The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
THAW A HEADY YOUTH
He Has Always Had Money and His
-.s.9.;7j ~. Own Way.

Pittsburg, June 26.--Harry Kendall
son of the late William Thaw, who was
vice president of the Pennsylvania
lines west. He was a graduate of the
Western University Of Pennsylvania,
and when in Pittsburg made his home
with his mothergat Lyndhurst, Beech
wood boulevard, in the East End OF the
city Since his graduation from college
|. Thaw has lived @s little Ia Pittsburg.
Much OF his tims has been spent abroad,
and ityag ,Mhils sflla Paris that he met
Harry Thaw is q brother. Of J. Cope
ley Thaw, the countess of Yarmouth,
George Lauder Carnegie Of Cumber-
land, Fla. He is also a. half brother Of
Benjamin Thaw.;
S. Mrs. William Thaw, mother Of Har-
~, sailed for Europe Saturday on one
Of the slow steamers. She is on her
way to visit her daughter, the coun-
tess Of YARMOUTH Harry and dis bride
were booked to sail on Wednesday of
While attending the university in
Pittsburg, Harry Thaw was a student
Of quiet habits. After he attained his
majority, however, he appeared to de-
velop a fancy for travelling, and after
short residence in New York he left
for Paris. ..ss.
The prospective trip upon which he
was to start on Wednesday was for the
purpose of joining, his mother in Eu-
rope and visiting his sister, the coun-
tess. -..
Married s'Flossie, the Fuss.''
Harry Thaw estranged himself from
his family when he married eighteen
months ago Evelyn Nesbitt, the beau
tiful model, known among her girl
marriage was denied and confirmed and
denied again and then reconfrmed.
Pittsburg society was shocked. With
the earl Of Yarmouth in the family, tho
Thaws did not relish the alliance Of
the eldest son, with his income Of $780,:
900, to girl whose only fortune was
a. beautiful figure and face.
There never was any doubt that Harry
Thaw was desperately in love and was
He concealed his marriage as long as be
| could and when concealment became no
longer possible he became defiant, fol-
lowing threat from Pittsburg that
his income was to be cut to $1,000 a
year.
The marriage. was celebrated at Paris
in October, 1904. On Nov. l Thaw and
HIS pi1ue arrived III New turh oH Inn
Kaiser William n. Immediately after
coming ashore Thaw denied positively
that he had married. He went to a hotel
and engaged a suite Of apartments for
| himself and "a man servant, maid
| and lady" The lady was his bride.
The proprietor of the hotel declined to
| permit the young Pittsburg millionaire
| TO register with her except as Harry
| Thaw and wife.
Society Was offish.
Thaw refused to do this and went
and took rooms in the hotel apart from
those Of his bride, She denied the mar.
rage the next day and so again did
ThaW, but eventually it was admitted
/ Then came an effort to placate Pitts.
burg society. Mrs. William Thaw, tho
she had bitterly opposed tho union
bent all her energies to have her son Is
4 wife recognized.
The "newly rich" in Pittsburg die
bride and bridegroom. Mrs. Thaw I
1 pastor, Rev. William L. McEwan Of the
Third Presbyterian church, had married
Eleanor Co1win, who had been his ste
nographer. Mrs Thaw. besides giving
a most handsome wedding present. sug
i gested to her pastor that it would b,
1 nice for her to give q double reception
when the pastor and his bride returned
from their trip. s E9
Double reception echoed the Rev
Mr.. McEwan. s To whom ~
To Mrs. McFwan and my. daughter
in law, Mrs. Harry Kendall Thaw, wht
L is a recent bride, " said Mrs. William
i Thaw F !, b. Ia ~ 8. n
4 This double reception was not held
4 How Rev. Mr.. McEwan extricated him
& self has never been made known. Som,
years ago, Rev Mr.. McEwan had
birthday party and Mrs. Thaw was til,
4 first one invited. She attended ant
Il left as q birthday present check fo
4 $3, GOO.
4 1t cannot be said that the reported re
i fusaI OF the. pastor to allow his vii,