The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10
Young Polish Girl Married to .
Montana Miner.
UNIQUE. ROMANTIC CEREMONY


One OF the ssrangesf. most unique and
interesting events thai ever occurred IN
the history OF the Chsikoot pass Is mar
rated In letter from a special corre-
spondent Of the Dyea Trail. dated Sheep
camp. March y. II was q wedding
which took place on the preceding Satur-
day. when Marie Isaarov. a young Polish
girl. WAS married 10 Frank Brady
miner from Montana The couple had
become acquainted on the trail and friend
shin soon ripened into love. The yoSng
lady, the letter states, is accompanied by
her father. who IS evidently not a poor
man. as ne has had q large outfit for
himself and daughter hauled from the
wharf al Dyea and packed over the sum-
nit Miss Isharov. who speaks very lit
tie English. Is Handsomely formed and
sirikfngly beautiful girl of about ~ wears.
She is modest. lady-i.ke and wei edu-
Gated
Mr.. Brady. the bridegroom who Is 20
years old. is one OF the best men who ever
went into the interior. He Is a goce-
locking fellow. who knows n whole lot
about mining; is intelligent. perfectly
sober and able To take care of himself
under any circumstances, although II
naist be confessed that ne shrank under
the rather public character OF the we'd
ding ceremony between himself and his
beautiful bride. Ee wished to be mar
RED as quietly as poss.hie bur. as he and
Miss isharov he'd left the wedding ar
ranEements In Che hands of Braay's
friends. a party OF seven or eight Mon
tana boys. he had nothing TO do but
fall In line with their desires They de-
creed that there should be a weAiing
march, and tina. IL should begin at .sThe
Scales" ascend the famous steps out in
the snow and ice. and that the wedding
ceremony should take place on the sum
init Of Chiikoot pass. This programme
was carried out to the letter
g. Wedding Procession.
The wedding procession started from
The Scales at II =. m Leading the
~. accordion in hand. was Phil Ward
or Virginia City. Mont. enc OF the most
accomplished players who ever evoked
HOME. Sweet Home from that instru-
ment. and. as the strains of Lohengrin's
wedding March were taken ND by the
breezes. Archie Burns sramway ceased
Its creaking and the workmen nj Stone
Rouse stopped 10 lister and to look at the
interesting procession going up the IA
nous marble stairs Of Chilkoot pass. And
nobly did the musician play. Almost
IKE that OF great organ the music
seemed. Following Musician Ward were
fishers Gilbert and Seigfried. also OF Viz
eihia Sity. Then came the bride ac-
co"pahieu ana assisted by Bert Fenner
Miss isharov was sensibly attired In neat
hitting. modest kiondike garments. and
appeared as happy as any bride on WHOM
the sun ever shone. Following the bride
came her father and Mrs Decker. a hand
some young widow from Puyallup Wash
who Is on her way to the interior Mrs
Decker was becomingiy attirsd i'm a
brown corduroy suit and high walking
shoes. and looked as handsome az the
bride. After Mrs Decker and the brides
father came ushers w. A. Stevenson.
Knute Eillngson and William Nurn-
berger, ali OF Virginia City. and Aryiu
L. kells. OF Dawson. Then followed a
great crowd ; OF interested spectators
many Of them with loads OF 100 pounds
on their backs.
At the summit.
When the wedding procession reached
the summit ii was met by Gus Steffens
the weil-known Dyea jeweser, aud Rev.
Christopher l.. Mortimer. a Missouri min
lister who Is seeking fortune and souls to
save In the gold fields. In a very short
time the ushers had everybod pietur
esqueiy arranged for the first wedding on
the Chilkoot summit. The Canadian
mounted police furnished a table, pen.
ink and paper; and deyour Catholic
hearing that the bride was of that faith
drove a stake into the ground beside the
table and upon II mounted an onyx cruel
FIX. IL was strange seene-th.s wedding
ceremony upon the mountains summit
and the Montana boys who had arranged
il Eel. repaid as they looked around
great crowd had gathered. Never. per-
haps has there been mere UNIQUE spec
sacle. Resting their heavy packs on the
snow, this gathering Of gold seekers from
all parts Of the earth stood with uncov-
cred heads and reverently watched the
minister OF God join In holy wedlock the
handsome Montana miner and the heaati..
fui Polish girl. J Mrs Decker acted as
bridesmaid and Bert Fenner the groons's
best mar. Tie bride bore herself with a
modest composure that told OF her hap
piness. The groom. too, was undoubtedly
happy. but was not as composed under
the trying gaze Of the hundreds OF inter-
ested spectators Best Man Feaner how
ever. was equal 10 the occasion. and his
management OF the affair was 50 clever
that no delays of any Kind were expert
encsd from the start ~ the process ~
at the Scales TO the conclusion OF the GER
emony on the summit
With their feet on American soil n
their faces turned toward the lard OF the
stars and stripes. Frank Bra Is. a true
type OF the brave American 11ire- ard
Marie isharoy. PaiiSs girl who fears rot
The hardships OF the land OF he rnidniznt
sun. were made one With the snow
altar, the naked image az cFueIi.d
Savior as reminder that whom God tad
Joined together man should not r,,s
asunder, and a great gathering 81 GOD
seekers as reyrSens witnesses of the event
nothing more was needed 70 add inprca
siveness 20 the accession.
With tears in his eyes Nr rsha.ev
the Poiantfer. gave his daughter into tho
keeping of the Montana naIne~. saving i.s
knew she would be As good and true y
wife as she bad been q loving snd ohedseft
child. and hoping thar the course q thrsr
lives would not be 50 altered as 10 can f4~
his separation from his beloved Maze
AZ iae conclusion Of the ceremony Heg.
Mr. Mortimer delivered a shore. narryv ard
encouraging address and then on the
table kindly loaned by the CanadG4n cu,
toms post, made ous the marriage cerssl-
cate.
TIE wedding ring was an eAes4sIiE x.y
hssyy ore. relied by Jeweler ssefsens oa,t
OF gold presented by -srvsn l. Kstgs. wac
himself dug the nuggets a1t eg slain. Nh
p below on Hnnksr creek
IA thousands Of tents from Shekn car1r
~ Lakes I.inGemsn and Bennett We sters
Of the wedding on the surnrss.. vas ,asIs