Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-30
SIX YEARS On THEIR BRIDAL TRIP.
Married In 1889, and They VIII bs at Home
TO srIeDds In 1883

Married in 1889, and They VIII be at Home
TO srIends In 1883
Albany Argus.
George Sigourney married Miss Imo-
gene Helriques ia Buffalo in 1882. Mr..
Sigourney is the son offs wealthy Califor-
MAN, while Miss Henriq1es's parents,
though not poor, were in only comiorta-
sic circumstances, and lived in small
town rear Buffalo. What led to the at
tachment 20 no: know. but it is said it
WAS love ct first sight, with speedy
marriage. The cards read sitter marriage:
"Mr. aud Mrs. Sigourney. At home
Thursdays, in Sacramento. Cal, begin
ming MIy 10, in the wear 1883 "
From 1882 tO 1883 is long time to
catca them sat home" but they have
b3en upon ooe perpetual bridsl trip for
six yesrs, arriving in N9w York last Mon
dag. Five dsys after their msrIisge they
were upon the high seas bound for En-
gland. Mr.. Sigourney had plenty Of
money, and going ouer planned six
yea 81 trip with his young and
pretty wife. When they reached
London both wrote home to their
parents that they would not be
back for six Years, snd Mr.. Slgourney
made arrangements. with his banker to
forward their mail wherever they might
De. After going through England, Ire
lsnd and Scotlsnd they fairly covered
every point OF interest in France. Ger
many, Italy, Prussis, Austria and Russia
They visited Greece, Denmark, Rome,
Turkey, China, Jspsn, sailed along the
Nile, visited the Canary Islands, Borueo,
New Guinea, Persia, and spsnt year in
travelling through Asia.
They went to Australis, and from there
TO Africa, and thence over 10 South Amer
les. Commencing at Patagonia, they
travelled north, visiting all the principal
places in Perm, Chilli, Bolivis, Brazil, Ar
gentine Republic and other countries of
South America, and recroPeirg the Pa
cifc ocesn sgaiu took up their journey to
England by smother route. While sbrosd
Mrs. S;gourney became the mother of
twin boys and two girls. The twins were
born in st. Petersburg, Russia. one OF the
girls In China, and the last Child In Brszil.
Mr.. aud Mrs S'g0urDey never failed in
being presented to the Kings or Queens
who ruled the countries they visited, ex
cept in one instance. The American
minister failed to get them an su-
dience with his kinglets Who ran the civil
service reform government of Japan. Bis
msrck told them there was only one
place in America he would ike to see, and
that was Niagara Falls. Mr.. Sigourney
told me that il vas impossible TO even es-
innate the nurnber Of miles he had trsv-
eled. Wren ssked him how much it
had C ?st him, he said: "Somewhere In
the neighborhood Of S75, 1000" as uncon-
cerned as il 1t had been IS cents. When
he married his wife in 1889 she weighed
but 102 pounds; now she weighs 165
Both are darkly bronzed in face from
their long journeying in hot countries
abroad, but are healthy, AID ss Mrs. Sig
Quincy said archly:
"We ran up TO Albany this week to see
your capitol, leaving the babies at our
hotel in New York in care of Russian
nurse who manages tn, twins, while the
Brazilian nurse looks after the girl born
in her country and the girl born In
China"
Saturday they left for their home in
Sacramento, taking with them the aged
father and mother Of Mrs. Sigourney to
see the parents of her husband. When
they arrive in Sacramento the fstber
and mother Of Mr.. Sigourney will see his
youpg wife for the frst tim and if the
elder SigouTIey hiss not made any pro-
vision in his will for her, ne will do II a.
eoon as possible after he sees her, for she
is IS pretty ss picture and s very SEN
sible woman.