The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-28
MATRIMONIAL MILLIONS.
The Wedding of the Son of the Late Com
mOdore Stevens and an Old Dominion
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mOdore Stevens and an Old Dominion
Beauty.
Berryville (va) Special.
This pretty little Virginia village, nesting
in the valley OF the Shenandoah, was the
scene to-day of a brilliant wedding, the con-
tracting parties being Mr.. John Stevens, OF
Castle Point, Hoboken, the eldest son OF the
late Commodore Edward A. Stevens, the
builder Of the famous yachts Julia and
America and the no less famous iron ram
Dunderberg, and Miss Mary Marshall Nc
CURE, the young and beautiful daughter of
the late d. II. Mcclure, Of Clarke county,
and one of the most noted bells OF the Old
Dominion.
The engagement, when announced some
months ago, created as much excitement
throughout this part of the State as did any
OF the different forms of engagements that
have made the Shenandoah valley famous in
the annals of war.
1t was known that the bridegroom was the
posseSsor OF great wealth, the fortune left him
by his father being estimated all the way
from Sl0,0 900, 900 to $15, 600, 600, and he
being in addition part owner of the Hobo
ken ferry and chief heir to his mothers prop
erty, who is, probably, next to Mrs. Aston and
Mrs. Vanderbilt, the richest woman in
America.
Mr.. Stevens is twenty-seven years old and
an exceedingly well-read and cultivated
young man, having travelled extensively.
His life up to the time, however, has been
Swallowed by a terrible nightmare, which has
made him an object of the greatest solicitude
to his friends and the attention of all who
have ever seen him. AT an early age he be-
came a victim to that disease so prevalent
among the mountains of Switzerland, but
happily so here-the gOitre. A
membranous sac formed on the side of
his head and gradually increased in size,
Notwithstanding all the efforts OF the
most skilled physicians, until it hung down
below his shoulder, was fast eXhausting his
strength and babe fair to end his life. He
sailed for Europe and there consulted the
most eminent physicians. 1t is said that he
offered 81 900. 900 to any one who would re-
move the deformity successfully, but the
physicians agreed that there was no possible
chance of doing so and preserving his life.
Dispirited and discouraged, he sailed for
home and visited DIR. Willard Parker. The
skilled surgeon gave it as his opinion that
the operation could be successfully perform
ed, and made good his word by accomplish
ing it successfully to the Joy of his patient,
his relatives and friends. 1t is said that $780,
900 was the mount OF the check handed the
surgeon for this new lease of life, and the
four years or more since the day on which it
was procured have been II new existence to
the young millionaire.
Mr.. Stevens met his bride while he was on
a visit to the family of Colonel Lewis, at
Hoboken. The bridegroom arrived here on
Saturday morning, the members of his fam
lily following later. These were Mrs. Edwin
A. Stevens, son, and daughter-in-law, and
Professor and Mrs. Archibald Alexander, her
daughter and son-in-law.
The ceremony took place in Grace Protest
ant Episcopal Church, at $50 o'clock, and
was performed by the Rev. 2. P. Phillips,
rector of the church, and the Rev. Mr..
Houghton, rector of the Church Of the Holy
Innocents in Hoboken.