Richmond planet., 1903-11-14
MISS GOELET WEDS :
DUKE ROXBURGHE.
Cnly Two hundred and Fifty HTcrSonsa
Witnec.ad the Ceremony.
WILD DISORDER ABOUT eagRUHg

New York, Nov 1.-THE marriage
of Miss May GOelet, only daughter OF
Mrs. Ogdel Goelet. and the re, est OF
American heiresses, to Henry John
Innes-ker. eighth Duke of RoxburEne,.
and 18th in order of precedeno of tbsa
dukes Of Great Britain, was scaemts
nized at st. Thomas Church. in tbia
city. Bishop William Croswell Doa&4
OF Albany, as listed by the Rev ErnesA.
M. Stires, of ST. Thomas Church. per-
formed the ceremony. A company o6s
250 guests, a small number for an IN,
ternational marriage of such import
ance, witnessed the ceremony.
Forming in the outer vestibule OF
the church, the bridal party proceeded
down the aisle to the chancel stepa,
the bride on the arm of her brother
Robert GoelSt. Tie maid Of ho6f =
was Misss Beatrice Nj 5, and : 4
bridesmaids Lady Isabel Innes-K> =,
Miss Martha Johnston. Miss Alice BaEr-
cock, Miss Marian Haven. Miss Their
esa Iselin, Miss Nina Taayer, OF Boa-
ton, and Miss Pauline Whittier
At the chancel steps the bride was
met b. the duke and his best man.
the Hon. Reginald Ward, son OF the
late Earl OF Dudley, and the betrotbaS
service of the Protestant Episcopal
Church was read by Mr.. Stires. Tbs
party then advanced to the altar ran
where the Episcopal marriage service
was read by Bishop Doane
The duke and his bride will speuGl
a few days at Newport, and the real
honeymoon viii be spent on his estate
in Scotland.
The duchess received many supsrr
jewels among her wedding gifts, which
are valued at over S1,000,000. They
include tiara of diamonds and pearls,
a necklace of diamonds, a pendant OF
diamonds and emeralds, a head ornao
ment of diamonds, a diamond collar
many rings and bracelets set with,
precious stones, besides a great Quanr
tity OF gold and silver plate, cu&
glass, etc.
The brides fortune, which she holde
entirely in her own right, is estimates
at about $50 100000.
Fifth avenue in the vicinity of tho
church was the scene before and DIR
ing the ceremony of excitement ana
disorder unparalleled at any of the,
previous great weddings in New York.
From the church to the Goelet rest
Gence, a distance of five blocks, tho
avenue was a surging mob numberMNs
fully 10000 persons, mostly women.
whom a force OF 200 policemen were
powerless to hold in check. Befofe
the service began several hundred
women gained entrance to the church,
from which they were forcibly dfa-
lodged by a squad of police few mfnr
utes before the arrival of the bride
When the carriage containing tia
bride-to-be and her brother, RoherE
Goelet, neared the church Z vas sur
rounded by women, wh0 stopped tho
horses, and in their efforts TO see tho
bride clung to the carri Ee, some OF.
them getting on the steps AID thrfsts,
ing their heads into the open windows
When the carriage Of Mr.. and Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt, which was just
ahead of the bride, reached the canopS
leading from the curb to the church.
the crowd of women banked up % feesr
deep on either side rushed franticailyr
forward. carrying the solid lines OF 10
lASSHSh Will lutlIls anu LOT A4OIuGnS
choked the entrance They were,
forced back. only TO again rush for&-
ward when the brides carriage drew.
up. BY this time policemen from other
points had been collected there. but In
spite of them a group OF half a dozen.
women stopped down and lifted the
canvas of the canopy and crawled un--
der. They clung to their positions. not
withstanding all the efforts of the
police to pull them away. and several
Of them managed to keep their heads
under the canvas until the bride had
passed up. A patrolman caught one
well-dressed woman by one of her an,
kles and dragged her along the walk,
she still clinging to the canvas. She.
was picked up smiling and satisfied
She had seen the bride.
Found Their Children Shot.
Shamokin, Pa. Nov. 10.-When Mr. =
and Mrs. Clement Copernick returned =
after temporary absence from their T
home in Natalie they found their chill,
dren. Anna and Stella, 5 and 9 years
respectively on the floor of the kitchen
covered with blood from wounds. Anua
had been shot through the lung. vhila
her sisters neck and head contafnea1l
an amount OF bird shot NeithaY ~
the victims have as yet been abba tr
state who shot them. Anna IN NO,
expected to recover. The parents .4~
unknown enemfae ehot tho .An.