The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-08
A WEDDING AFTER ADEATH
MIR. BERNSTEIN DIES Just BEFORE
mrs SON'S MARRIAGE.
Hfis widow u.sists that the Ceremony shsu
Take Place, sud the sos IL Married
VITA HE Father Iytuu Dead 0verhe cad.

| Hts widow Inststa that The Ceremony Shsi
| Tate Place, sud the Sos IL Marie,
VITA His Father Lyi.E Desa Overhead
A death was followed by wedding yesterday
| afternoon In the brown stone mansion of Nathan
| Bernstein, wealthy wholesale butcher. at 100
| South Ninth street, wiliamsburRh. His son
| J. Jack Bernstein, was married 20 Miss Ida Elts
Korne of IN st. Marks place. this city. Tn,
| Rev. DIR. l.. wintner. rabbi Of Temple Betf
Elohim. in Keap street, near Division avenue
was on hand early TO perform the ceremony.
Fifteen minutes before the time set for the
nuptials the father Of the groom. who had been
very III lately, became worse and begged that
| the ceremony he hastened. Just az all the MEM
bers Of the household were gathered in the bed
room, where the ceremony was 10 be performed
and DIR. Wintner was about to begin, Mr.. Bern
stein died. As II had been Mr.. Bernstein's wish
that his son should be married, the widow in
sisted that the ceremony take place. When II
was over an undertaken was sent for.
Mr.. Bernstein was in his 05tb year. He was
born in the province OF Nassau, Germany, and
came to America forty-hve years ago. Five
years afterward he moved to williamsburgh,
where he worked as journeyman butcher. His
abattoir In johnson avenue, Williamsburgh, 10
the largest In the city. year ago he was af-
fected with liver trouble. Until quite recently
it was thought that he would recover.
In the mean time his son, J Jack Bernstein,
who Is - years old, became engaged to Miss
Korne, who is %. The wedding was to have
taken place in few weeks Mr.. Bernstein's III.
ness assumed serious turn a week ago. and he
expressed a wish that the marriage take place
earlier. The son consulted his fiancee, and they
agreed to have the nuptisl knot tied at o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Bernstein's wife and ten OF their children,
eight sons and two daughters, were in the house
Another daughter left Chicago on Saturday
morning. when she heard of her fathers serious
illness, and was expected TO arrive home last
night.
Mr.. Bernstein looked forward with pleasure to
the marriage of his son, and several times dur
ing his illness said IL would be OF the happi-
est incidents Of his life. The Rev DIR. Wintner
was agreed that the marriage ceremony should
take place IN Mr.. Bernstein's room. He was
proppeSd up In bed about haf,pas O'clock and
when Mr. Bernstein turned pale and put his
land to his right temple.
Wintners and begged them to hasten the cere;;
the members of the household were called to
the dying mans bedside. Dr. Wintner was Just
when Mr.. Bernstein feebly told him TO hurry.
be quick, Mr.. WINNER he said. Il fear
bernstein Is the mean time, had gone sfier her.
after DR.. schlltz. DR.. Wintner opened his Bible
and was on the point OF again beginning the
service when Mr.. Bernstein gasped twice, closed
his eyes, and fell back dead.
The son and his bride wanted the wedding de-
ferred. but Mrs. Bernstein, when she recoN cred
from the shock OF her hus bands death. insisted,
as II had been his wish that the marriage
should take place. that DIR. Wintner resume the
service Dr. Wintner pleaded in vain with her
to change her mind.
II was then decided that the couple he mar
ried In the paror. All the members OF the fam
lily assembled there, and Mr.. Bernstein and his
1ancee were united. The bride cried during the
service
Mr.. Bernstein was widely known and had
lived for twenty years in the house in which he
died. He took a great interest in affairs which
concerned the Jewish race and was n member
Of the Hebrew Benevolent Society and the He
brew Orphan Asylum Society. He also belonged
TO Ruben Lodge, Independent Order of the Sons
OF Israel, and Corner Stone Lodge, +. and A. VI.
He was also q trustee and founder Of the Temple
Beth-Elohim. The funeral will take place from
the temple on Thursday.