The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-07-03
BUCHANAN,s REMAINS

| New York, July 2.-The funeral of Dr. Robert W. Buchanan, who was yester- day executed at Sing Sing, was held at o'clock this afternoon. It took place from the undertaking shop of Anthony Hahna of 127 varick street, and the services were conducted by the Rev.Dr. J. E. Halsey of the Spring street Methodist Episcopal church.
 pr. Halsey has officiated at many funerals similar to this.
 As soon as the services were con | cluded the body was taken to Evergreen cemetery, where the interment took place.
 That cemetery was chosen in prefer ence to Greenwood at Mrs. Buchanan's request.
 Mrs. Buchanan No. ?, whom Dr. Blu chanan was convicted of having killed 1 by poison, Is buried In the latter ceme- tery, and Mrs. Buchanan does not like the association.
 Three carriages followed the body to the grave. One was occupied by Mrs l Buchanan and Lawyer Gibbons
 The occupants of the other two car riages were not known, but it is assum- l ed that they were friends of Mrs. Buchanan. Lawyer Gibbons and a few of his friends will pay the expenses of the funeral.
 Just because the body of an executed murderer lay there the undertaker's shop was crowded by hundreds of per- sons ever since the body was brought down at o'clock last night until it was taken away this afternoon. From the time of its arrival until 2:30 o'clock this morning hundreds of morbidly cu- rlous men and women and small chill dren continued to pour through the door, and with heads barred gazed curi- ously at the face of the dead man as they filed around his coffin. {, ~ Early this morning Undertaken Hahna made an effort to close his shop, but his bell was Kept ringing so necessarily that two hours later he again opened It.
 Several persons were standing by the door awaiting admission. and they had no more departed after review of the body by the gaslight than others came and succeeded crhem.
 Throughout the morning the crowd continued to pass in, and at 10:30 o'clock 1t was estimated that fully 1,500 per sons had viewed the features of the dead murderer
 At times the throngs were so great that the police had to be summoned in order to keep them in line.
 Tn passing the coffin everyone obsery- ed the usual token of respect for the dead. The men all removed their hats and not word was spoken in the room where the body lay.
 Throughout the late morning hours, during the noon hour and up to the very hour of the funeral the morbid con- tinued to flock into the undertaken s shop to view Buchanan's body.
 Between the hours of F and o'clock when business in the factories in the vicinity was suspended the employees fairly came in droves.
 During the entire hour there was not a single break in the line, and frequent ly the crowd became so great that the doors had to be closed that the room might not become too jammed.
 School children also came in crowds and there was more than one instance where children who could not have been over four years old were led in to view the corpse Many mothers brought their babes in their arms.
 It was estimated that by l o'clock f,1I. ly seven thousand persons must have viewed the body since it's arriva, Some of the more impatient ones made 5es. perate attempts to satisfy thaIr curios. ity before their turn arrived. Not few attempted to climb in the windows, while others clambered oyej fences and tried to make their way ii
 through the rear of the house. Most O these attempts were frustrated AS the hour for the funeral approach ed, and men, women and children bor, down upon the little shop. the scene los : the comparative quiet of the earl,
 morning. It became almost q show Men were pushing and showing thei way through the line despite all tn : efforts of those in charge to hold then : back. Women were talking and chat tering and children were snickering an, making remarks which they undoubted : ly considered amusing. t Undertaken Hahna finelly took up hi pcSlIich ny liie uOOI. w uGneVer tn
 crowd became too great he shouted out Take your timeI Take your time! Ev : erybody will have chance to see tn body"
 His shouts were frequently interrupt ed by remarks from the visitors, sucl as: Why don't you charge a quarter admission and retire on the proceeds?' , "This will cost you new carpet | sure" You were never so popular be
 fore" and other exclamations of sim
 liar character.
 Steadily the jam increased until tn : line which passed around the coffin wa, g two and sometimes three deep. Specia
 policemen were on hand for the funeral g as it was expected that the number o g spectators would be enormous. = The coffin which contained the bod, t rested on two stools in the front room $ of the shop. It was plain black coffil
 lined with white satin. On the lid wa
 a silver plate bearing the inscriptions:
 ROBERT W. BUCHANAN, l Died July l. 1895. 7 Aged S1 years. s No flowers were in the room thi n morning.
 The face of the executed man locke, . quite natural. Aside from a slight sea
 on the right tenDle caused by the elec