The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-07-16
THs FCNERIL OF FRAScIs woods.
Impressive Array of PoIiccmen-Tbe Cortege
Marching within Hollow square Of
OGic, RS Every street Guarded-t uriosiy
on tue Line Of March-Perfcct Deoorum.

Impressive Array of Policcmen-Tbe Cortege
Marching within Hollow square OF
OGict RS Every street Guarded-t uriosity-
on the Line OF March-Perfcct DeoOrum.
The funeral Vi Francs Woods a victim Of the
Elm Park not took place yesterday afternoon
Woods residence was 623 East Niutn street, q Jew
doors east Of rompkus square, between Ayenues.B
AMI c. Tie BLOCK IL very long one, aud Is com.
posed mostly OF common four and ave story tene.
nen's, which generally present anything but an at
traetve appearance, Wiii broken shutters In some
cases 18th blinds Wholly wanting, aud sho wing.din
Imprinted fronts. which reflect ito pouring rays
OF the sun to most uncom. ortable degree
No oS3 s perhaps a little better than the msjori.
~ OF Its neighbors, its shutters being in fair state
OF preservation. aud It's face little cleaner and
Iresher colured, but otnerwes net differing from
tie h. uses TO the right and lett These dwellings are
inhabited by foreign born population.
As to nuldtudes begin to gather at about 1
O'clock T. NJ, unkempt Lesds, unwsshed faces, and
forms chiefly ren.ar able for Uniform scantiness Of
drspery, appeared at every window In the street
Even tue house-tops we're covered, and women were
seen standing in the ul blaze OF tie sun shad ing
themselves with umbrellas and parasols OF every
variety oi shape and color, aud In many instances
holding up dirty aprons
THE SIX HUNDRED POLICEMEN.
~ about hall past the hearse drew up IN front
Of tue house, and tile carriages began collecting At
The same time body OF COO policemen under the
Immediate command OF superintendent Jourdan
Trivea and formed In line on Avenue b, with tire
rgh' resting on Nintu street. The throng had By this
uHe become Immense. The entire block pack
ed' and the peuple bwarmed upon the carts with
Which Tie street is At tuis Point thickly ned climb
ing over the vi cells and hanging on in every atti
IT "hich az, ried any promise OF a better view
= d. =. tier. aud Superintendent Jourlan marched
poem luiu Ninth st Get. aud forming d .es on each
'Iu-."ie pre-sed Oack lie crowd IT m tAe centre
u &c stlst, aud confined It 70 the Sidewalk
a ut-' HrfauleyieGls we're effected Nery quietly
Nisu 10 dls' nee Vi any mo ment and Win very
M l"u4 o. Irritating language. Tie only episode
vs. cattenip.e funawa, o. man nom an ON Ger
i.i occasion to t"Ae out OF Ie street, but tHe na-
I'VE t'i ohl! rs far q, Seventh street, he ran
mo ic rms Oi another oncer. the absence OF all
t,''tl. hess Was tie most strongly marked feature
O l.o OCCASION,
1HE MOVING or THE ooRrEGE
~ 2l0 tie bod Of Woods WAS brought out and
ll-ee" ~ q IGlse. II Nus enelosea IN IN Ihogany
cUMn, tni"kB studded ~hh siyer-Ieaded nails,
nIie u us 'oI ~eit ala t.e Orange sash and
s1',1 8" ~ ".' 10 'ariia.os we're quickly filed
u q nuH a, 81 i@ep', 8; load Of Toe column
cc u, u,nI SGt me- 49, o. Is. mi at 22O he pro.
order; - "'' 'O''o"lnE
f0h's sa ~ .G1 s.oani Of men eeensl ALL
an, ne Ai.ls'' "'' Aus
Members OF Ln9 eai g &C. ana Other Orange Asso-
Carriages.
Without music, and ainiI silence almost uubro
ken ticept uone.suIed ueaG 0l tie police, tue
t'ttf-e tuOK it, way dOAn the avenue TO se,cpu,
trccti tei &c acruss TO Avenue A, aud up to Tertn
ttct lie vast mum ers 10 tue square uerc caue
uALLs acres, Joined
IHE JOsTLINC THOUSANDS
On tie siLewaks, ant accompanied the funeral train
I Trough CHth street 10 1Hlrd avenue IN Ten d a
h-it d"'aF occurred one or twice, owing TO the
d WAC. Ices OF tie st eet. The police front swept
It 'u'et tom curb locurb. On Cunning into TLrd
a'taue nd nc behety, Nll more room, the pro.
tn lI'tJutluns OF uleribttHuent Jourdau became
a. .. A. each street crossing Ulcers had Deen
.tl h. 'dNalce, and tLess Officers turned all
W. '' 10 the iot side Of tLe street, slopued the
a. .Ht gave the entire nit to the procession,
hp'~n Nucn aiTiy strlif4tened out extended
OWN PORN BLOCKS.
ou ether side OF tie cortege marched an uni en-
IT, a.. ..Dtuen, forming, with tue head and rear
~. N'hs, % diow square, within which was the iu-
L't' tIOcessIOu
Al't'o.d -uect sharp cry startled the apprehen.
~ ' ne caSse Of the alarm became evident when
ne. = u y dasael across the street m front OF
H., ,U'"Aclhg column, hurst through the crowd lin
H. "' tI"eNalf, nearly OVeftbrowing two men IN
- ,IO'te'. and TSh up Bleecker amId cries OF
M t"ie' U ht Wa speedily oyerhauled, aud no
"wwiuplCn 10 tho l,hrch was suffered.
A. ''nlhstnndihg the immense numbers eathered
s ~ elrDslonea and hing tne windows and every
''"'O'e alih'-'teing space, the
UTMOST DEcORUh PRIvAHEp.
sol an opprobrious epithet or a. Objectionable
~u vas heard Men talked the affair over In low