The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-02
THE 23D STREET MYSTERY.
THE IMPRESSIvE FUNERAL or THE
MURDERED MILLIONAIRE


ty-Third strect-wstkmsn said 10 be
Tearing eutthe Pipes.
Yesterday morning, at 7 o'clock, the body Of
Mr.. Nathan was prepared for interment Members
OF one Of the Jewish benevolent societies carefully
washed II and wrapped in It's burial shroud. Then
they ned the eyes Of tie eorpee with the peculiar
white earth which symbolises the sacred soil OF
Jerusalem and, having thus made II ready for Its
last resting place, laid the body In the CONN Before
screwing down the lid and thus shutting out tho
features Of the dead forever. the family was called
TO take
PARTING LooK.
The faoe Of the murdered man had changed some.
what since the nrst discovery Of the body. Its ap
pearancs was not so hideous as Il had been an It's
expression was much roftened. But for the dread.
ful wounds which could not be concealed, one might
have taken the face for that OF man who had died
pesceful death. The family having retired, the
conn was closed and placed in the parlor, with wax
candles In silver holders at its head and feet The
conn, contrary 10 the custom OF most Hebrews,
was OF rosewood, and not Of plain white deal.
wss covered with . heavy black wal.
nut pail, and on the pail at the
head Of the casket was o beautiful crown OF now.
ers at the corner and garland, and between those
a basket Of flowers and two hearts. The mirrors In
the parlor were shrouded In white. and covered in
Ine 70 % ZANE manner were she sntues In the hallway.
the selling Of Jo.eph BY his brethren. and the other
menl, were brought to him. ~" '''' CUR
rHr yCssnAL.
A 10 o'clock drew nor, vast multitude gather.
the other and for tiird OF the long block vss M.
orally erNmmed, while everv window Of the Finn
ros *. crown w. s%os. to
tssps ss SScns s1Siss and
Sou.s he .S va. sos and wss1n rnom ns: d:
SS JsS. Sa.a S s' .s D Lyon;
In arm, entered the psrIos Al Sbont a.,s.n
minute, 70 ,.s O'Clock; Dr. Lyon: !. rabbi Of The
was brcther.in,iav Of MT Nsthsn. He was at.
s.rye.s a. nv % r.,Snv ~ ,o,n s roSe ne eeysn the
iion the prayer which begins With the sors. Tn emo
.rhou q Io,d Ar, ,,g,,oons .na ~, ,,s.
SE.lSn, Iss truth Thy rirho0u'ae everlasting and thy
Acer which DR. Lyon, a.,,v.,.a
Tun FUNERAL srRsox
He spoke rs follows:
rss1sS'' s.s sS:
whom Kindred 9ymp.as, Vii uo, monpr ns station
sy ss:. and I.. %s :'sI
Ss,Se. mere 10 I,;aI, ne PsxSrsSis yrsai S1
aud fu Of serious " h. %
,scoo. .Ssp S ssGS " In this BY
c,r,,,, a. ,u, .,,x,cu, -
upon inoffenslIe and useful member Of socRtv
% sp9n an honest and cssn upon dotee
The a and % s%nss 1s
nsscs mns s Ga yn, ns csJ.m ,nd 10 oomiortinE
course OF his feo " citizens wtho,t d,stinsiion
faith or creed. Men who knew MIN well in social
% testify their grei and bear witness 10 the
o mn IN 2, tne depssd friend and ss.oeiste and
ea upon tsef God ,se orator ana ~ dispenser . o9 s
q my yemsTki yrec,uae any Ep.tsS sl.oj, On tns
o W. SSos, os %a Shpss s,s vas,
Rxs Justly eseenSa tind ana afcctionatc Ia nuSiic
Ilkpl honest rTe prosc liable III. charity cain.
oiie, Hmlle9 " W Sssy 70 no race and there are
many here W''nin rsasA VI my voice who viii remem'
Oe' mn. xo,v
nn ne .,ssn Sn =, 40 on late pnbllc oces,ion
The tfoSeI 10 the ebiet m.rsstrs,c he handed
The cornerstone ots asyu glory ing in he 80 seh
prominently dentined -was not limited 10 ATTY creed
rae q, or hsiionad tn. instilutiSn has os best
IHE roRrrnEs oY ruE seUrnIIox,
was born and brorght up ms,nbes Of the oldes,
sSn Sn"sosuu ags a, ms&nhoosU & had he reached
sG,.s in the SI,ssiics ei Is sasr.' Sd sSd 90 %
ton. found him there actively engaged aways tcni
Gus and deyopt uny &c wa. honcfcd with the pres.
@ m n. nast nt hsN husisctory Although for
po.i,Sp he never Whape b" 70 Ie,iTe om ofncai
nor did he Withdraw Ills coSIeraon for ths vai h
OF ancient congregation IL was to conform viths
An ANCESTRAL Usage
n the synagoxue annually TO commemorate In. s..,h
Of beloved mother ceremony which he I'd observeS
for more tnan thrd OF century, that he len his fam.
ny inc night Whch proved hs last on earth
The reverend speaker then alluded to the high |
reputation borne by the departed, and the great
unrestricted by any difference OF
religion that had been mado on oil hands OF respect
'or his character and sympathy for his family. He
men spoke OF TIE impression this mournfui spectacle
would make upon the murderer, II he were present
and looking on lie closed with the words:
et US oenn IN sanmIssion 70 the VII Of God and saw
lne tSIu ~ ~ VI n,e snd VIC LVr naih taken away
'''''e' w '"' "' su. n.oc"..,s s'"on'
n ro.. =, A.. - ~. y. nss'os. 80
s q ss a. w Ia ~ III w n,s 10 seImon, pronounced
h 1 ~. na.s. so ps ~ ~ wno had been
1 ., ~ an no s ~ an sne Mouh' SINAI hospt-
~, - 'ba. so,wsd in III Hii s nease Two lines
ha swiiy mac Csrdn.n 80 ut Ut ,ne passage or
ue 80 ny cr h.,a .. ~ ~ nc sne no9se with Dr.
sh :, .ni % ~ ,s ~. us ~ @ ue sous o, mr. Mathan,
- nshs ,,Bi III , 20 III IN " sun ,ea,tes. They all
~. oovea ,e R,'eGu ~ sty VIII VII ous lne women OF
~ ~ , n,y, ~, ~ ,h s Mn Mn sne oeMlsh custom,
% 10 10, ea,o ~ sne , houss, ah1 processon was then
T,niei ou,s'uej s"e ans Vsins PrSceded by the
i,a nhuarer ns ,ha W.hrew mospi'si and
Tse members Of the stock HrebSnra "SI h Asynm; sy
= "e ~ Tii,h .saona @ .to,a tn nngo wno had met
90, 20 ~. Svn.sa"n. IN Ni, a,non,b sionssine on
s,a ~ AZ" Az c.r,as. " in ,ho nsnoa sueeE Ihere
,ere aIlsd win nriends from he hoasa ' Ann these