St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-03

This satisfied the people ana standing III
line as they would for chance at the gen
eral delivery window IN the postoiilce they
awaited their turn to pass IN. The people
were not allowed TO stand around the
Baskets but were kept in motion and two
lines. one going in, the other coming out,
I,assed each other almost without break
intil 4 o'clock p. IN. At that hour the
doors were closed, but the crowd still filed
the sidewalk and reached out into the street.
and whenever the door swung back TO allow
anyone to pass out, a grand rush would be
made and in spite Of the efforts of the
officers to keep the people out some would
press in and the room was not cleared until
6 o'clock.
The crowd was made up of all classes
and nationalities and the educated and re-
fined seemed as morbdly curious as the
coarse and Ignorant. Men from the woods
dressed i'm the garb of choppers and log
runners iostled against ladies dressed IN
sealskin. whose only aim an desire seemed
10 be to get through the door and into the
presence of death. Men, young, middle
aged and aged. Women yet in the fresh
ness of girlhoOd, Others in the prime OF lie
and few with hair whltened
by the cares and troubles OF
wears. all crowded, pressed and struggled
to make their way into the room. III was a
sad and curious sight. AS the line passed
Inv the dead there was hardly man that
didn't reverently bare his head and many a
sturdy fellow, whose whole nature would
seem to be antagonistic to grief as he stood
in the crowd outside, would come from the
little black room. his rough face overcast
with sadness and many times with great
tears rolling down his brown cheeks. The
women. many of them. looked down on the
pretty figure of the unfortunate woman,
almost radiant in her sepulchral costume.
much as they would look at curiosity, arare
niece of sculpture. or monstrOslty. ''lsn
She beautiful?' "How lovely she looksn'
.sIsn'tit pityr' doesn't she look sweet?''
and other expressions of like character
could be heard. One old lady, plainly
dressed. walked slowly up to the coffin with
tottering feet. A heavy black shawl en-
yelOped her STOPPING shoulders and n Grape
veil half hid her care-wom face. stopping
by the silent form and looking sadly down
into the quiet face, she leaned over and
kissed the pale cheek, murmuring through
her gushing tears, ''You poor darling! You
poor darling. Your trouble is ended now. y
1t was a touching scene and broad
shouldered man in rough clothes standing
at the foot of the casket bowed his head
u
haired girl, who was so small that heI
mother had to lift her TO enable her TO look
into the coffin, laid her tiny hand on the
cold brow and whispered, ''lsn't she
pretty, mamma. l wish she was my
sister"
The sympathy of the visitors was all be
slowed on the victim of mans treacherOus
love. and he whose cruel hand had shut out
the life-lamp of the woman. was giver
frowns and hard, pituless glances. "Sht
should have gotten divorce first" said one
lady, ''but he was a coward TO kill her. al
it was" ''Iie must have been brute, she
is so little" said another, and so all through
the day the crowd came and went con
demning the murderer and sympathizinl
with his victim.
WAITING FOR THE GRAVE.
The bodies were lying in beautiful ant
eXtravagant caskets of red cedar coveret
with black broadcloth and ornamented witt
silver handles, cap heads am
silk tassels. The baskets sat OF
rests about two feet from the foo
other. The shroud covering the remains o
the woman was cream-colOred satin flute,
and plated. A soft lace collar encircle,
neck and was caught in point at her wais
by white satin bow. The interior of tn
casket was richly upholstered with whit
lace and satin, and on pillow of saith
rested her head, turned slightly on the lief
ear to hide the mark made by the bulle
that so suddenly enoed her existence. He
tiny feet were encaSed in black satin slip
pers. The cover of the casket was remove,
and a full length view of the remains wa
given. 1t was a sad but beautiful picture
In similar casket lay the body of Thee
dore Rich. His face had been smoothl
shaver, with the exception of a blacl
moustache that covered his upper Lip. Ill
was far from handsome as he lay i'm tn
sleep of death. His heavy jaws were firmI,
set and a scowl Swallowed his brow On
could read i'm the sullen features the terri
bile determination that slumbered i'm tn
mans brain when it was alive. He wore
shroud of black broadclOth, with bacl
satin tie at his throat Only the upper hal
Of his body was visible. and that through
heavy plate glass. The interior of the cas-
keJ was trimmed the same as that of tn
woman's. and on the lid rested a. silve
Mate bearing the inscription. AT Rest
Tbe EXPENSE of the preparation OF IT,
bodies for burial will reach upwards q
$1,000
DIR. GALES EMIT.
DIR. Henry Gale. the man who came {
flis city with Mrs Rich, has stood the Try