The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-05
GUNST BURIED In STYLE.
rom HORSES 70 THE HBARsE AND
A BRASS BAND FROM WIsSIG's.

A Hotel Near the Cemetery Thrown Open
10 All Corners mt the Expense OF the Es-
tato-Gunst Was nn East slider who Got
Comfortably Rich Out OF "smaii Ones"
On WedDesday Jacob Gunst was buried. not
as he had planned TO be buried. for the police.
who fall alike upon tho Just and the unjust,
wouldn't have IL. But he was buried in style.
and that was the main thing he had desired.
Four horses drew the hearse and there was q
brass band.
Jacob Gunst was born forty nine years ago In
Bremen. He came to this country before he
was OF age. and for several years was an
itinerant painter and kslsominer. Later he
was an employing painter and after that he
started q restaurant In Grand street, between
Norfolk and Suffolk. near where Post ONCE
Station ID is now. Here he attained tame md
wealth. His restaurant was by no means q
-" bennery," neither was IL pretentious. like
Mike Lyons's on the Bowery: 1t was simply q
place where Germans liked to eat. Its greatest
popularity was reached through the proprietor's
Invention Of " email ones' (vulgo, liver pads')
or small. thin veal outlets. fried TO q crisp in
bread crumbs. They were sold at 10 cents each
and became ridiculously popular.
Six years ago Gunst retired. left his brother
TO continue the restaurant In q place across tho
street. and went TO Harlem to live with his wife
NV HtkiN NJ bEl IlthhhuL hNtnut. WIN
the money he had saved he purchased two
houses. besides the one in which he lived. He
became we'll known In that neighborhoud. He
was short, stocky, looking rather younger than
he was. and was decidedly bowlegged. lilo
highly appreciated n chance to laugh. and was
always willing, falling some other object. TO
laugh at himself. Although his friends felt that
II was inconsistent with his dignity as a retired
restaurant keeper, he insisted each spring and
fall on putting OIL his overalls ana taking up his
paint pots to 70 forth to touch up the houses he
Why" he used to answer them, should
not paintI Am not a %painterf Have | not
The house A min .ne to Or paint II T0 se viii, Mi
paint" 400
Paint he did. lie Was an enthusiastic visitor
70 the bowling galleries. He was President Of
the last national bowling tournament. and was
President OF the Fidelia Bowling Club. lie had
was one Of the founders sc Of The Il. " Ia. BssSs saa
orFanization composed OF those who do not
younger. Outside Of bowling bow m.'n hi. nt f.vS SSIt:
amusement was going to the theatre. His CON
s,stent preference was for broad comedy and
But for six years. ever since he retired. Gunst
has been something Of an invalid; TO use the
with his hoad." After a severe attack two
years ago he was sent abroad for treatment but
usually bad attack, and the family physicisn
told Mrs. Gunst not to let him 20 far from homo
alone.
Though no tried to console himself by taking
dancing lessons from = Harlem teacher, he
longed for the bowery. and he loueed for It's old
anon around. OF saturday night he ran away
and went to the London Theatre. For company
lie took In a tramp whom he met on tho street.
Al a little after ii he was found unconscious ON
q snow beside the gutter. The police called
Iii ~ % mRG'f sl@' ana Gn a.tes sIed ' bs,s sTs% r. s sasiS y as
taken to the hospital. and the next day II was
proved that he died OF heart disease.
Gunst had always said that when his end
came he wanted things done up right
lndertakor John. Dugan Of AIS East 10th
street was directed to take charge OF tho cere-
day that his 66iii was stS6. aud that h, didn't
count the flowers or the band. The family sent
cleties were notified.
At a quarter past 10 o'clock Wednesday
that Mr.. Duyan could find, surmounted with
tremendous draped urns. was drawn to the door
black Trainings, nets, and tassels. The baud
gathered on the sidewalk and played " Nearer.
man. schntte, Witt. Finkenste.i. Xmann.
Iaino. Dorch, kibbeil. Frisdhofl. and F~erecks,
Al sowisrs OF ren9Sn. came down the step.
the bowling clubs fell in line, led by Mr.. Dusan,
who preceded the coffin:
band had hurried ahead and played "The Dead
March" In saul" on the sidewalk of 10Th street
az this, cort6gc passed into tho Church of tho
Holy Rosary. Tho band did not march with the
procession, Some one had suggested that tho
out n permit. aud. a. the Germans are a law.
abiding people. some one was sent to telephone
TO Headquarters to make sure. Meanwhile the
band moved from place TO place In silence. Az
ter the service at the church tho telephone mes
senger came back to the band with q woebegons
mien.
The Chief says he won't stand for no bands
at a Harlem funeral" he said. This town Amt
no good any more"
The procession went around the block on the
Pleasant avenue side of which Mr.. Gunst had
lived. ASH turned Tho corner of 10th street
anu First avenue Mr.. DuRan's eve glittered.
lie saw Undertaken James l.. Marren, whose
place 10 on First avenue. hustle across the street
to view the procession from Klein's tailor STOP.
Never would Mr.. Marrcn have demeRned him
,elf TO peep over his own window blind at n flu
neral OF Dugan's. Storekeeprrs. customers, and
clerks came out to the sidewalk and stood with
barred heads. The band did not march. but
stood FIRST NJ the church and then at the house,
again playing The Dead March" in Saul and
Nearer. Ny God. to Thee" Tho burial was at
Lvergre~ns Cemetery. The band WAS not there.
but when all was over It WAS announced that
every ono present was invited to 20 to CozmAn's
Hotel, near tho cemetery. aud order, anything
he liked. charging IL to the estate. The invita- |
tion included tho hackmen. and this led to tho
only misfortune that marred tho obscQuies. |
But Mr.. Dugan requests TIL Sun not to 20 into
that.