The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-10


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ana '"r""'' W s'"''' 'e W. ''''' '',,
mobile htnmed ihr"uch TN" -tr""'s
plenty of people observed it, passengers,
hut there wae no more Of a furry than if
mov;,, on, had n,sscd olo,r
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graufying lach ol curiosity c'hS'u II
sudden change in the toloncls plans.
He had made M his mind to marry Miss
Ior,, so,,,ub,ro !, \,vrori this p,nrn-
o''1 sum W ,,'',, ,.,
ing, but IN" enact p"'" h"''' peeh
fixed on The Colonel wanted To side
step crowds and hungry eyed citizens
and h. vanted to look Tin, situation over
., Ia,,r,,;,, ,,h,r, bo could o.,
" w .,., ,,.
the most privacy Inc Wlnh'" 'he auto
mobile came TO standstill IN the Erav-
elled drive at Beechwood he decided on
,ho ,,l,,o his own horn, Tbere was n,
,,s,l;,,. ,nr dnd,;na ,.n,,,s, h,ra
,eCo"' r., N
were no loiterers 'o dodg". Inc grlile'i
gates admitting TO tho wide lawns stood
open and Tn o,nas Hade the ma lord ONO
had mo, bo.n ro,uir,d ,o most guard
.L..
Hhywhere
When he met his son Vincent and Mrs.
William n. Force in his home the Colonel
ssid;
.w, u.u, ,,. ,ho ,ro,,,,,, nor, 7
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"ou'" hhe I" I've '''''' "" u" NY Wv" "o'''S
anyway.
His decision sent servants scurrylng'
: Hade, who has been with the A-t 1r family
for forty years, succeeding his father as
superiniendent OF the eStai" mere com
mandcd a stan that prepared the haI'-
, room for the ceremony.
Boyd, the gardener. robbed tis not
houses and sent to the ballroom arm
loads of American beauties. Rardenas
and hydrangeas Now ana then ser
want reconnotred the entrance 10 the
grounds to seq If there were trespassers
: about. But up and down Bellevue ave
nue. the roadway was empty save Tor
an AUTOMOBILES OF two and few pedes-
trians who had other matters To concern
d themselves about than the Astor wedding
few minutes before 10 O'Clock. the
time Col. Astor. after consultation with
, his tianc"c, had h:cd tor the ceremony
I all details had been attended TO. City
Clerk F. y. Fullerton had come to Beech
: wood TO sign there the marriage license
, thereby saving the Colonel trip 10 the
city hall. The license was obtained
on August 20. when Cot. Astor and Miss
Force were here AT the home of Lewis
E Cass l.edyard. Col. Astor S lawyer. Full
lerton did not make II public at the time
because. as he explains. il was apparent
q that the intent of the law-to prevent
runaway maria ges-had not been WITH
ated. since he had from Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Force a statement in writing
giving their consent to the marriage
of their daughter TO Col. Astor. Also,
he said to-day. col Astor had not filed
with him a certified copy OF the decree
dvorcing Col. Astor and Mrs. Ava Willing
Astor. The copy was handed to the
city clerk this MORNING 10y Col. William
p, Sheffield. Col. Astor's friend and legal
representative in Newport.
The paper recites that John Jacob Astor
is Il years old and the son of William
Astor and Caroline W. ScherrnerhornA Astor
Col. AstorS occupation is put down aS
gentleman. description put down Also
for the occupation Of his father. William
Astor It states also that Col Astor Wa
married once previously and that the
marriage has been severed by divorce.
The statistics give Miss Madeleine Ianag'.
Forces az" as 20 and present the usual
particulars concerning her birthplace
and parents.
There was no delay on the part ~ the
minister in waiting. the Rev MI. lambert
of Providence. He used to be a Methodist
and preached then AT portsmouth, near
here. tie had been engaged three days
ago by Col Astors Providenc" repre-
sentative, Richard B. Comstock, the sam"
who was reported as having retained IN"
Rev Mr.. Straight the carpenter, with q
Zee OF 81 600 Hlr Iaiihert arrived alpn"
At O'Clock TINS morning ana was met by
Col Sheffield
little later the R"V. Mr., straight
showed mp with William Harvey OF the
law firm OF Shefheld. Levy Harvey:
Here was a circumstance that wrinkleG
the wits OF N"wport"rs IL MIR lanp"rt
the Congregationahst had got tn" Joh
what was MT Straight DONG IN Hn~port :
II Mr.. StralEnt was 10 Do the olnciallht
clergyman. why Mr. Lanh@rt; ne pnH-
zie went unsolved' Inc Only expiahatl4i
that the summer colony ana the tradesioik
had was ,hat Mr.. lambert had first ca l.
and that Mr. Straight was on the grounG
IN case Nr Larnbert iailed To arrive or
fell victim To unforeseen circumstances
The carpenter preacher was not taken
TO the house IL" was entertained pri-
vately until the news came that he need
not tarry longer.
At exactly ~ o'clock Mr.. Lambert
faced Col. Astor and Miss Force and began
the ceremony that made them man and
wife He stood at the ast end pf tbs, bal l.