Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-13
"NEG" PASSES ON.
POPULAR NEWSPAPERMAN
DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO
HAD LONG AND VARIED EXPERT.
ENcE-WAs FOR TIME IN
THE HONOLULU
FIELD.

Gan T IdutlSt'f ANONs q -NudlltS W.
Ziegenfuss, one of the most widely
known newspaper men on the Pacific
Coast, was found dead in a room at the
Burlington clearinghouse, sos 1.2 Mar.
ket street. yesterday afternoon under
circumstances which point to the fact
that he committed suicide.
Although his effects were at the DC.
cidental Hotel. where he had been liv.
ing continuously since September 9th
last. he took a room on the fourth floor
of the Burlington at II o'clock on We'd.
nesday night leaving call for Q
o'clock the next morning. At that
hour he responded when called but
when Pom 10y, the Chinese house boy,
went to the room at $3.50 o'clock in
the afternoon to make up the bed he
found the door locked from the inside.
Being unable to arouse the occupant.
he notified d. S. Burkett, the manager
of the place. who promptly effected an
entrance through a rear window. He
was still pouring from an open Jet over
the bed. Upon ascertaining that Zieg.
enfuss. who lay in bed in his under.
clothing. was dead. Burkett summoned
Policeman W. NJ. Ross. who In turn
notified the Coroner. The body was
thereupon removed to the Morgue.
An investigation Of the room show.
ed conclusively that Ziegenfuss must
have turned on the gas deliberately
after having been called In the morn.
ing. as both jets of the gas fixture
were in good order, and, in fact, diff.
cult to manipulate. Nothing Of value.
except the sum of IS cents, was found
upon his clothing. and the only papers
he carried were in the form Of creden.
tials from his partner and associate,
r. Crozier of the Manila American,
and other Americans resident In the
Philippines. From these II would ap.
pear that he came here partly for his
health and partly on business con.
MES.
"Zicg." as he was Familiarity known
to thousands OF people, has been con.
nected with newspapers in almost CIV.
cry State in the Union. While he was
very reticent as to his antecedents, II
Is believed that his father was veal.
thy iron founder at Bethlehem. Pa,
where his aged mother still resides.
When mere boy, being big and pow.
erful for his age. he enlisted In the
Army during the Civil War. and at Its
close he drifted into newspaper work.
After somewhat checkered career.
during which he held responsible posi-.
tons on the Boston Traveller and 9th.
er well.known journals, he came West
Among other positions he held in this
city was that Of assistant city editor
of the Chronicle. Prior to that time
he had founded a paper at Phoenix
| \. T., and worked In various capaci'
ties on almost every paper along the
Coast from San Diego north. During
the first Bryan campaign he was edi'
tor of the Stockton Mail. Thence he
vent to Fresno. where he became man
aging editor of the Democrat. He had
already worked there both as city edi
tor oi the Republican and editor OF
the F,xpositor. Later he secured con
troll of the Calaycras Citizen. After
tie war with Spain he drifted to Ho
Lolulu. where he became associated
with L. S. Gill. with whom he had
worked many years before in Arizona
Oh the Republican. the organ OF Judge
Humphreys. Thence he went to Ma
Mia upon a transport, and at once Sc
cured control of the American. Dur
ing his residence In the Philippines
he contracted dysentcry which be
came chronic. Upon the advice of hi
physicians he came back to the United
States In August last, but the diseas
had obtained such Roadway that h.
was practically doomed In despair h.
sought various changes OF climate. bu
without effect. and on September 27t
last he returned to this city.
Ziegcnfuss was about 80 years O
age, and is said to have been twic
married. His second wife, a Mis-
Crowley, died here some six years age
leaving one child. boy, now 10 year
old.
Ziegenfuss had been Respondent fo
some time past, but the funeral OF tn