Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-05-12
A BARRARIC PAGEANT.
FuneraI of Leo k Grand Master Ofthe chinsse Pee Masons.
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 ! Probably the E'st sorgeors processicf. ! tEas has ever walked the streets of Ssr 1 Franciscn, with tue exception of the re- cent great dragon parade. V the fune- ral procession ot Loo Folk, GrsDd Mas ter of the Ooee Kong Tong, the Oslifor-
 branch of ths Chinese Grand Lodge Of Free Mssons, which took pl-csy yesterday. The processIon started from the h. sd- quarters of toe society. on Spofford alley, where the bfdy has been lyipg in state since February g. the day of bis death.
 The body had been tmbslmed by sp American undertaken st A cost of Sl25, and was ineIosed ID 8 magnificent rose wood coffin with silver mountings. The
 procession passed Dupont street to Bush street, up which It moved to the cemete- IF near the Cliff House, In she van of the procession were two stslwart Chinese bearings large flags one the triangular i flag of the com pany, white with red bor- der. the other the star and stripes AL
 ter them came a body of the minor off, cers of the lodge. dressed in blue and ! white, with red and white bands on their heads, on foot, and in their midst vss led a coal black horse, with heavy black
 crspe trsppings that almost concealed hlm. Another body ol officers Ot higher
 rank followed, their clothes of richer
 material and more splendid make. These officers had in their charge wagon car- rying framed portrait of the deceased
 in bis Masonic gsrb. A band of Chinese soldiers followed, armed with old Spring field muskets, bsyonets hIed, Alter them came other compsnies of soldiers
 armed with bows and arrows, spears of curious shape, and with heavy shields or
 namepted with courage-giving devices. Just ahead of the hesfse were several com panles of warriors bearing pointless spears and clothed in full Chinese mourning. The hesrse was drawn by
 four black horses covered with crspe
 trsppings. On top of the hesrse vas s
 heavily silded and gorgeously decorated
 box, from the center of the top of which
 rose 8 gold point, indicative of the good character of the deceased snd emblems- tical of the glory of the psrsdise to which
 be was bound, After the hearse came hired mourners and professional walters,
 who rent the BIT with bsrosric yells and
 shrieks of simulated distress. A band Ot Past Masters of the lodge, dressed ID
 brown, followed the mourners. Others
 ID full dress of light blue, the present
 officers, then followed Incense burners.
 soldiers, friends and employees of the
 dead Loo all had theIr places in the
 great procession after the hearse. Up and down the procession rode marshals
 on white horses. and very effective were they in keeping the ranks in order and ID the move. Nesrly 200 hacks and | about forty wagons completed the long e=t and strangest funeral procession ever seen in this city, Chinese bands were plsced at intervals in both the foot and | hack parts of the hne and the discordsut neat of the drum. the sbrin pipe of the | flute and the desfening clash of the cymbsls served 10 driHe away the devil | from all parts of the procession. There were L00O Chinese who took part
 iu the eeedingp. At $ cemetery the coffin, covered vlth 4 white aud ,ed olOth. was removed | from the hearse aud placed in front of 8 shrine. The High Priest in red robes | and with & gold helmet on his head | placed huge joss-sticks about the ehr1De and lighted them. Cups were placed
 about, into which the mourners poured hbstions of costly oils. Then chants
 were sung and the cymbsls were clashedr
 while the tinkle of a sweet-toned bell | orspt in all intervals. Great bundles of joss paper were set on fire, and into the
 blaze the members of the lodge, the sold. Iers and the mourners cast their rcd and
 white forehead bsndages, A roasted
 cock, with his comb and blll, and duck
 were offered up to the great unknown oi the Chinese. The mourners then pros | ,ra.eJ themselves before the shrine. and
 with their psper prayers asked for good iourpey for their decease1 Grand Master The coffin was then removed to the grave,
 where it was placed without casing Hsndfuls of popcorn and pinches of dirt
 were thrown upon the coffin, and Loo | Yolk WAS laid 10 rest till the time oomei l when his bones will be transferred tS the sacred ground of hIs Chinese fathers Over SIOO in nickles were distributed among the rnourners as luok-money.
 The funeral was s costly affair, anc the expenses bsve so far amounted C over $30O0. Members of the lodge wef'
 brought from all over the United States and as their expenses are to be paid oJ the lodge, it ia expected that the whole cost will reach the sum Of slO.OtU.
 | Loo Folk was widely respected smoua 2 the Chinese of the United States. MsnJ vears ago he was driven out of hls native
 land, owing to his seditious principies
 having taken part ID the Tsiping rebel
 lion, and mzde his way to Caiiforpis
 where be amsssed large fortune ID bus
 iuess. He organized the Society of Che'
 Kong Tong, which has rlsen so be on'
 of the strongest here. He WAS Sl year
 of sge, and left three sons and nunloe
 of grand and great grandchildren.