The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-12
ACELESTlAL FUNERAL.
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The t9he'sl Of Hu HE. the yoaaz China.
man. who did sa;artay morning. took p!.es
yestefd.J aae.aooo, ADD st, oae OF the nos.
notsi and e1,ioas .f,l,s which Ea,sysr seen
In wheelinE An lSrrrlisrscra rsprs,sn:..
tiye, Ia COMPANY With Mesa X.nte! .ad
look, sho bad ehs:gs OF Ii. fuaetal, ealles.
a. The Laundry !u.t north Of the City Bald.
log. shtTe The deceased had worried and
ti.d, shortIy ate; oae o'eioek yes,srriay Il.
ternoon, shd psttarstloas we're a oaos b.
gen for the funeral 10 Lee, Who had rome
TO Pttsburgh On Saturday, had rs,urn.d
NTH the p.Dp4r ea:nsAats and o.tssr article.
1sed b. ths Chinese WHEN b9sJ!ae their
dead. There re,e rine Cinnamon sitting
a.o1nd the front room amazing and Iabhet 4.
lag ssay for dear life. H.., Z
Al IHk Horsr or aorkxlsG.
Having satisfied themselves thst the news.
papet man vas all '!gh;. he In company With
ihe undertaken Vas admitted 10 the room
where the departed sas Laid cat A room
rs h.st Iased through that VA dark and
disI1AL This s.s the Aleeping apartment
In the e.nte: stood = store for heating The
i,ons, and table on th. table were some
small china caps and 20. o. tea, strong
enough 10 carl oae's hais: one emp would
keep 40 Ordinary MAJ azase Av,.y-eish,
hoaEs. Thefe we're also Some cigass and .
plate nee, Hit5 chop sticks lying 81 the
side. This MAJ rtpAs: for the II1urners.
and the reporter was pressed 10 cal heartily.
bat eoaIsnied hInse!i with moathtnI Of
tea aud cigAr. 10 the rear room vas II.
corpse. This room vas used for
al - ~ 4
collection Of odo1 tha. 9sre strong
and nyHe,iouA In the center On ,re.,les
stood common stained pine coffin. At one
aide lay the cofpae on plank at hI. side
Was hrst, box iined with aEdus,; In this
we're stuck four lighted csnfies and 9 nam.
Der OF Sc JOS StickL" Thes. resenibled long
| baAdss OF gas covered With some sort OF
compo,i,iou which burned slowly aud Great.
Cd = big smoke that snelt like old gum shoes
burning. 10 Lee pointed to these and d
ts!se bundle OF them that lay on q table and
aid eomplacsntly. Make nice sme!lee;
Jos like be reilly mucher." There were al.
80 dihss and cups filed with rice.
| Ia and Chinese liquor that looked
and smelled Somewhat Ike xhAtey.
TIE soDY lnss " FAYE.
The body was then arrsytc In the new
clothes, the Aongolisns Watching closely to
SEE tina. all IVES done correctly and according
70 their yieEs- 4 paiy OF white hose we're
pa. on his feet, then p4i. OF black pants
Ee,s pulled On, and les, long blue b,ocse
ot very hne linen ives put on. The under.
takers then stepped forward TO pu. the body
in the coftia,' but the fierce jtbbefiny that
eusued, accompanied by ugly scowis, caused
| them TO suspend operations. 10 with a child
Ike smile announced that medicine mus. be
given first. 4 bowl OF the Iiquo, was now
taken By one Q! The heather and piece 0!
pspe. resembling the inside wrapper OF a
paekags Of fire crackers dipped into It and
the face o. Eu Hin wiped With the sane.
