New-York tribune., 1903-04-26
THE CEREMONY AT ST. MARKS.
Only Eight Persons Present, Including the
Bride and Bridegroom.
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London. April 25.-William K. Vanderbilt was
quietly married to Mrs. Lewis NJ. Rutherfurd
here just before to-day. This afternoon
the bride and bridegroom started for France,
where they probably will remain for some time.
Only eight pesons. including Mrs. Rutherfurd
and MIR. Vanderbilt were present in ehe dreary
St Marks Church, North Audey-st., when the
ceremony performed. The arrangements by
which the wedding kept secret were most
elaborate and cautious and they were not re-
laxed even at the last moment. The wedding
party entered the church through the vicarage,
which adjons St Marks and departed from the
rear entrance In the vicarage as these few
members of leading families of England and
America walked through to the wedding, there
Law the dead child OF the vicar of St Mark s,
who made Mr. Vanderbilt and Mrs Rutherfurd
man and wife. AS soon as the simple wedding
ceremony was over, the coffin was brought INTO
the church. and the Rev. r. H Hadden -ead the
burial service over his child. Immediately
after,vard he left London for Liverpool where
his father is dying.
Half a dozen doors from st. Marks Church IS
Tarrants Hotel now quiet and old fashioned
but once one of Londons most famous host
1erfas From this hotel Mr.. Vanderbilt
emerged this morning and walked to the
church For the last three weeks he has been
staying off and in modest apartment at
Tarrant's qualifying by his residence TO secure
the marriage license With the exception OIL
Winfield Scott Hoyt, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry "hlte
and Mrs Rutherfurd, none of Mt NahoerolI1 >
friends knew where he was, and it is doubtful
q anv other soul knew where Mr. Vanderbilt
was keeping himself
On Anril "a Mr.. Vanderbilt met his lawyer
Newton Crane and together they proceeded py
a devious route, Mr.. Vanderbilt cynically ad-
,-tsinp that they avoid Fleet-st. to the office of
the registrar of the Bishop of London Before
Or Tristram. Chancellor of the London Diocese
Mr. Vanderbilt applied for a marriage license
DIR Tristram demanded the papers in the dl-
vorce case; these were produced, but copy Oh
the racent New York decision giving Mr. Van
5arblt narrpission TO be married not avail
able Mr. Crane pointed out that the Ia" Oh
England put no impediment in the way OF the
marriage even without this recent decision. and
he guaranteed to file transcript OF 1t suoSe-
o,an. IN the ceremony. DR.. Tristram mentioned
the objections held by the Bishop OF LONDON 10
granting marriage licenses to divorced persons;
but he admitted that if mandamus was apphed
for he would be obliged to issue the incense IN
accordance with the law. This terminated tne
proceedings and to Mr. Vanderbilt was given tne
license He waited at Tarrants for MRS. RUIN RUN
erfurd who crossed from Paris yesterday even
ing and met him at the church this morning.
All the persons concerned are greatly Rleasei
with the privacy with Whlch lhe Caioiui- i
plans were carried out w..
;, taIagrar m from Dover says Mr.. and Mrs van
6erhiIt cross the Channel this afternoon on d
boat bound for Calais. -
Mt Vanderbilt enabled to preserve secrecy
vara-dinu the license in consequence or an order
issued by Chancellor Tristram after tne scahuals
raised in various churches by Father Black dur-
ing the campaign against the rendrflase ol dl
I-nTcad nersons An order then went out tilat
licenses of divorced persons should not be en-
tered on the public register uh.li at.eI tnrH
arriage so as 10 avoid a scandal Mr.. Van
derbiIts license therefore has not yet become
nubIic property and will not be registered untll
the Rishop of London's registrar is iornhally
given notice that the wedding has taken place.
II is understood that the couple are not going
to America for some tme Inc nflue reeeIseu w.
ony handsome presents from Mr.. Vanderbilt
and others.