The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-01
QUEHR GALLAGHER.
a Youth who hns weakness for Going to
Funerals md Wakes.

Daniel j. Gallagher, who Is 10 years Of
age. mud who lives with bis parents at Dcs-
hrosecs street W queer boy. For six ycnr'
his chief delight has been to follow funerals. to
be Mt wakes, and 10 assist In laying out the
dead II he takes notion to 20 TO n funeral lie
waits nb0ut the house until the hcnrse moves.
and then he joys along on foot Just ahoud Of 1t
until tho cemetery Is reached. His favorite
cemetery Ii Calvary. but he knows all Of them.
Ito has gono in this way TO Greenwood. Now
York Bay. Staten Island. Wcatchcstor-in short
10 al the cemeteries ncar Now York. All the
underiAkcra know Dan. when he gets a. the
grave no takes delight in assisting in any
way. He will help curry tho collin from the
hsarac. or tAke n shovel md work with vim
until tho Inst Hpndeful II rounded into Ulace.
He cnrres u book in which hc keeps records ~
the owners Of vnrious plots. and he knows nearly
the funeral " Mr.. aud Mrs. Butler who wero
Killed re~'ntly in Central PHrk. and he always
thkOa spo'iRl delight in attending the burlal II
p'rs.ns whose death has boon attended by any
peculiar circumstances. Ile ~ now 30 well
known to the undrriakrrs tllnt lie always getH
invited to ridn home. rithcr on the box with n
driver or in u vacant place In n coach. When
the drivers stop ~ the drivers ~ funeral
coaches often do at some place on the road for
the alleged purpose of watering tho horses,
Dan is found ~ be- good company. with his
quaint r"mnrks. his oddities. his suatrhes Of
songs. and jukrs, su.h ~ a lively Irish boz has
always ~ his tongues end
Con Frdny last Dan. while aiding n neghbor
10 NOW SOME lNfnihff, fnl''NNNItNl 10 lllN n
weight too great for his strength. The cOnse-
uuencr was TINT n rupture WIS brought on. and
he Ind tO 20 10 the Chambers street Hospital
ON Sunday. however. he was home again. and
M no put on his best suit 10 ~ out his mother
warned him TINT he would do well 10 stay nj
homo aud D" quiet. But II was such BEAUTIFUL
day Tor n funeral TINT he could not resist the
temptation. and no found ono going TO his IA
vorite Calvary Cemetery. He ran all the way.
NJ usual, hut when hg got there his trouble
came on again. and hia good friend the under
tnker had to bring him home In n coach. He
WIS taken ~ Chambers street Hospital. and
there received such good caro- that lie was out
again Yesterday.
A reporter for THE SuS found Dams mother
and sister to he poor, bard working persons.
and although Dan does not contribute 90 the
support oi the family. he IL kindly treated.
His father WIS wounded in the hntile of An
tirum. and his brother was Killed ln the war.
His mother spoke freely 81 Dams weakness.
She could not account for II. but the boy had
been queer from his BIRTH. He was always IN
good humor and had never been punished.
81" tried 10 send nm to school. hut he made
such a hubhuh with his tricks that II WIS neccs-
sury Ia tHko him away. While his mother WIS
telling this Dan entered ths room and added /:
Yes; didn't want to have nm apron on and
ST with the girls. ~ | threw puuer " Dis AT EN-
" But. Dan. cant yot do something 10 help
your mother and sister -
MAJ No. belong to the Society Of Eternal
Rest: We live in the sunshine.
You have friends among the undertakcrs.
You nsk ON. They all know mo. can put
body on tee ~ good ~ any one. or can trim
n coffin. Ike Ia do IT,"
% Henever brings home u cent. and We don't
ask inviting of him." said his sister: " only
He is harmless. though. and would not hurt
ANY body