The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-03
The Ceremony Performed by The Rev. DR..
Sunderland, Assisted by Rev. Mr. Cleve-
land, in the Presence of Thirty Guests.
List of the Favored Few, with Some
Mention of the Toilets Displayed.
While the Festivities Are in Progress the
President and His Bride Disappear from
the Scene and Start for Deer Park.
ON THE OUTSIDE.
A Crowd that Feared There Might BE Hitch
in the Proceedings.

Crowd that Feared There Might Be Hitch
in the Proceedings.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 2-At 6:30 o'clock this
evening q large crowd of people moved about
Immediately in front of the White House, in eager
expectation of seeing somebody or something
in connection with the Presidents marriage.
Their curiosity was gratifed by slow degrees.
At that hour the members of the Marine Band
were arriving, and only those who had been in
the house all day were present. The Rev. DR..
Sunderland did not come until 6:40 Five min
utes later Secretary Lamar's carriage drove up
There was an almost deathly silence without anC
within The ceremony was to take place in ten
minutes, and only one of the seven members
of the Cabinet was present The swelling
crowd of spectators began TO grow nervous;
they feared there would be disarrangement
and disappointment On came the spectators
by pairs, trlos, squads and crowds: the assem-
bly, numbers thousand people, On the outside
of the executive mansion they move arouEd,
speaking in low tones, but they are not permitted
to enter under the port cochere in front of and
leading to the main entrance The air is warm,
sky clear, and the sun is beginning to sink out
of sight behind the hills in Virginia. It is eight
minutes to o'clock.
Up dashes carriage. 1t is our Postmaster
general and Mrs Villas. Scarcely do they alight
before another carriage rushes up. large,
smooth-faced man jumps out, and the carriage
drives on 1t is Mr.. Bissell, President Cleve-
lands old law partner In rapid succession, aud
in the order named, carriages containing Sec-
retaries Bayard, Whitney and Manning-the
latter two with their wives-arrived Secretary
Manning enters the White House at six minutes
to o'clock; his wife and Office messenger assist
him to walk, his recent illness having had tell.
ing effect on him.
All are present now, and the little futter
caused by the arrivals has quieted. The crowd
outside listens and gazes as one man. Scarcely
noise is heard anywhere. Members of the
Marine Band, with their bright red uniforms.
trimmed in gold, peep out of windows which ara
almost filed with palms and ferns, arranged very
effectively to shut out Of view the interior of the
house while leaving the windows raised
1t is three minutes till T. The main door opens,
and out walks French coifeur and his wife;
they have arranged the toilets of Mr.. Cleveland
and Miss Folsom. Some one pulls down the
simultaneously the gas is turned down In Miss
Folsom's room. A perfect glare of gas-liehts
is flashed upon the whole lower portion of the
house. and inside there is scene equal to the
grandeur of royal palace on the occasion of the
marriage of crowned head.
1t is o'clock. There is rustic inside. and
the band begins Mendelssohn's grand wedding
march. One minute later the music ceases;
Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom stand be-
fore DR.. Sunderland in the Blue Room. Sur
rounding them are about thirty guests The
picture is extremely beautiful Five minutes
,ter it is Mr.. and Mrs Cleveland, and they are
receiving congratulations. Cannon at Fort
Meyer, the navy-yard and the arsenal begin to
belch forth the announcement of the culmina-
tion of the event. bells ring, and the people dig
perse from the center OF attraction.
So a President was married