The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-11
FULLY 10000 N the STREET
Fifteen Hauled From Coal Hole by PolIcs
and Many Taken From Under
The Pews.


British titles OF minor degree. and be-
came thereby the eighth mistress OF that
duchy and the fourth American duch-
ess."
The scenes at her wedding. both at the
church and outside the house. were never
equalled at any similar event In this city.
The witnesses OF the actual ceremony
were restricted TO some 900 men and wo-
men. whose names are written large In
the social doings OF New York. They
struggled 10 their places in the church
through a mob estimated at 1000 per-
sons. for the most part women wearing
expensive clothing. The crowd swept
away the police lines, mobbed the bride
In her carriage and fought and scrambled
I'm vain effort 10 get. by any and every
means, within sight OF hearing OF the nup-
ual ceremony.
Fifteen female compatriots OF the bride
tbe asr oq S Ss %ors
were turned out OF the church itself.
Some were hidden in dark corners OF the
gallery: others were lytng nat under the he
peep through letter-box slit In the door.
Not one did get a sight OF the marriage
ceremony.
FIFTH AVENUE CHoKED.
The crowd was perhaps larger than
that which turned OUT at the wedding
pf Miss Vanderbilt and the Duke OF
Marlborough. IL was certainly more per-
sistent and less under restraint. 1t
choked Fifth avenue for blocks and over
flowed into the side streets.
a stream Of curiosity seekers in car
riages. hired or owned. mingled with the
carria ges OF the guests. and made Jam
that Will ever be remembered.
In the vast crowd men were scarcer
never made more trouble. The police
detail was absolutely inadequate and the
reinforcements hurriedly sent for did not
arrive until the worst was over.
Shortly after noon two hours and half
before the wedding. one OF the sexton
assistants happened TO so up IN the
church gallery he was astonished 70
dark corners. Many OF them looked as
IL they had drSssed for the occasion, and
some OF them wouldn't bulge. The po-
lice had TO be appealed 10 To clear tire
galleries.
In the pews they found more women
concealed. some OF them lying fiat down
almost $50 women were finaily corralled
and driven out, quite a number almost
reduced to tears Tie church had been
open all the morning to the decorators,
and the women must have stolen in, some
of them hours before.
INTO COAL HOLE
Inspector Mclaughlin had charge or
the police arrangements. lie had IS
men under his command at first In re-
sponse 10 an appeal from the family. he
had early TO send % men 10 surround
the Goelet house. In which the crowd had
then as much interest as in the church.
by o'clock the police had their hands
full at both places. At ;+5 O'Clock,
when the first guests arrived. they were
almost swallowed UP.
There we're all sorts OF women In the
crowd. many with children. but by far
=
in good circumstances, attired in the
costumes ordinarily seen on Fifth ave-
nue. on any bright afternoon.
The police started 10 keep the crowd
back at the street corners. but the thin
blue line soon wavered and finally wa
swept away. The sidewalk UP 70 the
awning was jammed and the crowd
hassed on the steps at each side OF the
door.
DOWN IN A COAL HOLE.
Fully Is went down in the coal hole
and we're underneath the chancel when
sexton spied white-feathered hat just
disappearing down the hole He made
frantic dash In with a policeman, and
one By one the women we're hauled out
again. their clothes mvaA sampled and
the white. fes thered hst ~ Atv. One
woman had been found ~ Wing ~ a Pile
OF coal.
Its just too mean for anything" said
the woman. shaking herself why, we
could have heard there anyway"
A policeman was stationed al the coal
hole after that.
HAD FAKE PASSES.
A lot Of women showed bite Of paper
IN the faces OF the police and said they
wore passes. but that didn't 60
Every dressmaker and milliner in New
York seemed TO he out Some took notes,
A lone mounted policeman tried In vain
20 keep the carriages moving. but is was
useless at times.
At 2:25 the bridal party was spied First
came Mrs. Goelet and the dukes mother.
the Dowager Duchess of Roxburghe The
horses and coachman and footman wore
white ribbons and cockades end the
crowd for a moment thought IT was the
bride. There was rush, which the po-
lice beat back. Then came the brides
maids in three carriages II took these a
long while TO get into the church. too.
Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt fol-
lowed Their carriage wac the only one
that was open. On the front seat. sitting
very dignihed, we're the two little Misses
Vanderbilt.
Amt they sweet" said a dozen women.
Up the avenue there came murmur
and the brides carriage appeared. There
wss no mlstaking IT, The horses wore
enormous etreamers % white ribbon with
cocksdea 81 white ribbon and lilies ~ the
valley There were white cockades on
coachman and footman. too. Every
vfhicle halted. and the bridal carriage
hed 60 come 90 dead stop az the corner
~ Fifty-third street. That was what
the women apparently had been looking
for and what the police we're not hooking
for.
THE BRIDE FRIGHTENED.
ITS the bride" went up IN a chorus.
and with a common impulse the women
made for th, csrriag,. woman climbed
on each step.
Miss Goeiet looked frightened especial
" vhen she esv hand thrust in from
the window on her side Robert Goelet.
her brother. vss having all he could DO
on bis The carriage could no, b1dge. ri-