The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-21
last OF A N0MAD QUEEN
Strange SCENE AT A FUNERAL
OLA GYPSY POTENTATR.

,reird Rites in New Jersey Camp
Annie Lovelrs Burial Preceded by
nominations and Draughts From a
Mammoth Flagou-Simple Church
sarvicss Terminate the Unusual
Ceremonies. j.
From the Neiv York Press.
gvpsy camp always possesses interest
=, thousands. who wonder whence CAM
.Sst strange nomadio people. AT an en-
.annment OF the vagabond wanderers,
TO miles east of Elizabeth, N. J., on the
outskirts of the little village Of Trowbridge,
scene was enacted at dawn yesterday,
.rbicb in its wild fantastic weirdness, sur
psssed any scene ever witnessed in camp
~ the Romantics in the eest. 1t was the
largest assemblage of gypsies ever gathered
toge,her in this part Of the country.
Two years ago there was one on the
rrairies near Dayton, O., for the coronation
# Annie Lowell, wife of Bruno Young, as
C,aan of the wandering tribes of her people
n America. Yesterdays gathering was
oneof grief and mourning. Annie Lowell,
the queen, lay dead. Wandering bands
had come from the four quarters of the
land to Join in the lamentation of her
THE e Young woman. only %, had died at
the eucampmenu at East st. Louis of blood
n5isoning. The body was embalmed and
brought to Elizabeth to be buried in plot
in Mount Olivet cemetery, near that of her
grandmother, gypsy queen before her.
Few witnessed the real funeral ceremo-
MES of the mourning gypsies. Two large
bands are encamped at Trowbridge, under
command of Chief Plato Buckley, who is
reported worth $4,000, and who has but
recently come over from England, and
Chief Joe Costello, whose aged cousin. the
dead queens aunt, being too old to wander
with her people, lives on Washington street,
in Elizabeth. Joe Lowell, a tall gaunt, but
powerfully built gypsy, chief of the camp
at st. Louis came east with his daughters
body.
He was accompanied by Wallace Seed
the dead mans brother-in-law, and two of
his sub-chefs How the news that the
queens funeral was to take place yesterday
reached the wandering bands no one but
the gypsies themselves know.
BARBARIC SCENE.
The desd queen was not taken to the en-
campment, but the funeral took place there
Immediately after the first show of dawn.
The caravan wagons were drawn up in the
shape Of a large delta. All were draped
one spot, had thrown aside their red cloaks
and turbans and were dressed in black.
Their gowns were a study. Next came q
circle of swarthy faced gypsy men. In the
center Of this group stood stalwart Joe
Lowell with big tiagon at his feet,
WILD VACCINATIONS.
The women began the ceremonies with g
wild incarnation. "a cloudy sala often
purabens to fino divvos," they chanted.
The words. Plato Buckly after ward said,
me4nt "a cloudy morning often changes &c
fine day" The incantations continued
the men Joined in the GLORIOUS, and then the
women joIued hands and moving around
the men began their lamentation over the
dead. When they stood still again all was
silent
Lowell spoke for short time. As he flu
ished he raised the flagon and shouting: "A
gypsy knows nothing but freedom; freedom
81 the soul of Annie Lovellln he put the
fagon to his lips and drank deep drRught
buckley stepped forward and drank, and
then held it TO the lips in turn of every man
Then an old crOne took the fagon anc
passed it around among the women, who
drank in "a similar manner. After this
Lowell. Buckley, Seed and a score Of the
gypsles left for Elizabeth.
AT THE CHURCH.
The serv ices at st. Mary's church and al
the grave were simple. The body of the
queen was driven to church in the finest
hearse in Elizabeth. 1t was carried in by
four gypsies and placed within the altar
all. The gypsies who had come from the
encampment occupied front seats. The
casket was made entirely OF brass and was
covered with a rich black CLOTH The
handles and ornaments were of solid silver.
AT the four corners of the casket figures in
silver were engraved. The casket was
covered with flowers.
The body was dressed in rich brown satin
with figured trimmings. The dark features
OF the young woman were beautiful even in
death. About her head was a crown of fra
grant flowers
hefuneral ritual of the Catholic church
was read by Rev. Father Carroll, and after
amass for the repose of the soul the funeral
cortege started for the cemetery. At the
grave there was a simple ceremony and the
Dody was lowered into It's last resting place,
Lowell, his son-in-law and the pallbearers
drove back to Elizabeth Their carriages
Stopped at the first saloon east Of the Penn
sYIYania railroad depot, where they drank
freely.
WHO WILL SUCCEED HER.
Who will be the dead queens successor il
not yet known. Chief Lowell still has two
daughters. The elder, Dovie, the wife OF
wallace Seeds said to be almost as beauti-
I'LL as her dead sister and is very popular.