Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-19
JEW AND GENTLE.
A Romance Of the Cimbria Dis
aster.
A Young Gentle Rescues a Pretty je~ess
From the Waves and Afterward
Marries Hsr-A Broad
gauge Church.
GENERAL NEWS FROM ALL POINTS

New YORK, March 1S.-Miss Hulda
Schmul, the young Prussian Jewess who
was thought to be in the hands OF Castle
Garden sharks, has come up unexpectedly
The first the police received OF miss
Schmurs whereabouts was when samuel
jacobson, her uncle, entered Superintend'
ent Walling's study, half out OF breath,
and exclaimed: "Mein Gott! Mein Gott!
Dot girl is in der city! A man game TO
me in der sthore shust now, and towid me
dot he knows where she is. So uew as l
lif, Sheneral"
Jacobson stopped short and drew long
breath after this. Then he described the
stranger. This person gave the name OF
Gustave Boeck, and had come over with the
girl on the Silesia, which arrived in New
York February 18th. He claimed not 10
know of her whereabouts, but promised 70
search for her. Scarcely had Jacobson taken
his departure after telling this story and
blamed for not having made some effort to
ascertain Boeck's address than q second
rapping was heard al the door OF the Super
intendent's study.
"My name is Gustaye Boeck," said the
visitor in very fair English, and uncovered
himself IL have called to inform you that
Miss Hulda Schmul is in good hands. She
is now Boeck, and has been living with me
at lOS Division street since the arrival OF
the Silesia, called upon her uncle TINS
morning to set his mind at rest, but L dld
not tell him we were married, Tor, you see,
NV wife is Jewess and l am GENTLE,
and Jews do not look on such marriages
with favor.
The mans open honest face and courte.
ous manner convinced the Superintendent
he was telling the truth, so he congratu-
lated him, but also advised him to inform
Mr.. Jacobson of it. Mr.. Boeck bowed po.
litely and left He was found later IN the
day in Division street. Mrs. Boeck nee
Schmul, was there. She is a pretty black
eyed gill lust such a one as her uncle de-
scribed. The two told their story contrary
TO the uDcle's. Miss Schmul had neither
brother nor a sister. On her voyage she
left home alone. When the collision OF the
Cimbria and Sultan occurred she, In con-
mon with other passengers. was thrown
overheard ard was about TO sink when
friendly hand lifted her to log.
A ray of light from the British vessels
bow fell upon the rescuer's features, so she
saw them clearly. A moment later all was
darkness Presently boat passed aud
picked her up. SIZE was taken to SWINE
munde and thence to Hamburg In the
latter city at a railroad depot she met
Boeck, whose arm it was had saved her.
The two fell into each others arms. Their
marriage took place in this city after arriy-
ing together on board the Silesia. BY a
strange mistake Brock, who has lived
many years on Staten Island, had been in
cluded in the list OF the Cimbria' s
dead. This caused the German Consul to
return certain moneys sent to the Consul
late by Boeck's parents in Potsdar, Prus.
sia. Consequently the newly married
couple were at once reduced to the great
est straits. He being unable to find work,
his wife, rather than prove the displeasure
of her uncle, accepted position in the
Germania House, Grand street, where she
still is. A few days ago the couple decid-
ed to send the postal card spoken of IN the
papers, to Mr.. Jacobson, asking him to
send all moneys arriving for his niece 10
the German Consulote.