The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-05-24
LIFE IND TRAGIC DEATH OF Il
BEA UTIFUL AND BRILLIANT
WONAN

| HOHAA.
Among those aboard the i'll fated
steamer Golden City that burned
near Memphis, recently, We're Mrs
Stowe, of Stoves Circus, his wife
and two children. Mrs. Stowe and
the two children persisted in the
flames Mrs Stowe, or Lizzie Mar
celIuS, rs she was known by her
maiden name, was an adopted
daughter of old Dan. Rice, the
vete an clown. She was veritablc
queen Of the arena, being not only
a beautiful and accomplished lady,
but q graceful rider, and was ac-
counted one of the handsomest
women in the profession. Her life
has been n very romantic one. She
came from near Schenectady y. Y,
where she was born, her father oc-
cupying a small farm in that locality,
but is now a master mechanic in
one Of the large machine shops at
Albany, New York. In 1866 Dan.
Rice, then with Forepaugh's show,
which bore his name, was riding
song a country road about six
miles from Schenectady, when lie
met little girl about six years Of
age, driving some COWS to pasture.
Speaking to the child in a friendly
way, he asked her if she had seen
Dan Rice going along with his
show, which had just passed. "Yes,"
said she; II saw the old fellow on
the chariot" Dan. laughed at the
child's sharp reply, and then took
her in his buggy TO ride with him
as far rs her fathers home. The |
folks ut the house recognized the
Snowman at once, and addressed
him by name, and after an exchange
Of compliments, he was about to
drive on, when little Liz =, the
child, strange to say, took after the
buggy crying, and begged to so
with the clown, for whom she seem
ed to have a strange fancy. With
the consent of her parents he then
carried her on to Troy, the next
town, giving them tickets for the
show, they intending to follow, and
AXE her back home. As soon as
Dan. dressed in motley, made his
in the ring that night,
he child sprang from her fathers
ide and rushed 10 him, and it was
With great difficulty that she was
.emovcd and pacifed. So strange
vas her attachment that at supper
hat evening her parents indentured
Ter to the Snowman, and the next
in care of Dan. 5 wife, she
eft Troy with the circus. From
hat day her training rs a rider be ,
AN, and so rapid was her advance
lcnt that it was not many years
ntil she was receiving salary of :
100 a week from Barnum. Before
he had yet become ofage uncle Dan.
emit her out with what is called a
iver show. in which thcr was a
ather eccentric Italian performer 2
V the name of Cardona, who fell t
eeply in love with her. While atSt. S
'aul, Dan. was telegraphed, he then
cling in Canada, that unless he came =
,ere Immediately CardOna would t
larry the girl. lie Immediately {
lswered, orde ing the Chief OF Po- !
&c and the Mayor of st. Paul to :
rest CardOna Cor trying to abduct f
IS ward, but before the message n
as received the twain were married !
I'd the order was not obeyed. This =
as in the summer of 1873. Several :,
onths afterward Uncle Dan. joined a
Ie show ut Madison, Ind, when n
izzie professed herself as heartily n
Try for her rash act, and Ca dona, "
ncying that an attempt was to be
ade TO take his wife from him, in a
of jealousy locked her in state q,
om on the boat, and was abo to bl
{ her throat with a razor. The JIG
tempt was made about midnight, h'
[ the screams of the girl wife ~
-akencd the show people aboard, AZ
d Uncle Dan, assisted by w. III. "a
1--WE, who was always greatly at ca
he'd 10 Lizzie, rescued her from - -
, would be-murderer. Il was m,
IN determined that something ca
st be doae to separate her from on