The wealthy and reportedly beautiful daughter of the owner of Sulzer's Harlem River Park and Casino, a popular New York amusement resort of the time, she had recently become engaged to be married. Less than a month before her wedding, she fell ill and underwent an operation for appendicitis. She passed away a few days later from complications. She was 19 years old. Clara was buried in her wedding dress, represented by the statue that adorns her final resting place.
The wealthy and reportedly beautiful daughter of the owner of Sulzer's Harlem River Park and Casino, a popular New York amusement resort of the time, she had recently become engaged to be married. Less than a month before her wedding, she fell ill and underwent an operation for appendicitis. She passed away a few days later from complications. She was 19 years old. Clara was buried in her wedding dress, represented by the statue that adorns her final resting place.
