Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-09
DEATH or FREDERICK GEB-
HARD.

Frederick Gebhard, for wears one OF
the best-known clubmen in New York,
died yesterday at Garden City, Long
Island. where he had been stopping
since last spring in the hope of bene-
fitting his health which had been poor
for more than n year past. Gebhard
was in his flticth year. He had been
married twice.
For 80 years Frederick Gebhard was
one of the most widely known men
about town in New York He was an
indefatigable first nighter. He knew
everybody on the stage and liked to as
sociate with actors and actresses. He
was interested in racing and owned at
one time celebrated stable OF runners
and famous collection of trotters.
IIel liked a good fight or a good
gamble.
When his father died, young Geb-
hard was left, as was his sister, Mrs.
Frederick Nelson, the income on a
trust fund, an income which amounted
to $SO,0 a year. For several years
Gebhard was under the guardianship OF
an uncle, William Gebhard. When
his guardian died, Fred Gebhard be-
came known as one OF the gilded youth
of the town.
In 1882 he became famous on two
continents as the admirer OF Mrs.
Langtry. The Jersey Lily landed in
this country for the first time on Oc-
tober 23, 1889, in company with her
chaperon, Mrs Labouchere. During
her second week in the United States
Mr.. Gebhard met her, being intro
duced by Oscar Wilde. Gebhard eX-
pressed his admiration for Mrs. Lang
try freely around the Union Club and
other clubs of which he was a MEM
Der. He was seen driving with Mrs.
Langtry nearly every day. His
equipages were always at her COM
mand.
When the actress went to Boston
Mrs. Labouchere refused to accom-
pany her on account Of the notoriety
that had resulted from Gebhard's as
siduous attentions. Mrs. Langtry and
Gebhard had apartments in the same
hotel at Boston. About that time the
directors of the Union Club held a
meeting TO consider Freddy Gebhard'S
case, but they decided to do nothing.
At Philadelphia Mrs. Langtry and
the New Yorker lived in the same hotel,
the Bellevue. He followed her to St.
Louis and to Chicago.
On the evening of May 10, 1888
when Mrs. Langtry was back in New
York, Gebhard got into a row on the
Lily's account. 1t was just outside
of Delmonico's. William Sanford, q
friend Of Gebhard playiully remarked
that he was going to call on Mrs
Langtry that night. Gebhard called
him liar. and Sanford struck the
young man two powerful blows in the
face. The next night Mr.. GebharC
and Mrs. Langtry dined at Delmon
ico's and Sanford sat at table nearby
The fight was not renewed.
During Mrs Langtry's extensive toui
Of the United States, Mr.. Gebhard wa
with her and even accompanied her tC
San Francisco. When she returned t
England, he went across on the mex
} steamship. In 1890 there was an es
arrangement and they never were OF
friendly terms thereafter.
A few years ago Gebhard awoke to
realization that he was close to the linn
! Of his fortune. His sister, Mrs. Fred
5 erick Nelson, the mother, in-law o
e Reginald Vanderbilt, advanced hin
! the money to pay his debts, and late
: sued and obtained judgment agains
L him for 500, 900 and through tn
judgment tied up trust estate. Th
iSuit, however, was believed to be
II frinndlrr nr,n