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10 trial will be continued tomorrow.
WEDDED on 4 FERRTBoAE.
CavaIryu,an Wright seises the OaIy Chance
Onercd Him.

CaVoIryuln1 WRIGHT sefEos tho Only Chance
offered Him.
Edgar B. Wright, a private In the Fourth
United States Cavalry, which is now in camp q
the Presidio. nearSan Francisco. and Miss Josie
Z. Bloomer OF Jersey City were married on Sat
urday afternoon in tho after cabin of the Jersey
Central ferryboat Communipaw by the Row.
William J. Jones, Superintendent of the
Seaman's Friend Society, whose offices
are at SO South street. Tho ferryboat was on
the New York side when the marriage took
place and the honeymoon lasted while the boat
was making the return trip TO the Jersey shore.
Tho bridegroom is now on his way to join his
regiment. The bride is with her parents at 90
Bergen avenue. Jersey City.
When somebody writes the history of the
Spanish-A merican war he may refer to this
marriage as one OF the romantic incidents Of tho
conflict. Mr.. Wright and Mrs. Wright became
engaged to be married. long before any ono
imagined that there would be any war. He was
employed rs a bookkeeper and collector for q
firm in Thames street. The wedding day was
set for early in July.
Arrangements were making for the wedding
when the war broke out. Wright, filled with
Yankee patriotism, wanted to enlist. He spoke
OF his desire to his sweetheart. lie went 10 the
wrong person il he hoped TO be discouraged.
The young woman's maternal grandfather died
on d southern DnILIcuelu during Inc civil war
and her father also fought for the Union. There
fore. when hor betrothed spoke Of enlisting.
she siH ply snld:
"Very well. Ned. l can't go myself and /
haven't anything TO give to our cause but you.
so 20 4 you want TO. will wait for you at
homo till the war 10 over"
That settled the matter. The next day Wright
went to the United states recruiting station at
25 and 81 Third avenue and enlisted. Half an
hour later he was transferred to Fort Slocum.
He toleRraphod his sweetheart where he was
and she went to see him: Then came an order
ist to F Be sens tor TO- M i%6 sou Wight 6Rey wnS so Teted
for one. The squad of twenty-five was started
f from d TGnt s to Ssn 9 York Iat HnS pr %eE%inf, to The The
Army Building for their transportation:
ns Mis- is,i slSo%%iF ME-. Af H.t 1i;,eT BrS MEs; Smith All and ID
see Wright. Tho lovers had a little Talk
announced that they wanted to be married u en-
and there. Mrs. Smith and Miss Brooksbank
Jones and hustled him to the ferry boat Just in
time to catch the boat that carried, tho soldiers.
boat At the lsst tfsip i .hsr seFs%Sy ri Gisy n nSs IesS dft 20 the
RS.ssn At sns sass No Tie ss R e VI" n. % jones' GERS !.
have VS" sati.faottory answers betOre he %' would
took the minister so long to got the Information
he wanted that the boat reached tho Jersey side
S SSfo 6s i ne r coetyss, H5I t bsrtie. Rs as to the
Once In Jersey, = marriage could not be per
formed without q license. There was no time to
TO stay on the boat for it's return trip on con-
dition that he would not leave the boat.
This no promised. and when once they were
constructively in the territory of the State of
New York the pnrson got to work. with Mrs.
smith and Miss Brooksbank ns witnesses.
The party stood In the cabin furthcst from tho
shore, and the last responses we're made Just
as the ferryhouse bell clanGod for tho boat
to leave. The parson made a flying leap for tho
bridge and the honeymoon began. 1t ended in
about ton minutes.
The train was nearly ready as the boat docked
on the Jersey side. A hurried embrace and tho
young trooper was on his way to enter upon a
campaign whose length no one man can guess.
leaving his bride In tears to walt In Jersey for
his return.