Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-03
MRS. STOVES FATE.
An Unfortunate Marriage "a, st. Paul,
Second Marriage and Burned to Death
at Memphis.

An Unfortunate Marriage u, st. Paul, q
Second Marriage and Burned to Dsoth
at Memphis.
The Cincinnati Gazette gives the followin
sketch of Mrs. Stowe, the wife of the pro-
prietor of stowe's circus, who was buraed on
the Golden City at Memphis last week: Mrs.
Stowe, or Lizzie Marcelus, was veritable
queen OF the arena, being not only beautiful
and accomplished lady but graceful rider,
and was accounted one OF the handsomest
women in the profession. Her life has been
a very romantic one. She came from near
Schenectady, N. z, where she was born, her
father occupying small farm in atlocality.
but is now master mechanic in one OF the
large machine shops at Albany, N. 7. In 1866
Dan Rice, then with Forepaugh's show which
bore his name, was riding along country
road about six miles from Schenectady, when
he met little girl 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 passed. eyes," she said, 81 saw the
ugly old fellow on the chariot" Dan laughed
at the child's sharp reply, and then. took her
fathers home. With the consent of
her parents he then carried her on to
ticEe is for the show thew in.
tending to follow and take her back home.
As soon as Dan. dressed in motley, made his
appearance IN the ring that night, the child
sprang from her fathers side and rushed to
him, and it was with great difficulty that she
was removed and paciied. SO strong was her
attachment that at a supper that evening her
parents indentured her to the Snowman, and
the next morning, in care of Dams wife, she
left TROY with the circus. From that day her
TRAINING AS A. RIDER
began and SO rapid was her advancement that
it was not many years until she was receiving
salary of 500 week from Barnum. Before
she had yet become of age Uncle Dan sent her
out with what is called river show, In which
there was rather eccentric italian performer
by the name of Cardona, who fell deeply In
love with her. While at St. Paul, Dan was
telegraphed to, he then being in Canada, that
unless he came there Immediately Cardona
would marry the girl, He Immediately an.
swered, ordering the chief of police and the
mayor of ST. Paul to arrest Cardona for trying
to abduct his ward, but before the message
was received the twain were married and the
order was not obeyed. This was in the sum-
mer of 1878. Several months afterward I'm
Gle Dan joined the show at Madison, Ind
when Lizzie professed herself as heartily sorry
for her rash act, and Cardona, fancying that an
attempt was to be made to take his wife from
him. In fit of jealousy locked her in state.
room on the boat and was about to cut her
throat with razor. The attempt was made
about midnight, but the screams of the girl
wife awakened the show people aboard, and
Uncle Dan, assisted by W. q. Stowe, who was
always greatly attached to Lizzie, rescued her
from the would-oe murderer. 1t was then de.
termined that something must be done to
separate her from so miserable master, and
shortly afterward suit for divorce was
brought in Chicago, which in 1875, was
granted, and the season afterward she was
married to young Stowe, then about "a years
of age. With her second husband she lived
happily, and it is said made him most ex.
emplary wife.