The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-12
.EVENTFUL LIFE OF JOHN c.
HUEGELE COMES TO CLOSE
Story of Dead Mans Career Shows
Many Vicissitudes Over
come.
STARTED AS A PIONEER

John G.. Huegele died yesterday morning
at his home, Gil North Delaware street,
aged sixty-seven wears. For forty-four
years he had been prominent citizen. He
was connected with the Knights of Pythias,
the Indiana Democratic Club. the CONNER
cial Club, the German-American Demo-
cratic Club and the Independent Turn
verein. Four years ago he retired from
business pursuits and has since devoted his
time to various municipal interests. He
formerly was proprietor of a restaurant at
los East Washington street.
A wife and three nephews, Edward,
Frank and Antonio. who live in this city,
survive him. The funeral services will be
held at the home of the deceased at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and the in
terment will be at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Huegee was born in Wurtemburg, Ger
many, in 1897.
After working in Pittsburg. at first dig
ging coal and then as a clerk in a butcher
shop. he left for Cincinnati
BEGINS HIS CAREER HERE.
After a month in this city he began to
tend bar for Louis Lang, who kept place
on East Washington street, next to the old
Browning & Sloan drug store. He was
with Lang about eighteen months, when he
was married and took charge of the Ameri-
can Hotel on the river front at Madison.
Louis Lang. +. p. Rush. a. Rosenthal
and other friends persuaded him to re-
turn to Indianapolis He did so, and
leased from Isaiah Mansur a place on the
north side of Washington street, the
third door east of Alabama street He
opened business there Oct. 2. 1863 After
twenty months he sold out and formed a
partnership with Louis Lang, on South
Meridian street, just south of Pearl street.
The partnership was dissolved at the
close of eight months and Huegele opened
a place on the west side of South Delaware
street, three doors below Washington
street.
FLOOD RUINS HIS BUSINESS.
In March, 1866 occurred one of the biggest
floods in the city's history. Pogues run
went on a rampage. The cellar of Hueg-
eles place was filled, and in order to save
his stock he had to wade in cold water
up to his arm pits. AS result pneumonia
and typhoid fever seized him and he re-
manned out of business from March until
late in the fall of 1866, when he purchased
of William Selking the place formerly
owned by Lang, on East Washington
street.
This property he sold TO the Citizens Ma
up in business at 80 East Washington
street. In 1873 he purchased the building
and ground at 1OS East Washington street,
ana on Aug. "a, 1877. he established his res
taurant and sample room there. He has
been in business at that number ever since.
In 1889 he returned to Germany, and for
the first and only time revisited the scenes
of his boyhood.
When Mr.. Huegele came to Indianapolis
it was town of $4,000. The leading law
firm was Harrison, Porter 81 Fishback. Mr..
Huegele mentioned the following, all of
whom are now dead, as being among his
earliest friends: c. F. Schmidt, brewer;
Mr.. RitZinger, insurance; Mr.. Boetticher,
editor of a German weekly; Adolph Seiden-
sticker, attorney; Major Gordon. attorney,
and DIR. Homburg. Mr.. Huegele left a
comfortable fortune.