Jan Tut
Jan Tut (actually Johann Georg Christian von Seggern, born June 30, 1846 in Delmenhorst ; † March 6, 1931 there ) was a cigar maker , Delmenhorster original and the last night watchman in Delmenhorst.
Life
Von Seggern lived in a small house on Kleine Kirchstrasse (today: Schulstrasse); not much is known about his family and training. He learned the profession of cigar maker, which is not uncommon in Delmenhorst, and took over the duties of the city night watchman. This included the well-known calling out of the hours, which von Seggern did with the help of a horn : In Delmenhorst the night watchman had to “blow out” the hours (Low German: “to do”). Together with the Low German short form of the name Johann, the nickname Jan Tut was created .
At times he was also responsible for lighting the street lamps in the city. Since young people kept making fun of following the night watchman from a distance and blowing out the lamps, the rumor soon spread that Jan Tut would drink the kerosene required for the lamps. Since von Seggern could not conclusively explain the frequent nocturnal darkness to Councilor Langemann, who was responsible for the lighting of the city, he was relieved of this task.
Another task was to call the police hour in the restaurants, which was not that easy, especially on the weekends, especially since Jan Tut had a reputation for not being averse to alcohol.
Von Seggern probably had to give up the job of night watchman in 1898; he was relieved of his official duties as he neglected his duties more and more with increasing age and his physical hygiene deteriorated considerably. He signed over his house to the city, which in return took care of his pension. Von Seggern died on March 6, 1931 in the Peter Elisabeth Hospital in Delmenhorst.
During the lifetime of Seggerns, the population of Delmenhorst multiplied explosively - from 2409 in 1846 to around 30,000 in 1931, which certainly did not make his task any easier.
In August 1983, a small memorial for the urban original was erected in Delmenhorst . The approximately 80 cm high bronze - sculpture , which was designed by Wolfgang Haupt Meier, Jan Tut shows with the horn at the mouth and a lantern in his hand.
Jan Tut anecdotes
The young people in Delmenhorst knew of Seggern's preference for beer, and so they often offered him: "Jan, I'll buy a half (liter of beer) if you let me do something". Jan was happy to agree, but always allowed "only once" ( only once ) so that the residents of the city would not get confused over time. Of course, the young people blew several times, and so Jan Tut had to correct the mistake himself, which he is supposed to have always commented with the words: "Oh, God, oh God, nu mut ick woller roping along the whole Strat 'would have been a knack' , Anners meent de Lüe, dat weer al olben “. ( Oh, God, oh, God, now I have to shout down the street again, 'it has struck ten', otherwise people think it's eleven ).
During one of his tours, Jan Tut is said to have found a well-known cigar maker lying asleep on Langen Straße, who had been shaved off his hair and beard after he fell asleep. Jan didn't recognize him and dragged him to the syringe house , where the prisoner was supposed to wait for his handover to a gendarme . When the cigar maker woke up hungover the next morning and recognized his situation, he complained about trying to explain to Jan Tut who he was, but Jan didn't recognize him. However, he had the cigar maker's wife come, who shortly after her arrival said: "Giv'n mi man mit" (just give it to me ).
Getting through the police hour wasn't always easy for Jan Tut. Especially on weekends, it should have happened regularly that in the restaurants, when he called "In the name of the law, I command closing time!", He echoed: "Come, drink 'nen Lüttjen, we are so witty, we are wrapping na Hus" ( Come on, have a little one, we'll be ready soon, we want to go home ). Officials couldn't refuse that at the time, and so the night watchman drank the “Lüttjen” and went to the next restaurant with the remark “ick come soon wedder” ( I'll be back soon ) to announce the end of work. This game was repeated until the night watchman stopped thinking about the police hour.
Jan Tut today
The Delmenhorst Ortwin Zielke portrays the night watchman Jan Tut during his guided tours in Delmenhorst, shows historical corners and reports amusing and interesting things about the city and its night watchman.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Werner Garbas not having an impeccable reputation in: Delme Report, August 27, 2018
- ↑ 1846 census results
- ↑ 1925 census: 24,702 inhabitants; 1933 census: 31,284 inhabitants
literature
- Alt-Delmenhorst - pictures, stories, anecdotes. Verlag Siegfried Rieck, Delmenhorst, 5th edition, 1988
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tut, Jan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Seggern, Johann Georg Christian von (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cigar maker and last night watchman in the city of Delmenhorst |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delmenhorst |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1931 |
| Place of death | Delmenhorst |