The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-21
SUICIDE OF AN ACTRESS.

from the New orleans Picayune August 1871
Few of theatre going people but VIII renem-
Der the beautiful Amelia Garcia, who for three Or
four successive seasons won unbounded applause on
| the stage Of our principal theatres. Young lovely
and accomplished, The wonderful charm OF her voice
was augmented by great personal ATTRACTIONS. Gay.
fascinating and brilliant, she won admirers by the
score, and at one tme--n the height OF her thearr
| cal fame-was the most sought after and the
acknowledged beauty OF her profession.
THAT such woman should have suddenly Jied
without her death being made Known is surprising.
Nor will the public surprise be Iessened when tho
fact Is made known that she died a suicide.
Her death occurred about two weeks ago, on Jack
son street, near the corner or AnnuncIatiOn where
sne mad resided for over year past.
olt Will he remembered that ABOUT two years since
she Quit the stage and retired TO private life. Sh.
mad become passionately enamored OF gentleman
i'm this city, and for his sake abandoned whatever
OF fame and prospect OF advancement she had I'D
her profession. She occasionally appeared on The
she into tile theatres or public places OF
amusement she was the cynosure OF all eyes. she
sustained 1t rcgay. Had She never been famous
singer Garcia would SILL have been admired Tor her
splendid beauty.
But it began TO be whispered about that her life
was not happy. Society had its Observances that
could not be neglected and the poor singer with ali
her beauty could not retain an allegiance which So
ciety demanded to be broken.
The conviction came upon her slowly, but IL came
al last. To one or her passionate nature there was
nothing left for her but 70 die. 1t would he wrong
If it were possible to Int the veil from those last
she had bartered so much 10 secure was Slipping
from her grasp, ana the cherries future spreading
dark before her she resorted TO that Lethean cup
the poison OF the suicide. in winch 70 drown the
sense of her misery and joyless life OF deserted
and abandoned woman.
1t Is said that the morning some two weeks since)
the final separation took place--when her friend
servant TO 20 10 the drug store and fetch her some
laudanum. The servant, suspecting her design
refused TO go. The command, repeated still more
imperatively, was dIsregaried and the servant
with tears and entreal!es besOught her TO refrain
from her wicked intentions.
IL hau no enect, however, and she went herself for
the poison. ON what preteXt she obtained IT IL
known; but sshe did get IL, ana, having taken IT,
died.
The residents In the neghborhood say that about
the time the poison must have commenced It's fatal
work she went and seated herself at the piano ana
for more than an hour played and sang her rich,
thrilling voice, rising 10 Its full compass reveIled
In the sweetest music they mad ever heard Strains
OF passionate sorrow mingled with the sorrowfnl
cadence of funeral dlrge as The dying cantatrice
sung ner life away
age and native OF the West indies. Her father
was spanish Creole and her mother Jewess,
native of Germany Her parents came 10 New YORK
when she was quite young, ana she commenced her
professional career IN that city. She sang one sea-
two engagements at other theatres. She left the
stage h0weve r. in 1869, and has not since appeared
Srcb m brief was the career OF one OF the sweet
est singers and most beautiful women OF the age.
whether her life was good or EVIL 1t behooves not
now 10 say. II she was rec kless frivolous aud gay
she had at least passionate and loving nature and
died suicide.
The RHODE ISLAND INDIANs.-In the town OF
Charlestown, r. H. IS reservation held by the scat.
tered and well-diluted tribe OF Narragansett IN
dams. II is a few miles south OF Richmond switch,
q station on the Providence and Stonnington Kal-
road. At this place on saturday last the remnant
OF the Narragansetls held their annual meeting In
a granite church constructed several years Since
About one hundred .descendants' OF the tribe par.
tcipated this meeting which was OF sccond
advent order. There are no pure blood Narragan-
sets now living the last having died MANY yeays
ago The present race ~ mixture OF lnulan an u
negro. with colors rom red to brown aud nom
that mixture to cinnamon, largely streaked With the
Anglo Saxon tint.