The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-26
WITH SCANT SHOW
WILLIAM X. VANDERBILT TOOK
ANOTHER BRIDE.
AFFAIR WAS BUSINESS-LIKE.
THERE WE'RE FEW FRILLs AND
EURBELOWs.

Wedding Took Place mt st. Marks,
London Ohiciating Clergyman
Finished the Ceremony to Turn
Immediately to Another Office,
That of Conducting the Funeral
Service of His own ChiId-HOw
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Rutherford
Were Wed.
London, April 25.-William K. Van
derbilt was quietly married to Mrs.
Lewis M. Rutherfurd here to-day. This
afternoon the bride and groom started
for France, where they probably will
remain for some time.
Only eight persons. including Mrs.
Rutherford and Mr.. Vanderbilt. were
present in the dreary St Marks Church
when the ceremony was performed this
forenoon. The arrangements by which
the wedding was kept secret were most
elaborate, and they were not relaxed
even at the last moment.
The wedding party entered the
church through the vicaGage, which adj
joins St. Marks, and departed from
the rear entrance. While the wedding
| ceremony was going on there lay in
the vicarage the dead child of the
vicar of st. Marks, who made Mr..
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Rutherfurd man
and wife. At the conclusion of the
wedding ceremony the coffin was
brought into the church and Rev. r.
| Fl. Hadden, the vicar. read the burial
| ceremony. Immediately afterward he
left for Liverpool, where his father is
dying.
Half a dozen doors from St Marks
is Tarrant's Hotel. now quiet and old
| fashioned, but once one of Londons
most famous hostelries. From this no.
| tel Mr.. Vanderbilt emerged this morn
! ing and Walked to the church. In the
past three weeks he las been staying
at Tarrants Hotel qualifying by his
residence to secure the marriage
license.
Were But Few There.
The wedding took place just before
noon. Winfield Hoyt of New York was
the best man, and Henry White gave
away the bride. The only other per-
sons in the church besides the verger
were the Duke and Duchess of MARI
borough.
Mrs Rutherfurd wore simple gray
travelling dress, and no jewels of any
kind. Mr.. Vanderbilt, Mr.. White and
| Tic Ouhc VI NdIlDOIOuBn WOIG luc
usual frock coats. There was no we'd
| ding breakfast or receptions.
| The bride was the recipient Of many
| handsome presents from Mr.. Wander
bilt and others.
A telegram from Dover says Mr.. and
Mrs. Vanderbilt crossed the channel
this afternoon on a boat bound for
Calais.
Mr.. Vanderbilt personally secured
the license and managed the whole af-
fair himself. Three weeks ago he es-
tablished a residence in London, and
last Wednesday he personally applied
for and secured a license from the
Bishop of London, while the reporters
were all watching the Archbishop Of
Canterburys office.
Special Court Heard Him.
Chancellor Tristram of the Bishop Of
Londons consistory court held a spe-
cial court. and took the personal tes-
timony of Mr.. Vanderbilt, whose cou1-
sci also submitted documentary proofs
of the divorce proceedings at New
York, and of the fact of the prohibit
ton against his remarriage had been
removed by the Supreme Court at New
York. License was subsequently
granted.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was enabled to OBJ
serve secrecy in regard TO the license
in consequence of an order issued by
Chancellor Tristram after the scandals
arising from the rows raised in the
various churches by Father BLACK
during the campaign against the remar-
riage Of divorced persons. An order
then went out that licenses of divorced
persons should not be entered on the
public register until after their mar
riage, so as to avoid a scandal. Mr..
Vanderbilt's license, therefore, has not
yet become public property, and will
not be registered until the Bishop of
London's registrar is formally notified
that the wedding has taken place.