Evening star., 1925-02-01

which Franz John Heiberger was a
part was Loudon & Co. The first refer
ence to Mr.. Heiberger in = Washington
directory is in 1853 and the entry is:
'F J. Hiberger G4oudon & Coz boards,
Exchs nge Hotel The Exchange Hotel
was at the northeast corner Of the
Avenue and Third street, the Washing
ton House being on the northwest
corner. Both buildings are standing.
Advertisements of Loudon & Co. are
numerous and in the directory of 1858
is an advertisement in which the
names Of the firm arc given II
follows: H F. Loudon & Co. &c
W. Farant F. J. Hiebergcr, J. H. King
MERGERS and Tailors, Army and Navy
Depot, Browns Hotel" In the 1855
directory is also this: "Francis J. Hell
berger CH. +. Loudon & Coz tailor, S62
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, house 437 Sixth
street"
The children Of Franz John Hell
berger and his wife, Emma Jane
Baker all of whom were born in the
United States, were: Emma, who mar
ried Capt John +. Lowe. an officer in
the Northern army; Isabel j., who
married Allie +. Ridgway of Wash
,ngton: Franz John, I'd, who married
Mary Wilson Nairn. daughter of John
w. Nairn of Washington; George
Walter, deceased, single; Minnie e.,
living in Washington; Ida J. CDR.
Heiberger living in Washington;
Ruric CordarY, living IN Florida;
Lila Josephine. deceased. (died last
year in Washington; Adam Eugene
deceased; Florence May. married VIII
liam NJ Steuart, director OF the
census living in Washington, and
Mary Blanche. died In infancy.
- oh o.
berger, I'd, and Mary Wilson Nairn
We're: Elizabeth Flora, married G. B.
Wagner OF Philadelphia, both living
In Washington; Franz John Hell
berger, Sd, single; Fanny l., married
George c. Ross and living in Macon.
Ga, and Dorothy NJ, married Carl
Hyssen, both living in Milwaukee,
Wis.
Franz John Heiberger the first
died March 2. 1901, and his funeral
was held on March ). The Rambler
searched The Star of those and inter
vening dates but found no obituary
account such as Is usual on the death
of an old and prominent citizen. The
reason was that 1t was the time of
Inauguration of President Mckinley
and Vice President Roosevelt and the
pages of our newspaper were crowded
with news Of preparation for the in
auguration, news of the ceremony.
the parade and the ball in the
Pension Building. accounts of mill
tary and other organizations in
Washington, work of the local COM
mittees and all that went with an
oldfaShioned inauguration of Presi-
dent and Vice President All that
the Rambler found for use IN this
story was the Simple death notice:
''Heiberge-On Saturday, March .,
of heart failure, at his residence, F.
J. Heiberger, in the eighty second
year of his age"
Mr.. Heiberger bought the interest
of other partners in the firm under
Browns Hotel and the sign and ad-
vertisement from a year or two be-
fore the beginning of the Civil War
gave the name of the house as IF.
J. Heiberger." Mr.. Heiberger was a
charter member of the German
American Fire Insurance Co, was
vice president of the company from
1879 to 1893, and president from
1898 till his death.
When the Corcoran building was
constructed on Fifteenth street from
Pennsylvania avenue to F street, the
Heiberger store was moved from the
Metropolitan Hotel to a store on the
Fifteenth street side of the new
building. The Rambler ought to be
able to give you the date, because in
his series of stories on W. W. Cor
coran he told of the construction of
that building, but he is too lazy and
shiftless now to look 1t UP, and he has
an engagement tonight to show some
friends that they do not know how
to play euchre If you will write a
letter to the office making complaint
about this matter, the Rambler will
be only too glad to look up the date
of the construction of the Corcoran
Building.
THE Heiberger store remained in
the Corcoran Building until much
of the ground floor of the structure
was taken over for the Cafe Repub-
He, about Is years ago, when the
store was moved to 1919 + street.
The place was ruined by fire, March
IL, 1928, and the store was opened
at 1405 T, where It is now
F. J. Heiberger the first, retired from
the business in June, 1891 being sue
ceeded by his. son, F.. J. Heiberger.
who retired in May. 1892, being suo-
ceeded by his son, F. J. Heiberger,
Sd.
Some OF the old employees of the
house of Heiberger whom the
Rambler recalls are: Alexander D.
Tucker, bookkeeper; living at No.
35 street northwest. Joseph F.
Hodgson, deceased, bookkeeper, long
major in the District National Guard,
Harry Metz. manager, deceased; Fred
Duehring and~W. F. Meher, cutters,
deceased. Some of these men liked
to talk Of Army and Navy men whose