WEDDED BY WIRE.
A romantic incident of the recent storm was- the marriage by telegraph of two young people. The young man is a resident ot this city, while the lady reiides some .miles thiis side of New York. On the day appointed the young man was in a railway train, stuck fast in the drifts some 40 miles tUis side of the residence of the bride-expectant. The hours passed on and the train did not succeed in getting out of the drifts. Finally, it was suggested that rather than submit to a postponement the marriage be conducted by the aid of the wires. All parties having agreed .to-thisj "the wire was stretched from the office to the house of the bride's parents and the two were made one by electricity.; Afterwards, when the track was cleared of the snow, the husband and wife met for the first time as such.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3148, 21 March 1879, Page 4
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151WEDDED BY WIRE. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3148, 21 March 1879, Page 4
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