New-York tribune., 1891-03-02
HIS ASHES TO THE WINDS.
SCATTERED FROM THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.
FOUR OF PUCK" MEYERS FRIENDS CARRY OUT
HIS wIsHEs-pLEDGING HIS MEMORY
IN CHAMPAGNE.

HIS wIsHEs-pLEDGING HIS MEMORY
IN CHAMPAGNE.
The ashes Of Henry Meyer, better known as I" Puck
Meyer, OF Port Richmond Staten Island, were scat
tered yesterday to the four winds from the statue Oh
Liberty in accordance with the dying wishes of the
man. The news had leaked out that Meyers wishes
would be carried out some time yesterday AFTERNOON
and many Of the curious on tie lookout for men
in the uniform of the Staten Island Schuezeh OoIP u
which Puck" was a leading member.
II was 3 O'Clock when some sooery dressed Ger
mans boarded the BedlowS Island ferryboat at ue
Battery. Among them were Captain Frank hinschler'
out of whose ample coat pockets the necKs Oh t"o
champagne bottles protruded Lieutenant George WIZ
ter and Moritz Wegerly, who carried small crcu-
lar brown colored tin box not unlike biscuit DON On
which however was the inscription; Ashes OF Henry
Never ncinerated at Fresh Pond, February Il, 1871
Others in the party were Captain Frederick flhcN'
Frederick Weber and Christian Boehe'
ON arriving at Dedlow's Island the party walked
.ro,d rho statue headed by Rlnschler, who, when
he reached the top Of the PEDESTAL halted the pdS
and taking the box from Wegcrby, opened II ana Uooh
ont four paper bags such as are generaHy asso'i''
with peanuts or pop corn. They really contained al
That remained of the jovial publican and marisman
d" pucts Never Rinschler gave bag each 10 WIN,
for. Finck and Boehe retaining one hlmsen anu
then made the following speech: "Here "ro uio
asbes Of old Puck Meyer. lie was a good man.
never knew of any wrong thing THAT he ever oiu'
sentiment that was indQrsed by those present.
The Marty then climbed to the head OF the statue'
A ,rhsn thcy reached there the four took up their
nosltions facing north, east south and west lheii
viii, q cborus of Happy days to old PUCK Meyer'
each man emptied his bag TO the breeze Ahclo "'o
sour email streaks of white dust visible Tor le"
moments not unlike the white pufTs from as many
riees and then they vanished into the "eWlshell'
That was the last Of jovlal rOllichng PUCK 1he
nortv then assembled around Rinschler, WHO pro
duced the champagne. Each Of the party Aad
class Winter it was noticed, carried one Ill each
hin pocket The corks soon flew away, ana uien
With bumpers the men drank to Happy Gays 10 olu
Puck" 49,, -, ,o.
There were five women, who unconscious OF Wndg
was going on were in the statue at inc time Vi ulo
ceremony and though Rnschler DeggGu ,t, ~ ' m the
drink TO the memory of his old friend Witi an 90 ero
Snisbed noIiteness of Staten Island schuetzen cap
tam they declined There was an sa1OnrnnGppT ~ pct
the restaurant, where the STORY Oh uePdVeu W
was recalled over mach beer. - ~, ,.i.- 4bo
Hamburg, Germany, has the honor Oh peins Tic Tic
birthplace of Henry Meyer nitysN S yenSd and nSened
hote I'm Port Richmond, which he suDsequeltS III
P1clts Hotel the walls OF which were papered VIII wiGl
sgo he Ind a tame bear which, however became SO 50
c6ofounded a tippler that it died from aehTium @
tremens. Some years ago TUCK Hau ntdW 9vo ay,avS
Reayer and Whitehall sts., where nohhey al"aA
hsief@d on the customers taking of their mats. IL IL
did mot not rsmdTe DO IT. 'hf he a aeE Wa one
~ ~ +ha drst volunteers for the war, and was padly
Wonnded i'm Tennessee. The surgeon sad tuS ,, nc
wouu . IN oItep in Language unfit for publication in
,.S that he and his leg would hang on tOgether 10
the end and they did EocaiS ae Ta and Of the Scetzen
Sorns Of New.York and Staten Island Peace 10 ms ms
sshes, This epitaph taken from tomDSt2he p, ~ dl
English cathedral has 3Gen S1en eye ig forgot
Die he by musket or by pot