Evening journal., 1888-10-30
CHINESE FUNERAL POMP.
An American and Two Chinese
Bands in the Procession.
NOVEL AND INTERESTING SCENE.

How Gen. lee Yu boo was Escorted to
His Last Resting Plaoe-ProvIded with
Food and Drink for His Journey over
tho Dark Rlver-The Funeral Pyre.
NEW York, Oct SO.-A Chinese baby girl
was tho only blithesome Celestial in Mott
street yesterday She wore pink pantalettes
adorned with gold tinsel, baby blue blouse
and an enormous queue In her ears were
gold hlagree earrings She stood on the
steps Of one Of the dingy Chinese tenements
and chartered gayly 10 every Chinaman that
passed. The Cinnamon smiled and then
passed on 70 take their places in tho funeral
procession that was forming TO escort Gen
Lee Yu Doc, Of black flag and Tonquin fame
TO his last resting place in Evergreen ceme-
terry. The ceremonies began at Undertaken
Naughtons at 10 p. m. The corpse was in a
walnut casket, heavily draped with black
Around the coffin a number Of Cinnamon,
some Of them the relatives Of the dead gen
eral, grouped themselves. About the coffin
joss sticks were burning, and at the foot was
table spread with a substantial meal OF
roast pig, roast chicken and rice. The Chi
nese funeral ritual was gone through with by
high priest dressed in black trousers and q
Prince Albert coat. Everybody was smok
ing cheap cigarettes. At the conclusion of q
chant by some Of the old Cinnamon the coffin
was placed in a hearse, which was followed
by two ancient tally no coaches, into which
were loaded an American brass band and two
Chinese bands. The mourners, Of whom
there are said TO have been over 250 packed
themselves into sixty hacks and trailed after
the hearse and the tally no coaches The
procession crossed over 10 Brooklyn by the
Grand street ferry, and thence proceeded al
q slow walk 10 Evergreens cemetery.
There a crowd Of fully 5000 people awaited
the mourners The women in the crowd out
numbered the men by about a hundred to
one. The grave was on the top Of Celestial
hill, right before the open back door OF a
brick building which is said TO be a bone
factory. Five thousand Americans had con
gregated ia the cemetery. 1t was 4 40 o'clock
before the advance guard Of Lee Yu Doo's
funeral escort hove in sight. Their coming
had been announced long before by the sounds
Of dirge played by the American band and
by the loud banging Of the Chinese tomtoms
An almond eyed mourner ON a white horse
led the procession. He held aloft the banner
Of the Lun Gee Tong, c. F. NJ. S society, Of
which Lee Yu Doc had been distinguished
member during MS llfeUilne.
A Chinaman named Lee Moy, who wore a
quilted blouse with yellow facings, and an
enormous sword, took position at the head
of the grave, and then the other Cninamen
crowded up 10 him. Every one OF them
wore black and red streamers intertwined
like turbans, about the head, and many Of
them wore Masonic aprons The grouping
Of Chinese banners and standards in the
background was quite picturesque, but the
combination Of colors displayed in the attire
Of the mourners was marvellous in its hid
eousness
The coffin was lowered into tho grave by
the gravediggers, who lost no time in shovel
ing the dirt upon 1t. When the grave was
half filed, Lee Moy planted the banner of
the Lun Gee Tong G. +. M. S. society at the
head and other mourners followed his ex-
ample by planting other banners and stand.
ards on all sides Of the coffin There were
but few Cinnamon standing about the
grave. The bulk OF them remained at a
modest distance, but when they saw Lee
Moy, Wong Chin Foo, Tom Les and other
leaders take Off their mourning badges and
throw them into the rapidly filling grave
they, too, took OF their badges and heaped
them together at a short distance
n HANbNiAl 0ANAl0iAhou OttltluA hnDlltl a
match to the heap ard when the blaze was
fairly started there was rush to cast into
the flames every banner, standard and badge
that had been brought to the cemetery from
Mott street. One banner alone was saved
from desc action. This was an American
flag 1t was reverently furled and brought
back to the city Lee Yu DOCS funeral pyre
was augmented by the addition of trunk
containing all his wearing apparel, letters
and papers, the roast pig and chickens
which had figured at the obsequies of the
morning and thousands Of incense papers.
When the bonfire was at its highest Lee Zoo.
q relative Of the dead man, knelt at the foot
of the grave, and spreading napkin, placed
upon it two roast chickens, bowls Of rice. a
bundle Of joss sticks and two gaily decorated
candles He opened two bottles Of sham shu.
or Chinese brandy, and to each Of the half
dozen other relatives who knelt beside him
he handed tiny cup, filed with the brandy,
which each man, after a very brief prayer
and many obeisances, sprinkled upon the
ground. Each mourner, before leaving the
grave, took Off the blue muslin tunic in
which he was roDed and cast it upon the
funeral pyre
The royal umbrella, which was a feature
Of the funeral procession, shared the fate Of
all the other mourning insignia by being cast
into the flames J@together the ceremonies
at the grave lasted less thans thirty minutes