The evening world., 1894-06-20
MISS RUSSELL I'LL.
Result of a Surgical Operation
Performed Last Monday.
The Fair Singer Is Said to Be in a
Very Critical Condition.
Her Husband, Pcruginl, Sailed for
Europe on the New York To- Day.

Lillian Russell lies seriously Ill at her
home, 3lS West Seventy-seventh street.
as the result of a surgical operation
performed last Monday afternoon.
The operation in itself was successful.
but the consequent shock n weakness
have Frustrated the fair singer. She is
in absolute seclusion n sees none but
her sister. Miss Hattie Leonard, her
little daughter. her physician. DIR. j. w.
McKernan, and u trained nurse.
Other friends and relatives are alb
solutely excluded and all correspondence
and newspapers are kept from her. and
It will be two weeks before she will be
permitted to come into the slightest
touch with her own business Affairs and
the events of the world.
1t had been the intention of the family
to keep the operation and illness a Sc
cret. but Miss Russell was herself the in
direct cause of the revelation. She was
suffering intensely and yesterday begged
to see her lit lie girl. Miss Leonard, her
sister, went to the convent where the
child is at school, to bring her home.
She there met Henry E. Dixey and
Chauncey Olcott, who were visiting their
children. They Immediately asked why
Miss Russell had not called for her
child, and Miss Leonard said that the
mother was sick and made some mem
ton of the operation.
The report got on the street last night,
and this morning a newspaper published
a statement that Miss Russell would
shortly go to IL hospital to submit to a
critical operation.
When an Evening World reporter
reached Miss Russells pretty home. over
looking the Hudson. this morning he was
admitted only after Miss Leonard had
house was as still as a tomb, and the
tiptoeinE servant whispered an injunc-
ton to walk lightly and not speak aloud.
tressed at the publication.
My sister wouldn't 20 TO n hospital
II she had to have twenty doctors on
duty all the time in the house." said she.
II know 1t would worry her very much
II she heard of this. but she shall not
for some time to come at all events.
She sees no one, ana is allowed to
absolutely out of the world. and it is
necessary to keep her so IL we don't
want to put her there in fact,
THE operation to which she submit
and two other physicians. She has
known for a long time that an opera
ton was necessary TO her perfect
physician told her that further delay
would be dangerous. She stood It brave
ly. blu has since been very sick.
She is PROSTATE in bed. n not a
thing Is allowed to disturb her. / have
important letters and kilograms, and
there nave been urgent business calls
upon her, but she knows nothing about
any of them"
Miss Leonard was told that Perugini,
Miss Russel's mismated husband. sailed
for Europe this morning.
There was just the suspicion Of a
annar nnnn Misc I.annnrd'Q faNA M Oh.
replied
although we have n letter from a friend
announcing the fact"
Miss Leonard was asked II Perugini
did not onvey notice of his prospective
journey himself. and the answer was
a look of blank establishment, as though
the proposition were too absurd to en-
terrain.
The absolute and final character of
the separation cannot be doubted. since
~fication or 'P. p. c." to the wife, who
is n very sick woman indeed. and may
be at the point of death for all he
He sailed on the American liner New
York at IL o'clock this morning, and
was accompanied to the steamer by his
brother, Charles Chatterton. To a re-
porter, Perugini said that he was going
abroad for rest and recreation. He had
no plans formed for next season.. out
would return to attend to business in
1t was learned to-day tina Miss Rus
sell has as. yet signed no contract nor
made any efini arrangements for the
future. Her. contract with Canary &c
that she intends to sue for its abroga-
tion, as she Is very much dissatisfied
with their management.
b has offers pending from Doyly
Carte, Abbey. Schoeffel & Grau, II.
Henry French. II. G. liner and others.
She will go to Europe as soon as she is
strong enough. II for no other purpose
than recreation. She has been advised
that the London social season will close
before she can fairly get under way In
an engagement In hat city. and she
may ~aband9n her previously announced
European plans.
Mr.. Hummel. Miss Russelrs LAWYER,
sad this morning that no proceedings
looking to the singers legal separation
from Perugini had yet been undertaken,
but that something to that end would
likely be done before long.