The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-12-08
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riveS After an Eventtul
Voyage.
FRIGHT KILLS WOMAN.
Two Concerts on Ship, One to
Raise Cash for the Living,
the Other for the Dead.

Two passengers died on board the
buried at sea on her voyage from Ham
burg which ended for;y-eight hours late
to-day but she landed the same number
Of human beings that sailed from the
other side of the ocean, for twins came
to woman in the steerage.
One Of the passengers that died--A
woman named Feola Stysle, left five
children. She was on her way here with
her little flock to join her husband
Michael, who lives in Clyde. " Y.
The death of Mrs. Stysie. according to
to the steerage passengers from the
south of Russia who talked TO her, re-
suited from superstition. 1t appears
that there is tradition in the part Of
the country where the woman came
from that a person seeing a peculiar red
fish. quite rare in the waters there, is
doomed to death.
Mrs. Stysle. according to her com
panions in the steeragc. appeared to be
in excellent health until last Friday
afternoon, although the weather had
been most tempestuous. She was stand
ing by the rail with two of her children,
looking into the water, when suddenly
she began to scream.
Thought She Was Doomed.
To those who ran to her, inquirins.
she said she was doomed She had
eeen the red fish. Half-crazed with ter
ror she was helped y her quarters in
the Storage. and there she died early
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the ships surgeon give the cause OF
death as heart disease.
Tic other passenger who died was a
man hrown as Sandow He was alone
on the ship and there was none to mourn
Lin when his body was slipped over
tie side. But the five children of Mrs
Stysle, who was rather a comely woman.
thirty years old, We're disconsolate
when strangers took their mother from
them.
TIE plight of the children enlisted the
sympathy of Mischa Elman. an
eiSLteen-year-ol Russian violinist, on
has way to New York to fulfill an en-
gagemont with the Russian symphony
Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. With the
assistance Of his manager. Daniel Mayer.
OF London, the boy musician organized
concert for the benefit of the five
motherless ones. The proceeds We're
nearly 500
Previously, on Thursday evening. Ell
man had appeared in another concert
FOR the benefit of the mother who had
given birth to twins. The sum realized
from this represented an almost fabu-
lous fortune TO the poor woman. whose
husband has preceded her to this coun-
try by few months, and was totally
unprepared for the addition to his
family which greeted him at Ellis ISL
and.
Potter is Philosophical.
Mr.. James Brown Potter and wife
were among the passengers on the
Kaisern. Mr.. Potter, wealthy resi-
dent of New York, is the first husband
OF Mrs. James Brown Potter, the
actress, who is soon to come here and
appear in vaudeville.
Although Mr. Potter is not pleased
'bat his former wife should prefer tc
use hts name in this city during her
professional stay, ne takes philosophi.
cal view of il. He will be in old Mexico
with his wife looking after some bust
ness interests while the vaudeville en-,
gagement lasts.
"Of course said Nj Potter. Il all
distressed at the notoriety on accoun
of Mrs. Potter. My former wife NIGH
have had the delicaCy 10 drop at !eas
when performing on the stage In thi
city. 1t seems that she lacks it,"
do you intend 10 take any legal step
looking 10 enloinng her from using YOU
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