The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-23
oNLYApoc IN THE REARsE.
Buried in a $3.50 Coffin and a 5000 Plot
at MoodlaWn,
Iron. the New For; sun.

from the NeU Ford; sun
Since her husbands death several years
ago Mrs. Mary A. Bell, the daughter of the
late DR.. Lawrence, has had but one being
left TO her ou which to lavish her aifec-
lions, and this one she LAID tenderly away
i'll Woodlawn cemetery yesterday. For
some time past Mrs. Bell who is a gray
haired woman of 90, has kept q boarding
house at 81 West Thirty-eighth street, and
has always been reputed TO be well off in
this worlds goods. Her spare time was
usually spent with Scotch terrier, IL years
OF age, which she had raised from pup.
Cosy Bell" was the dogs name, and her
mistress thought nothing was to good for
her. Cosy had been showing her age of
late, and had lived on beef tea and chicken
broth almost exclusively. Last week her
condition became alarming, and Mrs. Bells
regular physician, who was hurredly called,
sad that she was suffering from senilo car
&C failure. At his advice Mrs. Bell Wis
tied veterinary college IN Broadway and
got prescription for Cosy, but thore are
no medicines to cure old age. and , osy died
without struggle last Saturday night lying
in Mrs. Bells arms.
Mrs. Bel called late the same night on
Undertaken James Z. Winterbottom of
Sixth avenue and told him to spare no ex-
rense III preparing her darling for burial.
a special order was sent to Rochester for a
casket 10 cost $3.50, and to be in all respects
but size like that supplied by the same COM
pany for Gen. Grants burial.
Cosy's body was embalmed, and, until
yesterday, 1t lay i'll state In Mrs. Bells
room. Yesterday morning the casket ar
rived from Rochester. 1t was two feet long,
and made of chestnut. 1t was lined with
copper, and covered on the outside with en-
bossed royal purple velvet. The lid was
mat with NyrFt ,.I
caSket proper lined with light blue satin. A
plain silver plato on the cover was en-
gravcd. Cosy Bell, died Aug. II, 1881
In this coffin Cosy was laid on her right
side, with her paws crossed over her breast.
her head rested on a pink satin pillow,
made by her Sorrowing mistress hands.
Beautiful flowers were scattered in the
cnsket, and two floral enlbemS, with Our
Pet" and Cosy Beli"' wore set beside it.
On Monday Mrs. Bell bought a lot in
Woodlawn cemetery, near Sylvan Lake,
which sine says that She purchased especial
~ for her dog, and which cost $500 \
mitch came in the proceedings yesterday
whom Undertaken WinterbOttOm told Mrs
Bell that burial permit would be needed.
ct her request her physician made out q
certificate of death, which, of course, didn'y
go INTO particulars, and seat u note to DR..
Magic ofthe health office by the untertaker
TINS document was furnished him in return
yesterday afternoon:
40 Whom it Nay Concern:
Application has been made to this office
for permit for the burial of a dog called
Cosy Bell, and as this office is not author
ized to grant burial permits for the burial
of dogs, l deem u permit unnecess ary.
lou will therefore consider that a permit
from this office is not requisite, and that
you can inter the dog without it,"
Armed with this, Mr.. Witterbottom
made immediate preparationsf for the fu1. err
al, and a. 4:3O O'clock Yesterday afternoon
a chlld'S heaTSe and coach were drawn up
ut Mrs. Bells house. The coffin was put
in the hearse, and Mrs Bell, with two other
women and mau, stepped into the coach
At the Grand CentrIl depot the party took
the 5:l5 train for WoodlaWn. The coffin,
enclosed in plain pine box, went in the
baggage car. The cemetery's hearse was
i'll waiting ~ Woodlawn, and the LITTLE par
ty followed 1T to the grassy slope where the
grave had been dug. A tent was stretched
| on the lawn and camp chairs were set for
the party. Mrs. Bell and her friends entered
the tent and the coffin lid was drawn back
for the last time. All took last look at
the departed while Mrs. Bell spoke few
touching words il eulOgy OF the dead. She
spoke tenderly OF tie many years that she
and her pet had been together and of the
bond of affection tnat was grown up be-
tween them
The grave diggers lowered the coffin into
the grave and the falling earth soon hid it
from sight. Mrs. Bell turned away over
come, and slowly walked back to the station
leaning on her friends arm. At the marble
yard near the railroad Mrs. Bell chose q
stone to mark Cosy's resting place. 1t is a
marble sarcophagus, mounted on four pill
lars. Mrs. Bells lot is in the most costly
part of the cemetery, and all about it are
clustered the monuments of rich New Y ork-
ers. The site is very pretty one, overlook
ing the little lake This is the first burial
in Woodlawn of any being other than hu-
man, but the officials of the cemetery did
not object, and in ther preparations did not
omit a single detail of the reception that
they give to the remains of every mortal
buried i'll their grounds.
The entire cost OF the burial will be not
less than $500, not including the monument.
LAND OF MILK AND HONEY