The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-05
FICTION D|MMED
BY THIS ROMANCE
Wedding Last Night the CIi-
max of a Wonderful
Courtship.
THE EARTHQUAKES PART
GRANDDAUGHTER OF MR.. AND
MRS. j. r. PRESTON FORMER
LY OF RICHMOND WEOS AN
ITALIAN AT INDIANAPOLIS.

A wedding that took place last
hight in Indianapolis and in which
Richmond has special interest be
cause of the fact that the bride is a
member OF family that until a few
years ago was one of the most prom
inent in the city. was the elimination
of what probably is one of the most
romantic tales in real life that has ev-
er come to ight in Indiana. II had its
beginning in the land Of the Gar and
the climax came as a direct result of
the San Francisco earthquake, where
both principals were accidentally
thrown together after years of sep
aration.
The BRIDE at last nights Indianapo-
lis weddig was Miss OrDha Rotres-
ka, of Russia, whose grandparents
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Preston, of
RichmOndand who during their resi-
dence her, built and occupied a beau
tiful home in Spring Grove where
Reid Menrial Hospital now stands.
The BRIDEGROOM was Amerigo Boz
zaris, of hlY.
Romantic Story.
Last spng Miss Rotrcska came to
America t visit an uncle in New
York, button arriving there found
that he, Wh his family had moved
to San Fmcisco and the letter an
nouncing pr intended visit had not
been receed. Miss Rotreska imme-
diately mie her plans for the long
trip acrosjthe continent, to find the
uncle who address she had obtain
ed while New York and two days
after her rival in America was on
her way tCalifornia. reaching there
u few daybefore the earthquake oc'
CURED.
Hoe Was Destroyed.
At the ne of the disaster the
house whe she and the family were
staying w totally destroyed and
they folloM the other unfortunates
to Golden te Park.
Miss Roeska had, during her stay
in st. Petsburg one winter, studied
to be a tined nurse and she there
fore immately assistd in the work
of caring the sufferers in the park.
Me, Future Husband.
One mong she was called to the
bedside of foreigner who was sup
posed to blying and on reaching his
tent foundim to be BoZZaris whom
at
England. was young Italian
studying sic in London. They be
came friel and then lovers and
were to he been marri<d the fol
lowing spr but the Italian was call
ed home account of the death of
his mothelnd from that time five
years agoll that morning in San
Francisco, iss Rotreska had heard
nothing frt him.
Mud Back to Health.
She nurs him through a long and
tedious i'll and two months ago
they left I west. she to visit with
old school ends of her mother. and
BoZzaris to on to New York to
continue hstudy of music and for
tnp StCOHullt lHt udN vi NllC "Cu'
ding was
Last niGt marriage took place
at the hoI If Mrs. John Corey in
College A. Indianapolis. The only
guests We he old friends of Miss
Rotreska spther who at one time
resided in annapolis.
Mr.. and ). BOZzaris will tour the
Il
of the supr and in the fall Mr.,
BoZzaris ' become Il member Of
the TheodThomas orchestra Next
June they end to go abroad but
will return America again in Sep
tember. NJ Bozzaris' mother was
formerly Anna Preston. of Rich
mond, antll be remembered by
many RiChd OCOnlC