The morning call., 1893-08-28
PARTED FOREVER.
r. w. Parker'S Remains
Laid in the Grave.
A Sad and Touching Scene at Laurel
Hill Cemetery-The Widows
Great Grief.

There was sad and touching scene in
Laurel Hill Cemetery yesterday when the
remains of Il. w. Parker. alias Prescott.
alias Koockogey. the man who committed
suicide in the Grand Hutel, were con-
signed to the grave.
No blood relatives or friends of the de-
ceased gathered around the open grave
no service was held over the BODY OF the
man who died by his own hand. But there
was a fragile, heart-broken little woman.
who passionately loved the man, and four
men and three women who have learned to
esteem her and sympathize with her in her
hour of need.
The body had been taken from the
Morgue TO undertaking rooms on Sac
ramento street and placed in hand
some caSket Oh the order of Chief Crowley
and Captain Lees, who bear all the ex-
pense connected with the funeral. On the
casket was placed the inscription, "R. w.
Parker. died August %, 1898. age SO years" 4"
The funeral was arranged to take place
at IL O'Clock yesterday morning. Shortly
before that hour the young widow in deep
mourning, accompanied by her kind friend
and hostess, Mrs. Sarah TAYLOR, entered
the room in the undertaking establishment
where the casket containing the body lay.
! She leaEed over the casket and bravely
! strovP TO keep back the choking sobs that
/ welled up from her bruised heart and the
/ tears that ran dOwn her cheeks. She
/ begged to get one more look at his face, but
/ when it was gently told her that it would
/ be better for her to think of him a she
saw him last she did not press her request.
In the room were Captain Lees, Detec-
tives Ross Whitaker. Bohep and Glen
non, Mrs. Hunter. matron at the Receiv-
! ing HOspital, and Mrs. Taylor. While
Mrs. Parker with stony ewes stood beside
| the casket, Mrs. h. l.. Wadham, accom-
panied by her husband, entered the room.
She is about Mrs. Parker's age, and with
wOmanly sympathy and tenderness took
/ her by the hand, put her arm around her
| waist and with a sOb that wrung pity from
the hearts of those looking on, the tired
! head fell upon the shoulder of the sympa-
! thetic friend, and shower of grateful
1 tears relieved the bursting heart.
Then the casket was borne 10 the hears
1 and the party followed it to the Laurel
Hill Cemetery. The grave is in the west
ern portion of the cemetery nearest the
! beach, On arriving there no time was lost
IN lowering the casket and filling UP the
grave. Some one placed a bouquet of
white flowers on top of the mound and
/ there was painful pause for an instant
The widow. who had been trying hard to
restrain her grief, glided TO Captain Lees
side, and placing her two hands on his
!
emotion: II want to be left alone with
! him for few minutes" They all retired
except the captain and she knelt by the
/ newly made grave, and with upitted eyes
and clasped hands offered up prayers to
God for mercy for the ou of the man she
loved. Then she gave way to the grief she
had been so long keeping in restraint and
cried as if her heart was broken. Captain
Lees led her gently away and the trying
scene was over.
II have seen many touching sights
said CAPTAIN Lees. after he returned from
the funeral, but thai of to-day beats them
all. Poor little woman, how fond she
seemed TO be of him. She is a ladyin every
sense of the term, and her letters to hir,
are couched in the most endearing and
! beautiful language. l do not know when
we will be able to send her East, but hope
! il will not be long.
There is chance for pbilanthropic peo-
! pie to do some real good in helping this
/ refined and delicate young creature who
/ has lost her husband so tragically and is
left destitute among strangers" suggested
/ the captain.
at would not take much to provide her
with passage TO New York and enough
money to keep her from starving while en-
route"