The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-30
A STRANGE CAREER.
FORTY YEARS or WEALTH AND IsoLAT1oN-
A CURIOUS FANCY ron DOCS AND CATS

FORTY YEARS or WEALTH AND IsoIATToN-
CURIOUS vANCY Yon DOCS AND CATS.
Prom tho psemisos No. l73 Grand street, Williams
burg, carried yesterday 70 their nnai resting
place the remains OF aged lady, Mrs. Robers Stcn.
son by pamo, whose history - mixture Of the
strange, eventul and cursous. The hciress Of large
fortune twcnty -four. handsome and accomplished.
she lott her homo ana frIcnds 10 Scotland for some
unknown reason, aod alone and unprotected came to
this country 70 begin life. IL forty years
ago, ana Williamsburg, 10 which she settled, q
stragglng village. Her at the time
about S35 900. and with portion Of II built
house Grand street fitted up millinery estab
lishmsnt that astonishcd residents made even
the largo New York stores Of the
busissss lear Tor their laureix For years
she did q thriving business and hcr wealth
rapidly accumulated until she owned several
bouscs She had ever been accounted strange
woman, but her riches Increased her cecentricty
'nole, nud her acquaintanccs conhned solely
those with whom she came IN contact IN the trans
knew her TO be u lady OF highly refined TASTE OF cx
tcusivc reading, which included philosophy,
ssoo1my ana osaS, ea'e ans OF large nno~e ,h
in her early Info she had studicd medicine with
view 70 practice but that her departure from homo
changed ncr purposr. What the cuusc OF her coming
aud fcodess TO America, with so much to make
lite pleasant for her Ia scotland, nobody knew, but
II was the general belief that some deep scented do
mesiic trouble lay at the bottom. What II was sho
never mentioned except In vaguc way that made
the mystery II anything moro impcnetrablc.
SECLUDED DisTRusTYrL
Her dstrust Tor people wns strongly noticeable.
Those who s,ncersy tried to bcirend her were coIdiy
repuised She lived world within herself After
while her eccentric course and secluded habits began
TO tell on her business and gradually IL
fifteen years ago, hcr store burned down, tue
work, was supposed, OF an inccndiary, and
her entire stock which. she valued at $40, 000 was
totally destroyed without penny OF insurance. TO
reouiid and start again she forced to mortgage
ehcf REMAND ing property. About the same time sno
made some heavily losing dealings In rcaI estate The
death OF husband. whom she had married In this
country took place i've years ago. He lett her among
other tn,ngs couple oil pet dogs which she priced
As her resources declined her love for no animals
grew strong, and snc added py purchase Two
others. Another pair followed, and stu another nm
vi her became u sort OF kennel. Tho breed did
not appear 10 be desideratum with hcr Some OF
the animals were exceedingly monRrcl; but she lovet
them none tho less their food aud treatment
OF the best. Soon sbc ADDED q cat 10 her
collection, and In q hale while, 10 keep u
company, she obtained another. third and fourth
were speedily smosg her pots, ana at her death ner
feline fanny numbered fuily dozen. Thoy were ike
q troop OF soldiers on . retreat whenever they came
down stairs was they description given the writer Dy
q neighDor.
BITTEN PITS
Tive weeks ago the last remaining piccc Of reai
property Of Tho eccentric lady sold under fore
closure, and tho day ono OF her pots, vicious
back and tau BIT her on the hnnd. The wound bled
pronsely, ana by The tune the physician arrived she
very low. Since then che has gradually sank
and Saturday last she dicd, but the d,ctor nos
effects OF tho bite altogether, abe IN
ciincd 10 be apopicctic
with tue exception u an adopted daughter, Mrs.
Iuddtngton, the deceased leaves known relatives
~ tbi- country. Her remains were taken charge Of
by Mr. Burroughs, who for some time past has par
tally ATTENDED to her business The cats and dogs 10
the meantime remain IN the home OF thor late MIS-
tress, uenbingy waiting 10 DO elected by the next
tho business AFFAIRS OF tue deceased lady say that hcr
net assets will not amount TO over $4,000