The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-22

ments, and he was out Of Sigh. and hssrne he-
fore they missed the coffin Then IN rugor
search was begun and kcut up until n!qNu.
but no trace Of the missing corpse rou'' h"
found. Tho mourncrs rode sOrrowfully home
ward wondering Mt the m mysterious disappear
ance. but unable 20 conjrc'qre lls ciuse. On
the next morning they found the coffin, clos ly
encased in the henrso that was standing III the
undertnkcrs stable"
ITO q strnnger tho practice of troting to
funerals in New York is apt TO prove shocking.
is. i Observation-Disclosures .uo ,..., -,
form. The city IS large. AMI all the cemeteries
arc 30 distant that We must irot our horses 10
get through by daylight From this ro'nt,
which is central. the distance to Calvary
Cemetery Is five miles TO Greenwood. seven
nlilcs: to Woodlawn. twelve miles; To Cypress
HIS. nine niles IAN Evrrgrccn, eight miles.
Now double these distances and take into ac-
count the delays in ferrlngc and the tme con.
sumed in services nt tho house or church and
necessary. Tint reminds me- by the way. oi u
runway funeral that crossed the Thiriy-fourih
street Terry n lew yenrs ago. The hcai - hors $
got frightened ut something and started on on
gallon, md the carriages followed rs fast us
they could. The raoe lasted for mile or moro.
and WIS novel and interesting"
Are you cver troubled At funerals by I'M
welcome Rucsts-Dcrsuns who want a FREQ rido
to the cemrteryY'
each family hi rcd what carriages were needed
for guests. they used 70 swarm about ike
Gnais. There WIS no end 30 their check. Why.
I've seen them come INTO the room where the
last services were to b. hold. and dclihcrntely
take possession Of The seats expressly placed
tor the mourncrs. Then, while tll" cnrringes
werc driving M to the door 10 be- loaded, They
wuull force THEMSELVES anon groups of friends
of the family. AMI manage thus 10 rot frcr
ride have actually known "a porty NJ these
cheeky people ask tho coarhmnu. rs he I'M
loaded them mt their homes. Whose funeral
al surd. hut ! assure YOU IL rs no loss true.
suppose families are generally too .-rioVnd
TO- r l92n r c ,.y mt, 5es ""on t'y order l"ne
Noi ecncrly Indeed. ] nm afraid It Is cx.
actb the other way. An undertaken who deals
with the poorer Classes must necessarily take
some risks and wait for bis pay. I DO not rN
nggerate whom snV TINT IN the pHst iriy yours
have lost sflu ono in hnd dnlfs II a nnn 20. =
to % dry goods store ant is refused credit the
merchant is apuluuled ruth"rthun blamed: but
II he ma kcs the snme demnni OF an undcr-
that tradcsman is He's henrtlrs-. morco-
nary wretch. You Will scarcely credit n whf .
| tell you that | have had u weil-fp-dO person
come 10 mo after | hnd buried his dcad. and
say cnully: Tak" ton pnr cent. on ~ this hili,
Mr Wintcrhoitom. and III pay. it now" Anl
I've had Others haRgla tor half m hour over
thu price of easkrt. TA"y forgot that half OF
the expense ~ u funeral IS cash ont Of my
pockrt thet there Is no profit m curruges md
very lit'r In hrarsrs and that my only chnnce of
gain is in The materiui furnish. and iY Mt
William Srrimeeour .rintendcnt of In
terments in Greenwood Cemetery. has been on
gagged there since the grounds were laid out IN
1899. and has raised himself from tho rank ~ u
iaiuror u his present r0sitipn. He SAYS That
his experience Of mourn~rs. extending over
forty y"nrs Is that the vast majority Inpuln
sincerely for six months or % year. and nihit
their grief NTH" shhp" 81 monumental or other
decoration. hut ihHt after That time their visits
gradually fall of IN frequency and ut length
cea-" altogether. In Anew cases onlv do, grief
~ manifested in the cemetery abide the latse
OF time. One gentleman. who lost his wife ton
years ago visits tho grave every sunday. rain
or shine. and dreornics II. but this Ii the only
instance recalled 10y Mr. : 'rimgeour. The
grave Of u gentleman who diel in is29 and was
interr'd IN ~. Marks Observation-Disclosures \.
I. St"wHrt's body WIS stolen nearly two months
Htu-ls de'prat 4 once month by his aged
widow. This J. the most prolonged grief on
record IN NV YORK.