New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-25
CROWDS BLOCKED THE WAY
DIsORDERLY SCENES IN FRONT OF THE
HANNIGAN HOUSE.

INADEQUATE POLICE ARRANGEMENTS FOR HAN
DING THE PEOPLE WHO GATHERED TO SEE
THE FUNERAL or WILLIAM HANNI-
GAN-CHEERs FOR DAVID.
Crowds surgel about the house OF the Hanni-
gan family, No 4O3 West Fifty-ffth-st.. where
the funeral Of William Hannigan father % David
F. Hannigar was held yesterday afternoon In
adequate Arrangements had been made by the
West Forty-seventh-st. police for handling the
people who. it might have been known would
gather about the house, IL view OF the notice
into which the Hanngar family has been brought
/ recently. AS result the scenes were highly dis
creditable and not in keeping with the solemni;y
of the occasion.
David i. Hannigan, who was Thursday
night acquitted OF ;he murder Of Solomon H.
Mann on the ground OF insanity taken
from the Tombs Were ne is held pending his re-
movsl TO asylum. to the house in the morning.
He in the of TWO keepers. At the
bereaved home he was affectionately greeted by
his relatives and was permitted to view the body
of his father. He knelt beside the bier and wept
quietly. The services were conducted by Father
Mention. Of the Paulist Fathers Church.
GATHERING OF THE CROWD.
Before the services began crowd had begun
to gather in front of the house, and by II o'clock
fully one thousand people were massed in Fifty
hfth-st. These reinforced. before an hour
had passed. By about four thousand more.
The police evidently did not expect much Of a
crowd and had made precautions to keep
order There were two polio .men in front Of the
house at 12:30. They were Roundsman Strassner
and Policeman Michael Tieney. Of West Forty
seVenth-st
BY O'Clock the crowd had assumed large
proportions and extended from Ninth-ave. nearly
/ 1pr.i. 20 a n
the houses. the neighboring stOops and on
anything and everything that would give then.
a point OF vantage. The two policemen We're M 3i
course, useless in such al emergency. flnally
KoundsmaE Strassner sent Tor relnIoFcelnehtS'
and three more men under Roundsmar SkeHy
arrived from the station The relnlorceMehts Is
did not improve matters a bit and made little
impression on the crowd BY main force the
carriages containing the friends Of the family got
through The crowd. Great surprise was eX-
pressed that Captain Haughey. OF the West
Irorty-seventh St station. had not made better
arrangements. There were great number u
young boys and girls present and they did noi
behave with the slightest decorum. but yelled
and shouted as the carriages forced their way
through the mass Of people
The friends and relatives ana the members OF
the immediate family had 10 listen to this
shouting every time the door of the Hannigan
house was opened
Mrs Hannigan the wife Of the OLD man. was
completely prostrated hut David. although he
appeared to be suffering from terrible nervous
strain. bore UP very we'll
brought downstairs and placed in the hearse.
The police several times charged upon the people
who had swarmed up TO the doors. and did their
best to keep a clear passage. All eyes were
now looking for the unhappy son, and a fierce
rush was made to the man who shot Solo
mon II. Mann When David appeared al the
door wild scene was enacted.
A DiSORDERLY SCENE.
There he Is, There he is" shouted i'm
n1ediately as the crowd saw him. The few
policemen again fought back the crowd. but it
was Of no avail the curious people surged TO
the carriage door and blocked the way. The
women were especially anxious TO see Hannigan,
and fought fercely 10 get sight Of him.
Just as Hanngan was entering the carriage
body raised cheer for him and 1t was
given with will Mrs Hannigan, David's wife.
and her baby came next and took seat beside
him Deputy Sheriff McGivney and Deputy
Keeper Shannon also took seats in the carriage.
Then the carriage started. The crowd with a
fierce yell followed it. and ondeavored 10 shake
hands with David through the window.
The next carriage drew up to the pavement and
the elder Mrs. IIannigdn appeared at the door.
She looked as il she might collapse al any mo-
ment She is almost blind and had to be assisted
to the carriage by hef two daughters, Miss Mamie
Hannigan and Mrs. McGOwan
The crowd surged around her carriage also and
pursued il up the street
In all about seventy carriages followed the
body u Calvary Cemetery. where ii was
placed i'm the plot whore the body OF the daughter
| Loretta Hanrigan, was buried
David was taken back TO the Tombs last night,
and viii be sent by Justice Ingraham 10 an in
sane asylum to-day or tomorrow.