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October 27, 1857
The Evansville Daily Journal
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
What is this article about?
In Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Charles White's wedding to Miss Mary Hall is disrupted when he takes laudanum for a stomach cramp and falls critically ill, missing the ceremony attended by guests; he is not expected to recover.
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A Disappointed Wedding Party.
Mr. Charles White was engaged to be married to Miss Mary Hall, daughter of a most respectable citizen in Columbus, Ohio. On the evening fixed for the wedding, and at the appointed hour, the parlors of Mr. Hall's residence were thronged with ladies and gentlemen, beaus and belles, assembled to witness the ceremony, but hour after hour passed and Mr. White appeared not. A search was instituted for him, by parties indignant at his conduct, and he was found at his own residence under the administration of no less than three physicians. It appears that before starting for the wedding he was troubled with a cramp in the stomach; to relieve himself he took laudanum which, instead of relieving him, prostrated him. He is not expected to recover.
Mr. Charles White was engaged to be married to Miss Mary Hall, daughter of a most respectable citizen in Columbus, Ohio. On the evening fixed for the wedding, and at the appointed hour, the parlors of Mr. Hall's residence were thronged with ladies and gentlemen, beaus and belles, assembled to witness the ceremony, but hour after hour passed and Mr. White appeared not. A search was instituted for him, by parties indignant at his conduct, and he was found at his own residence under the administration of no less than three physicians. It appears that before starting for the wedding he was troubled with a cramp in the stomach; to relieve himself he took laudanum which, instead of relieving him, prostrated him. He is not expected to recover.
What sub-type of article is it?
Tragedy
Curiosity
Family Drama
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Tragedy
Family
What keywords are associated?
Disappointed Wedding
Laudanum Overdose
Groom Prostration
Wedding Mishap
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Charles White
Miss Mary Hall
Mr. Hall
Where did it happen?
Columbus, Ohio
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Charles White
Miss Mary Hall
Mr. Hall
Location
Columbus, Ohio
Story Details
Mr. Charles White, engaged to Miss Mary Hall, fails to appear at their wedding due to taking laudanum for stomach cramp, which prostrates him under physicians' care; he is not expected to recover, disappointing the assembled guests.