The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-07
New York World.
A Scene In Greenwood.
a Lady CARRIED HER POINT AT A FU-
NhhAL-MRs BISHOPS ANXIETY ABOUT
HER HUSBANDS BURIAL PLACE.

Nathaniel c. Bishon ono os A.,
the famous Bishop divorce snt % tS parties rue 80 70
ured before courts and juries for manv ~ears
was Duried yesterday afternoon in Gr.an''
wood cemetery. Mr.. Bishop dieo Ar HE rsa;
dence in West Forty fourth street on Mondav
morning, ag'd seventy-eight years. Before
his death he had expressed wish that bis
wife should not be permitted to enter the
room in which he lay dead, or to participate
in any way in the funeral ceremonies. Ar.
rangements were made by the father -in-law
of bis daughter by his first wife for the burial
of the body, and be promised to pay the nee
essary expenses Ol the funeral, as litigation
had nearly swallowed up the large private
fortune that Mr. Bishop had when he retired
from active business years ago An iDtima-
ton was received Tuesday that the wife de-
sired to haze the control OF the funeral ar
rangemcnts. She had already eDdeavoreG to
enter the room in which the bod, lay, but the
iahdiady OF the house resisted her attempt ic
accordance with the dying wish of Mr.. Bish-
op. FINDING that she was banked in the
attempt to see the body OF her dead husband,
sne d,termined to exercise exclusive control
over the arrangements for the funeral. She
requested tha; the funeral take place in Mr..
.Fyngs church of the Holy Trinity, on Madi-
ison avenue and Fnrty-seventh street, where
she and Mr., Bishop had for the Introductory
ySoio VI iIt d IeUueQ Will fpslQ-
ious gularity. No objection was offered 10
this, and the day and time of the funeral were
arranged for Thursday at one O'Clock. At
that hour the body arrived &C the church and
Rev. Dr. Tying began the funeral service.
TneTe were only about dozen persons in the
church, but the wife was not of the number
While the services were in progress an unex-
pected interruption took place. The son Of
Mrs. Bishop, young man about nineteen
Of ,xrt..x ,e. ~.
man, entered The church and on behalf of his
mother requested that the service be discon-
tinued, but this the undertaken knew was
impossible TO do and so told the young man.
The latter kept quiet until the service was
over, and settled himself in pew at the rear
of the church. The services end d the
casket was opened and the friends were al
lowed to take final LOOK at the face of the
dead. No objection was made to this pro-
cedure until the casket had been closed again.
The young man then arose, however, and re-
quesled the undertaken to secure the body
there until his mother gave orders for its re-
moval. Her desire was to have a pivat t
burial. he said. on the morrow. The under
taker, who had been previously warned that
ii lie obeyed any orders from the lady be
must look to her for bis fees, told the son
that if bis mother world deposit 500 within
one hours time he 1.-THE undertakerl would
delay the funeral for private burial. All
this time Mrs. Bishop remained in the street
and the hour passed, but no nUney was
brought forward as a deposit. The under
taker then determined to carry out the funeI-
al, as it had been delayed long enough, and
was about to place the coffin in the hearse
when Mrs. Bishop peremptorily forbade its
removal. The undt rtaker was noDplussed
as was also the clergymeu, ana likewise the
persons present. He determined at last 10
submit to her wishes, when he r. .membered
an ordinance of the board OF health which
forbade b no to keep body more than four
days after death without obtaining a special
permit for that purpose. The sergeant OF
police irrm the sub-precinct at the Grand
Cent al depot advised that telegram he sent
to the board Of health tor advice. This sug-
geston was adopted, and while awaiting au
answer Mrs. Bishop at last consented to th
removal oil the body il she and her son could
be given carriage for their exclusive use.
Those present agreed to submit to heI de-
mand. as the delay had been provoking, be-
sides destroying all the solemnity of the oc
casion. The corteee then lett the ct urch
1t consisted of three carriages and the hearse
When the funeral brought Up at Greenwood
the wife got out and stood at the gate an
ordered that the bo1y he deposited in th
sleeping vault. But Mr.. Bishop owned
| s~..iiy plot ia w bieh bio ERE. vile was buried
and the grave had been already dug for the
reception OF his remains SGT tha nnd0r.ehc
politely informed the lady OF the fact; hut
Mrs. Bishop was obstinate. The body was
then carried to the grave, but Ms. Bisl, D
positively refused to have the undertaken
bury it. The undertaken was once NOE IN
quandary. And when at last the under
taFer tried to force burial, Mrs. Bishop ex-
claimed vehemently that she would jump
into the grave and obliee them to put Mr..
Bishops body on top OF her. The spt tctators
were terrified at her vebemence, but were not
prepared to see her suit the action to the
word. Nevertheless, she jumped into The
grave forewith. The sensation was ntensi-
fed in the wild exciamatons which Mrs. Bish-
opmade that the ladies plese Mt wele e''improper
women" "had poisoned her husband" and
wished to get him ''out of the way" Mean
while the son had teen endeavoring TO enlist
the favor OF the cemetery superintendent, 10
grant him days time to obtain the nt tcessa-
~ fur as by which the fee for a receiving vault
could be obtained. The scene al the grave OF
MIR. Bishop brought the superintendent TO a
reluctant consent to the agIe, m.nt, al d the
body was placed in the receiving vault, much
to the reliei Of the spectators. II was only
then that the lady il mped out of the grave.