The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-06
Her Husband Either Fell or Jumped From a
Sisamsr While at Sea.
NOTHING EVER HEARD OF HIM SINCE.
Il /, Sad Widow vii MOI Again Enter Married
Stale Uat ExpIs lon Of FIVE Years From
Dae Of Husbands Disappearance.

New York. July 6.-Rumor once
again predicts the marriage Of Mrs.
Adolph Ladenburg. the widow OF rich
Wall street broker, TO Ralph n. Ellis OIL
New York and Newport. and master OF
the Meadowbrook hounds.
Mrs. Ladenburg is in England, where.'
in this years London season. she has
been much admired by the Prince of
Wales and feted and courted by the
princes set She met the prince on the
continent and her wit AMI beauty at
tracted the royal notice and his platonic
interest endured across the channel.
Mrs. Ladenburg at last accounts was
having TOO good a time 10 think Of
coming home. She has been constant
attendant upon the races. she is
keen horsewoman. who never missed
run of the Meadowbrook Hunt club II
within a thousand miles OF her home
al Hampstead.
The rumors OF her approaching mar
riage with Mr.. Ellis have been believed
by the circle OF mutual friends of both
since Mr.. Ladenburgs mysterious
death in February, 1896. They began
before the first year OF her widowhood
was over Mr.. Ellis had been and has
continued 10 be devotedly attentive to
her.
Last summer visit paid by Mrs. La
dcnburg 10 Mr.. Ellis father, John w.
Ellis. at his Newport villa, -'Stoneacre,"
confirmed the belief that the marriage
was not far on
When no announcement OF the inten-
tions OF the persons most concerned
came. the report got about that Mr..
Ladenburg's death having never been
proved to her satisfaction. she felt not
entitled to take another husband until
the statutory five years since his dis
appearance were up.
Mr.. Ladenbrrg either fell overheard
or committed suicide by jumping from
the steamboat Niagara on her voyage
from Nassau. On February %. 1896, the
vessel arrived, after stormy voyage,
and reported the loss of Mr.. Ladenburg.
A stewards man saw him last lying in
his bunk. very seasfck. When he re-
turned some hours after the servant
found the cabin empty. Mr.. Laden
burg apparently had gone on deck at
some time in the night In his pajamas,
for all his clothes We're hanging In his
stateroom. He had asked the steward
to administer hypodermic injection OF
morphine. IL the case were one of sui
eide no apparent motive existed for the
act. His business was prosperous. for
ne was the head OF a leading banking
firm in Wall street. He was devoted to
his wife.
Mr.. Ellis Is an all-around athlete and
sportsman and a popular man In soci-
ETY.. He Is a member of the Knicker-
booker, Riding. University. New York
Yacht. Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht,
Larchmont Yacht, Harvard and Re-
publican clubs. His mother before her
death used to entertain magnificently.
Mrs. Ladenburg, to whose name ev-
cry one prefixes Little is OF the dash
ing type of small. dark women. with
beautiful hair and eyes. n perfect fig
ure and an athletically graceful car
riage. She was born Emily Stevens a
granddaughter Of Alexander II Ste
vens. the banker. who comes OF an old
Long Island family Her grandmother,
Emily Marshall Of Boston, was n ia
NOUS beauty. Albert Gallatin. Jeffer-
sons secretary of the treasury, was an
ancestor OF Mrs. Ladenburg.
Her marriage to Mr.. Ladenburg was
a much talked OF event in 1885. The
guests wore the pink OF the Meadow
brook hunt.
BY Mr.. Ladenburg's viii all his prop
erty, estimated at s7.0O00O0 was left to
her as sole executrix. The will was
dated before the birth Of his daughter.
Fugenie Mary. and objections were fled
when the will was offered for probate.
on the ground that the law allows the
daughter ell but the widows dover of
one-third the estate.