The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-02
THE NATHAN

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From te ~ Y. Post Of last evening,
The funeral of MI. Nathan took place this
morning from his late residence, No. II East
Twenty-third street. AS early as Z o'clock
the crowd began to assemble in the neighbor-
heod and by 1 O'Clock Twenty-Five Street,
from Fifth to Sixth avenues. presented the
appearance of a vast army swaying to and
fro. The street was densely packed with
women, men, and children. As many as
twenty-five thousand were present.
Tbe house was completely filed by the
relatives and friends of the deceased. All
appeared stricken with grief. and many were
the moist eyes and sobs uttered by sympa-
thizing friends.
At Z o'clock this morning, according to the
custom Of the Hebrews, which is observed
upon all, the poor as well as the rich, the
body was washed and shrouded by the MEM
bers Of the Society Hebrah Hesed be Amet,
which is attached to the congregation of the
Nineteenth street synagogue, of which Henry
:. Allen is President and Jonas M. Phillips
Vice-President, who performed the ceremony.
The family now took their last look and fare
we'll, and the body was placed in the coffin
and screwed down, and the clothes of the
family were rent. The coffin was a plain
rosewood one. with no ornaments or plate, as
is the Hebrew custom. The body and face
we're very we'll preserved and natural, the
eyes NtIt bOuuGNUhb ulSCOlOtSu. anu tu6
mouth firmly compressed, and a look of agony
was evident.
The coffin was placed in the front parlor
and covered with a black cloth; at the head
and foot candles were burning and flowers
we're placed around. At 10 o'clock the pail
bearers, Messrs. Emanuel Hart, Samuel A.
Lewis, John M. Lawrence, j. S. Abecasis,
Solomon L. Cohen, w. Rosenfeldt, and four
others. Directors of the Mount Sinai Hospi-
tai, of which the deceased was President,
ranged in a circle around the bier. Among
those present were Judges Cardozo and In-
graham, Mayor Hall, Count Joannes, Rev.
Drs. Fintner, Phillips, Isaacs, Sternberg,
Gutheim and others.
Rev. MIR. Lyons performed the funeral SER
vices. After a short prayer he made the fol-
lowing address:-A mournful spectacle is this
we have to contemplate. A tyrant, murdered
under similar circumstances, would excite
grief and pity, and how much more does the
case struck down by the hand of an assassin;
q blow which brought down adoting father, a
fond husband, q generous, upright man. His
name was q synonym for honor and benevo-
lence. In private life he was kind and affec-
tionate; in public life kind and Just. His
charity was catholic, limited to no creed, race
or nationality. He was descended from one
Of the Oldest Portuguese families which were
driven TO this country by the Inquisition.
He was brought up in the oldest synagogue
in this city. and he was noted for his zeal
and fidelity for it. He pronounced q high
eulogy upon the benevolence and character
of the deceased, and closed with the follow
ing words:-"Death has come in the shape of
a thief at night, without warning. The
blow of the assassin could only reach his
body. not his soul. The Lord has given, the
Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of
the Lord
The body was carried to the hearse, and
u nj i ~ = H.
brew:-"And when they carry him they say,
and when the tabernacle setteth forward the
Levite tall take it down, and when the taber-
nacle il to be pitched shall set it up, and the
strange that cometh nigh shall be put to
death. And it came to pass when the ark set
forward, then Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and
let Thine enemies be scattered, and let them
that hate Thee flee before them. For He
shall give His angels charge concerning thee,
to guard thee in all thy ways. They shall
bear thee on their hands, lest thee dash thy
foot against q stone. The Lord is q man Of
war; the Lord, is his name. The Lord shall
fight for you and We be silent"
The procession was Immediately formed
outside, the hearse was Immediately preceded
10y the officers of the Mount Sinai Hospital
and the officers and children of the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum of Seventy-seventh street
and Third avenue. The relatives and friends
then followed in carriages. The members of
the Stock Exchange followed alongside on
foot.
The route was as follows from the house,
Through Twenty-third street to Sixth avenue,
down Sixth avenue to Nineteenth street,
through Nineteenth street to Fifth avenue,
passing the Synagogue, where the procession
stopped about two minutes, according to GUS
tom; Town Fifth avenue to Tenth street,
thence to Avenue A, where one portion of the
carriages crossed the ferry, and the remainder
proceeded to Houston street ferry. They
Joined on the other side, and proceeded to
the Jewish Cemetery called Shearith Israel,
opposite Cypress Hill. The bier was depo-
sitedson the grave, and the minister and as
semblage passed around the coffin seven times
chanting the funeral service.
The remains were taken towards the grave,
the minister reading prayers, after which it
was taken back to the House of Prayer and
other prayers said.