The daily gazette., 1881-08-25
FIRST EDITION.
VAN BICKLE's HODY.
Three Undertakers strfviug for tn,
Burial OF An Old Man who Died .
the Almshouse.

Three Undertakerss strfviug for the
Burial OF an Old Man who Died at
the Aimshouse.
On the 28d Of August Samuel Van
Bickle, an old colored man, about SO
years Of ago, died ut the New Castle
County AImshouse, in this city.
Though he ended his days in public
charity, the old man was not without
friends who would have gladly at
tended to his necessities had they
known him In time, as the sequel will
prove.
A little item in Tuesdays GAZETTE
announcing the death Of old Samuel,
stated that he was q member of the
Order Of Good Samaritans, q Balti.
more beneficial organization and also
prominently connected with the colored
masons. BY means of this item his
death was made known In Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, iu ea,h of which
cities preparations were at once made
to give the old man decent burial
He had been 3 beneficiary of the Phil
adelphia colored masuns for several
years, and they determined to take
on1A A0 va hho iUAA8A4u 6hA AhbSA hhoAh
In burial lot he owned in that city /;
while the Baltimore Good Samaritans,
having . warm affection for Samuel
a. the founder Of their order, ut once
appropriated 800 for bis funeral sx-
penseS and made immediate arrange
ments for his interment. They &c..
cured the services of 8. V. B. Carly,
undertaken, of this oity, who procured
. burial srmit from Registrar Frazer
and went TO work.
Carty, 1t appears, Is sort Of partner
with q man named Almond, leading
colored undertaken Of Philadelphia,
and last evening Almond appeared
before Registrar Fraser and asked
that Q permit be given him to remove
the body to Philadelphia by order Of q
lodge Of colered masons there.
While the Registrar was examining
Almond Mr.. Alexander Hemsley
an undertaken from BALTIMORE, arrived
and said the Lodge Of Good Samari
tans 10 that city had appropriated one
hundred dollars for the purpose ol
having the body buried, the deceased
being the founder of the Order !; but
he was satisfied that the body SHOULD
be buried In this city BY Carty. All
mond claimed that the deceased owned
q lot in Olive cemetery, Philadelphia,
and should be buried there. The Bal
timore undertaken, Hemsley, produced
certificate dated August 10, 1881
showing that the Home for Aged Mer
and Women had appropriated ON
hundred dollars for the henent Of th'
| The following dispatch was receives
by Almond from Philadelphia afte
his arrival here -
ssAllmond and Carly Send body t
Philadelphia this evening, by order o
Lodge. bend word what train.
"[Signed.1 THos. W. ALLMoND.
At8.32 P. M. Hemsley received tn
following dispatch frem Baltimore =
"Keep the body for us we ar
! coming.
"lsixned.l W. ". woop,
''Grand Secretary, Md"
The deceased lived in Philadelphi
and came here on a visit, took sic
and. was sent to the Almshouse, whel
1, be died. The Grand National Copr
. oil Of the United States Good Samar
. tans gave the deceased support, mi
i king an annual appropriation for tn,
: purpose. The Lodges in PHILADELPHIA
: also gave him support, but his frient
{ did not know of his recent condittt
!, until they heard of his death,
The undertakers who appeared b.
fore Registrar Frazer were lespectab
and well-informed colored men, az
acquitted themselves well In presen
ing their respective claims for Il
body.
The Registrar decided that the boz
was at the disposal of Mr.. Hemsle
the Baltimore undertaken, and no pe
init would be granted to remove Il
body to Philadelphia at present
. permit had already been granted {
its burial in this city.
Tho Registrar suggested to the Ph
adelphia undertaken that the bo,
2, could be disinterred in q month or
3 and taken to Philadelphia and buri
i; in the lot owned by the deceased,
q no objections were made here. I'll
q. appeared to satisfy all of them, q
Q. ali three undertakers departed "
8, pleased with the decision. They
m expressed sorrow that the old man di
81 ct the Almshouse, but were determin
that he should be well buried,