The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-08-04
MouRNs ron GIRL VIC
DIED FOR HIS LOVE,
AusteII, the Rich Yale Student At
tends eta Cooks Funeral.
CBy Associated Press.

hy AHoOCiateu iit1H'
New Haven. Aug. 4--The funeral
OF Eta May Cook. the factors girl
who committed suicide and died in
the arms Of her sweetheart Alfred
Austen. a wealthy Yale student, was
held today anc the body Of the young
woman was laid at rest beside that
OF her mother in Evergreen cemetery
Hundreds Of friends Of the dead
girl gathered in the cemetery. There
we're laid upon the suicides coffin by
ent. friends OF young Austell. The
casket. costly one. covered with sill
yer gray velvet and tipped with old
silver knobs and ornamentation, was
furnished by the rich young student,
and twenty carriages, which he sup
piled. conveyed the relatives and
friends Of the dead girl to The grave.
A handsome tombstone viii be rails
cd above the grave. Costly flowers
werel aid upon the suicides coffin by
her workmates in the Winchester Re
peating Arms factory ana by the
friends OF the young stuoent Austell
sent a beautiful wreath OF lilies and
roses and there was a handsome pill
low Of carnations and lilies from the
girls brother and sister.
Young AustelE attended the funeral
a. the home Of the dead girls brother
and sister, No. SO Newhall street, but
was overcome at the cemetery gates
and ordered the driver ol his carriage
10 turn back. over the gates was the
inscription:
Blessed are the Dead Which pie
in the Lord
II was apparent that this sentiment
had a profound effect upon the young
Yale student
Miss Lucy Cook, sister ~ the dead
girl, swooned at the grave when the
Rev +. J. shackleton, pastor Of the
summerfeid Methodist church spoke.
spoke i1slasalsYv.
my poor, dead sister, sobbed the
young woman. as she fell back in her
brothers arms He carried her aside,
though it was apparent that he was al
most a. much overcome as she
Few stories In the history Of Yale
and this city have aroused such wide
spread interest as that Of Eta Cook
and Alfred Austell Hers viii not be
Tie only, tombstone in Evergreen or
Grove street Cemeteries to tell Of
tragedies involving Yale students and
working girls. The poor factory girl
fen IN love with the rich colIegian and
left her home just at the time her
mother died. He lavished money up
on her and for time caused her to
forget that she was only little fac
tory girl
She was one Of the best dressed
girls in New Haven. Young Austeii Is
very rich. His father established the
first national bank of Atlanta, Ca, and
owned thousands of acres of land
around that locality before the city
began to flourish. A princely fortune
fell to his children bg reason of AT
lanta's growth. one OF the sons mar
ried daughter Of Judge o. A. Loeb
rane. chief Justice Of Georgia. The
family is intimately connected with
the swans and James Swami. form
erly OF the firm OF Inman, Swami and
Co. of New York has always taken a
deep interast in young Austell.
The family did not know the pace
Austell had been setting at Yale. He
was bright and ali reports from
schools and colleges he had attended
gave him a fine showing. He is A
handsome man. tall and thin. with
clear. classic features. He has been
considered the perfect young man by
society in the larger cities Of the
south. where ne was widely known.
nAifred is all right said young
Frank Cook brother of the dead girl
today after the funeral. He is a per.
feet gentleman We have forgiven
him. and / am going to meet him To-
morrow for a last farewell. He was
here at the house today aud saw Eta
before they took her to the cemetery.
He loved her and she loved him. that's
ALI
Austell was popular at Yale About
a year ago he met the factory girl.