The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-11
BRIDAL PARTY MOBBED.
Thousands Surge About May
GoeIet on Way to Church.

Newport, r. L, ov.1.-The Duke and
Duchess of Roxburghe arrived here last
night and will spend the first week OF
their honeymoon at Ochre court, the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Ogden
Goelet.
The duke sand duchess left the Goelet
residence after the wedding, in car
riage, to which at the last moment
long white streamer was attached by
the usherS, and drove to the Grand
Central station where they entered
private car attached to the o'clock ex-
press for Newport.
Fifth avenue and vicinity of the
church was the scene before and during
the ceremony of excitement and disor
der unparalleled at any of the previous
great weddings in New York. From the
church to the Goelet residence distance
of five blocks, the avenue contained
surging mob numbering fully 10000 peo-
pie, mostly women whom force of 200
policemen was powerless to hold back.
Before the service began several hun
bred women gained entrance to the
church and seated themselves in the gal
IerieS from which they were fOrclbly
dislodged by a squad of police a few
minutes before the arrival of the bride.
When the carriage containing the bride
to be and her brother. Robert Goelet
neared the church it was surrounded by
women who stopped the horses and IN
their efforts to see the bride chung to
| the carriage, some OF them getting on
the steps and thrusting their heads into
| the open windows.
Mr.. Goelet called to the police. but II
was some moments before the half dozen
police who rushed to the rescue were aple
to drive the curious women BACK anu en-
able the carriage to proceed
| When the carriage of Mr. and Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, which was just ahead
of the bride, reached the canopy leading
from the curb to the church, the croWd
| of women banked up Twenty-Five 1eel ueeA
| on either side rushed frantically forward
carrying the solid lines OF policemen VILE
! them, and for moment checked the en-
| trance They were forced PACK. only Il
| rush forward again when the brides car
| rage drew up. BY this time policemen
! from other points had been collected the1 2
but in spite of them group OF mar
I dozen women stopped down and lifted tbs
canvas of the canopy ana craWleu par
/ way under. They crawled to their posl
/ tons, Notwithstanding all the efforts o.
the police to pull them away ana seVer9
/ of them managed to keep their heads
under the canvas until the bride hat
passed UP. A patrolman caught one very
and dragged her along the walk, she stu
elinging TO the canvas until she wa:
forced to Jose her hold.
She was lifted up smiling and satisfied
she had seen the bride. On the Fifty
third street side of the church nfteei
we'll dressed women craWIed down INTO
coal hole, leading underneath the mouse
They could not see anything, put the ne
could hear what was going on aDoNe- 70
Hcenen had to enter and drive them oui
Four hours after the ceremony fiII
| avenue was still crowded with curlou
i women many of whom. were laden vii
snoiIs from the church decora tons, Tor al
: Ter the invited guests had LETT Inc mo
F crowded into the church ana PROCEEDED z
: J once 10 tear down the flowers from u
! new entrance In a few minutes they De
gan TO break the leaves from the PAIN
church was despoiled OF many OF III
] floral DECORATIONS