Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-11-12
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Nxw Yo1x, November li.-whiis fu-
neral wake wss in progress q West BAghf.
on, Staten Island. Yesterday; the csspse
turned over In the co1n, 70 the SfSe
fright and excitement Of therelativse ehd
friends. On Monday nornins. Daniei
Dempsey, an undertaken, IVES sumncasd
to the home Of Mrs. Connolly, ca H0-
dersoa avenue, 70 take chxSs ot the In
terment Of her son Michasi, tesd -
years, who; IN .said, died o. 6uAdAy
nisht NJ. psnpssy intimsesd that =
Would nss Il necessary 10 put ~ tedy -
ice immsdisteiy- bat that he vepld c1ll -
the sftersoon WIN - Ice box. Mr.Dsnps
sey then spplied IN embalminE substance
oyvr the bsdy and lsaa Il on aibsasd nssR
an open window, where the body was "laiA
OUT in the old, fashion Of an Irish wake.
The friends Of the family In this city and
Brooklyn assembled st the house and BY
o O'Clock at night tie crowd was % great
that the neiShborSgsusroualy o6sesd the
use Of their bouses.
Csnsaaks WNVLighteok
mines were smoked, tobacco and snu6, were
passed around, prayerrwere offered at In
teryals md whstever virtues The young
man possessed IN life were rehessSed dur
ing the right AtmidniRht the mother d
the deceased sent again for the under
taker and gave instYuctions TO htve
the family grave opened At Flat
bush Cemetery. THIS order was
promptly carried ont and on Tuesday
morning the undertaken arrived at the
house and found the body still unehan cod
The time for the funerni was axed for
Yesterday, at ten O'Clock. At seven In the
morning, Mr.. Dempsey plssed tho body In
a coffin and shortly after his departure .
mss senger VS. dispatched for him. lie
was not at his residences, however, and
the messenger was obliged 10 cross In .
boat to Bergen Point, whittier Mr. Dempsey
had gone to his other establishment.
The Dead DsAy DSvsA
When Mr.. Dmpsey and the msssnssr
reached the house II was ncae the appoint
cd time for the funeral.
.Oh, my boysis not dead st all"
screamed the mother s>Ar. Dempsey en-
tered.
The undertaken was sPsechlsss fors few
moments He supposed that that Vie poor wo-
mo. Mr.. Dempsey" cried A1. Con-
nolly's daughter. grasping him by the
shoulder; please don't take my brother
away TO day. He 10 alivc yet'
What do you mean, anyhow gasped
ost Mr., Dempsey at last.
oh" said Miss Connolly, 'you bad not
gone away half an hour after placing him
In the coffin when i went to look at him
and saw that he bad leaned over on ono
side. / screamed, and mother, with six or
seven women and tv'o men who were In the
room rushed over and locked st The body.
] put my hand on his forehead and 10 did
everyone present and they oil declared tho
body was cold"
Mr. Dempsey vas dumbfounded. 'Tfe
must be dead, he answepsd.
"But look at the color Of the fsee, said
Mrs. Connolly.
THAT Uses from The preserving quality
of the embalming s,uf which I applied"
wss the reply.
The excitement sprrad rapidly and the
room OF the dead was soon crowded. The
undertaken In this. prelicamsnt was puE-
zled for some time. Az length, seeing that
neither the relatives nor frissds could b
pacifed, he advised them 70 send for
physicisn snd that In tho meantime b
would under no eircumstaness remove the
body until signs Of decomposition wore
visible. He then placed the body again on
it's hack In the coffin and hurried OF In his
wagon In quest Of doctor.
The essys ksDA Opsa.
Shortly afterwsrd Drx Walker and An
bro,e arrived and held Q consultation.
They recomm sadsd that the body b kspk
in the house ~ least one day more.
Yes" said the distracted mother, and
will keep my boy here Tor the usxs len
years, aye, forever. II he keeps his color -
be does now. snd she rushed 70 the conn
| and psssionaisly kissed the body.
The scene at this time defed description.
Women scVamed, men rushed 10 and fro
and drove awsy In the carriages they he'd
hired to attend the funeral, aud the crusi
| 4 the curiosity seekers to gain sd.nissivu
| Ia the house was fearful
This morning the physicians called again
tnd found no ptrceplibls change In The
| ,ypesrsucs Of the body. The body still
efusins In the house and the sxcitsmsnt
broughout the village Is intsnse. A 70
porter met the nndertaker's messenger on
his way 10 Flstbush Cemetery With In.
| further orders. A message vas also dis
| patched 10 the pastor OF . Catholic church.
In Brooklyn, TO which the body was 10 b.
conveyed, explaining the cause Of the dc.
lay. The following Is . copy Of the psr-
NIT granted In the usual form for the burial
Of Connolly, and which would have besp
punctuslly obeyed but for the startling
discovery:
Permit is hereby given 70 remove the
remains OF Michael Connolly, eyed twenty
eight years. Who died Ut Hsnderson avenue
New Brighton, New York. on November O,
1852 the csuse OF death being gsosrai do
biliiy, and Transmit being asksd fos.
Burial at Flstbpsh Cemetery, 10 ths Btsta
of New York. Name Of the andsrtaksr in
charge Of the transit. Daniel Dempsey"
This 10 signed by John J. Kennedy, clerk.
st New Brighton. II isdsted Novsmbss,7.
Iss2.