The evening times., 1898-03-21
AN UNLUCKY HONEYMOON.
uI-Luck Pursues Sybil Sanderson
md Her Husband.

Nice, Italy, March 21.-The pathetic
story of Sibyl Sanderson's honeymoon has
just been learned. The famous singer. so
well known i'm New York, Paris. Washing
ton and California, was married on De-
cember / in Paris to Antonio Terry, the
Cuban millionaire. They came here for
the honeymoon, taking a private house.
The bride became ill in a few days,
and physicians, who were called in, said
she was suffering from brain fever. Sem
sational reports reached a select circle
OF friends in Nice to the effect that the
singer showed the symptoms of paresis,
having especially grandiose notions of in
ternational grand opera.
The brides mother and sister were sent
for. and they came from Mr. Terry's mag
nificent palace near Paris. Mr.. Terry also
had his own physician come from Paris.
In spite Of all that money could do. the
fair patients condition became worse. A
semi-paralysis set in and she became un-
able to move her limbs. AS nearly as
could be learned the nl,ntaI malady, if
such there was, passed away.
To aid TO her distress misfortune fell
also on Mr.. Terry. Some malady affect
ing his eyes manifested itself, and il was
feared for long time that he would lose
his sight. Physicians have been in daily,
almost hourly, attendance upon the af-
fiicted couple.
Mr.. Terry has decided to go back to his
palace near Paris IN order To avail him
self Of the most skilled medical attend
ance in the world. His eyes are no better
and his bride is helpless as a babe.
Antonio Terry was the son of Tomaso
Terry. a Cuban, who left a fortune of be-
tween $4,000 600 and see 0O0,000. When An
tonic was twenty years old he married
Grace Dalton Secor. neice Of William III.
Secor. a lawyer of New York. This was
I'm 1876. Several children were born to the
couple but after ten years there was an
estrangement In 1857 Mrs. Terry began a
suit for divorce, but the suit was settled.
Mr.. Terry giving his wife handsome an
nuity
The Cuban millionaire's love adventures
continued to be the talk of Paris. The
name of one actor after another was
linked with his, including that of Mrs.
Langtry, and finally he met Miss Sander
son, then singing in the opera which Mas
senet wrote for her wonderfully high
pitched soprano voice. More than a year
ago Mrs. Terry again began suit for di-
vorce, naming seven correspondents.
among inen MISS SdnderSOn. MT. Terry
reply was a cross suit.
While these suits were pending Mrs.
Terry died. This was on September II.
1897. The marriage of Miss Sanderson fol-
lowed on December !, and Mr.. Terry took
his beautiful bride to Italy for the honey
moon which has turned out so sadly
Sibyi Sanderson is the daughter of
Judge Sanderson, of California. She is
large, handsome woman. now thirty-four
years old. Since her debut in California
her pathway has been strewn with broken
hearts. Prince Baldwin. Of Belgium was
the first Of her royal victims. Singing i'm
St. Petersburg. she captivated the pres
ent ear Of Russia. For six months all
Europe gossiped about his infatuation for
her.
Miss Sanderson talked freely of the
bonds-afterward severed by death-which
held Mr. Terry, and her acquaintances
frequently heard her build air castles of
the day when, as the wife Of the Cuban
millionaire, she no longer would be COM
PEELED TO sing. II is said that the first
Mrs. Terry died from brain trouble. Her
last illness lasted only two days.