New-York tribune., 1886-07-07
BURIED WITH ROAST PIG AND PULLETS.
ELABORATE CHINESE FUNERAL OF LAI POY WHO
KILLED HIMSELF.

The friends of Lai Poy did the proper thing by
him Yesterday and gave nm Il nlcc' quiet Sehu
o0" on his road to that exclusive realm OF bliss
eternal reserved for the vlrtuons chll iren OF th1
fowery kingdom. Poy was somewhat IN hurry to
nirht nh.It ialt aif When the young men at the
laundry at No. 62S second-ave., where la roy 10y
was visiting ,ound their friend dead with his
throat cut and three gashes III his head. wan Lee,
the dead Cbinamans boss was informed and he III
turn Informed tho Chinese Consul of the facts ana
then meeting Of Lai Poy's friends was held IN the
laundry at No GA SecOnd-ave and 1t was deter
mined that poor Ian Poy should have as fine a
as any other Celestial who had had a fashionable
Lnrlai. The nth of july was selec ted as
the time tor takni La. roy TO nrogTanne ong ne1m,
was changed. All day long on Monday Ial roy
body Law upon ice in a box III the stable OF Mott
ST. undertaken The hOSteTs washed carriages and
eroolned horses within and Young America and
mature China banged packs upon packs OF fire.
crackers without. he master OF ceremonies was
partner in the tea firm of Ye King g. Co., of Park
Row lonce Chatham-sU ST. At the last moment he
decided that It wouldn't make any great d,nerence
| al Pow had 10 voice III the matter.
HIM belly good Cmnaman," explained old fe
King laying down his pipe and gaznu mediativey
ont of the grimy window. Him come Mellca SIX
wears ago. and catchee p,enty money. Tim plenty
fiiends. Fire fre-cackcr to-day bury un to-rnol-
Accordingly Iai Poy's friends dropped around to
the undertaker's shop early IN the morning for
last v.ev. The dead Chlnalan nad Dcon dresser
in n white tunlc-the mourning cOlor-and uatty
black skuil-cap with the reddeSt OF red
bnttons on tho top. Lai Pow during life
plded himself on the length. thickness
and texture of his cue. I he thoughtful
undertaken had disposed this essential TO unques-
0loned entry into the Chinese heaven so that Its
proportions and beauty might be appreciated rs 1t
Inv over his bosom. The plate said that Poy was
in his thirty-second year when he elected to die.
Old Ye King was justly proud OF the arrangements.
for the coffin WAS "a shOwy veneered affair and the
composition handles and buttons were imposing.
Sixteen mourners entered four carriages, the hcarse
door was snapped shut and the procession started
for the Evorgreens Some of Lal Poys friends wore
blue, others soft brown SIX. one from
the Consuls Office a pale lilac tunlc, aud
one carnage with the nearest fIleIds had
occupants all in white. The chief mOurners
carried huge hamper, wherein we're dep 'sted
little roast Pig all covered with icing and things,
TWO fat pulles Drowned 10 turn, biscuits. candies,
nuts pot Of excellent Sou Chong tea punk and
praving papers of gilt. The friends smoked cent
cigars and ooked grave. When the cemetery was
reached the odd procession went to Celestial Hill.
fhe pot owned by the Chinese Government. and
the BODY of Iai Poy was deposited beside eighty
nine of his countrymen who learned all about the
mysteries of Chinese eternity at earlier periods.
The little pig aud the fat pullets and the biscuits
and things had fair start with LaI Poy and were
buried together. while old Ye King burned punk
and incinerated little three cOrneTed balloons of
gold paper. Then they all drove back to hottest,
and had tea.