Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22
CEMETERIES FOR PETS
WHERE DOGS AND CATS ARE
BURIED.
From the New York Tribune.

AueTe was q funeral IN hartS0ale, N. Il
the other day. 1t was a queer affair: the
body. laid out" In an expensive satin-lined
coffin. was conveyed to the cemetery in an
open carriage. coachman held 1t across
his knees. There was officiatins clergy
man; no service at the grave. The coach
man carried the body into the cemetery
and himself lowered the co.an into the
mound. the gravedigger threw in the earth
and trampled 1t down. while two women.
the only mourners. wept silently. The
whole transaction at the grave lasted about
nve minutes. and yet it was a remarkably
fine funeral-for dog. And the stone that
Is to mark the resting place of the little
pet Will. when completed. be one OF the
finest among the many really fine ones to
be found in the Hartsdale Canine cemetery
II IS q most unusual spot. Is this can ne
cemetery. Viewed from the street it looks
IKE any other cemetery: indeed. 1t looks
much better than the human" cemetery
passed on the road from the station. With
IN the bounds of this peculiar burial D ace
sleep the pets of many New Workers. most
or them beneath attractive If not impos. ng
stones or granite and marble, inscribed with
terms of endearment, while in some In
stances images of the departed pets have
been craven in the stone. or their photo
graphs set into inches cut for them. Many
OF the little graves have been surrounded
by iron ratings. some by iron screens,
and most of them are decorated with flow
ers throughout the summer months. There
are now about $50 graves WIN the Little
cemetery Enclosure, and new ones are being
constantly added 1t will not be long before
the picket fence, bristlng with locks and
signs calculated to ward off intruders must
be moved further down the hillside to make
room for the development of this canine
city of the dead
One OF the largest stones In the cemetery
marks the grave of Ba De. said to have been
the pet dog of George Primrose. the NM
strel. The little animal, image of which
is cut into the stone. was so small that
the coffin 1t was buried in was little larger
than a cigar box.
Among the Inscriptions to be found on the
stones marking the graves are the follow
ing:
Flossie Dear.
Our gentle. loving little friend.
Sept. Is, 1904
King Victor
Our Pet
Died June II, 1904,
Age 10 years.
Mrs. II. H. Kane.
nd n1 81 ss.
Juliet,
Age 4.
Mr.. Roberts's
Commodore.
Died May 81 1904.
Aged years months.
Our Sydney.
Died Sept. IA. 1902.
Aged 10 years.
Born dog,
Lived like gentleman.
Died beloved
In loving memory
Wrinkles
little pug dog.
Died Jan. ]. 1905.
For elk years he the steadfast friend and
faithful companion, and viii be forgotten
by his sorrowing mistress Anne X. Proudman.
Stella
Beloved pet and faithful friend of
Mrs. NJ L. Howard.
Died December 7, 1904.
Beloved pet of F. NJ Dodge,
Died Sept. 10. 1899.
In her 1ith year.
To Darling Sporty,
F. NJ. G.
Little Dot,
Beloved friend and pet Of
w. V. Babcock.
Died March %. 1900
Aged 20 years and 8 months.
Lulu and Bobby,
Good dogs Of
J. n. Cestero.
Mignon
Dearest and best beloved friend OF
Ada Van Tassel Ellington.
Died Sept. 81. 1900.