The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-21
DUST TO DUST"
FUNERAL SERVICES OVER THE MORMON GIANT
GIRL-A MOTLEY GATHERING AT HER LATE

FUNERAL SERVICES OVER THE MORMON GIANT
GIRL-A MOTLEY GATHERING AT HER LATE
RESIDENCE. .asga-s.
At one o'clock yesterday afternoon the remains or
the Mormon Giant Girl were visited at No. 66 West
Fourth street by host Of friends and large crowd
of morbid funeral followers. In this instance the
desire not illogical The deceased was one who
belonged to that peculiarly distinctive world known
"show people," and her life during the last ten
years has been passed almost entirely either in
metropolitan museums beneath the canvas roofs
of circus tents As already stated in the HERALD she
was in her nineteeth year and weighed SIG pounds.
Last December her maiden name changed to Mrs
Flandrau her husband being Of the employees of
Barnums circus. at that time exhibiting here When
the troupe took to the road Mrs. Fiandrau accompa
MED it. and while the Eastern circuit contracted
the cold which led to her death.
The curiosities of the American Museum. where
the deceased had last exhibited. visited the house in
the morning to take last look at their dead FRIEND
The Arab Giant was there and so were the "Triplet
Mites" (Rice family. Hannah Battersley. who
weighs 71s pounds, wept her comparatively
slender rival. and Zenobia "the Cannibal Fawn. and
the Madagascar family evinced the most sincere
regret at the loss Of the giant girl. The reporter
also noticed Dick Sands. the clog dancer; Sergeant
Burke the lightning drill man; Dan Luke the Irish
comedian; John Tudor, Miss Kingsand, circus rider
G.. b. Bunnell proprietor of the Museum Zoe
Melcke, the Crcassian GIRL Elite Rogers. the Abino,
and Nine. Myers the bearded woman. The pail bearers
were Alfred Winters, Andrew Shades, Leopold Kohn,
Sergeant Burke, Dan Luke and Dick Sands.
FLORAL TRIBUTES. .,.l
There were some beautiful floral tributes-one o
pillar of white camelas, the other broken column
over which hovered dove. These had been arranged
by Zoe Melcke. the Circassian girl. and Mme Nora,
the glassbower Accompanying the flowers came
the following note from Mr.. Hutchings, the light
ming calculator
These flowers presented in kind memory OF dead
and gentle Offering in rememtrsnce OF one who, being
dead speaks The purity OF her gueless life and
kindness Of her heart which
all times and under all circumstances beat in unison
demise great ahlicton to us who knew more keeny than
others what have lost May sue rest in and
the seed which she has in her life spring
and bear glorious harvest
The Rev. A. +. Richmond, pastor of the Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church, conducted the core
of st. Marks Church. had charge OF the remains.
The coffin, of rosewood. six feet six inches long,
twentyfour inches wide and twenty two inches deep.
The corpse was attred In white cashmere and satin.
In each hand was hold white rose and there was
another in the hair. SO heavy the coffin that it
had to be slid down the stairs 1t was then carried
from the stoop to the hearse to which attached
two black horses At almost tho last moment Miss
Matte Lewis, Roman chariot driver, arrived upon
who had reached the after the face of the dead
woman had been covered for all time. made apparent
their keen disappointment and grief. Six carriages
followed the hearse to the Grand Central Depot,
where the remains were transferred to Q train and
conveyed to Woodawn Cemetery