The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17
She Had Been an Invalid Since 1898,
Following a ParaIytic Stroke Soon
After She Married Terry.
A CALIFORNIA GIRLS CAREER
HER NAME WAS LINKED WITH
THAT OF CAR NICHOLAS.
Musical Success I'm Europe, but Not I'm
America-Death of Chicago Jour
nalist-Other Neurological.

suddenly to-day or pneumonia, resulting
from an attack Of grip.
The announcement OF the death of the
famous artist caused a profound shock in
the American colony here, where she was
was well known and throughout musical
and theatrical circles. She returned to
Paris from Nice six weeks ago, suffering
from slight attack of the grip. Her
condition was not regarded serious, but
she gradually grew worse, and her sick
ness finally developed into pneumonia
The doctors continued to hold out hopes
Of her recovery, but the singer sank and
finally succumbed this morning. Miss
Sanderson's mother. the widow of Judge
Sanderson, of California, with whom she
lived in apartments at No. / Avenue de
Boulogne, and other relatives and friends.
were present at the time of her death. in
Guiding her sisters Edith and Marion and
Mary Garden, of Chicago. the soprano of
the Opera Comique.
Miss Sanderson, according to report. was
to have married, this summer, Count Paul
Tolstoi. a cousin of the Russian novelist.
The funeral of Miss Sanderson will take
place here on Monday.
Miss Garden said Miss Sanderson. who
had been unconscious since Thursday even
ing. and had suffered great pain, retained
her senses before death came, although
she passed away quietly in her sleep.
The funeral will be held at the church
of st. Honore D'Eylau. Since her mar
riage in 1897. to Antonio Terry, the Cuban
millionaire, who died in 1892 Miss Sander
son had withdrawn from active participa-
ton In opera. Until her husbands death
she spent most of her time at his hand
some chateau at Chenonceaux, and she
had since lived with her mother in spacious
apartments here, where she received ONLY
few intimate friends. But Miss Sander
son constantly retained her love of music
and the stage and occasionally lent her
talents to charitable performances Her
months ago at AK. Miss Sanderson had
confided to near friends her wish to re-
turn to the stage and sing in Leon Cavallos
81 Pagliacci."
She came here as a young girl from
Sacramento, Cal, and entered the Con
servatory of Music, where she studied
under Madame Sbriglia, Jean and Edward
de Reszke and Madame Marchesi. She
preferred to make her debut outside of
Paris and went to The Hague where She
succeeded so well. She returned to Paris
and appeared in "Esclarmonde." written
specially for her by Massenet Miss San
dersons first appearance was one of the
notable sensations of the French tic
stage. Afterward she created That's" and
continued to be favorite with the Paris
ians in the roles of Lakme Manon and
Juliette during her active stage career
Miss Sanderson also took an active part in
the social events of the American colony
and was frequently at the receptions held
at the United States embassy.
Many Americans and leaders of theatrical
world called at the Sanderson Residence
during the afternoon, when the news of
and Inscribed their names on the register
Director ViZenti, of the Opera Comioue.
where Miss Sanderson achieved her most
notable successes, paid her tribute as one
of the foremost figures the French lyric
stage has seen during the present genera
ton.
Sybil Sanderson, in addition to her fame
as an opera prima donna resting largely
on her reputation in Paris and st. Peters
burg for she was not accepted in this
country, furnished almost as many COL
umns Of newspaper scandal as the Prin-
cess Chimay. Among her ill-advised and
devoted admirers. or rather lovers she
numbered the present Car OF Russia, and
MaSSenet, the great composer. She was
said by many to be one of the most beau
tiful women in the world. Her dark beauty
has caused more than one man to forget
home ties. A few years ago columns were
being written about the attentions a stran-
ger was bestowing upon her while in New
Ork. Wnen she LETT he followed her, even
refusing to allow the seas to separate them.
1t afterward became known that the stran-
ger was Antonio Terry. son of the Cuban
sugar king, who died leaving $4,000, COO
Terry was a married man, his wife being
Grace Dalton Secor, of the prominent Secor
family of New York. Miss Sanderson' 6
name appeared in Mrs. Terrys petition for
divorce, filed in Paris, along with several
other correspondents.
The first Mrs. Antonio Terry died at her
residence in Paris on Sept. II. 1897, while
her divorce case was pending. Mr.. Terry
married her in New York In 1876. She was
an orphan, eighteen years old, at the time
of the marriage, and of remarkable beauty.
The groom had not attained his majority.
four years after that Mr.. Terry went to
Paris, and the first Mrs. Terry began her
proceedings for divorce. The first action
was dismissed, after the husband agreed to
make his wife an annual allowance, but
Mrs. Terry began divorce proceedings in
Paris in the winter of 1867, to which her
husband answered with cross-suit.
The prodigious success Of Sybil Sanderson
In Paris was commented on very generally
by the American press. She appeared at
iOpera Comique. in the French nett opolis.
the French eyes and tickled the French
ears by performing the unprecedented feat
OF striking a G in alto. Her "contre sol'
will go down in history with the celebrated
ut upper CO of Tamberlik. The music
loving Gauls christened Miss Sanderson s
the Eiffel tower note.
Sybil Sanderson was born in Sacramento.
Cal, thirty-fve years ago. She was the
eldest daughter Of the late Judge s. w.
Sanderson, chief justice Of the Supreme
Court OF the State. Miss SYPHILIS early child
hood was spent in her quiet home circle at
Sacramento, her education being intrusted
TO a governess and private tutors. When
not more than eight years old the future
prima donna became impressed with the
idea that she was destined for an excep-
tional career. Her recitals OF her childish
dreams OF ambition are still recalled with
smiles by those who knew her. She used
to cover her fathers legal cap with mys-
ferrous scrawls, which she gravely assured
her parents were original musical ccmpo-
sitions.
Her figure was rather petite. her COM
plexion beautifully clear. She had great
expressive eyes and a wealth of dark brown
hair, which never failed to attract atten-
ton, while her vivacious manner and new
er-failing flow of animal spirits made her
a great favorite in society. Years ago she
was taken to Paris by her mother, who
placed her in the Conservatoire-
Antonio Terry, the Cuban nabob. died at
his home. No io4 Champs Elysees, in Paris,
I'm 1885. Antonio Terry was sincere in one
thing. He did love Sybil Sanderson-loved
her so that he was willing TO wait many
years In order TO give her his name and
his millions. IL the spring OF 1898 she was
stricken with paralysis. That was in the
husband had reached Nice, after their we'd
ding in Paris-the wedding made possible
by the death OF Antonio Terry's first wife.
First came symptoms resembling those OF
brain fever. Then there was alarming talk
of paresis. The singers mind wandered.
She had grandiose delusions about inter-
national grand opera. with .Sybil Sander
son for queen Of II all. Finally II became
apparent that the woman whose name had
been linked with an Emperorfs was par