WEDDING SCENE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1826, 6 August 1906, Page 3

WEDDING SCENE.

LING NEARLY MOBBED. Loudon, Mli J 1111 c. King Edward luut a narrow cscapi' of

l„jing ' badly mobbed yesterday. His Majesty was attending the marriage of Lady Mary Hamilton, said lo lie the i greatest heiress in Britain, to the Marquis of Graham, son of the Duke of Montrose. This had long been regarded as •• the wedding of t lie season." Accordingly a vast multitude of would he spectators thronged the church St George’s, Hanover 'square —mid all the npproachos -hither. So dense did the throng become, and so resolute was its evident determination to see when seeing was impossible

and to force an entrance into places already overtaxed, that even a force numbering no fewer titan 182 constables proved utterly unable to keep the mob within bounds. Tho bride’s carriage was surrounded and very noarly ovorturnod by tho pressuro of tho human wave. Then the King arrivod, and tho crush hooamo heavier than over, but nt la-fc tho Rival oarriago was gradually got round towards tho back of tho obmob, and Hit Majesty managed to slip iu by a sido door. By this time th-i police I received largo reinforcements that had boon sent for, and so in tbo end tho unruly

mob was kept in chsck, but cno lady who wore a wedding favor and appeared to be an invited guest did riot roach tho top step of tho ohuroh porch until much of hor attire was in absolute rags and hung down in long flowing it ips which dragged behind her m she outirrd the building. Tno sumo was altogether a very scan dilous ono, retloot ng great clLert'dis upon stiosa whoso duty i; was to soo that order was maintained. Only tho good humor of tbs multitude, wh'ch largely consisted of respectably, and sometimes oven gorgo ously, dressed persons, and on tbo other hnud the gentleness and moderation of the police averted what might easily havo been a very serious affair.