Come OF the liquor vas then spgink!ed about,
while 10 explained that .'Hu Hin merry no
.1ckse uoN; melicins tuAEee veil" The body
was then placed in the coffin, a cap nlsced on
bis bead and .hoes With ,hioE iefi soles on
bis feet. BEFORE plaaib; the body In the
nTeliT nice putty bo8ee' piece OF xhi.s
linen vas placed In the bottom and under
the hssd We. placed brown pape. covered
with Chinese characters in black, red and
gill; a handful OF Chinese coins and sbop,
dollar IN dines, pipe aud package OF to-
baeco and q number Of slips Of cardboard
about three inches long and 30 inch wide. on
~hich sss printed dsagoa, vsse laid en-
either side. In bis hands we're placed sliye
OF paper with Chimes writing thereon, and
in one hand Tas q fan. His eyes were then
wiped, saeet drawn owe, and the lid placed
on top.
-. 4 ptsoouEsE OK TIE DErAgTEp.
10 kindly Explained a the.e operations xe.e
carried on, something HE the following
He Ikee stnokee, stnokee alice time; China
money, Mclean money, payee way see Joss
Paper In hand ,ellee JOS Sho be. He yelly
nice copse. lookee well. No. No have
J'.. man. joss nan sicsse in Caiclayo. He
write sayee Hu hin goodee man, ind JOS
allee topside.' The substance OF this vas,
;ba, their minister was lick il Chicago bu,
eDoXing Flu Hin's Eoadaess was eoufden:
that II tae. proper amount OF iaoney2 and
credentials we're placed 10 biz coffin, be vopld
have no difficulty in finding their Deity
Joss, without bis help.
In the meantime the hearse, three hacks
and an express wagon had drawn up In front
81 The laundry, and the crowd that had gath.
ered NEARLY blockedsa the streets. Oaiy 6
favored few were adiaitted in4ids. into ihe
express wagon WAS heaped all the dead msn's
earthly effects, his clothes OF eyeIy.decrip,ion,
his feather bed and blankets and a buket
containing caudles, JOS sticks and provisions.
Fou. Of the Chinamenhaving been selected as
as!l beareTs the police cleared passage way
aud the body sas oongeysd 70 ,hf lsarzs. I
| COMPOSITIONS OF THE coE7 ElE.
One Of the heather then mounted the
hea'se box With the diver An undertaken
and three Cinnamon filed The first hack
tVo OF fte iore'gneis and lSTELLIczScEx re.
porte. and friend the second, Nth ,snathe;
unGertaker on top With the driver four
Cinnamon filed the third carriage. while the
city editor OF the pelt,dkaR Hearly froxe TO
death On top. Following came the express
wagon, In which a LtgIttr representiye
bounced around with the old clothes and
provisions.
The crowd watched everything with inter.
e5t. they had not been able 70 see what ysa
going on inside an1 lad iaTeatetl come O. ,he
tallest stories eyer heard about what .had
been doEc. This procession being ready To
move, the DRYERS were ordered 10 wloop
! things mp and dTiyH to5 all that wac out; that
being Chinese custom. Away the horses
went, up Twelfth, down Chapline out Six.
tenth. down McCulloch at break neck
speek. There was very little solemnity about
the trip yet the reporter kept straight face,
not knowing what wrath might be showersi
on hin provided he should give vent 10 the
lnerriment tina, ragged within him. 1t every
corner that sag turned the little old mar,
who sat on top of the hea.se With his queue
floating out behind, scattered In the all CHI.
nese coins OF copper with sauare hole Ia
the center, end long strips Of pink and white
paper with characters III black and gold on
them, resembling closely in iarm the hand.
writing OF the late Horace Greedy: The
money was to pay the deceased passage to
Joss domains. and the papers were his cred.
entails. They were eagerly scrambled after
BY the Spectators. Le
| At TIE GRAVE. s-.r.Nr
The Peninsula cemetery was soon reached
and the grave found on top OF the ridge al
the extfem6 end Of the grounds, directly
over the tunnel. A large concoutse OF peo.
pie had gathered TO watch the ceremoriies
The Chinese objected to having the head 10
the west, then to the rough bos, but finally
everything being satisfactorily explained
the body was lowered. A,oFe3 W. .i.rown
| in hu ty..nu n. -, kyryD