Railroad President's Widow in a Romance
Mrs. Robert Garrett
Baltimore society, of which Mrs. Garrett Is the recognized leader, wag given a surprise in her marriage yesterday to Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs. who was her husband's private physician and has also for years been Mrs. Garrett's medical adviser. Mrs. Garrett is the widow of Robert Garrett. who was President of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. and who died in She has long occupied in Baltimore the position accorded Mrs. Astor in New York. and has a fortune ot She is 47 years old, and Dr. Jacobs is 45.
WEDS HUSBAND'S DOCTOR
Widow of Robert Garrett
Married to Dr. H. B. Jacobs
Groom Formerly Physician of the Railway President and Has Attended Mrs. Garrett Since Her Husband's Death -- Ante—Nuptial Agreement Concerning the Woman's Fortune Whereby He Renounces All Claim Upon It
Baltimore. Md., April 2 {1902} [Special], -- Mrs. Robert Garrett. widow of the former Presdent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was marrieded to Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs, formerly of Boston. She is 47 and he is 45. The bride had been a widow Since July. 1896.
Dr. Jacobs is a member Of the medlcal staff of the Johns Hopkins Unlverslty. Mrs. Garrett inherited a large fortune from her husband in addition to being wealthy in her own right. She is granddaughter of Judge Frick.
Dr. Jacobs for years has been the Garrett family physician. During the illness of the late Robert Garrett Dr. Jacobs was his private physician and traveled continually with him and Mrs. Garrett on their tour of the world.
Dr. and Mrs. Jacobs were married at Grace Episcopal Church at noon. Only fourteen persons were present. Including William Frick, the aged father of the bride: Mr. and Mrs. J. Swan Frick. Mr. and Mrs. William Gilmor, Mrs. Jacobs, mother of the groom; Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett, Mrs. Horatio W. Garrett, Francis Key Gilmor, John Gilmor, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Dobbin.
The Rev. Arthur Chilton Powell officiated. Dr. and Mrs. Jacobs went to New York this afternoon and will sail for Europe. By an ante—nuptial contract made today both parties relinquish right to any property belonging to the other during the marriage, and after the death of either of them the survivor shall not claim any of the property of the deceased or contest any will.
Mrs. Jacobs' wealth is estimated at $20,000,000.
Chicago Tribune, Thursday, April 3, 1902, page 16.