The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-08
FUNERAL OF JOHN REAL.
The Body Of the Murderer Followed to the Grave
by Thirty-fve Hundred Persons His Coffin
Adorned with the American Flag
Crowds on the Sidewalks and
Societies in Line.


The funeral OF John Real, whose sad end has been
40 recently chronc!ed IN the newspapers, and has
been telegraphed probably through the length and
breadth OF the land, took place yesterday. The re-
mains OF the unfortunate man, after having suffered
the last ndignity of the law, were handed over to
his friends, and conveyed to the residence OF his
brother-in-aw, In 105th street, near Third avenue.
At this point soon after one o'clock, the various
associations, political and social, with which Real
had been connected, or which had determined to
show their sympathy for his fate by joining in the de-
monstratlon, began to muster, and by two O'Clock,
the conln having been deposited in the hearse the
procession formed ana began to move along toward
mirty-tourth street.
In spite OF what had been predicted by certain
croaking wseacres, the demonstrate on was quiet
and orderly, and even more 80 than that which took
place three years ago IN the obsequies OF the now
almost forgotten Barney Friery. The
APPOINTMENTS OF THE PROCESSION,
while they were not sordid or unworthy were ex-
tremely simple. The hearse, decorated with rune-
rea! plumes. was drawn by four gray horses. and
through Its windows the coffin, adorned with q
United States flag and wreath OF immortees
challenged the notice OF the spectators.
The procession was normally headed by band
which played the ''Dead March In SAUL" "Rous-
seau's Dreamn and other appropriate airs; though
after the cortege had fairly formed the avenue 1t
was, In fact led by some hundreds OF ganttnS, some
OF whom were shOeless and ragged, while none be-
trayed apparently very decOrOus sense OF the oc-
casion. Immediately behind the band came the
hearse, escorted by the Tenth New York Volunteers
with which regiment Real served during the war.
Then followed almost innumerable political Organi-
cations and social clubs, embracing, among others,
the associations OF the Twenty first, Twenty second
TWenty.thlrd ana Twenty-ourth wards, the Jackson
Sylvan Star, Amity and Osceoa Social CluD, the
Joseph M. Dunn, M. Wheeisn and Michael Fay
Associations. the Aurora Guards of YOrkvie ana
the United volunteers, These societies marched
four abreast, and nearly every man displayed on
the collar of his coat badge OF the organization to
which he belonged, with q mourning border and as
legend,
~ "wE MOURN OUR LOSS"
Altogether there were about thirty-dve hundred
persons thus following the hearse. The carriages
about twenty in number brought up the rear OF the
procession In the first were Reals two sisters and
some relatives; III the secOnu were his brOtherin-
! law and family.
Third avenue, from ThIrty-fourth street upwards,
was lined with people, the crowd growing denser
and denser after two O'clock until the sidewalks be-
came almost impassable. The principal corners
were, Of course, monOpoized by their usual habttes.
whose demeanor however, betrayed some little in
terest In the waking world about them-quite plea
SAINT change from the air Of utter Incidence anG SUBJ
lime Indifference which characteriZes such gentry
| on less important occasions. Here and there, on
such rare corners as are not graced with liquor
| saloons,
CROWD OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN
the more innocent contents OF the neighbOrng tene
ment houses, gathered together and chatted and
laughed and talked local scandal patiently expect
ant OF the coming spectacle. The staple OF the
CROWD that flowed slowly along the sidewalks, how
! ever, was evidently "Young New York." the Bowery
pattern OF that article strongly predominating The
| crowd seemed but slightly sympathetic with the
| demonstration or with the object Of 1t. Here and
there. is true. some exceptionally noisy spectator
| vented his spleen
AGAINST GOVERNOR HOFFMAN
| in no measured terms, and loudly affirmed thai
Real was perfectly justified in what he had done
having simply killed smedick in selfdefence add
ing. probably, that "iieal HAD died like man." Blu
general thing the mass Of the crowd wa
strangely quiet, and II was plainly evident that the
looked upon the whole affair as disgraceful eXhi
bitOn OF bad taste, and had simply come TO view tn
scene When the hearse passed near Fortieth stree
O bystander, noticing that the coffin drapet
with the American flag, lost patience, and de
n0unced this particular feature of the occasion as
AN INTOLERABLE OUTRAGE
In fact however. but little feeling. either one wal
or the other, was expressed along the line
In Thlrtyfourth street the stO0ps OF all the house:
were appropriated by the mob. and the crowd wa
so great that when the procession arrived it coulC
scarcely pass some portions Of the street. SUCH n
the corners OF Third and Second avenues. The rOac
was however. cleared by the kind attentions Of tn,
policemen (whO must by the way have been per
| forming an extremely dfsagreeabie dutyl ant
gradually the various clubs broke up and filed OF
into Second avenue, while the hearse aud carriage
proceeded, via the Hunters Point ferry, to Cavar
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