The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31
WEDDING STOPS SHORT.
rHE BRIDEGROOM ABSENT AND THE
BRIDE IN A FAINT.


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Brnsu pr,.s Bruus Get n Despateh saJius Tna,
Mr.. Fitch was Toe III to Wary Her shs
Feared she HAD Bees Jnted. ana Coi-
lnpsed-Ir. Fitch Really was III. TheuEh.
EMiss Edna Marie Bruins of Csryl, noar Yon.
ers, was to have been married 10 Russell Mar
in Fitch. supervising principal Of tho public
Iphools Of South Amboy, N. j., on "Wednesday
light at tho Central Metropolitan Temple, bs
Eleventh. avenue. Early in the afternoon she
.eooivod q telegram saying that the cercmony
kould have to be postponed because Mr.. Fitch
has III :and would DO unable to come to town.
hfiss Bruins, who was stopping with her aunt,
kdra. Emma Clair, in street, near
Blocker, collapsed when she got the despatch.
he feared that she had been Tilted and sho
nank into q state of semi-consclousness from
Which che was not reused until yesterday morn.
hg. Her apprehension, however. was not well
founded, for Mr.. Fitch was really Ill and was
anxious to marry her.
Owing to o combination of circumstances
kotioo Of tho postponement did not reach the
proper persons, and, in consequence. at the hour
lot for the wedding the church was filled with
quests and everything was ready for the cere-
hony save that there was no bride and no bride.
broom.
Miss Bruins is pretty and 20 years of age. She
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Last sum mer while visiting friends in South
Amboy she met Mr.. Fitch, and later their gu
Hagement was announced. Several weeks age
|ast Wednesday was SGT for the oeremony. In
citations TO the wedding were sent out "a
Friends Of Miss Bruins and Mr.. Fitch and
hero was every indication that there would
Do q crowd ct the church. Mr.. Fitch
himself called ct the Central Metropolitan
'emple and saw the Rev. F. @. Harding. the
assistant pastor. who was to perform tho oere.
There mustn't be a hitch che Of any kind in thIS
S1sEEs ! fr good 0s sSS St sSTn % W ssn saa sn We T nsSo to 9
Mr.. Harding suggested last Monday as q
party on hand. BE was told to come at, !
Ehurch at which could not be delayed. Prompt'
at z o'clock on Monday evening five young
flen and four young women came to the
party and had come for the rehearsal. Miss
Bruns introduced herself to Sexton Henry,
Miss i RieSei. Hiss 81 Emma RiesSesi, and Miss IS
SEiasSnsI ssnA ffhs d ays y sS,S men d.as.s E "
Gttch's ushers.
Mr., Fitcn didn't show up until 8 o'clock. The
the sexton lot the party use the Sunday school
room, They rehearsed for about half an hour.
Nd M then then T SsIs t sw ss,t toseafh .a;v T Ths last thing
"Be sure and have everything ready for us on
Wednesday. Hire an organist and a blower for
usSers viii be here at q quarter Of Z to take
charge and you help them see to 1t that people
"i Aftsr H., SsT rehe eenus f ;se WE Wedding party went to
the house, Of Miss Bruns,s aunt in Commerce
street and arranged the final details, 1t was
Phould meet In tho parlor of the Morton House,
ct Broadway and Fourteenth street, at $3.50
AS early as 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening
politan Temple. There were no ushers to take
i Oort and collected oiii.%se; 4 s eards. At o SeHoS there
were at least 800 people in tho church, but no
a ssEp S St fh Su MfsaiS so R ESs : yyiiuf 91sf fFd@ bb Ssinss:
and hadn't had his dinner, was playing sweet,
soft music, while back Of the organ two blow.
work. = 'A' ''A''n' "'f' ""uu''' az
To the great relief of the sexton a carriage
and the brldesma aids, in full evening dress and
~. What SiSa they cried in chorus when told that I
lively conference, which ended by their getting
SsSs int HoI their car RIA Wand and driving ;, to the the
SONG mr. vf FITCH ah1' IS sisE." syn GlSan sn ne e. them. ..and
ne sp SssdEaa ana must fn6w Ss .p ssfss ess girls in chorus.
doesn't, somebodyW have to tell her pretty
but Miss Bruins did know, and had known
since early in the afternoon. The members of
shs T's az Rsr PARTY aiiur wef fo t nSti sSf iSe IHs h so s sG ee
the church to break, tho news there. Sexton
Henry almost tainted when he heard 10.
Gee Whit he exclaimed. THE organist
has been playing for an hour and the blowers
themf"
No one yo.nnteered to become responsible for
the debts OF the absent Mr.. Fitch, and the sex
nm n IN 90 m In thu nR"n N lnft and hrnaE kkA
news to Mr.. Bomant. Before the orRanist had
q chance to express his sentiments the sexton
the news 10 the blowers. They were too OK.
haHsted to say much, but they looked volumes.
party inc members suggested that he announce
the postponement of the wedding to the people
in the church, who were getting impatient.
Yielded. 'n' pO 'u' HA'
Ladies and gentlemen" he said, "there'n be
bridegroom are sick and cannot get here"
For a morcnt there was dead silence. Then
frame IN aRos sSp, Sso h The principal sdG kicks came anne
Wedding party was a~ssailed with question:,
! was that Mr.. Fitch had t~elegraphed to Miss
bruns that nc was III and couldn't be married.
Mr.. Harding, who had been waiting In an ante.
room TO perform the ceremony, went home
Miss Bruins was very III as a result of the
ff ors sbe oS .eD was sbs ape q 70 90 home Yesterday: Be,
with Mr.. Fitch for oorr' good m S Wouldn't Ihs tn marTy
him under any circumstances. Perhaps,
though: she may Change her mind when she
learns the facts. They are that Mr.. Fitch was
IfeaiIy too III at South Anlboy to come to New
his house yesterday. Clarence g. Singer. who
was to have been one of the ushers, said:
Mr.. Fitch and his ushers, George Batzell. Ed
on Tuesday after having attended the rehearsal
FIJI n Monday evening", After his arrival here Mr..
Haines. who said that he was suffering from
nervous collapse. On Wednesday morning his
condition would not admit of his leaving his
relative OF Miss Bruins, and telephoned to DR..
Taylor, his. best man; the Rev; DR.. Cadman and
would be unable to be married that day. II
any complications arose IL cannot be attributed
70 our neglect. The story that Mr.. Fitch has
~ the wedding Is the mercst drivel. He told
me thls morning that this was his first engage