The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-12
The BURIAL OF WILLIAM POOLE.
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IMMENSE DEMONSTRATION.
UNIQUE MILITARY AND CIVIC PROCESSION.
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First Appearance Of the K. Ms in the
Public Streets.
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Addresses by Rev. ]. B. Waksly and Mr.. Helme.
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Narrowing Scene at the Cemetery.
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SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
IMMENSE DEMONSTRATION.
Addresses by Rev. J. B. Waksly and Mr.. Helme.

Our citizens yesterday witnessed one Of the most ex
traordinary demonstrations ever made in Christian
country. Public honors q most magnificent scale
were paid to the memory Of puglst-a whose past
life has in II much to condemn and very little to
mend One Of the interesting features Of the de-
monstraton was the appearance for the nrst tins in
public, Of the mysterious Know Nothings, who turned
out in great numbers, their only mark OF distinction
being strips of red white and blue ribbsn tied
with black Grape in their button holes Their appear
ance created great curiosity; but knew any
thing about them, and as they were themselves any
thing but communicative, very little elected with
regard to them, their objects, numbers or why they
selected this occasion to make their first appearance
public. Tho weather everything that could be de-
siredwarm sunny and pleasant-with very little wind
stirring, and every circumstance seemed to favor the
friends Of the deceased in their endeavors pay fitting
honors to their departed associate This Is the time
the " fancy" have ever held procession exclusively
their own although they have formed uncomfortable
portion others that have been celebrated and they
fecitate Themselves the handsome out they
made.
They rot however, all in the procession, over
thirty Of them arrested for picking the pockets Of
the crowd and in the very house Of the deceased is
reported gentleman had his purse, containing $50,
abstracted from his pocket in the hail. while the rel
gious services were being held in the parlor.
nuwber Of persons arrived from Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and other places to participate in the proceedings
Many Of them turned out in the procession and helped
10 swell the ranks Of the 0. U. A.
The coup d'e, OF tho city, during the progress Of
the obssqueis, most magnificent The splendor OF
the day-the gaily dressed crowd that thronged the
sidewalks, and filed the roofs and windows Of the
houses the route-the solemn music and the rich,
though sombe adornmsnts OF the various assocstons
they fled passed, made the not often wit
messed nor forgotten The whole make up Of the
proved that strong national feeling was at
the bottom Of the whole proceeding.
This s proved by the great turnout Of the native
Americans and Know Nothings. Added to this was the
feeling that Poole had been most foully murdered
killed by conspiracy and that, too, under circum-
stances that placed hs condnct in favorable light he
evidently being the offended party.
We understand hat Mssss. Eowler Wells desired to
obtain cast of Mr. Pooe's head to add TO their cabinet
and for that purpose applied to Mrs. Poole for facilities
70 obtain She, however, declined giving the cast as
said her late husbands head would garnish tbs
walls Of every porter house in the city and this conn
sency she desired to avoid.