The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-14
ROMANCE THAT DEATH ENDED
SENDS A WOMAN BACK OVER SEA
BEREAVED AND PENNILESS..

BEREAVED AND PENNfLhSS'.
| she Was q Rich Planters Mistress and He
Had Brought Her Here TO Marry Her
and start Life Anew-Fever Killed Him,
His Money Has Gone-Stolen Maybe
The romance OF Estella van der Bosch,
the pretty Belgian girl who arrived here
last Wednesday with Antonio Belens,
wealthy Brazilian planter. and the LAYERS
son and nephew, both small boys. came
to an end yesterday. when the authorizes
notified the girl that Beleps had died In
the morning on Hoffman Island. He
was taken there on Wednesday from the
IAmport Holt steamer Hevelius. on which
he and his companion came here.
Belens and the girl had come here to
got married and to spend the rest Of their
days. In Bahia, Brazil. where they had
lived most Of their lives, the girl had been
| the mistress OF the rich planter. She wanted
| 10 be his wife and Belens had agreed to
marry her, and TO begin life with her over
asain in a country where they were strangers
| So here they came But the giri's hops
| will not be fulfilled. She must 60 back
to Bahia. where she came from, for our laws
make her an undesirable immigrant
The death Of Belens has left her In no
easy plight. Not only has she herself to
look out for, but she has also the two little
bows who were to have been her children
after Belens had married her. Both she
and the children have been used to luxury.
Their clothing and general appearance
! indicate that. But through the disappear
apce of a satchel, which the girl says Belens
brought with him, and which contained
a large sum OF money. abe IL left practically
penniless She and the children are now
living on such fare as the immigrants receive
on Elhs Island. although they came here
an first cabin passengers.
Before the disappearance Of the satchel.
Belens gave tho girl $3.50 out OF it TO pay
any expenses abe might incur while he was
on Hoffman Island. But the girl declares
she will not spend a cent OF this on herself
All Of II 10 to be spent on preparing the
body of her lover for the journey back to
Brazil. for she insists on taking il with her
when she returns The authorities are
now making every effort to find the satchel.
but I'D 10 a late hour last night had not been
able to get any trace OF IL.
The Hevelus on which the couple came
here. got in on Wednesday. On the journey
from Bahia, Relens, who was perfectly
we'll when he left Brazil, developed a high
fever. and at Quarantine the health authori-
ties decided to take him 10 Hoffman Island
and keep him under observation until
the exact nature Of his illness could be
determined They were afraid Of yellow
fever, as several cases have recently been
reported from ports at which the Hevelius
touched.
The Van der Bosch girl begged to be
allowed to go 20 Hoffman Island with Beiens
and nurse him. She Was assured that he
would have the hest OF care and that she
could remain in the meantime at Ellis
Island Belens himself told the girl that
he would feel more comfortable ~ she
would take cargo Of the children and not
bother about him. 70 she came up 10 Brook
Ign ON the Hevelius and later went to Fills
Island.
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the usual oour-e Of questions and she very
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