Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-30

was ihen young boy, were lost, ~
was also The mother aud sister of
Miss Sadie King, then Of State
street, m Brooklyn. Mr. Burbank
in writing through a relative for
the plifcnlar' Of the death Of bis
parents. bad his letter answered
by Miss King, who, although then
but twelve years OF age, occasion
ally wrote for her uncle, an under
taker in Brooklyn. This letter
WAS handed to Alr. Burbank, a
mere boy, 30 read. lie thanked
Miss Sadie. aud a correspondence
ensued.
Mr. Barbank's father being dead
he gradually came into the estate,
and By irugallty and care he made
il a very wealthy one, as we'll as
going into the extensive buying
Of cattle. lie never forgot Miss
King, who, as she developed INTO
Nomannood, bad become very dear
-O hlm. lie wrote to her last Octo.
Der asking her if she would marry
mm. She replied in a satisfactory
manner, but suggested that, as tue
Brooklyn fire hal been the means
of their meeting, they should carry
out the marriage ceremony in
Greenwood cer.etcry, near the
monument that was erected by the
city Of Brooklyn to the memory of
unknown dead who persisted in
that ieInble holocaust.
Ga "Wednesday Mr.. BurDanK,
accompanied by Col. Montgomery
Green, OF st. Louis, an old friend
of his fathers, Dr. Foster Bishop,
Of Cincinnati, and his sister, arriy-
ed M Brooklyn, and he met Miss
King for the first time at her house.
ON DE Kalb avenue. Carriages
were procured, and a minister who
had been engaged was taken up on
the way, and the party drove out
Fifth avenue to the cemetery
Under the massive and beautifully
carved gateways the happy couple
went, ou. through the silent city of
the dead, which contains the enor-
nous number Of 2jG, l2j bodies cut
across by its beautiful lakes, trav-
erSed it shady avenues until they
came face 10 face with the tall
slaft which marks the resting spot
OF tJi uudnown dead who perished
in that fearful FIRE.
There were eight in the party,
and tie group were quickly made
aware Of the solemnity of the spot
by ihe bride, who said
"uarry. my mther and sister
aoe under that stone; we never
fouud them"
lie took uer hand and answered (;
".Aud so are mine.n
Colonel King. who was an officer
in the army during the late civil
war, said: "Yes, and they are in
one Of the most beautiful spots
this world can find for the dead
/ Sadie, you have selected this spot
to be married, are yOu ready ~
The minister then arranged them
in line, facing the monument, and
the ceremony proceeded, not a
sound marring the rites but the
twitter Of the birds. After they
| mad been pr0nunced man and wife
they walked up the grassy incline
10 the shade, and the bride and
groom Rnelt while the clergyman
offered up a short prayer. They
all returned TO the city, the bride
and groom going t) an aunt's, Mrs.
. &. Barnum at Yonkers, where they
remained until Thursday morning
when they left for his home in Ne
braSka.
To reporter who rode from
New York With them on the tram
the groom said "This was no adj
yertising idea Of my wife's. She
is, am sorry to say, little super
Sutl0uS. and for a long time after
We began corresponding she dreamt
/ would he her husband, but that
TO 90 so we must be married where
We supposed all that remained
of our relatives were buried. 1t
is done, and | am not sorry of 1t,
although | am glad none Of the II.
lustratrd papers got there to pho
tograph us; in fact, do not think
any newspaper knows it,"