New-York tribune., 1895-12-17
A FUNERAL INTERRUPTED.
STOPPAGE OF LARGE PROCESSION IN
THIRD-AVE.
THE RESULT OF A CAR-STARTER'S IMPATIENCE-
TANGLE OF VEHICLES AND PARADERs-
MARROW ESCAPE FROM SERIOUS IN
JURY-A RAILROAD EMPLOYE
ARRESTED.

long funeral processi IN. made up of about
one thousand members Of various German or
ganizations. with a hearse and twenty-five car
riages. got tangled up with the Of the
Thirdave. line at Sixth-st. yesterday afternoon,
through the ofiiciousness Of one of the employees
of the road which resulted in deal of trouble
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the coffin
containing the body Of Joseph II. Schreck was
borne in state from the Cerman-Amercan
Schutzen Hail. No. 10 ST. Marks Place, to the
hearse and the procession was soon moving
slowly down Third-ave. on Its way TO the iious
ton-st ferry. Sixteen organizations with all
of which the dead man had been more or less
prominently connected. formed the van of the
procession The Manhattan Schutzenbund, Of
which Mr.. Schreck was the treasurer turned
out 400 men. who occupied position near the
rear end of the procession, just in advance of
the hearse and carriages. Nine bands accom-
panied the parade, and az its head marched
Policemen Kennedy and Grey
Everything went smoothly until the head Of
the procession turned from the west side of
Thrd-ave into Sixth-st At this time cable-car
No 645 approaching the northbound
track. and the gripman stopped his car in order
to allow the procession to ross the tracks in
front of him. Lawrence Kiefore. the driver OF
wrecking wagon No. g. Of the Third Avenue
Railroad Company was stationed with his
wagon at this place. BY the time half Of the
procession had turned into Sixth-st., the avenue
packed with trucks. while cabe-cars were
standing behind the other for blocks on
both tracks.
Kiegore. who was acting starter, had by
this time lost his patience and temper. He
shouted to the gripman cabe-car No. GAS TO
come ahead, just as the banC heading the Man
haitian Schttzenbund wa about 10 make the
turn. The gripman protested. the crowd. by
this time. had become dense and. with the trucks
and cars blocking the avenue, left only sufficient
space for the procession to pass across the
track. Kiegore was obdurate. however. and. shout
ing al the top of his voice. Come on. tell you.
and let the Dutchmen go to - he stepped
forward TO enforce his command
The started. and ii was impossible for
those on the track to retreat some of them
knocked down. while others chung 10 the
railing on the front of the platform for protec-
ton. Among the latte. was George Bischel.
president OF the Manhattan SchutZenbund.
William Scheuermann. of No. 10 First-st.
made attempt to get on the platform and
stop the car, whereupon the enraged kiegore
rushed at him with the heavy stick used in
moving the tracks al the switches. He struck
viciously at Scheuermann. but whether he hit
him or not few persons know. as a different
story is told on each side. The fight brought
two policemen to the scene, and kiegore was
arrested by Officer Kennedy ana taken 10 the
Fourteenth Precinct police station. followed By
an Indignant crowd. Scheuermann went with
the officer 20 make the compoi. In the scuffie
that followed the starting Of tht car Charles
Fischer one of the paraders, was knocked down
and severely cut about the hand and arm
Some twenty-five of the men in the procession
were caught between the tracks as the car
started. and narrowly escaped injury. as the
cars on both tracks were moving before the
paraGers could reach position of safety.
With half Of the procession on one side and
half the other. the work OF clearing the
avenue OF the mass of trucks went on under the
direction Of the police. but il was nearly half an
hour before the indignant Germans could again
form in line and continue on their way TO the
HoustOn-st ferry.