St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-19
Welded AN EARL.
A Young New York Society Bud
Becomes the Wife of Titled
Englishman.
Women Break Into the Church
and Fight and Struggle for
Place to See.

New YORK, April IS. - William
George Robert, Earl of Craven, and Miss
Cornelia Martin, only daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Bradley Martin, of New York,
were married at O'clock this afternoon,
by Bishop Potter and Rev. DR.. William
Huntington. at Grace church, in the
presence of over 1000 of the elite of
New York and English society,
with all the pomp suggested by
the nobility OF the bridegroom, and with
all the magnificance allowed by the mill
ions of the bride. OF all the iDterna-
tiOnal marriages that have occurred SO
plentifully in the last twenty years be-
tween sciOnS OF the foreign nobility and
American heiresSes, the Craven-M Martin
nuptlalS have aroused the most wide
spread interest. The Bradley Martins
have been conspicuous in the million
are set of New York for the past dozen
of years or so. ever since Mrs. Martins
father, Isaac Sherman, the Troy cooper,
died and left her S10.00O,0OO derived
from fortunate railroad investments.
The bridegroom, besides his nobility, is
the posSeSSOr OF fortune that brings
him an annual income of $400,000. He
is twenty-five years old, in appearance
youthful, tall and fair. His bride is
barely seventeen.
Over 1000 Invitations were sent out
for the wedding. A platoon of police
were stationed at the church door to
keep the curious crowds back. Broad
way, for blocks on each side of the
church, was crowded before IL o'clock.
The carriages began to arrive at 1880.
The floral decorations of the church
were on magnificent scale. The altar
was covered with American Beauty
roses and lilacS. An enormous bunch
of those same flowers spanned the
broad aisle at the head of the church.
One was modelled strictly after the En-
glish style. The bride entered the
church with her father. The bride had
the following bridesmaids: Miss Davies,
Miss Alice Rochester. cousins of the
bride; Miss A. Sherman, daughter OF
w. Watts Sherman, and Miss Daisy
Post, daughter, and Mrs. Post. The
bride wore white satin creation of
Worth's and strictly tabOoed jewelry. The
bridesmaids were attired in pink silk and
crepe. They wore big GaineSborOugh
hats. The wedding march from 10
hengrin" was played as the bridal party
moved up the chancel. The groom was
attended by his brother, Hon. Robert
Cecil Craven, formerly of the royal
navy. Rev. DR.. Hamilton read the we'd
ding ceremony according to the ritual of
the Church OF England. Bishop Potter
pronounced the benediction. Mendels-
s0hn's wedding march was PLAYED as
the bridal party returned. Then the
chimes rang out suddenly, and the
''eVent" was over.
The ceremony had occupied just thir-
teen minutes, and,as the start was made
tOr the carriages, the huge crowd out
side had managed to break into the
church by one of the side doors. Up
the side aisles they crowded pell nell.
They were mostly women. They fought,
struggled and pushed for place to see.
Some lost their bOnnetS in the melee.
and not few dresses were torn.
"Shame, shame," came from the per-
sons who were inside on invitation. The
police were helpless, and the unbidden
crowd inside held out to the end, much
to their own evident satisfaction and
everyone eIse's disgust. The earl and
countess were driven to the house in
West Twentieth street, where a recep-
ton was held. There were lavish dec
OratiOns, and an elaborate wedding
breakfast was served