The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-26
Lillian Bennett Arrives From
England to Wed William
Good, Who Was Killed
in Wreck.
IS NOT PERMITTED TO LAND.
Utterly Overcome by News of
Death of Her france, Whom
She Knew From Childhood
Intended Wedding
Day Spent in Tears.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, Zee. 2a-Lillian Bennett, a
steerage passenger on the steamship Ced-
rtc. which arrived to-day, is passing the
saddest Christmas of her life
She expected to be met at the pier by
Ambrose Good her intended husband and
they were to have been married here to-
day, starting at once for the home he had
prepared for his bride in McKeesport, Pa
First the ship, delayed by bad weather.
did not reach this port yesterday. as was
expected, and the bride-to-be was griev-
ing over the fact that the wedding could
not take place before tomorrow. when at
Quarantine this morning she was met
with the announcement that her fiance
was among the killed in the wreck of the
Duquesno express on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad on Wednesday night.
The news was broken to her by several
OF her fellow-passengers. who had been
doing their best TO console her for the dis
appointment Of the delayed wedding.
AL hrst she was only told that he had
been seriously injured and was unable to
meet her here. At this she broke down
and II was only after the shin had
reached the pier that Mrs. NJ J. Heath
e woman who occupied the same room
Goods death.
=, Miss Bennett is a pretty English girl,
Is years Old, a decided blonde, with large
blue eyes and a fresh, clear complexion
BROUGHT UP TOGETHER.
She and Ambrose Good were brought
up together as children. and from their
school days they were sweethearts. They
had long planned to marry on this Christ
mas. Inc wedding was to have taken
place in England. but Good. who came
over here some four months ago to visit
his brother, found employment in Nc
keesport, ana sent for Lillian TO come
over here TO be married.
He had prepared a nttle home for the
bride IN that city. and started East on
the ill-fated Duguesne Limited ,yednes-
DAY night, expecting 70 ind the big White
Star snip at her pier on ms arrival In
New forK. They We're to have been mar
rieu here Christmas morning and start
West at cnce.
Tine story of the terrible railroad wreck
has been tod. Among the list OF killed
was young Good.
Meanwhile his sweetheart had embarked
on the Cedric. filed with all the Duoyanr
ward TO establishing a nome In the new
country, and perhaps later persuade her
father to eniigrate and bring her mother
and sisters to JOIN them here.
When the revenue cutter nut the cl,s-
toms officers aboard the ship at quaran-
tine a reporter sought Miss Bennett
When the mead steward of the third-class
department shouted her name her voice
replied Here / am"
HAPPY AND EXPECTANT.
Her stateroom door few open and she
started out, her face wreathed in smiles
and her voice ringing joyously as she re-
peated. Here am. Who wants me?''
While the steward asked her whether
she was expecting to meet young Good
and marry him the reporter explained the
situation to her companions and they
broke the news as gently as possible
Don't let my parents know" was the
first cry. TT will drive them mad. They
loved Ambrose as much as they do me.
The shock would be too terrible for them;
first. his injury. and then to think of me
here alone
have not any money to go to him. II
had ] would go to-day II they would let
me off the ship
When told that she would not be able
to leave the ship until tomorrow, she
broke down utterly. Her woman COM
panions did all In their power to COM
fort her. when the chip reached the
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