The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-06-24
THE BURIAL OF MRS. HULL
Scenes at the Funeral in Her Late
Home.

Yesterday morning. two knots Of
idle persons formed in Forty second
street-one Opposite the Church Of
the Holy Trinity. at Madison avenue.
and the othe. oppoeite the house Of
DR.. Hull. 1t had heen announced
that the D.,ctor's wife. Mrs. Jane
Lawrence de Forrest Hull. whnse
mysterious murder occurred on Tues
dav night. wss to be buried from the
church, aud it Was known that the
remains were in the house in which
the murdered weman died. The
funeral was announced for lOt o'clock.
but the gatherings Of sightseers had
grown to great proportions rs early ~
8 o'clock in the morning. As a
matter of fact the friends OF Dr.. Hull
and of the murdered woman he per.
mitted the belief that the funeral
services would be held in the church
T. gain currency on purpose {"
distract attention from the residence.
It was ut the residence that the
ceremonies were To he held. The
througs Of people knew this in time
to profit by the knowledge. By 10
o'clock those who had been waiting At
the church we're added to those in the
ueighborhood Of the house. The
undertaker's wagon came first. 1t
contained the cofiin-a large one.
covered with heavy black cloth and
osnaa,euted With silver handles and
nails. Capt. Williams and Detectives
Price and Schmittbergsr had gne
into the house. and two policemen
remained on the sidewalk to keep the
throng in order and tn clear the walk
of people. At this time the windows
in the neighborhond were occupied BY
men and women and q long line
frinped the curb on each side OF the
street, while other GATHERINGS occupied
the stoops and held unstable points o.;
vantage in the roadway. Detectives
and officers in civilian dress moved
among the people. Weli-dressed
women constantly forced their way
through the throng and entered the
house. They were particularly we'll
dressed in most Instances. and wore
glitteriug jewelry. yet they were
mainly middle-aged and matronly
women, many Of them being gray
haired. The people in the street
recognized many Of these women as
those whose faces are frequently seen
in public gatherings where women
are the speakers and the subjects OF
the speeches. Neighbors Of both,
sexes came from the nearest houses
and were admitted to the closely
watched dwelling. Many Of them
rang the bell, which rang out loud and
clear, and instead of being mufiied.
was afterward guarded BY q man
posted in the doorway. When
admittance was sought by people Who
manifestly had no right to enter. they
found there was a systematic effort
being made to exclude all but relatives.
friends. neighbors. and members Of
the organization to which Mrs. Hull
had belonged. At least q hundred
persons were turned from the door.
The clergyman. the Rev. j. w:
Bonham, the evangelist connected
with the Church Of the Holy Trinity,
came iu a carriage shortly after 10
o'clock. He wore black silk gown
and carried a red leather book.
Other carriages brought men and
women to the door and were then
driven to the neighboring avenues.
where they waited. In the house.
the assistants employed by the under
taker had enclosed the remains in
the coffin. leaving the upper half Of
the lid open. A black silk dress
covered the body. Its front vas
lined with an insertion Of white lace.
A white lace collar hid the neck. and
there were flowers at the neck. A
braid of nearly black hair had been
fastened over the top Of the head, and
the front hair was arranged in waving
outlines. Thus Mrs. Hull wore her
hair 10 her lifetime. The coffin Was
opened far enough for the crossed
hands to he seen. The relatives and
invited friends. nearly all Of whom
we're women, sat or stood in the rear
parlor. The coffin rested on two
wooden horses. At its head WAS Q
small stone covered stand, upon which
WIS placed Q pillow Of white flowers
10 which had been outlined the
word "Rest" and . great letter IS,
The initial Of the Sorosis Society, in
colored Aowers. The pillow was the |
gift Of the lsdies Of the Executive
of this society. Many OF
The mourners and guests bad brought
Bowers, which they laid upon the |
,ofin lii. and which were Afterwards
arranged in the form Of . large
wreath composed Of loose cut flowers |
md bouqnets. There we're altogether |
% many flowers that the cir Of the
rooms was heavy With their perfume.
There we're only City people in the
rooms the majority Of them were
,eated in the front room. DR.. Hull