New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-26
TOLD OF FIANCE'S DEATH.
BRIDE NAY BE DEPORTED.
On Deck IN Wedding Goscn to Greet
LoOer Killed in Wreck.


here to meet Ambrose Good. OF McKeesport.
Perm. TO whom she has been engaged for
nearly Eve years.
Good was his way TO this city TO meet her
when he was killed. fifteen minutes after bid
ding his brother goodby. He and Miss Bennett
were 10 be married Immediately, and were TO
80 to the home which he had just furnished.
Miss Bennett and Good were born in the little
English village OF Wednesday,. in stanordshare
Until Good left the village to make his fortune
IN this country they were always together. The
girl is eighteen years old.
Two years ago she and Good planned to be
married yesterday. Several months ago Good
went back 10 England 10 marry her at her home.
His brother Thomas wrote to him soon after.
telling him that ne had obtained q fine position.
and asking him bring his wife to this country
Much as he disIiked TO leave his sweetheart
Good brought his sister-in-law TO this country
expecting 10 return 10 England When he
reached McKeesport he gained such a good po-
sition himself that he determined TO ask Miss
Bennett 10 come here A few weeks ago he sent
her the passage money.
When she sailed she brought her trousseau
and her wedding presents with her AS soon
the Cedric had passed Daunt's Rock. she met
with the prevalent northwest gales The steam
er was steady as a rock. but had TO reduce
she feared she could not arrive here by Christ
mas Mrs. Mary Jane Heath. who is from
Wednesday, herself. tried TO comfort the girl.
but without much success. The two were room
mates. and had obtained the best compartment
in the steerage To this the girl would steal
away for hours and sit surrounded by her we'd
ding clothes and presents
She finally gave up hope OF being married on
Christmas Day. but thought that she would be
able 10 stand on the deck and talk 10 her sweet
heart Just before the Cedric passed into quar-
antine. she dressed herself in all her wedding
6nery. She was in the highest Of spirits
At Quarantine the Cedric was boarded by
reporter. With steward he found Miss Ben
nett When she heard her name called she ran
out from her room. her face radiant, thinking
that II might be Good. When she saw the
strangers her face fell. At first she was told
that Good had met with accident that kept
him from meeting her. She began to cry softly.
and then, seeing the expression on the faces OF
the men, she seemed 10 divine instinctively that
something more than slight accident had oc-
CURED Then she told that Good was seri-
ousIy hurt and that he could not possibly come
70 her
You viii have 10 go him." she was told
7 csl1nocs 7 oznnoti / have money!" Ehe 4
cried, and then dropped in a little heap on the
deck Mrs. Heath carried her into her room.
She was told what really had occurred, and
broke the news TO Miss Bennett All the way
up 10 the pier the girl sat rigidly on her bunk.
staring vacantly into space. with her fingers
pressed into her palms until they bied. She paid
no attention 10 the well meant ninistrations of
the women who were trying to lessen her suf-
fering.
Finally she reused a little. and her first
thought was for her dead lover and her people
had off
70 send cable message 10 wednesbury telling
Of the tragedy.
Don't do that" she said. 'Tt would only make
them worry about me. Did Ambrose suffer
any,"
After she had been told that he had probably
been instantly killed. she said nothing more
When the Cedric reached her pier Dock Super
inIendent Penneu rushed on board before a pas
senger had been landed. be intended TO break
the news 70 Miss Bennett but was much re-
leved 70 find that he had been forestalled- AS
soon as he heard Of her condition he issued a
rspid volley OF orders to the stewards. "A maid
was sent at once TO the girl with orders to give
her the best care possible The pantry was ran
sacked by stewards for the most tempting deli
eacies. and one Of the best cabins aboard pre-
pared for the girl Then she cried for the first
time.
Dr.. Dobie. the ships surgeon, was ordered to
attend her. AS soon he saw her he found
that IL would be necessary 70 give her opiates.
To save her mind, she was kept under their in
huence All day. About half hour after the
Cedric was II. Goods brother George reached
the pier DR.. Dobie had given orders that no
one should be allowed to the woman, but
Good pleaded with tears running down his
face and his request was granted He spent
about twenty minutes with her, and when he
left me stateroom he was crying Ike a child
After he had left the boat he told a Tribune
reporter OF the preparations that had been
made for the wedding
There viii be more than my brothers we'd
ding turned into a funeral" he said. Ambrose
had been working and planning for his wed
cling for years Only q little while ago he got
& fine position il the iron works at McKees-
port. where his brother Tom and I also work.
He was e good boy, and even when he get
ting little pay he always sent home a good lot
of Il 10 his mother He intended TO have mar
ried Lillian in England from her home, but
ny brother Tom wanted him 10 bring his wife
over about four months ago. and he did There
vas another young man from Wednesday, in
the party. II is singular that when Ambrose
killed IN the wreck. a few hours later his
friend was fatally injured by falling from some
rocks near McKeesDOrt
TON had planned 10 bring his wife 70 his new
home tonight He had bought little cottage
near OUTS. and had all helped TO furnish il
for him. Wednesday morning he got on board
The train. and called back 10 Tom and me II
We did not want 10 insure his life. We sent
back some joking answer. and that was the last
We saw OF him The next morning when We
opened the papers the first thing we saw