The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-14
A GYPSY CHIEFS BURIAL.
SETH LOTELL LAID At REST IN A
NEW JERSEY CEMETERY.
No Distinctive Gypsy Ceremonies-A Prayer
by y Presbyterian Minister-Gypsy Wo-
men Clad in Black but Wearing Bright
Gnlnrnh shnuln-AI nnx Whiting GRnnIna-

nv n Presbyterian Miuister-Gypsy Wo-
men Clad In SLACK but Wearing Bright
Colored ShRwls-Many Visiting Gypsies.
Et,z,prru mot 1a-Tba fun.r,l of Saith
IoyotI ,ha old ohio, ~ the loyou ,riha ~
,v,sia. n aiad an ru.sdav 4, pbr,d.lnhio
toot MACE hare TO-DAY from the pypsv camp on
tho Naval houI.yard vbsrs Tor var, the
dad obiars trih. hoya heen accustomed To
s,on xhon.v.r rho vnnderinp, brougbt than
,o ,his nart ., Tho country Renre,.nt,tiv.s
sro,n ro,nv tr,hos 4, I. a,id gatbared tb.ra
90 ,,J ,oua.oa ,ho ri, ~ ,ha old ohi.,, 80
Evorgreen csmetorv In this citv WHARF In -.
Mot nurch,,od nv The pvpsies of his hand #
p'oV pu , i1na'ou ~ nc s,oeoe y, VI. D"nun
which a PRESBYTERIAN minister was asked to
sa, At tho er.ya tbsr. vers no rsIeiou, ,.a.
lures nor. on the other hand' were there any
gypsy ceremonias. AT least there were no
D"o'ie o1es A., -,,
Chiet Lovell's prominence as the eldest son
OF Queen" Rebecea Lowell. who died eighteen
years "so' a'Nac'eu kypslsS ironi ihan' o.no'
places TO the encSmpment' HIS mother was
Acknowledged as the nominal ruler OF all the
pyp,ios in the Tn,ted states and hsr funeral
s'Ds,c' IN ''o 'n''eu p'ato' onu nv 'u"o ',
to- day. was 20 years old and had spent
tortx ,a,r. =, his 40 In I..dire ,v,.v trib.s
from one place to another.
OF recent years his travels have been mostly
copf,ned TO the Atlantic coast, and be has been
virtually recognized as the leader of the tribes
who cling to the seaboard With portion OF
Iis ,riho h. ,.os ,atrrninn tro,, sor,h C.ro-
lima when he was taken with pneumonia
while encsuped lust outside OF PHILADELPHIA
W. III; -. .,,u.oa To-, ,r,,o.a. -
"heh MS uea'n occurred las. iuesuaS ar
and from that time members OF the tribe and
-. ,..,,, - IL. a.un,,.s 49, 49,.
eoh'o nom o'nei 'iioe' e'iutE'ou INV Wv
Tha nod, y, Tho d.,d ohi.t MO. ,oI., =,
Inc oou' vi .'e ueao on'e' WAS takeu on
| Wednesday to the camp where It lay in state
| until to-day. special tent was erected for II
| In the centre OF the camp and this VAS draped
sinside with black, while the gypsy women
| strung long ropes Of smilaX about the interior
body was guarded night ana day by the
women, and at night the tent was made az light
as day BY huge candeiabra placed ali about
the coffin.
mepts OF the funeraI' The dead chiefs brother
| bought the N ost expensive lot in the Gem etery
| where the interment took place to-day Ano1-
| siye oak coiiin was bought and there were
| ticular directions given to the undertaken was
| that all the carriages must have rubbsr-tired
| wheels There we're some circumstances from
the eypsies when at the apnoin ted hour to day
| n line Of carriages appeared two Of which we're
without rubber tires II was too late for A
change to be made, and they were accepted
| Thu fnnaral wa At for / . o'cioct noon Soma
9ypsies came from as lar west as Chicago, and
| nneeriy ali The trihe. along the sea coast wsre
| represented
| On the occasion n, funer,ls the evnsies anna
| 81 THAR dTeas and nearly ali those who appeared
| nj the tunerni wore clothes which thong h renoh
| would attract no attantion 10 THAR Wearers
Most Of the women appeared in black dresses.