The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-14
THE BURIAL OF CORA MINIS
ALL BUSINESS SUSPENDED IN NORTH
PORT TILLdGE MEINWHILE

PORT TILLdGE MbdNWHILE
Young Frnnk Cossrove Released $4,000
Bati Aficr the inqwrs( Yesterday nnd Mrs.
EurEcr Taken 60 the Tombs In Default.
Whom Mr. and Mrs. Henry s. Sammis set
out on their journey to this city on Wednesday
morning It was with the hope Of finding their
daughter. Cora. yet aliyo When. however thcy
learned tina, eho was dead 1t was deemed best
that Mrs Snmmis who. liho her husband, is far
advanced in years. should take the return train
I'm tho afternoon TO Northport Mr. Sammis WIS
notified by Coroner Flanagan to DO present Mt
the inquest yesterday morning. j. was there
fore arranged that he should accompany the
remains back TO North port yesterday afternoon.
The undertaken. however reported that
It was advisable TO hasten the burial
Tho father. therefore. tecRrnphed to Northport
to have arrangements made for quiet Inter-
mcnt at 3 o'clock Yesterday afternoon. and
took tho body home on the morning train Tho
funeral was held at his residence. The sermon
WINS prca a,hei By the Rev. J. W. Simpson. the
dead girls former pastor. and large number
OF sympGthizing friends and neighbors were in
attendance. Tho romans wore followed to the
grave by about twenty carriages. Business in
the village was suspended upon the arrival Of
tho train and storcs and Offices were closed
until after the sad ceremony.
When the fathers name was called at the in
quest at o. O'Clock yesterday morning an ex-
planation OF his unavoidable absence WAS made
to the Coroner. and Mrs Mary Bctts was sworn
rs the first witness. ,She IS tho aunt at whose
house in Brooklyn Miss Sammis visited. She
testified that she arrived lat Mrs. Burgers house
In response to the notification OF the police. and
was shown into the room whore her niece lay.
about m hour before death occurred. hut
that tine dying girl did not recognize her. She
had known Frank Cosgr0ve ever since h. was a
lftln IDN Mlgg GummIs Ind toll her TINT Elo
aud Frank were engaged He had called on
Miss Samm.s the SUNDAY night before the girl
lett Mrs. Is tie house for the last time. Tues
day. Fct. 4. No other gentleman ever visited
her there. Mrs. Belts had not been aware OF
her uiecc's trouble.
At one end Of "a long sottce, whose occupants
were guarded by officers whose duty WIS TO
prevent conversation between them, sat q
neatly dressed young man. Iiis elbow rested
on an arm OF the settee. and his head rcstcd
heavily on tho upraised hand. Hs dark. gray.
closC-sct eyes were frequently cast upon tho
fioor He seemed to shrink from observation.
bro Nn noustache was frequently pulled and
twisted with the nnoceupied hand ilis
thin nose WIS very noticeaby aquiline.
THIS was Frank CosSrove. Next TO him sat the
lived i'm Mrs. " BHrsSrs house.. NeXi f to hcr Ts sat
so %rrSiSa ys by 5y Cs cssa Mgrg9y bi e W.
house FOR medicine. She lives ia W-st hes.
ter County Hy her side was Mrs. Rachel
she Is ls years old. Mrs. Burger wore a black
SIX dross and shawl who's predominant
color j. red. Her iil-combed. ght brown hair
trimmed with black velvet and set on with
red low in front and black ostri n fea,her on
n5't iadioa,lic1 1' Of thSe" hS" ptoilise'Ia"co S' s6c
is said t. posscss. Nothing that was
pression. On her right sat The eightsen-year-
old girl known az Iessis Wiliiams who had q
i6e o dead rr SCI 1He aions the trons ~ sp spSc
RS outside 81 the rail, not far from tho father