New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-11

Brunnhilde A disagreement with Jean
de Reszke caused her withdrawal from
the Metropolitan company. and she then
made notable concert tour of the
country.
She was married second time, at In
dianapois. on May %. 1896 her husband
being Zoltan' F. Doeme, a Hungarian
army officer and opera singer. 10 whom
she had been engaged for two years. and
whom she had first met at the Duchess
Of Manchester's, in London The match
was not n happy one. and in January,
1904. she obtained a divorce from him in
this city In 1905 her marriage with Cap
tain Joseph Rafael de la Mar. OF New
York and Idaho, was announced in lie
Menestral," Of Paris. but the report
seems to have been incorrect. But on
July %. 1909 she did become bride for
the third time. her husband being George
W. Young, a New York banker, who sur
wives her. Mr.. Young had been divorced
from his first wife the year before. They
were married in London, with a brilliant
ceremony in a church on GrosvenOr
Square. The bride was given away by
Mr.. Carter. the secretary OF the American
Embassy, and the best man was Fred
erick Townsend Martin. The wedding
gifts included jewels from the American
Ambassador and Mrs Whitelaw Reid, the
Dowager Duchess OF Manchester. the
Countess OF Shrewsbury. Lady Lister
Kaye and many others.
Interested in Suffragsm.
After that time Mime. Nordca was sell
dom heard on the Metropolitan stage. but
she frequently appeared I'm concerts and
also in opera elsewhere, both in America
and Europe. In late years she became
interested In woman suffrage and did
much 10 promote the cause. She con-
ceived the scheme OF building on the
shore OF the Hudson River above New
York a superb festival opera house and
concert hall. which should be sort of
American Bayreuth. but the plan was
left unfinished. Her American homes
were on lower Fifth ave, I'm this city,
and at Deal Beach, y. J. She was the
possessor Of A notable collection Of Jewels.
many Of which had been presented to her
by European sovereigns. Among them
were two superb pieces from Queen Vic
toria, before whom al Windsor Castle
she sang Elsa in what is said to have
been the Queens first hearing Of a Wag-
merriam opera. There was also a diamond
set fan. given 10 her by Frau Wagner to
commemorate her work at Bayreuth.
Her last season at the Metropolitan was
interrupted at the beginning of 1910 by a
severe attack OF tonsillitis. 10 obtain re-
lief from which she went to Florida and
TO Cuba. Her health was restored. and
she resumed her work upon the stage.
but in February, 1912, suffered another
breakdown. from neuritis. i'm Boston,
where she was rehearsing Tristan und
Isolde" From that she recovered. and
IN April last year she was heard again
In New York, I'm a song recital at Car
negie Hall. Then she went abroad. On
December IS last the steamship Tasman.
on which she was a passenger. struck a
reef i'm Torres Strait and came near be-
ing lost II was kept afoat, however.
until II could be towed by the japanese
steamer Inahomaru TO Thursday Island.
where it arrived on New Years Day.
Nine. Nordica suffered much from shock
and exposure, though she was able 10
send Geographic messages to her hus-
band, In New York. announcing her safe
ty, and when Thursday Island was
reached she was almost completely pros
trated. on January 10 Mr. Young re-
ceived a dispatch reporting that she was
suffering from pneumonia and was in a
critical condition. lie made preparations
to hasten 10 her, but was stopped By a
message saying that she was recovering
and was out Of danger. Some weeks ago
she went TO Batavia. and thence engaged
passage for Genoa, Italy where Fer hus-
band was TO meet her.