The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-05
NOT SEPARATED BY DEATH.
A Pathetic Story of a Young New
Yorker and His Sweetheart.

Yorker and His Sweetheart.
From the Denrer Republican.
Mrs. White, the handsome widow of
Harry White, who was for a number Of
years assistant quartermaster at Fort D. A.
Russell at Cheyenne. Wyo., came to this
city about four years ago. subsequently
she became interested in the management
of the st. James Annex About a year
ago there arrived in Denver a young man
from New York who was in delicate health
and had come TO Colorado to recuperate.
His name was William Roome. Mrs.
White, though subject to an affecting
disease neuralgia of the heart, was,
nevertheless, very attractive woman, and
Roome, who had taken apartments at the
Annex, became greatly infatuated. Hopes
of winning her affection lent additional in-
centive to him to get we'll.
In due course he learned that his passion
was reciprocated and the happiness which
this knowledge gave him was perceptible in
a marked Improvements in health and
spirits. But this did not last long Already
the memorable enemy had him in It's grasp
and frequent hemorrhages warned him OF
the danger of his condition. Fearing that
he might not recover sufficiently to become
the husband of the woman he loved, he
called in Attorney Hunter. who drew up his
will. By this document he bequeathed to
Mrs. White his entire property, which in
cluded some real estate in New York.
This was in February. The weather in
Denver was wet and bad, and both Mrs.
White and her invalid lover were unusually
i'll. Their physician prescribed change of
air, and recommended for Mr.. Roome a
higher altitude.
Accompanied by few friends they,
therefore. left for Idaho Springs, where
they took apartments and tried to enjoy
the scenery of the mountains. But the
change did not have the desired effect. Mrs.
Whites neuralgia became more violent in
its symptoms, and Mr.. Roome, by catching
cold, contracted pneumonia. The doctor
told him that he could not recover. and adj
vised him to telegraph for his father.
This was on the evening Of April l, and
after the doctors departure Roome, who.
though 80 seriously i'll had refused to go to
bed, went to the room of MS atfianced and
informed her of his condition. The lady
was quite overcome by the interview, and
the next morning she was unable to rise.
About o'clock her breakfast was brought
to her while she sat up in bed, but as the
tray was being set before her she suddenly
clasped her hand to her heart and fell over
upon her side unconscious.
Roome's attention was attracted by the
commotion caused by her apparent faint
ing, and, rising from his bed where he had
lain down to rest, he made his way to her
presence. For ten minutes he remained
there, joining desperately In the efforts that
were being made for her resuscitation. All
efforts were hopeless, for death had been
almost instantaneous. When it was known
beyond question that this promised bride
was really dead, Roome returned quietly to
his own apartment, and, lying down upon
his bed, relapsed into a stupor, which ended
only with his death, which occurred at
o'clock in the afternoon.
The young mans stepfather. who is a
wealthy Wall street banker, arrived few
days later, and had the remains of the
lovers shipped east, where they were in
TERED in one grave.