The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-04
German and German ways made his labor
Oxceedingly seectual.

German and German ways made his labor
Oxosedingly snectual.
In addition to the German bureau he had
charge Of the great Thurman nesting In
Madison Square Garden and arranged all
b "details. He wa also one Of the most
liberal contributors to the campaign fund
OF bis party. He dropped out Of politics,
however, because he did not like the tactics
a were employed by the dominant or
ganiEation In this State to shut out Grover
Cleveland from q third nomination.
Mr.. Oelrichs had great confidence In his
opinions. On one occasion while speak
ing in public Of swimming in the tropics
he made the assertion that there were no
mai eating sharks north Of Cape Hatterss.
To back this up he offered a reward Of $500
through the advertising columns Of THR
o to any man who could cite an authentic
case OF a man who had been bitten by a
shark north OF that point. He received
thousands OF letters from persons who
utterly d~isregarded the geographical quail
icatious demanded in the reward. but no
one ever won the money.
About sixteen years ago Mr.. Oelrichs
was married TO Miss Theresa Fair, q daugh-
ter Of the late Senator Fair Of California.
The match was considered a brilliant one,
as the bride was heiress TO millions and
Mr.. Oelrichs himself was a very wealthy
man. His home was at / East Fifty-seventh
street.
h will OF Senator Fair, by the terms Of
which the estate was trusted, was con-
tested, and the trust clause was knocked
out. The case was decided by the Cali
fomia Supreme Court. BY the terms Of
the decision the so-called trustees were
disposed of and the estate, valued at
SSo,O 900, was partitioned among the three
direct heirs. Mrs. Oelrichs, Miss Virginia
Fair, now the wife Of William X. Wander
bilt, Jr., and Charles Fair, the only son
On August II, 1907, Charles Fair and his
wife were killed in an automobile accident
in France, and there was much litigation
Of their estate. The relatives Of Mrs. Fair
sued Mns. Oelrichs and her sister after
making a settlement with them. Before
the case was finished another settlement
was made, by which Mrs. Fairs relatives
got a large sum.
Mr.. Oelrichs has spent most OF his time
recently in San Francisco, or at least he
did until the earthquake, in which much
valuable property belonging to Mrs. Oel-
richs was destroyed. Mr.. Oelrichs was at
the st. rancis Hotel when the quake came
and I've lost most OF his personal property.
HE furniture alone was worth $50, 900.
Late in the afternoon Mayor Schmitz
appointed a committee Of fifty to guard
the section in which the hotel was and Mr..
Oelrichs was sworn in and did police duty.
He carried a policeman's club and a revolt
yer and wore a star on his breast as a badge
of authority. Mr.. Oelrichs left San Francisco
a day or two later. coming on a scrap Of
paper and 500 OF borrowed money. The
scrap Of paper war a pass that e. II. Harri-
man had written with a lead pencil.
Mr.. Oelrichs was conspicuous a. a club
man and a good judge Of wines, knowing,
it is said, the location Of svery bottle
Of rare vintage in the city. He could
tell the & and brand Of Burgundy by
its aroma and il Ii said that his wizs
cellar was equalled by few In this cOun-
try. He was a member Of the Manhattan,
the Union, In Metropolitan and the New
York Yacht clubs. He was once very
prominent in the affairs Of the New York
Athletic Club, but he quit that organiza-
ton years ago because he was displeased
with the management.
Mr.. Oelrichs is survived by his wife and
one son, Hermann Oelrichs, Jr., who Ii
about rs years old. .