The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-07
DFATHbFD WEDDING
is PREVENTED
Prospective Bridegroom Faints
In Middle of Ceremony-Dies
a Few Days Later.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-There would
have been a deathbed marriage in
Bellevue hospital at o'clock on Thurs
day morning if the prospective bride
groom had not tainted in the middle
of the ceremony. Oxygen was admin
istered in an effort to revive him, but
he was so weak that it had no effect.
Then the prospective brides sister, who
was present, protested against the mar
riage ceremony being carried any fur
Their, and her wishes were granted.
The young man died yesterday at
noon. He was Robert d. Cater, Of
Charleston, s. C. The girl who was
willing to marry him was his second
cousin. Miss Anna Cater, who is pref
ty and about % years old. She and her
sister, Ella Cater, both of whom came
to this city from Charleston, 5. G., to
study art, are living at the Raleigh, z
West Ninety-second street.
Young Cater, who was son of Ju-
Illus Marion Cater, of Charleston, and a
granddaughter of Gen. Francis Marion,
of Revolutionary fame, came to this
city about two years ago, shortly after
his two cousins came here to continue
their art studies. He had been Annals
sweetheart in Charleston, and that was
his principal reason for following her
here. His father wanted him to stay
at home, as he was a student In Por-
ter's Military academy at Charleston
and a lieutenant in the GadSden Rifles.
The young man came here intending
| to become a reporter on one of the
| newspapers and to do sketch work, as
he was something Of an artist himself.
| He didn't succeed in that, but he got
| employment doing advertising work for
big department store.
| Victim Of Pneumonia.
| A week ago Wednesday he became Ill
| and the department stores physician
| told him that he had pneumonia. The
| young man went to the New York
| hospital. it is said, and was told he was
| in good health.
| Then he returned to his home at the
Parkwood hotel, 39 Gramercy Park, but
| a few days later became worse and a
! chum, Blake L. White, who lived with
| him, sent for a doctor. The doctor
| said that Cater was pretty sick and
/ that the proper place for him was In
| the hospital.
| When the young man landed in Belle
vue on Sunday the doctors diagnosed
his case as pleuro pneumonia. For a
| day or two he seemed to improve, but
| late on Wednesday night there was a
| change for the worse. 1t was then that
| he conceived the idea of being married
/ at once. 49,
! He sent a message to his chum,
/ White, and the latter hurried to the
hospital. Cater told him that he want
| ed to be married at once and to send
| for his fiancee.
| 'Then," said Cater, ''you find a min
| lister and bring him here"
| White first telephoned to the Cater
girls to come to the hospital, and then
| he hustled around for a parson. After
some difficulty-it was then near mid
night-he found the Rev. E. P. Newton.
| one of the assistants of the Rev. J.
Lewis Parks, of the Calvary Protestant
Episcopal church, at Twenty first
street and Fourth avenue.
The Rev. Mr. Newton said he would
perform the ceremony, and he and Mr..
| White got to the hospital about an
hour later. They arrived few minutes
| after the Cater girls. who lost no time
in getting down from their home.
Sick Man Faints.
The young man was propped up in
bed, and the bride-to-be sat on the
side of the bed. The minister began
reading the marriage ceremony, and it
was noticed that the young man be-
came weaker and weaker. Finally he
fell back on the pillow in a dead faint
and the minister stopped reading.
DR.. Plumley, who was in charge of
the ward, sent one of the attendants
for oxygen, which was brought. Eff
| forts were made to bring the young
man to, but they failed. and then it
was that Miss Caters sister interfered.
She said she doubted whether it was
wise that the ceremony. should have
been started, and thought that, under
| the circumstances, it would be decided
| ly unwise to finish it. She appealed to
her sister, and, at the suggestion of the
| doctors, it was decided not to attempt
to continue the ceremony.
The two girls stayed at the bedside
of young Cater until noon Tuesday.
| Then they went home. The young man
grew worse and died yesterday His
| body was shipped to Charleston, S. c.,
last night.
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