The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-19
A FUNERAL GONE TO WASTE.
Ii Was Ordered by John III. COe For
His Mother.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York sun.
Yates Vanderwerken, a Williamsburg
undertaken. left his shop at 4l9 Bedford
avenue yesterday afternoon and started
out to find a corpse that would fit in
handsome casket which he had made to
order on Monday. The casSet was ordered
on Saturday night by John H. Coe, son
Of the late Senator Coe, for his mother,
who, he said, died on Saturday at Belmar,
N. J.
Mother died suddenly" said the young
man, land we want to give her first
class funeral. OF course you know my
folks are wealthy, and you also know
they will not spare expense in matter
of this kind. In the first place | want her
buried in a nice black cloth covered cask-
et with silver handles. Or II an oak casK-
ct looks richer we would prefer that"
Where is her body?" asked the under
taker.
"At Be!mar," said Mr. Coe.
do you want me to send for it to-
night?"
mo" said Mr. Coe, Tomorrow viii do.
The local undertaken in Belmar has en-
balmed her and will ship the body to you
Monday morning. Poor mcther She was
good mother
do you still live on Rodney street, near
Bedford avenue?" asked the undertaken.
ooh. no." said Mr.. Coe, 1--WE left that
house several years ago. Mother owned
half of the property in the town of Bel
mar, so she went to live there. Al Dag
gett the Brooklyn politician, hired the
house after we got out. l then went to
live at 434 Kent avenue. That is our win
ter home. Poor mother; she was good
mother"
when would you like the funeral-what
day?' asked the undertaken.
Tuesday" said Mr.. Coe, well bury
-, OF 1~U a11 I W
you to open a grave there. I'll leave that
to your own selection. 1 would like the
side of a green hill-poor mother; she was
a good mother"
Il know she was" remarked the under
taker; but here is the casket catalogue
Just select one from among those design
ed with the silver bar handle; l think
| they are rich, but they may be too costly"
Not at ALL said Mr.. Coe; nothing is
too good for mother. Here is a pretty one
on this page; what is the price of that?'
You have selected one of the finest"
said the undertaken; that one will cost
$3.50, trimmed"
Including a nice silver plate?"
yes" said the undertaken, including
the plate"
That one VIII do" remarked Mr.. Coe
Now, l suppose you want a deposit. I'll
pay you one-third down on the funeral
Suppose / give you a check for 500.
need $50 to pay the Belmar undertaken
for his work, so you take the check for
$500 and give me $50 change. That will be
paying you $3.50 on account of the funeral
Poor mother; she was a good mother"
1t was getting late and Mr.. Coe said he
had to hurry back to Belmar TO complete
the funeral arrangements. Then he pro-
duced a check for $500. 1t was drawn on
the Manufacturers National Bank. and
signed j. H. Evans. Undertaken Wander
werken accepted the $500 check, and gave
young Mr.. Coe two SIS checks in return
with the understanding that the $50 was
to be used for squaring funeral accounts
in Belmar Mr.. Coe went away, saying
he would ship his mothers remains to
Brooklyn on Sunday or Monday.
On Sunday Undertaken Vanderwerken
according to instructions, went to the Of
fee of the New York and Brooklyn Casket
Company and ordered the casket 1t was
sent to his shop on Monday bearing a
neat silver plate on which was inscribed
the following: