- William Steinway marries Regina Roos, 17-year-old daughter of Jacob Roos, owner of real estate and breweries in Buffalo, NY, and in Canada. Wedding takes place in Roos’ home in Buffalo. William’s father Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg and sister Anna are the only two family members present at the wedding. There’s no honeymoon. The couple moves into the house at 86 2nd Avenue.
- On the day of William Steinway’s wedding corporal Albert Steinway is in Washington, D.C., lodged in the chambers of the United States Senate, preparing for a battle.