The sun., 1898-01-22
PONG, THE HEALER, ISDEAD
,opRoW IN oHINAToWN OYER THE
ross OF a GREAT MAN.

,,.ocinte Of tho Mise Geds or HoniinE
,,,m.c,r succurnbs TO Consutnptiou - Some
- rI. uernrLnbie Cures and Prophecies.
rvhus the big gongs and the tom.toms are
,u,ro chinatown with the preliminary sounds
:, ,be New Years joyance and tho devout
sn,..s. aro crowding tho lantern bedecked
..anles 10 arpcase tho great Joss who comes
"a ats on your Adams apple while you sleep
vbo bc not properly propitintcd with presents,
ononr Pong the special favorito OF Joss and
I,,in,oto Assoc ate Of the Nine Gods OF Healing,
IT.. dend in tho Hudson Street Hospital. For
.he chinese physician heals not himself; and
sonsnmrtion was not Pongs specially, any
~ov So when it settled upon him he made
,..dv for death with resigned spirit and bade
~, fricnds farewell as he was borne to tho am
,r,ancn better known in Chinatown as the
.-.,,ler" The Orientals succumb quickly to
.onsumption Pong. the Healer, died yesterday,
week after they took him away.
"uave the thirty seven Particular Prayers
,.id for me-" he bade his two close friends,
ming Dong, more commonly called Bell, and
uors,.nnd. .W agon; "and send polite message
N nv remote ancestry, informing them that
With their honorable permission shall shortly
,oin their august presences In the Flowery
Way"
two greaseu their pisV"hs uii'h .iiooo pfeSioo'
sppurtenanccs fairly dripped fatness, put on
their most gorgeous ciothine ahd' bearing ehte
oiincense, roast chicken and rice wine, repaired
IN tho joss House in Pell street. which was tho
one that Pong generally attended, and there,
making their offerings, took part In tho thirty
,eyen Particular Prayers said by the priests,
Horse and w agon, as the older friend, oflci.
stng in twenty Of the prayers, while Boil took
the remaining seventeen. This being con-
cluded in space OF Two hours, tney stfuok al
ternately upon the great gong forty strokes. one
ior eacn ye~ y. .no ~, @ -, ~ TEL | ,.nh,oai
Because fohs was iitn " no nt"o p'' 'nioa'
prominence and nas Gy horo
for the reason that nobody could read them If
to JOss standing as nearly on tnelr , heeas as
'Tpds This ended the ceremonies at the joss House.
rh.nc. Horse.and. Wagon and Bell went to the
deserted rooms Of Pong at % Pell street, over
tho Universal Hcaven.a and Earth Supply EN-
porium, which deals in articles ranging from
oocked-hat paper prayers to fire-dried chicken
lvers, with. thousands Of other articles Of neces-
sity and ornament. Outside pons's door they
raised a song which the most tuneful tomcat
Of Backfencedom would despair of initiating.
This was In tho nature OF nouoe 70 all tne
possessions OF tho dead man that their owner
ass,s Hsu usp =. ss..,a ps,, Who "a somsthinr of
ohAnse Oh eslate. neh, VIM s sone'nIns .s y.
IN hlsst @ Link Ink which he f,rmly aaixed to tho door
=. mss l.s,r.d % and ID, intricate | onsgram which
meant the same thing Whethep yoa rsad Il np
AIDE down hinds,de osfHrs sd or inside out; ana
ths seMSr o, II ictsd S MonSners Of the Dead
that Quong Pong. Special Eav9rito OF , 2os9,
Intimate Assoeate @ ot inc NhS Goog % nrt OIL h9n, fn
Known, Es; man and Healer Of tho Dread Disease, is
Passea away 70 Pom ms AREuse ancestors g I'm IN
tne Realm ot onfedlng fioHefs @ TOT In1
parhcuihr Prayers nave been said' ana loss
@ nas smiled upon tne r;n fu.ro Oh tne aepaFb9 tbnn,
,Ai, I'D door m,S., ., N, Now v,,,, ,,,t,v,t,,,
Tno 1EGea small % ornamenta name and o%ers 81
the door Of Pong tho Healer. for he was widely
known In Chinatown, and, Il rumor , Be true,
These cures were understood . to ee mi mainly BY
dsG detiss Of @ medicine. I though he was learned in
heroS' 100 ana steepea conSoouon On VI .autyus ,n
a & sar IN opium S Tr reaured to come
% Inns IN @ sSrs INC p pa.et' w % 10 nrsS.rr.6 II to caiI
VhsIe Es was Sndsssso0d 70 Pssss Ps Tnen 9Ss 1o Of
.een world. oniy when s, t5e disease . s was %
Woud he eupsent ns o ro to bs homs
t =
lace shrouded ana taxing the miSaie o. me rohd
oys rcSu no nnna u, tha bonsn onI1
suner any other 10 remain ~ a tne room it VIE
avs 70 saisct nc comnanr ONLY hv the frends ~
smn " seISG, % %coinpanS o % tne srth .reas u,
sanS AZ - i" ppns, ps, VIZ III i1y hi6h ~ uee'n II.
se,' n' @ nov ronk k o9o i, ,eaior, Eehe canoS, iloS,
spoht seven nours OF slent appear 20 INC gqos
tne ISohi Oh .ne paIteat ~ tne emu on ica mnca
aonS SS,ch nd aay oSsd So ~ Wm nS f
EGnS, WnCh SOUND rousea song an W uhg from
nis s stuPor W Cohlitlon OF extreme munger
Mates ~ n,ctsd sb r.n nc e riNo
XII Vi ySt raw nd dS1 t snreo @ Sauee[s .. , IT,,
rIai, nan .a eaaickea' and four ounces OF water
sv anS S0so So,r anu ~ 81 M o TIC n5 inS
h vsex ssr VI InS ss nt anu ~ tSa
S,ysr Snt 81 u'inK nhay a noo oL lS nS
Ponas most n. est cura aSd %Hs increaseJ he
r.nn; , ,nos. w1nuerlui cure anu increased his
tSs c,ss ssso ot,.,t. ,,,,.,, 1t. , -.
treat The IHo He, u. HationtS vlsiIhg us OWL sG
Suete I'd due 10 one bo upon b Ime f f ba @ ss
foIIows. Hous Inc iorm OF procedure was as
'0tTfsS The ps,.r, n,no.,,,c =. ~, aoo. =, Dam,
tha Heaier iehE seI Mnock Lng nt inc ooorf.as fohe
,ns,. sno heeser, special Fayorite OF joss, Intl-
t&c ad libw o, b lne mn M,ne eh eOao oT aeHhs' az
The HsaIs.'u Lotn ine more more tns merrier,, m
ferin9 uaier ona voice from wlthin.Enter' sur