San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-10-16
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pany was bOleinnlZeu over tLuJ CUiu-
pany's wires yesterday afternoon t,n-
der the following circumstances; J
A telegraph operator Of. that COM
pany stationed at Albany, Mo-, near
st. Joseph and about 100 miles north
west Of St Louis, had arranged for
his wedding to take place this week,
but owing to the business necessities
of the company, no could not get a
leave of absence TO go TO Portland,
Ind, about 800 miles east Of St
Louis and near Fort Wayne, 10 get
his bride, and rather than POSTPONE
the wedding and disappoint the
young lady, arrangements were made
by Mr.. Charles w. Hammond Of st,
Louis, the superintendent of the
American Union Telegraph company,
to have the marriage ceremony given
by ttelegraphic communication, and
with the consent of the bride and
groom fixed the time at !, p. NJ, Sun
day, September 26, st. Louis time.
The American Union line had no
direct communication with Portland
and could only go asifar as Indianap-
oils. At Indianapolis an agreement
was made with the Western Union
Telegraph company to assist in the
wedding by communication with
Portland, the dispatches having TO
be carried by messengers from one
telegraph Office TO the other in In
dianapolis The groom consented to
have the wedding recorded by tele-
graph in Mr. Ha1nmond's Office in
st. Louis and to be given to o report,
er of the Republican, invited to hear
the ceremony The bride was Miss
Sarah j. Faris, whose parents live in
Portland, Ind. 2 y ~ f'nil'aa W.
The groom was MIR. Albert H.
Latham, telegraph operator at Alba
ny, No., and a son OF ex-senator La-
than of California. The groom is
about 25 years old and the bride
about s years younger. Yesterday
during the wedding ceremony the
bride and groom were nearly 300
miles from each other. L IN, ,to,Iz
The ceremony as received at the
st. Louis office Of the American
Union line by Messrs. C.iS. Kirkland
and Chas. r. Higgins, operators who
were specially detailed for that pur7
pose by superintendent Hammond,
was as follows: The time given was
that of the st. Louis Office which was
twenty minutes slower than where
the bride was and fifteen minutes
faster than where the groom was at
the same instant. - n.4,.
At ] p. m., Mr.. Latham telegraph
ed to indianapolis asking the .Wes-
tern Union line to get 'Portlandnsta-
ton nfor him, and in about two or
three minutes the announcement was
made that the telegraph communica-
ton was open for the electric marriage
LOS p. m.--The groom telegrapll
ed to the operator at Portland ''Are
you readyyPi 3l9dr .aliiqYl0 asat,rl
1;45 p. m.-7-Mr, ,dJ- Q. Potter, the
Portland operator, telegraphed to
the groom, "They are here; will be
reldy in a few minutes. About two
minutes OTTER, Mr., Potter telegraph
cally exclaimed, Here they come."
Before Mr.. Latham could more than
receive the message, an operator
at Kapsas y City broke in % on
the circliit to send several hpndlred
words Of u commercial dispatch and
delayed the wedding about IT twenty We
2:oG B. m..LThe groom telegraph
ed ''Rev. David Mills, Portland:H Am
ready for the msrriage,, go lahead
with your quest ons." The Kansa
City operator who discovered by this
time What was bYing done, telegraph
ed 'pass cake around" '.''F o1h'h
2:25 p. m.-T'he following dis.
patch was sent from Portland TO
Albany albert Latham, you do
take Sarah j. Faris TO be your lawful
and welded wife, to live together
until death you do part. Do you
promise 80 to do? Il. j. Parrett,
minister" -
2:3o p. m.--"From Albany, TO Rev.
r. j. Parrett, Portland; Yes, Sir, l
do. Albert Latham" Immediately
after this message was wired, the
bridegroom received Tie following
greetings: From indianapolis olt
orators: AShake, % Yours gone =
From 81. Iioris you don't care who is
president now" From Kansas City:
''Senda bottle Of wine and piece of
cake this way" ssl. t-.ii-i- i'e' /
2:55 p.1m--From Portland to
Albany; .'Aibers Ldthaia.. by the
authority invested in Inc | now pro
nounce you man and wife. Amen.
Rev. II. j. Parrett. Before The mes
slge WAS complete young lady. op-
orator st 81 Joi broke into the cir
cult and asked the Bridegroom to
accept cur congratulations .4g1
.3p. m--I'rom Albany b Portland;
'.llrz A. II. LatlIaIo--ANhsn do You
start VIII 1 meet yon in 81 J1ssph
or al Issdoraf A. d. I~tlIam-
About twenty operators in different
paris Of Missouri, Illinois and
Indiana broke into the circuit and
sent t.ls::r respective congratulations
TO Mr.. and Mira A. II. Latham
and delayed Mrs L.thans answer
to her her husbands inquiry for the