Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-12-16
HONOR IN DEATH.
Pauline Cushman's Not For
COTTON.
The Grand Army and the Ladies of
the Women's Relief Corps Will
Attend the Funeral.

Pauline Cushman, the courageous Union
spy, whose adventurous career ended so
obscurely and sadly last Saturday. is to
have some of that respect and sttebtion
shown her remains which was deLied to
the closing year of her life.
The state of absolute poverty in
which Major" Chushman died rendered
it possib e that she would be inferred as
d pauper in the Potter's field. Patrlotlc
citizens however, have come forward to
prevent this indignity being offered to
one whose love of country made her
risk so much in its cause.
The Grand Army of the Republic has
undertaken the arrangements for the
majors lnterment. Her body was en-
balmed yeste day and placed in hand
some cloth-cOvered casket, donated as Il
tribute of admiration by the undertaken
from whose parlOrs the funeral will
take place. The members of the
v oman's Relief Corps, who are superin-
tenuing every detail or the funeral, sent
the flag of the corps yes terday WITH
directions for the casket to be draped
with it.
Tue burial service will he performed
at = O'Clock tomorrow IN the undertake
ing lors of Craig, Cochran 4 Co. on
Mint avenue, Rev. Z. r. Ollie of the
Central Methodist Church being the
off ciating clergyman. 1t is expected
that large number of persons will be
present at the ceremony. Not only
will the men of the Crane Army attend,
but ladies of Lincoln Post of the
Won ans Relief Corps, will go in their
official capacity.
Hopes are yet entertained that
military honors will be accorded to the
government.
The interment will take place in the
Grand Army plat near the Cliff House.
An inqnesg was held yesterday on the
body of Pauline Cushman Fryer, who
died at Ills Market street in lodging
house Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Eliza Taylor, landlady Of the
| lodging-hous" testified that she had
seen Mrs. Fryer last alive at 8 o'clock
on Friday night. The deceased had
lived in her house for three years in a
rented room. Sometimes she would go
out to work for two or three weeks at a
time and get sick and come back again.
she r-reiPeI pens on from Ine
| Government and did non seen depressed
in spirits. Sne was not addicted To the
use Uf morphine, though suffering from
rheuma' ic Ians. which she feared
would reach her heart. At the end of
this month she Intended 10 lecture be-
fore the Grand Army of the Republic at
Alameda. About 10 o'clock on Saturday
morning Mrs. Taylor found Mrs Fryer
in bt d and unconscious. Two doctors
were summoned, bat it was too late to
save the womau's life.
DIR. Charles L. Burlington, the
chemist who made an analysis of the
stomach, test fed he found large
quantity Of morphine, from appearances
fully two or thre- grains, IOssibly more.
This would be the residhum, as the
portion caus NJ death would be aborbed
in the system. Two grains would be
eight times the med cinal dose,
Darlington never heard of any person
taking two grains of morphine unless
habituated TO lis use.
The jury returned a verdict that Mrs.
Fryer's death was caused by an over
dose cf morphine taken without
suicidal intent and to relieve pains.
+. Call.