A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=34788 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: April 15 1888 Article Description: Mrs. Bulkley’s Funeral - The Simple Services at Her Father’s Residence. Article Text: Mrs. Bulkley’s Funeral The Simple Services at Her Father’s Residence. The Young Woman’s Husband Among the Mourners – Mr. Bulkley Inclined to Lay the Responsibility for his Wife’s Death upon her Father’s Actions. The funeral of Mrs. Bessie Bulkley took place yesterday morning from the residence of her father Judge Curtis J. Hillyer. The ceremonies were private, and only a few of the most intimate friends of the Hillyer family and the family of Dr Bulkley were present. Young Grassie Bulkley, the husband of the deceased girl, was dressed in deep mourning, and his countenance showed the deep sorrow he felt over the death of his unfortunate wife. The casket containing the remains was placed in the parlor, and around it gathered the sorrow-stricken assemblage. Rev. Dr. HAMLIN, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, officiated, and read the funeral service prescribed by the Presbyterian Church. Nothing was added by the minister and when the reading was concluded the lid of the casket was removed and the relatives were given an opportunity to look for the last time on the features of the deceased. This was the most affecting moment of the sad ceremonies and those present were deeply moved. The young husband could barely suppress his emotion, while his mother and the members of the dead girl’s family were visibly distressed. The casket was then closed and carried to the hearse. Judge and Mrs. Hillyer and the brothers of Mrs. Bulkley led the procession that filed from the house to the carriages. They were followed by Grassie Bulkley, leaning on the arm of his mother, and by the other members of the Bulkley family and the invited friends. Among the latter were Senator Stewart, Mrs. Hutchinson, Senator Edmunds, and Judge MacArthur. The remains were then taken to Oak Hill Cemetery where the interment was made. Mr. Grassie Bulkley was seen by a Post reporter yesterday after the funeral, but was not inclined to talk much about his wife’s death. He was evidently feeling very bitter against Judge Hillyer, and, though he did not say much to newspaper men himself, he indorsed some very extreme statements made by his friends. He claims that Mrs. Bulkley would not have left him at all after their marriage but for the influence which her father extended over her and which she was unable to resist. He believed that but for the interference on the part of her family they would have lived happily together. He attributed her suicide to insanity, brought on by her enforced separation from him and the interference of her friends, over which she brooded until at length her mind was affected and she sought relief from her troubles in death. “After she took the poison,” said Mr. Bulkley, ”she called repeatedly for me. She begged that I should be brought to her, but it was not until Dr. Johnson urged that my presence might help to quiet her mind and aid in her recovery that I was sent for. Then Dr. Johnson himself came for me and I was admitted to the house, where my wife lay at the point of death. I then remained by her bedside until she died.” Mr. Bulkley said that during the 3 months of their separation he had never seen his wife but once, and they were not even permitted to correspond openly. He received a letter from her Wednesday morning written Tuesday night, but it contained no information that she contemplated taking her life. But even if it had, it was too late at that time for him to have done anything. Mr. Bulkley stated that he did not wish to attach blame to any other member of the Hillyer family, but he considered Judge Hillyer alone responsible for his daughter’s death. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com