The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-11
HAHNIBAL CROSSES
 TIE GREAT DIVIDE
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Continued from First Page) q ever, had his condition been consid- l cred critical, and death yesterday, due [ to a complication of diseases, was un- l l expected by those who knew him best. pr. Porter was his attendant physi- { clan, but the old man was beyond the doctors aid and had heard the call. Hannibal was first and last a maker f of toothsome candies. Apprenticed as a < lad to Dawson and Douglas, once a l famous candy house in this city, he learned the life trade of confectioner [ took most pride, however, in his skill took most pride however, in his skill with the gloves or what he always I styled professionally and in private convsrsation, as the manly art of self defense, Such was his prowess with | his hands that he was for time if the seventies an instructor in boxing in the Yale gymnasium and in this way came to be widely known in college circles. After severlng his connection with the gymnasium Hannibal had many. private pupils among the col / lege men and many officers of police ! who learned the game through his in- structon. As genuine ring artist he { was not prominent although at times he put on the mitts in the old Music hall and in the Grand Opera House. 1 There is an old story of the time when Dixon, the great fighter was cham pion of the world. He came to this city and offered to take on two local men at once Hannibal was ono of the | audience and filled with conviction that he could upset Dixon title and all { he walked up and challenged tho cham pion. The champion smiled and would not have 1t, considering Hannibal at [ that time something above 100 in his own report, too old But Hannibal as- 1 serted always after that Dixon was afraid of him and that he was just as good in his old age as ever.
 Some of Hannibal's class work in teaching the manly art whs done in the basement of the historic old State ! house on the green, Thus he was con- nected lin way with this among the | many historic places of New Haven of ] tht past.
 But at Yale field he was always to be 1 seen until the past year or so and was 7 as famous there as John the orange | man on Soldiers Field in Cambridge. His appearance was always hailed , with delight. He was always a source ! of amusement to the crowd with I ready answer to all things said to him : and with the funniest of stories him tself He made his way with the stud dents and had worked up great trade i with them In fact he at one time maintained store in the first floor of the New Haven house building where | he sold the candies he made, although of late years his personal deliveries have been all that. he has made. | Hannibal used Ito work himself in at 7 once with the incoming freshmen and | from their pockets he brought forth many a dollar in exchange for his < wares or instruction.
 q He knew all the prominent Yale 4 athletes and officials and could tell you | interesting stories of the great men he I had made by hs pugilistic method. \ Age did not saepi to tell upon the old \ man who was indeed physically won ! defful for his slight build. Stopped he l was and not strong to look upon, but quicker man or one who could fol-
 ' low the least movement more instan- taneously and fathom it would not be found in many days journey Every
 q where he was known and in most \ places he was welcome for hls stories and many a sale resulted from his N ability to interest buyers through his
 M l-En A 1.. T ,,.il chosen language and he opened with M solcitous inquiry into the health of . the noble gentleman with whom he had the honor to be assembled. Then he I would have some candy, "did anyone " want any candy to-night?' He had
 N some very~chotce "most excellent goods RI gentlemen" made by himself. Then " ho would get off on the subject of A conundrums and would spring some of N the simplest things on the unsuspect- M ing victim with the delight of a child Y Money he would make disappear, ask how to spell words and after they had N been correctly spell7d, argue how they
 V had not been rightly spelled and then
 N offer sleight of hand performances that M had the observer guessing
 uf Hannibal was soldier. too. Tn the Fl days of the civil war he enlisted in the S Twenty-nlnth Connecticut Volunteers, N colored regiment, and went to the S front, seeing active service He was M born on Salem street and was well 1 known among the boys who lived on v what is known as "the hill" or In those M days frequently as Mount Pleasant. Tn M all athletic games, 1t is stated by one
 v of the men who used to take part in I the play, with him the side he was on M always was winner. He was so quick rG not one of his paymates could catch " him in running
 A Hannibal married many years ago, T but some twenty years ago his wife
 " went away and her whereabout he has M newer known since He has two daugh- 1 ters living in this city, Mrs. Pauline " Hubbard and Mrs Victoria Buck1nan
 a and a sister, Mrs. Thomas of Edgar H street. There are also two grandchil-
 S dren Frank Buckman and Faith Buck @ man
 M The body was taken to the undertak' rS ing offices of Lewis & Maycock, vhc ES will have charge of the funeral.