Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-30
A BRIDEGROOMrs DEATH.
Nh. Haughwo rt Howe. Married Yester.
day, Dies Today.


LoNo AND WEARY WATCH RI TIE yorxa
BRrpE-A SLIGHT HOPE or IMPROVEMENT
sLAsrEp BY DEArH-aEx. BurrERwoarH's
DAUGHrKR a WIDOW.
A bride Of less than twenty-sour hours and
now widow. As related in yesterdays SraR
Miss Mary But.erworth, the daughter OF Mr..
Benjamin Butterworth OF Ohio was married to
Mr.. Haughwort Howe at the Metropolitan
Club under very sad circumstances
Mr.: Howe was then in an extremely critical
condition, and the marriage was consumatcd
sick mans mind The marriage took place at
y O'Clock yesterday and at l2:l5 today Mr.
Howe breathed his last
Both scenes in this sad drama took place in
MIR. Howc's chamber at the Metropolitan Club,
aud the news will cast a gloom over the large
Butterworth possessed
LITTLE norE.
After the wedding ceremony yesterday Mr.
Howe seemed to be greatly relieved in mind
and to be freer from pain than for some time.
Towards evening. however. the sick man be-
came rapidly worse. Rheumatic fever, with
which he was suffering, is an insidious foe es-
Peciaily when, as was the case with Mr.. Howe,
the heart is weak.
srusgie succeeded struggle. Every effort was
made by DIR. Magruder to protect the heart and
TO quiet tho patient Mr.. Howe's rawlings,
however, increased in violence, and Il was even
necessary to make use of hypodermic injections
to quiet the patient
SAD NIGHT.
A sad night it was for the young bride. All
through the weary watches she sat by the
sick bed, not retiring or resting for moment
N ~ rhap
hours rest
Later on, as the morning passed, Mr.. Howe's
heart was found to be jumping at a fearful
rate. DIR. Magruder, early IN the morning,
was forced to abandon all hope and at H. is
the worst happened, and
Mr. HOWE EXPIRED.
Grouped around the bedside at the time
were the young bride Of a day, Dr. and Mrs
Roosa, DR.. Magruder and Mr. Issac Roosa.
As soon as possible Mrs. Howe was summoned
to the Shereham, where DIR. and Mrs. Roosa
are stopping.
The body was taken in charge by Undertaken
Gawler. This afternoon the Immediate family
have been in consultation over the funeral
arrangements
THE DEAD BRIDEGROOM
The dead man was well known both In this
city and New York He was u son Of Col.
Frank Z. Howe, an eminent soldier and New
York politician. Col. Howe was special agent
in the customs service and afterward pension
agent for New York. He died in this city about
six years ago.
The son whose sad death has Just occurred
acted Tor some years as private secretary to his
father and afterward held the same position
under Postmaster James Of the New York post
Office.
President Arthur appointed young Howe dis
patch agent at New York, representing the
State, War and Navy Department
During Cleveland's administration Mr.. Howe
served also as representative of the United
States at the Cincinnati and Marietta EXPOSE
ton.
Last fall Mr.. Howe was appointed disbursing
ofhcer to the international American confer
ence and since that time has divided his time
between bis duties in this city and In New
York.
FORMER MARRIAGE.
Mr.. Howe has been once before married His
first marriage took place III November, 1881, in
New York. The bride was Miss Van
dycke Charlier, the youngest daughter
OF Prof. Charlier. Prof. Chariier vigorously
opposed this marriage. which, indeed. resulted
in little happiness TO either party and was
shortly followed by separation aud divorce.
MIR. Howe's funeral services will take place
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from lnterna-
tional marine conference. after which his re-
mains will be taken to New York for inter-
ment.