Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-26

,,,,,ying touching story Is re-
be io i,,a c9iricr-Joufaat. All OF
din tnle e details of the Milwaukee
ternp,r,,ll fresh in the minds OF
are NJ people all over the
usanu' and there are many which
|nlTsi yct to be narrated. Among
|ualp none created more sorrow
dei. If Mrs. John Gilbert, the
. va day, who, while enjoying
|ie OF moon. was launched into
non' The real way in which she
(riN 'a.atl, Is not yet known, but
PEI AIN was found lying in the
Per , It'll her husbands close beside
~ w ',,o.t plausible theory is that
lhe ,hsy found they were sur
sn nv flames on all sides, and
laea a,r ~ cut of, Gilbert in fit of
.ntion picked his wife up in his
s md leaped from tic third story
nS 3 to death; 49,,
w. Arthur +. Miller, the we'll
ny, theatrical agent, was in the
ogp ni0ht. and ms he was in the
issas pWswball House and init
-l sv' aeouainted with Gilbert,
lss ;,,Iolrnut reporter had a talk
llr'h N, about the tragedy. The
% pgur. and Mrs. Gilbert's mar
NIX as he narrated it, is n touch
fal made more so from the re-
s.Sle devotion they displayed for
scher. II have known Gilbert
and Intimately Mr.. Miller
| aand II were to live a thousand
" would never forget the oc-
l,aees of that dreadful night in
naStinn with him. He was for
w. a minstrel man, and was
4 stanly's allied shows, He
only been q member OF the Min
palmer aim troupe few weeks, but in
| I, fine had fully mastered his part,
! was n remarkably clever actor.
wife was not on the stage, as many
pna.e but lived with her parents at
ri Station, New York. Gilbert
| i mel her a couple of years before
4 ! had been her sweetheart for a long
NJ tbey having been engaged for
irs ~ months, although they never
keethed word of it to any one. The
,sh before the fire the company was
wing in Chicago, and by a strange
{ineidence she happened to be visit
some of her relations there at the
me time. II was during that week
3at the young couple agreed to
married quietly, and il was ar
3ured that she should accompany
4 tToupe to Milwaukee, remain
G'rne the week and then return tc
1 home until they could be once
are united. The day before they
h for Milwaukee the marriage toos
|acp and he never mentioned it unit
ter the ceremony, when he told the
a Of the company. The night of The
q the Palmer company played at the
and Opera House, and during the
rormance | walked carelessly into
e,heater and took seat in the dress
rele
NJ naturally looked all around, and
On Observed a lady sitting severa
|ws across from me, whose appear
ce was ri once attracted by. There
Is no one sitting close beside her, 50
,ould get good look at her face ant
Eure, and | rarely ever saw NOR
faTtiiul woman.
sHE WAS DRESSED IN BLACK SILK,
bid her round, well-made feature
j. efe shaded by broad trimmed seal
#t hat, with q long feather whicl
Xfooped down low over her shoulder
Ter hair, which peeped out on eithe
de of it, was black us jet, and whel
be partially turned her face ] say
pat her eyes were OF the same heauti
color. Ina few moments Gilber
lme on the stage and she imnediatel.
ss all attention. She leaned forwar
ri resting her elbow on the seat il
(Ont of her, placed her hand agsins
efneck, and remained in that position
pull he made his exit, her eyes 70
kging his every motion.
sAs soon as the curtain fell on tn
81 walked behind the scenes, an
a Gilbert standing near the Ell
nnce. As soon as the curtain ros
Z took me around to the secon
ping, and said: ~ want to show 70
pmething,n He led me close to til
igeso we could not look upon tn
audience, and pointing to the beaut
" woman | had so much admired
|ald THAT is her, my wife,"
She had been watching. closely {
70 catch a glimpse of him, and 500
Meye rested on the spot where W
l@d, and could see that he was re,
s0laed by the slight nod which h
Ae bis head. Whenever he was o
Y stage he took his stand there IN
Daalched her almost continually
NRen the curtain fell on the closin
sene, We walked out together, an,
a wv was waiting for him at the door.
lhey talked for some time in I'll
nee with several friends, dwellin
.aa,.s.,ssaullarly on the splendid time the
,OaN nave in Europe, as he intende
10y saVc,ompsny Miss Palmer. Abo,
'Vyoelock they entered their ROOF
ns motel. and ut 4:30 o'clock 81
arIPihg dead in the morgue
rl ter body was found, bruised an
- ,asi,ea, on the pavement, while |
~ ps''lally in the gutter, half SUI
psen IN Ice and water, crushe,
~ Si ana nearly frozen. / watche
ns bedside for several days, and l
~ 90 signs Of returning consciou
except for moment the da
t. His mother came up to 81
~ ana when she leaned over Il
nj NJ v raised himself on his clbo
N q gfcan of pain, and threw h
I'm s'la around her neck. On q
'n gay after the fire he was CO.
s..s ior short while, and the fir
s, u s .ha. passed his lips was an il
\, 'of his wife. He was assure
n n sn !. was safe, and with a statistic
ma ~ !, has improved oonsidcrab
n. men, but has moi vet heard til