The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-23

Girl. WHO ELoPED WITH a RUSSIAN NAVAL
OFFICER.
[San Fran cisco Chroncle.l
Among Tuesdays arrivals by the City OF
Toxic was a distinguished party OF Russian
naval officers returning home upon leaves
OF absence from the Russian squadron in
the China and Japan seas. The party con.
sists OF Baron Roscn, Baron Schlippcnhark,
General Dewitt, and Alexander u. Phil
mus. Some OF these gentlemen passed
through San Francisco in the spring CT 1877
rs officers Of the Russian man-of-war
Vsadnick. The memories OF the readers
will probably recall the romantic cpl
sode which occurred ut that time, III
which Lieutenant De Kalands, Rus
sian OF high birth, attached to the Vsnd-
nick, and Miss Jennie Burdick, OF Hunters
Point, played the leading parts. 1t was Il
case of true love, as The succeeding double
elopement and marriage proved. Jennie
was beautiful young lady, just eighteen
wears OF age, the only daughter Of Jessie A.
Burdick, superintendent OF the Hunters
Point Dry Dock. The affair was genuine
rcmaDce, the loving couple fleeing by night,
to be recaptuted by an irate parent, but Tue
brave maiden, not to be battle in her lovers
desire, escaping again the wafchiu!ness OF
her parents, taking her departure in the
dead of night in row-boat, joining her
lover ut Vallejo, where they were married
the next morning. Then came a triumph
ant second anu public marriage on board
the Vsadnick, where the pretty BRIDE was
made welcome by the brother-ofhccrs o1
the husband. The trials and tribulations OF
the Young couple were duly portrayed in
the Chronicle at the time. A reporter called
last night upon The gentlemen mentioned
1, Etnr I'm hi fnrfnnpS Of
Lieutenant and Mrs. De kaands. The wife
accompanied her husband to Japan, from
whence they soon after went to the home OF
the bridcgroom-St. Petersburg, What re-
ccptioH the couple met from the parents OF
the youthful husband docs not tranSpire,
but 1t does not seem to have been OF the
kindest sort. Nevertheless, they got on
well, living in each others love, acknow-
lodged by the ariStocracy OF the Russian
capital, in whose circles the fair Ameri.
can girl was received With open arms.
She was appal emily happy and con-
tented in the love of her husband. 1t APP
pears, however, that DE kalands had lost
some OF his prestige among his comrades in
the navy, for be left the service. Whefher
or not bis family also withdrew their sup
port does not appear. From the fact, how
ever, that he accepted the command OF a
ueTCuaNL NcSsSt DUuuu W NCN 1oih "
may be inferred that the young people
were cast upon their own resources. IL
was somewhat more than a year ago when
Do Kalands took command OF the vessel
and. accompanied by his wife, made sal
once more for America. They were des
tined never Ia reach it. The German ocear
was safely traversed, and while calmly
riding at anchor at Hayre de Grace The
husband was stricken down with sickness
The young wife, who had so braveiy bat
tied for the man Of her hearts choice
nursed him faithfully, but without avail
The days OF her greatest happiness bat
gone by; the husband to whom she haC
so rcsolutely chung when opposed BY
father, mother, friends, and acquaint
anceS was called from her side by an in
exorable fate. She buried him in French
soil, communicated the fact Of bis death to
his people in St. Petersburg, and they, re-
cognizing The true woman in the young
girl, who had followed their SON from q far
of country 10 his own home only to bury
him alone and forsaken 10 a foreign coun.
try, invited her to make her home with
them. She accepted, and at present she
wears her widows weeds In the Russian
capital ILL. (. =