New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-05
THRoNGS OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.

THRONES OUTSIDE THE HOUSE.
POLICE ANp pErEcTIvEs KEEP A ,lINEr LOON
OFT ND THERE MAS 80 TEot HIE
\ welding always attracts = crowd When the
voidlnl, Is % be that 81 wealthy american woman
Wlth . count and when for weeks me paper nave
been wri,ins columns the coming affair u Is to
he expected mat large crowd vii assemble. This
expectation fulfilled YESTERDAY ~ ID" marriage
OF Miss Anna Gould TO Count Eonifacc Io 'asi"i-
lane
Hy n. the first contingent " spectators ma
arrived. aud paced ~. and down IN" Sidewalk in
front " the house. \ small detail OF police vas
soon on tho spot however. and the public were
sent 10 the broad wax that fringes ~" FArk
opposite the Could house. Keep; ON 'hc cas-; side
walks south Of SiXty-scr"nih.s - and clear NV
yards above It Tn" crowds grew larger. ard soon
Captain Strauss hid forty men boiling tho crowd
back on the cast side 90 the avenue and th" al
Joining streets. wale Sergeant Dillon hil thirty
men under him keeping IN" women AM men from
breaking tho Jim" ami bursting across tHe aVeru" ~
from - the house. This crowd. under obs" manage
men. - "a. Park police dlspos"I Hfef t' 'r.i.
along tho urrayoi portion. until t"" ~'f "ar.h vac
% IONS sticky. muIlv pool AMI gr'!1tit r. t.rsel
forward AMI occupied firms, 81 'he .,hh.a. mel
road aad w.dcncI gradually until l' occupied nearly
a quirt.r ~ the stree That wa. Wlue ih" CUES
were arriving T. MAS 20" sam" or fhe Other ~"
OF to. street IN" women. who formed by fs- %"
greater proportion - the crowd. ulsnel forward
quietly bu' surely. 'ns' - ct glm1ee u 'hoy
could. ~ tno Ireesc. Of mo guests The ptraqc'
along Central Park Wa black wen humanity rp
In the nee. tho Young mon ari b't. climbed %
vht, tho, could sni rock, d. n nearby. opposite
the house was made use Of a. Il vAutas'- ground
The earlier arrivals wcro uurscmai.ls. shopg.ris.
the hoSllums and la1f're ont - th" park hUt h".
fore the sidewalks were packed wl,h The t.eD that
flv. -
the richer and hettcr-dressc CLASSICS These made
successful bluff" on the police. pretending that
they wanted to pass NJ Or down Flfih-nvc.. but
they always anchored IN IN, front rank of the on
lookers There were two women however IN tho
Central Park sid Of tho avenue. Who had com"
thor" early and stayed to the last. who exhibited
their u bcrnian grit They both oll. one
wor. q bonnet u emerald green and the other
for a hcadgear had only cloak They were Irish
women both ~ look and speech. Roth pulled ha'k
into the crowd any one who dared 90 get "fofnlnst
them There was also woman. rather daintily
dressed bIt short of stature who had tucked under
her arms one Of inos. fragile boxes that are packed
with patent Frrnrh shoe polish During tn great
cyt rush Of guests she had place the south curb
81 sixty -seycuth-st Her view blocked ont by
bluccoht. 40 she used IN" box fpr foo'stopl- IL
collapsed au1 III inN nuid spread Itself around.
She stood her ground however. and PROBABLY saw as
much Of the people going in and out ~ the hous.
as any In the Big crowd Ana what di thcN an see
II they saw any thiug ~ was the customary yellow
and red striped awning making sort OF op'n-air
canvas tunnel from A." curb to the main entrance
Of the Goud house. and an occasional earring" or
coup" dash up and halt AT the mouth Of the tun-
nj long enough to allow some to- alight
BY 1870 all the guests had arrived. ana IL was
known thar ~" marriage ceremony was being cc.e-
brated. and about half II the crowl wand'rei
away, but came back AGAIN 20 thr guests de-
itrt. and tn" bride and bridegroom drive on 10
m" Grand Central station. The crowd WIS re
"aried Atu" more IL catching g.inpscs of the
i"IartlnH guests. fpr no" ana then wrong car
fidEr drov" up. and glinps 81 wonderful dresses.
1c"s hats and flowers rewarded the patient walt
crs Every woman had a bunch OF the orchid cat
t.eya Superha ana buucnrs Of Nine Mrrmet roses.
some ~ IN" younger men Of the house party threw
out sprays ~ American Bcauty roses. which were
taken away ~ Treasures by the few fortunate ones
who got possession of them
m" bride and bridegroom LEFT the house 81 il5
=. m in coupe drawn by two dark brown horses.
which hal for bridal ornaments white headpieces
Lost his near hind shoe on his WAY from the sta
be to m" hOils'
After II all the crowd dispersed quietly
and there Mas accident and not the slightest
from Police Headquarters kept watchful eyes open
inside OF the mansion. Several detectives II
was said. also mingled IN the crowd and watched
sharply for possible thieves. The presence OF the
sary. The women who attended the wedding wore
much icweirl. and its display tempting 10 the
crooks" who mingled in the crowd The police
were cautious In allowing people to pIss their lines.
and tho narrow passdec-way which they kept open
through the lines was wei guarded The numerous
threats made by "cranks In letters sent to George
J. Gould caused the police 10 be alert. but there
was trouble