The evening world., 1908-12-08
Kaiserin Augucts Victoria Ar
riveS After an Eventful
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
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria and were
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
10 a woman in the steerase
One Of the passengers that died-a
woman named Feola Stvsle, left five
children. She was or her way here with
her little flock to join her husband
Michael. who lives in clyde y. Y.
The death of Mrs. Stysie according to
TO the Storage passengers from the
south OF Russia who talked TO her. re-
suited from superstition. 1t appears
that there is a tradition in the part of
the country where the woman came
from that a person seeing peculiar red
fish. quite rare in the waters there, is
doomed to death.
Mrs. Stysle, according to her com
panions in the steeTagc. 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, inquiring.
she said she was doomed She had
e"en the red fish. Half-crazed with ter
ror She was helped = her quarters in
the Storage, and there she died early
on Saturday morning. The records OF
the ships surgeon give the cause of
death as heart disease.
Tho other passenger who died was a
man known as Sandow He was alone
ON the ship and there was none to mourn
lin when his body was slipped over
the side. But the five children of Mrs.
Stysle, who was rather a comely woman.
tE!rty-seyen years old, We're disconsolate
when strangers took their mother from
them.
Tie plight Of the children enlisted the
rympathy of Mscha Elman, an
eighteen year-old Russian violinist, on
his way to New York to fulfil an en-
gagemcnt with the Russian Symphony
Orchestra at Carnegie Hall With the
assistance Of bis manager. Daniel Mayer.
OF London, the boy musician organized
a concert for the benefit of the five
motheFicss ones. The proceeds were
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
kaiSerin, Mr.. Potter. n 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 Air. Potter is not pleased
tbat his former wife should prefer TO
use his name in this city during her
professional stay, ne takes d philosophi-
cal view Of it, lie Will be in old Mexico
with his wife looking after some bust
ness interests while the vaudeville en-
gagement lasts
"Of course said Mr.. Potter Il am
distressed at the notoriety on account
OF MIS-. Potter. My former wife might
nave had the deliCaCy 10 drop at least
the James Brown part of the name
when performing on tie stage in this
city. It seems hat she lacks it,"
20 you intend 10 take any legal steps
looklng 10 enlolnlng her from using your
nance Mr.. Potter was asked
don't care I. discuss that" he re-