The Portland daily press., 1895-04-12

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Miss Gertrude Thwing, daughter of the
late Rev. DR.. Thwing, was married in
the Brooklyn, N. Y. Hospital, Tuesday,
to DR.. Charles Seldom.
The ceremony was performed by the
Kew. Charles Cuth bert Hail. Immedi-
ately afterward the bridegroom was
operated on for appendicitis.
The story starts from Brooklyn and
China. About three year ago Ur.
Ihwing formerly of Portland, was pastor
of the Rochester Avenue Presbyterian
Church, in Brooklyn. AT that time he
went with his wife and daughter, Ger
trude. then about % years old, as a mis-
siorary to China.
| Last year his wife was taken i'll with
yellow fever and died after being nursed
by her husband. He was also attacked
with, the disease and died.
| Miss Thwing returned to America.
She is a tall, handsome girl of the blonde
type. On her return to Brooklyn, where
she now lives with her brother, she met
Charles Seldom, student in the Long
Island Medical College. They became
engaged.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Seldom was gradu-
ated, and soon afterward found that he
WAS suffering with appendicitis. He said
little about his trouble, not knowing
how serious it really was.
Tuesday he decided that an :operation
should he performed at once. He sent
DR.. Elliott, with whom he roomed at
the house of Elwood Baker az 157 Con-
gress street, to get an ambulance from
the Brooklyn Hospital.
He left in the ambulance, which rat
| tied on its way to the hospital through
Congress street.
1t happened at that time that Miss
Thwing was on her way along Congress
street to call on DR.. Seldom at Mr..
Bakers.
She sawsthe ambulance come from near
Mr.. Bakers house, and as it passed the
thought came to her that DR.. Seldom
might have become i'll and was being
taken to the hospital.
She entered Mr.. Bakers house and saw
Mrs. Baker and DR.. Elliott. 1t was only
few minutes before she learned what
was the matter. DR.. Elliott was about to
go to the hospital, and she asked him if
she couldn't go too. He acquiesced, and
they went to the hospital together.
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He said he had sent a message to Miss
Thwing for her to come to the hospital,
because he wished their marriage cere-
mony to take place before the operation
was performed.
DR.. Seldom was to be operated on at 8
O'Clock, and it was then after 2 o'clock.
There was little time for expostulations,
though Miss Thwing was IL bit reluc-
tant on account of the suddenness
But Dr. Charles Cuthburt Hall,
friend of DR.. Thwing and pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, in Henry
street, lived not far away, at 1913 Henry
street, and he was called.
DR.. Hall was ready, and he came in
hurry. Matters were laid before the cler-
gyman and explained. Here were the
parties, able and willing to contract.
Witnesses? Here was DR.. Elliott, and no
doubt a nurse could be found. What
more was needed?
A nurse was found willing and ready.
A screen as set up in that corner of the
ward, shutting off the rest of the wards.
There were within the screen, all told,
Miss Thwin0, DR.. Seldom, one nurse, DR..
Elliott and DR.. Hall.
No one saw the ceremony. but later DR..
Elliott told the story of the marriage. He
also explained that the reason DR.. Sell
don wished the ceremony performed be-
fore the operation was that he had
property which, in case anything hap
pened to him, sho:ld go to Miss Thwing.
1t was nearly 3 o'clock when the cere-
mony was finished, and preparations were
then made for the operation. 1t was
successful one, and it is thought that
DR.. Seldom will pull through all right.