The sun., 1879-02-21
THE GIANT GIRL's FUNERAL.
A Remark able Gathering Of Strange People
nt the service.

Annie Wood. best known ms the "Mormon
Giant Girl" died very unexpectedly on Monday
last. and was buried from her late home Mt &C
West Fourth street Washington square. yes-
tcrday. She was % years OF agc. and weighed
5l6 pounds. She was not n Mormon. II was
Mr.. Starr OF the American Museum who chris
tened her. when she first camo to tho city
and was exposed as curiosity in the
Bowery two years nEo. and his grounds
for selecting the name were TINT the death
about that time OF Brigham Young had
madc tho term Mormon current. and
that he couldn't think Of anything better. She
was born In Broadhcnd. Wis. and had always
lived there until she cnmo to New York. In
person. Notwithstanding her immense size. she
was worry pretty Her skin was fair. her checks
were very rosy. she had n littlo retrouss5
nose. and n emo set Of small white teeth were
nearly always showing between lips TINT were
full and red and TINT ware fankcd by doop
dimupE on either side. Her eyes werc brown
nnd bright and surrounded by pair of qye-
brows thnt Rrchcd prettily and lent u piquunt
expression 20 the good natured ample face. aud
she bad abundant brown hair. which she wore
iIizlod aud generally tiod w In bright colored
Further than her face, snve that her skin was
lair and delicate. the beauty Of the lot girl can
hardly be said 20 have extended. She had no
neck. and her whist was vast eXpanse that
WIS not marked hy any d ncrence from its con-
tnRent pNrts. Mhtie On show. Sho dressed IN n
loose short gown OF rcd or blue. with low neck
nnd short sleeves. and her feet were laced In
kid boots 81 corresponding color, above tho tops
OF which her ankles burst forth in alarming
volume. She WIS sprighily. and never depart
sd from, perfect goed nature. md ehe and her
bosom friend. Zoe Melike, tho tlrcnsslun girl.
were the acknowledged beauties of both the
American Museum and of Barnum's " Annex I"
show in the summer season.
Annie Wood bore u good character. and was
the recipient. her companions say. OF proposals
Of mnrringe from, m9ny persons OF very good
lon. however. until last December. when she
married John FlandrcRu. who AZ the time was a
licke, seller 1T the Hippodr9mei They lived
very happily together. Her death was caused
by fatty degeneration ot tho heart.
Yesterday. ~ o'clock. the timc appointed Tor
the funeral. the girls body ay exposed in the
room which she and her husband had occupied.
| She, had fowers N her hands. and n stand nj
All her friends. the curiositirs. for apparent
reasOus. could not be- there but some were
present. and a good many had come who had
| been associated with her In Bnrnum's show.
| Mr. Bunn"ll. the proprietor OF tho Museum. sat
near the door. and the Circass ian. Zoe Melike,
sat near him. her wonderful hair thwarted
now In q maHsure and bound by hat nnd veil
| within 2. reasonable circumference. Mr.. Starr
Of the Museum sat between the. two Alhino
| girls. Elite Rogers and Lucia Agria, Mile.
| Rose the bearded lady" was half hidden 10y
one Of the window curtains. She wore u vcil
concealed. Others Of tho show profession who
were there were Dick Sands, the clog dancer
S Dan Luxe. % the irish % comeaisn a John Tudor "S oi
the Tudor family" Miss Kinrsland eqnes-
| irienne: Nine Nora. the glass blower; Nine.
| Myers. another bearded lady" the Minco SIS
tors. cqucstriennes and Matte Lewis. the
chnriot rider.
The husband, cood-looking young man with
light hair and 1orii face. sat crvng. ns the Rev.
| Mr.. Richmond pastor Of the Asbury Methodist
| Church, read tho burial service. and made a
| brief address. wherein he spoke Of the frailty
| OF human 10 and the compensation Of immor-
| tai hope. The chariot rider and several ~ the
| women cried bitterly. When the brief service
wns ended the cnffln was closed, and the pail
| bearers, Alfred Winters, Andrew Shades. aud
| Leopold kohn of the Museum. aud Sergeant
| Burke Dan Luke and Dick Sands 81 the pro-
| fession. bore It 10 the hend Of the stairs Bu,
| the stairway wns marrow. and the hnarrrs could
| not walk with their burden; 80 II was set down
| and slid gently over the steps 10 the hall below
| A curious group had collected about the henrse
| in the snow outside. and watched the departure
otthe little process ion. which. besides the heHr-s
| consisted only OF three carriages. The body was
| taken TO the Forly-second street station and
| thence by rail 20 WoOdlawn.