The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-20
Welded TO HER COACH1AN
THE ELOPEMENT OF MISS CAROLINE
TOWNSEND or MACK

A suburban story that Recalls Two Receus
Social Epissdes-The Marriage Concealed
from her Relatives for Over Tive Moaths.
Before the interest created by tho elope-
ment to Canada OF cx- Gov. Hubbard's daughter.
from her home In New Haven with her father's
coachman had been duled the public was
made acquainted with the marriage. in this
city. OF Miss Sarah Hall. n young lady OF high
social station. with Bernard Mcdonald. a car
driver on the Seventh avenue line. Now comes
a similar story from Nyaok. In Rockland
County.
Mr. William A. Townsend rents a handsome
residence in Washington avenue. in that village.
whore he lives with his wife and four daugh-
ters. He is tho publisher. at 1S9 Broadway. In
this city. OF a medical directory OF the United
States and OF various other works. principally
OF a medical character Mr.. Townsend was
formerly the possessor OF a very considerable
fortune. but has lost some OF II in later years.
His dealings with one OF his sons in-law are
said to have been very unfortunate. His hair
is white. and he is nearly sixty years old. The
family has held a good social station. Tho
three younger sisters were married several
years ago but all OF them are living at homo
with their parents. The eldest Ia OF medium
height. and has clear cut angular features.
estimate her age at over thirty. but this appears
to be a mistake.
S S%T ago and Mr. dis NJ:
James 4. Weeks He Is well built, preDos:
His, father is employed in New, York. His
maker in Nyaek,, who ia known as Dr. Bel. His
brother SdaE % John 3 Weeks is bill poster for the
ployed in De arsSf's drue. store. and as a bar
tender in HollowRy's Hotel in Broadway.
NNyae;k Besides. his duties as coaehman
SERVICES for the family. II IL now remembered
that Miss Caroline rode out very frequently
during the good sleiRhng OF last winter. She
was accustomed to use a, one-horse sleigh with
one seat and Weeks as driver was compelled to
on Tuesday. Jan IA. the two rode up in front
q the ancient stone domiclle of tho Rev. Mr.. q.
n $. Blauyelt pastor Of the Dutch Reformed
from Nyack. Mr. .Blauvet was not at home, but
a member OF HIS family met Weeks at the door,
with Mr. Blauvelt He appointed the fol-
Loving s30nn ,b b1hIrsdSy Wis whom left btnS
been talking looked past him into the roadway
and saw lady sitting In the sleigh in which no
had c9ms. She then, for the first time. sns;;
10 see the pastor On the Thursday appointed
by the young man for his return there occurred
| Two weeks thereafter. however on Jan. 80.
Weeks and Miss Townsend set out for Tappan.
| phaeton. She WIS dressed with elegance. in q
| black silk dress, black velvet sacque, and
rOund-tOpped English walking nat handsOme-
| ~ trimmed. He wore common business suit
| OF gray. a colored cambric shirt front.
| and a soft hat. They arrived at Mr.,
Blauvelts parsonage, about o'clock, and had
| the fortune to find him Mt home. They an
| nounced desire to be married and the lady
| asked particularly whether Mr. BAuyelt would
| reveal the fact OF their marriage. He told her
that 1t was not his custom 10 send notices to the
newspapers. but that the record OF the mar
riago must necessarily be put in the church
book. which was always open to public inspec-
/ ton. He did nov promise her he would keep
the marriage secret. She explained to him
| that she did not want II publicly known be-
cause she desired the pleasure OF announcing
| the marriage. After conversation. in effect Aa
| given above. they were duly married. The witt
9esses were Mrs. Blauyelt. her mother. heI
| daughter. and dressmaker. When the couple
| had gone away Mr.. Blauvelt made an entry In
| his record book as follows;
/ 1872 Jan. 3o-Iames A. Weeks son OF Andrew y
Weeks and Catharine Hub ard Of Nyack 2a Caro-
line Townsend. daughter Of William A. Townsend aud
CAtharine Mccullough OF Nyaek, age "a at parsonage
| On Friday afternoon n reporter for n New
| York journal called on the couple at Mr.. Town
sends house, whore the groom was yet acting
| as servant and coachman. They had hitherto
| Kept their marriage secret. That evening
| Weeks told friend that he would probably find
| news in the journal referred TO- yet neither Of
| the couple told Mr.. Townsend whom he returned
| from New York on Friday evening. Last even.
| home he said the fret he had heard about a mar
| riage OF his daughter 10 his coachman was q few
| hours previously. when friend in ApDletont
| bookstore had shown him story TO that cffeu
| In a newspaper. and had asked him whether II
| was true or not