Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-16
AN ACTRESS DIAMONDS.
Bertha weiby Forse,s $4,000 worth Of
GENE I'm . Hotel.

Bertha weiby roreets $4,000 worth Of
Gems in Hotel.
The Omaha Republican has the fol.
lowing interesting story Ia reference
TO Miss Bertha Welby. the great emo.
tiopal actress that appears at the
opera house Monday night next In
Camille:
Rertha Welby, the beautiful actress,
who appeared Mt Boyd's opera house
last evening, In the play of One Wo-
mans Life, received quite scare mt
Nebraska City, owing TO her having
forgotten her diamonds In her room.
Her manager, Mr.. darcy, upon being
questioned concerning the episode,
told the story as follows:
Our last stand before Omaha was
y ebraska City, and To make the jump
we had to catch the 4;l5 n. m. Kansas
CITY, st. Joe & Council Bluffs train on
the east side of the river. We left the
Barnum house at 1880 q. M, in an
open sleigh and with four horses. The
distance To make Is something over
three miles and crossing over the river
on the ice. We had very little sleep,
but the company we've all in high
spirits, and the ride WAS being greatly
enjoyed. About a quarter OF a mile
west of the river, we passed through u
gap cut through a rock, and jestingly
lold the company to look out for the
Jesse James gang, as that was one OF
their favorlte spots Of operation. In n
second WAS wildly clutched by Miss
Welby, who was sitting next to me.
She was rs white IA the snow-covered
landscape, and with gasp she ordered
the driver TO turn back. What
passessed hor / could not imagine.
The driver pulled up, and again
she ordered him 10 turn back
Drive back to the hotel, like mad,n
she screamed, al have left my dia-
monds in the bed!' | looked at my
watch. IL was just thirty minutes OF
train time and the journey back and
return was six miles. The driver de-
clared it could not be done. at must
be DONE ! exclaimed, and in "a few
seconds we were galloping over the
snow at IA break-neck pace. The hotel
was reached in fifteen minutes or less,
and the littlesatcnel of gems was found
safe and warm in the stars bed.
shouted to the driver TO start before | |
was fairly in the sleigh, and for my |
pains was thrown out behind. No |
bones broken, however, and in double |
quick time we were off again. Fifteen |
now TO make three miles, aud |
cross the river on ice. l don't think |
ten words were spoken on the trip !
The Company seemed to think that To |
talk was waste of time. Well, to cut |
the story short, we made it, and
on pulling up the east bank
we were delighted to hear the engine
impatiently. A perfect yell
Of delight went up from both boys and
girls, In which our star Joined. In a
lew minutes we were on the iron road
for Omaha, none the worse for our
fright and wild ride.
The following list of gems will give
m idea of the value OF the lit satchel
which might have been lost but for
D'Arcy's jesting remark about the
James boys:
]. Ring, two diamond, one moon
tone.
Ring, nine diamonds.
3 Ring, five diamonds.
4. Ring, seven diamonds.
5. Ring, six diamonds, six sapphires
&. Ring three diamonds.
:, Ring three diamonds.
s. RIlg, eight diamonds. s
. Breastpin, five diamonds.
10. Star and crescent breastpin, sew
nteen diamonds.
IL. Solitaire earrings. Il
l. Bracelet, ten diamonds.
IL Bracelet, seven diamonds.
II. Bracelet, four diamonds, pre- -
'nled for playing Nancy Sykes. 4
10. Necklace, twenty-eight dia- \
ionds.
IL. Bracelet, twenty-five diamonds.
II. Bracelet, seventeen diamonds.
Is. Comb, seven diamonds.