New-York tribune., 1883-03-12
"JIMy ELLIOTTS FUNERAL.

49,, ,,,-pnrpED prG1IIsT BURIED WITH PoMP-THE |
CROWD ORDERLY
" .Hnu Elliott, the murdered pugilist, was ouiiDu
Yesterday afternoon at Calvary Cemetery n,s
body was followed to the grave by numbers ol we
tr,ends and the streets along the whole Fon's
.,,rourb vb,cb the funeral procession passed were
lined with spectators who filed the S'ae"aiN' anu
over6o,Ced INTO the catrage-way. such 'une'ai
no. MOI becn seen in York. 1t is SAID, for many
years -. 49,, et;os |
AnAv Kelly was the undertaken. but John Stiles
.5ro.od all the arrangements Tor the
funeral. and at his place. NO 90
Rowery. an hour or two before the
time fixed for the funeral, the persons who had
been selected for pall-bearers met nm ana feco''
Their sashes and rosettes. few men VINO appearo"
Iv;thort .stove-pipe hats sent away again
IN supply the omission. for Mr.. Stiles was oo'er
mined that everything shoald be done properly.
Natnrollv there was some discomfort at the rIgld
,ple Rut Mr. Stiles's will was inexorable. NO Six
hat meant no badge Rumor said that bowerV
halter made little money by lending some OF MS
glossy lilies - for the occasion.
The last wake over the holy was held at Ell'otts
sisters bouse Mrs. McDavitts, No. 2l6 Canai-st"
on SATURDAY. night and stream OF visitors no"eo J"
and out until an early hour yesterday. very soon
after daylight friends again began TO calso that 'no
family had little time to rest, aud until the ias'
rIate of the coffin, visitors forced their way into
tbe bouse 70 catch a last glimpse of the murdered
nugilists face Numerous floral offerings that had
been presented by friends were ranged on either
side of the seven candles at the head Oh 'he e"nu'
One represented a roll of honor IN White' ao'o''
which the words " Conc But Not Forsotten ap
neared in blue Above was heart IN red, anu a'
the ton was star This was from James J' Nelly
A inflow and a cross su mounted by a dove, with
IrnfnIaO gwen Dy
"Cbare y Johnson. John Stiles sent towering
harm and Richard X. Fox a broken column, sur
mounted by a dove carrying sprig, whea pillow
18th Tho words AT Rest above which were
an anchor and a cross, with tie "oru
Jimmie" the whole surmounted oy
dove. bore card with the Inscription: roun
Ieary.n p +. Campbell, of Boston, sent a large
cross bearing the word - Jimmy" whiie written On
a card WAS: "In friendship and memory to my Old
fr,end.D ring of flowers marked " Jimmie was
sent by some one unknown. A lot OF wl,hereu
flowers that had been sem from Chicago with the
corpse still Law upon the table A number of rela-
f,yes came into the at o'clock to take iast
S SSs Elliott The The mSS!i SSSy of the
painful to my boy my bOy1 X 81 she tSs %Saqs@ ysn
sha see you ssaT And on s .bs 5e
nn,Ii m1 Hh The eofin was carried down stairs;
early ~ o'clock large T,. cTST %naRsts Gi Soor
and every moment the number OF spectators in-
creased. By O'clock the street was so fnil that
with difficulty could passagewaS 1e cas aoune peered
ont and upon the housetops numbers
of persons had gathered. An army a,ns G sma,, nad
bovs had taken possession OF q new building sud
had climbed upon every lamu-post ana vshlolo IN
the vicinity. there were roar o! voices auu ten.
deal Of but Of tne the ronqhS Was good
humored and orderly. -, -. -
suddeny at winS6T Mcnsvitts on gray haired man
anneared and begun sho ting at the top OF ms voice
Disappearing for moment, ne returned WIN Mnai %
seemed to be prayer book, and III mosl eAc1r1u leu
manner he read from it, gesticulating wlldif Ing
crowd shouted back at him until 1t was hoarse ana
when tho man was pulled PACK oy SOM that
seemed strangely out of place at iuheia,.
Then the hearse drove no, and as e tne
was a wild rush to see it that instantly closed up
tbe passage-way. Captain Pettev and Roundspan
~ flinehy had only ten men at their eominamd, out
1--WE were faced on each side, and they bean bean
clubbing vigorously right anu lelt uhtn tHey cieo"
space for the nlourners. . u, H. ,rooas
III was lust fifteen minutes 10 Wnth tuc lIVOoS
sion began 10 form. At the head was an open
barouehe drawn by Two gray horses @licn caIIleu ar leu
the fora offerings. Then came the hearse, drawn Wy
sx gray horses and preceded by twelve pail bearers,
wearipg white sashes and followed Dy thlrty-slx
others wearing black rosettes Atter tness came
eight carriages containing the members OF the lam
ily and I'm ma 0 friends. just as the p1OceSsiou
& star,inc there was a collision bet ween two OF
tbs csrrjages. and a horse was so badly hurs. that
IL hed O be removed. FhrOu Canat & 20 w run
at TO Chatham-squsre slowly vent Ihs Yroce siomi
as el = moved on through Division Chrystie and Ca
nal sis into the Bowery still other carriages ieh
into the inc at every corner.
NH The streets were lined with people everywhere
but at Caual-st. and the BOwery the crowd was
perhaps the most dense LOOKING aow Lp f lbs eIe
from side to side, divided III the middle by narrow
lane through which the carriages passed All ,, lne
way up the Bowery the same scene was con-
5inued. except that the crowd seemed ,, bet
ter dressed than that - further &c Gown. sb.
Turning into Seventh-st and all the way 10 Ihe
ferry the two lines OF sDectai ofs continued, WINE
almost every window and many house .op con
tanned its sght-seers At The ferry there was much
SeIay becanse of the presence of other funerals:
By tbs tlme there were fifty carriages in line, and
four boats were necessary 10 take them all over.
ferry-hOuso. bat by hard dda h;s %oiH 6riceTs On
n rnsR was prevented and every body that crossed
paid his fare At Long Island City, the crowd was
increased by a large number OF peopo 'na' nhd 1ha
process 90 had 10 pass through long lines OF pee
tators. as in New-York. As the outskirts OF the
town were reached the spectators thnned out; but
ple on foot who ran along BY the side OF The car
riages. in order to see the burial. 8. .u.,.. ,.oor
before. Men, women and children rushed over the
soft ground and the gages sinking ankle deep
was packed full when the body was taken IN, ana
there was wild rush TO get out as soon ~ the Drlei
servce%as over. Mr. Stiles aud some OF 9Is s'oul
friends forced way for the coffin 10
fnr,her cerc,oonv Mrs Elliott had TO be almost
carried to her coach, and other members
OF the family were very =, much ati,c,1s aacel1edi;
the funeral besides Mrs. Elliott and Mrs Mcllaytt
were the dead mans other two sisters, Mrs CurIey
and Mrs. Kane, and large number OF ms
nieces nephews and COUSINS The pa-bearerS
were John Stiles +" Tom Leary, William o. Brien,
"Dick Toner, Charlie Johnson. +" Tom Pyue,
John Roach, James Kelly John Tierney, George
Morton. Tom" Draper and john Cahill.
Among the very large number OF
sporting men preSsps Mere HGoIgG oGg1e samn
ders. "Owneyn Geoghegan, "Johnnie" Stack,
"Johnnie" Riley, Ex-Alderman Dunne OF brookyn;
Heney Peckham, John Casey, Mike Costello,
"Charlie" Norton, " Bob Smith, Elhotts trasners