Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-31
xanderb,,,.s Marriage.

The Syracuse On. Y Journal of Mon
day, says:
The gossip that has been current in the
newspapers for several months, that the
venerable Cornelius Vanderbilt, the
worldwide known millionaire and rail-
road king, was seriously contemplating
matrimony, has been verified. He was
married at eight clock on Saturday last,
at London, Canada, to Miss Frank Craw-
ford, daughter of widow lady, Mrs. M.
E. Crawfo I'd, of Mobile, Ala Mr.. Angus
tus Schell, Of New York, and Superin-
tendent Tillinghast, of the Central, were
the only guests present OF the wedding
ceremony. The Commodore is in the
seventy-fourth year of his age, and has
been a widower about year. The bride
is about thirty, and quite good-look-
ing, though by no means beautiful,
woman. She was very expensvely and
elegantly attired- Immediately after the
marriage ceremony was performed, the
bridal party, consisting of the Commo-
dore, his wife, and a waiting maid, Messrs
Schel and Tillinghast, came eastward In
the Commodore's special car, which was
attached to the Pacific express train,
reaching this city at st o'clock Saturday
evening. The special car was stopped in
front OF the Vanderbilt House, when the
Commodore and his wife alighted and
hsstened to the most elegant apartments
the hotel contains. This distinguished
consideration, as it is called, was paid
this particular hotel because of its having
been named in honor of the Commodore.
The same parties were guests at the
Vanderbilt on the 23i of June last, when
they were on their way to Niagara Falls.
Miss Crawford, now the Commodore's
wife, was then accompanied by her
mother. During the sojourn OF the bridal
party at the Vanderbilt, the Commodore |
and bride were not visible. They closely |
kept their rooms, where their meals we're |
served; and the veteran was only below |
stairs once, when he got shaved, and
paid the fortunate barber fee of one |
dollar. 1t is further gossiped that
fifty dollars was distributed to the |
walters of the hotel, by his direction.
Mr.. Schell was the purveyor of
the party, seeing to all arrangements for
their entertainment and paying all the
bills. Curious groups hung about the
hotel Saturday evening and Sunday
morning. A few persons witnessed the
arrival of the party, and quite a large
crowd of curiosity saw the de-
parture. The Commodore was very lively
indeed, aud quite graceful and courteous
in his attentions to bis wife. He is in
as good state of preservation despite
his seventy and three years, as most men
at fifty. The Commedore's special car
was drawn before the main entrance of
the Vanderbilt, few minutes before nine
o'clock Sunday morning, the bridal party
moved speedily from the hotel to their
places iu the car, and away sped the To-
comotive for Schenectady and Saratoga
Springs. With clear track and no in
cumbrances, the time to the Springs was
made in about four hours. At one o'clock
the happy pair we're comfortably en-
sconsed in their quarters at Congress
Hall. The sojourners at the Springs
we're taken by surprise by the unexpected
arrival Of the Commodore and bride, for
though the current of gossip had fore
shadowed the marriage, the event was
suddenly precipita,ed upon the gossip
mongers who for once we're forestslled in
their prophecies.