Show TRUE TO HIS TRAINING warships mascot departed life in regulation form in the forecastle of 0 the cruiser raleigh at the new york navy yard abraham booster and mascot mii acol died lied on 0 n sunday lie waa was nineteen nine tuen en months old and had on been in too the service a short time the causo cause ot of death was an explosion following upon acute appendicitis itis on the same day the dog mascot of the ship who had taken talen a special liking to abraham deserted descried Abra abrahams liams untimely end so moved the boio hat that yesterday tho the man mt n gave him a naval funeral somo some of hie ilia feathers were saved aa as souvenirs ilia ills body wooi wa sewed in canvas and weight ed with a brick and wae was dropped ceremoniously into tho the walkabout Wal labout lands man peter 0 donegal officiated offIc her ifer man was wait chic pallbearer on sunday morning Abra abraham bae waa was in his usual good health when ho he be gan kicking about the forecastle ilia ills in the making of bombe bombs waa was his undoing lie poked his ilia bill into tho the black powder ho ile Is alleged to have swallowed a large quantity and was immediately attacked with pains in hie his hull thinking bo he had the tile grip members of tho the crew carried t him hlin into the cooke cooks galley the tovo stove wae was rod red hot details aro are grewe grew ome some in ODone ODo gals arms abraham exploded with a loud report hut but hie his train ing did not desert him bringing Dri neing his port foot to hie his comb comil he lie reported by code to ODo negal as ho be expired sir my magazine has mown up and I 1 am sinking new york herald |