The St. Louis Republic., 1906-01-01
COMMODORE HER0lD Gel EBRATES
HIS SEvENTY-SlxTH BIRTHDAY
River Still Hearty and vsoosa Holds Reunion
His Home. Surrounded By His Childs and Grandchilden
Heidelberg Student and This Country When but
9. Years Oh-Bult First Steel Hull River Steamer.

Surrounded b. his childfeh and their
children. happy ana he,e and hssstk Y
;ns -a% GST,r O. als sse 81 Cots ,Se s,icn.
menf OF the aeveniy-slxth' milestone In .
life fun 0f activities and usefuinese.
ssvsniy-six year. 40 ye-serday. ".
nered wa. nsr. ,n e aarxSe''; ae r.. as 5.ssar
Mo:- than half . century of his life has
t.~en spen, In hts adOptcd country: AMI e
va here that he married a:i1 hts chill
Gr.n were horn and rearsss. The douSle
c.,ehgation Of his birthday Ard of New
Years Eve took place In hif residence; at
NJ .:l5' South jefferson avenue. whitner
his 81 S ssc nn.r i ,as, 'si n,,h la NEAR
I; was a regimen cf constant work. we'll
directed purposes ami regular mode "i
iie:ng. Mr.. Heroic rays. that has enabled
hin, ,c ,esc!, almost III. point ~ 0cto-
life. ~
His checks ATE rudsy. his eyes are clear
IN living. nis stsp is arm and hi. form
sr.c,. He has not a wrinkle In his face.
aad only the snowy white hair. mussache
and L-Ird ind!',aie thii he II NOT man
a. the family dinner in his re.i.i-nc.
last night fh.s. generations of the lierll
family We're present. including Mr.. and
Mrs. E.rdi H.r"l.l. their sev-n children cnd
Y their children. au but QUE are mar
ri.d tn. h.o.!ore. th. eldest. >ts resisi~nt cf
81 Louis ami one II the dtrrctors of th..
s'onsum-fs' Brewery. Robert. the second
N!.i.st l. th. manager Of the sam. brew
in9 romUAacv.
Quo. the :hird son. i. the manager Of
can. with ri. FAMILY ~ D.. present: ..n the
occasion. The fourth SON Oscar. VII" sOsa-
ducts a large poultry ranch IN n- SsseO.
No; ais" came With hi. family for al.
,w" married daughters are Mrs. earl
N-us.r and Mrs Laura Au,ie. both " -.
Louis Mis-. Olga. the youngest daughter.
i unsaarrissi
WENT To HElDE:i.RE:EG.
commodore H--.iI NaS '3ucai-0 AT Hell
i.!i-'S t'nl.' rSitv :ro:n which. after hts
.har. "f siuie,;'s dIsis. he w.s graduated.
III. father c-.:red that h. adOpi thu pro-
f's>i"a cf ns'-i.cine. bat the young man =
'l"!"- Was '"r = business career. and hs
accordingly approached himself to- u mcs-
'iIs.f:. serving his asspr' ntic~ship M three
wears. After i Sr:'f eNisGisac. !E the Old
Country. tn a Tierr;.nia.- establishment. h.
dcsti-,. III come tc th. United States.
II landed Ia New York when h.. VAS -.
an'! although h- ,O,,ld speak English
~. Immediately ob;aiEe.l n Position a.
salesman In a large dry goods house. When
.api,.,i with characteristic T.uton:c :n-
i.p"r.!.n.. refusing his father. offer of
a s:Ikt. AMI landed az this country with
h:., 81. fru,n which krs,nnina H., LAS built
az. fortune OF about SsCyvv.
tie worked ia N"w York f"f nearly Two
Years. Mhen he VAS induced L" come
tains sy stage. and Young H-roisi arrived
IN -. Louis Ia lNi: with capital of intsiii
gene. n.rgS and purlsoss Z" susse.-d.
H.. engaged in the dry goods business Al
Fourth ami Convent streets. studied EnS-
lisH ..s.,'i,."usly. and by his pluck achieved
an .Nsr-incr'-isins competence.
Late: he went tH NascOuiah. III whsr,.
h'. bought u hIi: interest III al establish
in"ii'. r' manning there for ten years. Here
ne married. his first wife. a daughter Of
Doctor Welsh. a prominent physician ~
liza; place. AMI there his ftrsi child was
born. H.. GLd been married hut a year
wh"r his wife .ied and 50 crushing v..Is
'h, .nisfortuI. that lie s.,,n after left the
town. going f"' Il tim. To ,slaii-s-s Ia ;he
East
. several wears later H.. married his se.-
nii,i wif. in Philadelphia. and returned Ia
-. Louis. wher. d" has Stree yeinain-,i.
except for "a bri. trip Ia I:uroI'.. in l>sS
As IL result OF his observations o. ,o,iii-
iiUns ia the Rhine Rive. traffic mad.
wL.!e Waiting his na:'v. country he t.-
turned 10 ihr nits.i St.:.> i:l,b,ic.i with
ideas y fic!I ultimately tai to a radical tn