The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-30
THE INTER-CITY WEDDING.
Nellie Brooke and James Ingram Mar
ried Before . Vast Throng.


TACOMA, Sept. 29.-[Special. THE soft
strains of the wedding march from
"Lohengrin" sounded from the band
stand about GAS o'clock, and told thou
sands of people in the liberal arts
building that the event of the
evening, the wedding, was about
TO be celebrated. Down TIE aisle the
crowd parted and the wedding procession
was seen slowly approaching The front
aisle, where. conspicuous in the front
of the bandstand, the ceremony
was TO be performed. Probably no single
event of the day attracted so much interest
as this. At the head of the procession strobe
Chief of Police Smith. Respondent In a
new uniform and gold star. Then came
Mayor Orr. President Holmes. of the ex-
eeutive committee of the fair; Trustee Abe
Gross; ]. Anthony German, assistant
director general: Rev. William Carnes, of
Seattle, who was chosen to perform
the ceremony; Thomas Sammons, chief
of the PosT-IsTELLIeEScER bureau, then
the bride and groom, Mas Nellie Brooke.
of Seattle, and Mr.. James III. Ingram, of
Tacoma. When the party assembled the
stairs and appeared in front of the band
stand mighty cheer went up from the
spectators. ao es-Ofb Ot kno pFludl
couple took positions on the left of the
platform.
The bride and groom were given chairs
in full view of the whole assembly, while
the few preliminaries were arranged. Rev.
William Carnes stepped forward and said,
in substance. while the vast crowd list
ened> attentiyely: I'VE have assembled
here in Tacoma for the celebration of what
l.
Here, now, we are about to celebrate in a
glorious manner tae union of Seattle and
Tacoma; to symbolic this glorious
day by the marriage OF bride
of one city and a groom of the
other to be united forever. lCheers. /
| further understand that q Seattle girl
had the misfortune to fall into the lake
this afternoon and that q Tacoma boy
| plunged into the water and brought her
| safely 10 shore. This leads TO the hope
| that In time there may be another
| wedding uniting the two cities, and
| that the bonds tied today may be still
| further celebrated" Mr.. Carnes then
read the Pierce county marriage license in
| due form, in order to show the spectators
| that 1t was a real. bona fide wedding.
More applause
| Miss Brooke and Mr.. Ingram arose and
stepped to the front OF the platform. The
bride blushed prettily. but bore herself
/ eomposedly. The groom took her hand.
| The vast crowd was so silent
that one could almost hear pin
| drop. The galleries were jammed
. With people, even the third gallery up
| under the caves of the building being
| crowded. The main door was packed,
| faces everywhere. and ali eyes on the
| bride and groom. Miss Brooke was a
| vision in white and cream. long white
veil fell from her head TO the floor She
carried bouquet of Bride and La France
roses, presented by Bruno Lehman.
s'Do you." said Rev. Carnes to the
| groom in voice distinctly heard, "take
this woman TO be your lawful welded
wife, in sickness aud in death. and forsake
ali others. tili death do you paFt?' lido"
said the groom hrmly. The same question
was repeated 20 the bride. Sac said softly,
II do" Ladies and gentlemen. -. said
the clergyman. by the authority vested
in me as n minister OF the GOSPEL.
declare these two man and wife" The
ring was held up and placed on the
brides finger by the groom Then he
kissed her. and loud cheers, with much
other applause. came from the spectators
and So. the couple we're married
before all the mgltitude. The con
ordinations of the accompanies
party Of officials were nrst received
As they left the platform the band again
MAYED tue wedding march from Lohen
grin. AftcrwArd Mr.. and Mrs. ingram
| stood in Posr-ISTETLI0EsCxR booth and
received the congratulations Of friend,
| aud thousands of we'll sIshers. who passee
| ia line before .hem. They afterwari. upor
invitation, visited the eyclo-sma, ard yer.
/ followed ~ al eyes the remainder OF th.
evening. Tie wedding presents, as pnb
llshet ia the Posr-ISTELLTaxxcER mi,
morning. we're arranged GA tables in and
around the PosT-INTKLI1aExcER booth
and Sege inspected aad greatly admired
| by thousands Of spectators. Ihe Wood
land Park Floral Company, Of SsAstle. con
tgihuted handsome bouquets Of fowsrs Z
sAe couple