The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-04
VIENNESE ELOPERS WED.
She's Pretty Jewess Helress and Her
Music Master He.

Baron Won Leonharci, the Austro Eun-
garian consul in New York. had y delicate
duty to perform Monday. II was to inter
cspt pair Of young lovers, one of them the
daughter Of a distinguished countryman. the
other a languid young man with long hair
and poetic expression, who had been his
companions music teacher, march them on
to rabbi and SEQ that they were legally
joined in wedlock. The Baron did his work
woll and the young couple are now man and
wife. They say that they are very happy and
that they Will never leave America again.
The young woman is-was-Louisa Bloch.
and she is the daughter of DIR. Joseph Samuel
Bloch, a famous Jewish tLeologian, the pub
Usher Of the Decentralization Wochenschrift,
up to two months ago member Of the Aus
trian Reichsrath and u millionaire. The
daughter Is only IL years old She has lots OF
golden hair. pair OF big blue eyes. and Is alto
gether plump and pleasing person.
There is only one man in the world for her.
The object OF her alteration is a rather tall,
slim young man. whose hair has been grown
in imitation Of Paderewski's. He smokes
cigarettes necessarily. not even bothering
himself to remove the stump from between
his lips when mis- bride kisses him. In justice
would have very little time to smoke II no
did. such a continuous performance as was
given on the arrival of tho couple here yester-
day has never been seen on Ellis Island be-
fore. The girl seemed 20 fear that her lover
was to be taken away from her, and she
clung desperately to him. She out Neither.
soled Nethersole and put Calves Carmen in
the shade.
This youths name is solomon Fingerhut.
He 10 n marvel Of indifference and he won't
as much as lower his head to be kissed. He
did everything yesteday in a matter -of-fact
way, as though bored by it all.
In her own home in Vienna Fraulien Bloch
was regarded as an important person. and
had several suitors. But it was not until
Solomon, Solomon and his genius. came along
that her neart was touched Solomon evi-
IDENTIFY hit IL pretty good whack. Solomon
says that he is "A great artist, that the greatest
musicians in Europe have appauded his per-
formances, and that he played his way into
his young pupils heart. The officers of the
spaarndam OF the Netherlands line on which
the couple arrived yesterday, say that they
had to remove the piano from the second
cabin on account Of Fingerhut, but that Is
neither here nor there. The youth was en-
gaeed TO give music lessons to Frauien Bloch
and loved her, or told her so. and she, at his
suggestion, spoke to her father about the mat
ter. OF course Herr Bloch was angry. and
OF course Herr Fingerhut walked Spanish.
He kept away only two days, however. Then
he came back, and the same day went
away again, taking his pupil with him. Pas
sage had been engaged on the Spaarndam.
and before the elder Bloch could catch up the
steamer sailed away.
Herr Bloch was frantic; Vienna jewish So
ciety was shocked. There was only one thing
to do, however, and the unhappy father did
it He went to his friend. Count Rudolf Wei
sersbeiInb, chief CT the first section Of the
Austro-Hupgarian Foreign Office, and laid
the matter before him. Count Welsersheimb
sat down and wrote the following cablegam,
which was dispatched to Baron Won LeoL-
hardi in this city: "On board the Neither
lands steamer Spaarndam. which left Rotter-
dam on Feb. 10. and which is due in New
York on March or 2. is solomon Fingerhut
Of Breslau, 20 years old, piano artist, ac-
companiod by Louisa Bloch, IL years old,
daughter of .ho former member of the Reich
srath, DIR. Bloch. The latter has fed from
her parents residence with the former.
'Dr. Bloch asks that upon their arrival
they be influenced I'm mediatorial manner to
the end that steps be taken toward matri.
mopy. Should this be possible according to
American laws he desires that all necessary
aid should I've given to unite them in wedlock.
He wishes them to be informed that their i'm
mediate marriage is the only condition upon
which any negotiations can be conducted
with the parents OF either. II Is also asked
that the consul general assist the young
people according to their need. As this
reauisition was recommended by party de-
serving the utmost consideration, l request
you TO take care Of the matter in the manner
suggested and to report briefly by cable
Baron Won Leonh nhardi notified the authori.
ties, and when tho Spaarndam arrived yester-
day Commissioners, Senner had the couple
brought over to Ellis Island and arraigned
before the special board Of inquiry. The girl,
who speaks a little English, clung TO her com
panion's hand throughout the interview. He
looked blankly ut his questioners, but being
assured that mother she nor Fingerhut would
come to any harm, tho girl recovered herself
somewhat and said that she would he only
too glad to marry her lover right away.
"we meant to 90 IL anyway" sho said.
we Wcrc pOlnE to looh iOE iuDDl az once.
"weI," said Baron Won Leonbardi, "that's
all right then. Your father wants you to get
married, and you must lose no time about it,"
"My fatber2" cried the girl. "He gives
his consentg' And then she jumped up and
down in great glee. winding up by throwing
her arms around Solomon's neck and regis.
tering one dozen.
Asked why she had been foolish enough TO
leave home and parents in such fashion, the
girl replied, looking I'll the whiie straight in
her companion eyes:
IL could not resist my solomon. We simply
had TO Vet married / could never know
monenrs happiness away from him. My
father objected. ard that is why we ran away.
] cannot understand why all do not love my
Solomon. He Is a great artist; his music IL
divine
The young woman would have gone on In.
definitely in her praise of!Solomon. but immi-
grafton inspector Russell stopped her and
said that she and her lover must come TO the
residence of Rsbbi Moses dc Maisnor. at 2S9