-
ration society. which advanced slight aid
tp them The old couple refused 10 90
10 an Institution. however, and the Off
Gals OF the Associatio FOR the Improve
nent OF tho Condition OF the Poor said
yssisrdsy that. although they had tempo
rArfly helped the old man and his wife.
port them IL they refused 10 SO 10 a home.
FOUND s BENEFACToR
Samuel Goldsmith. a lawyer ~ No. 300
years ago. said that "A remarkable story
wes coBrected with the mans life. This
story differs materially from that told by
"He told mo" said Mr. Goldsmith that
late one night he was passing through
Madison Square park. whom he saw q
man in doze ON a bench. Two or three
figures, who were lowering about ths
man, left hastily at his approach
"Fhillpsen says that he woke the man
up and took him TO his home. Before
Philipsen's name and address. which he
wrote on his cum. He called on Philip
son the nsSt day. and from what undeg-
stood Phillpsen 10 say, this man enabled
him 20 live Handsomely in fine hotels and
even paid for expenses of his wife and
himreif 90 a trip 10 Europe. 7 know that
he once lived at the Hotel Brighton.
'Whsn this man. who was = wealthy
commission merchant. fell ill he sent for
Phlipsen and told him that he would
make ample provisions for his future.
The merchant left no will, however. and
Philip-en's expectations were not realized.
II went 20 see the merchants son. not
as philipsens lawyer, but merely 10 in
quire whether something could not be
dolie for ths man. The son said that
Fhillpsen had no claim on the estate. He
said he he'd examined his fathers books
and found that Philipsen had received
thousands of dollars. and that he could
not understand why.
"Philipsen." added Mr.. Goldsmith, 'is
cArtainlv deserving man. lie was a
generous fellow wears ago. aud II any