The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
BURIAL OF SILVER DOLLAR.
CHEERS WHEN AN AIMS OF 5000 IN
COIy WAS DTsTRIBUTED.

Ten Thousand People Went to tho House or
Followed the Hearse Through tho Ran
Justice Giegerich Sits by tho CONN
and Richard Croker Sends n Cablegrsm.
Silver Dollar Smith was buried yesterday In
q plot In Cypress Hills Cemetery which ne
purchased shortly before his death. Thou-
sands viewed his remains at his homo at "a
Essex street and joined the procession OF
10000 that followed the hearse through
the pouring rain. II was a cosmopolitan as
semhlaze. Republicans. Democrats. Socialists.
Anarchists and people representing every
shade OF religious belief were In the gathering.
A Supreme Court Justice rubbed elbows with
push-cart pedlers The crowd began to como
to the house early IN the morning. The re-
mains were In a black covered comm In the
parlor on the third floor above the saloon.
In obedience to Smiths dying request
there were no flowers. Justice Giegerlch
sat for several hours beside the comm.
In the street outside Johnny Lookup was
shaking hands with all tho hackmen. Hack
men think II In lucky to shake hands with
Johnny at n funeral and Johnny. whose chin
nature has tilted up at an angle OF forty-fve
degrees, goes to ali the funerals OF conspicuous
mon to run ahead OF the hearses to the grave
yards. 80 that there 10 plenty OF luck for hack
men.
Capt. Herl,hy OF the Eldridge street
station. with 1fty policemen. had charge OF the
police arrangements and II was with the
greatest difficulty that all those who wished
to zee the remains were enabled TO do %. The
services at the house were short Rabbi
Gabriel Hirsch Of the Copgregation shaara!
delivered eulogy on the deceased
He never deserted a friend" he said He
eSs woEad Msy s"p The Of
n Affect ssS of Tic as PsSpS s
Former Police Justice Joseph Koch conducted
the Masonic service for Normal Lodge OF Which
8sPe Eadan fs The 9ssF
Ir,n$s J. Martin, Grand Sf S.s q New
iza,9n. John i, Carroll represented the Dem.
cahlegram from Richard Croker expressing
sympathy.
zai ns on The feR,h Assembly, lstret Marched
to The TTsy wsrs BY y MsrS Fns
Sy isao @0H Shn and and
I Tafck DvysT n' ~ss saf csan SEM
sy%HSp srm A'r A ss yus,oe. Will s
foa- ami i;"ssch. Civi Justice elect BENJAMIN
HOFFMAN, C,ty Shamberian Patrick Keenan,.
York and Hess Senator John r. Ahearn. City
Clerk Joseph p. Scully. Congressman Sulzer.
Assemblyman Leon sanders. Tim Campbell.
man julius Hsrbureer, Alderman Porees. Pat
Connolly the Mayor Of Poverty Hollow. Fred
Miller the Treasurer 1.-THE Beer Greek Associa.
ton, FIorrle sullivan. Chrystie sullivan. Denny
Sullivan. Billy Leonard and Long Reach
Reasan. The marehers were y charge q!
Nathan Levy who bore the title OF Chief
Marshal The pallbearers were: John
+ Carroll. Marlin Engel, Timothy ID,
sullivan. Timothy p. Sullivan. Edward
J, Sparenburg, barney Rourke. Joseph Koch.
Edward Butler, PhiLip Benjamin.. Max Hoch-
th;s-k,-RSs
just before the funeral procession started,
about twenty Of the friends ot thu. deceased
who remrm bered his dying, wish that those
spend thu money t. furnish Christmas cheer to
the moor OF the East SIDE. went through tho
crowd on the sidewalks and scattered coin
right and left. Christmas and its Significance
did not appeal to the crowd but Abe Cohen,
smith faithful bartender for the past IS
years. explained It all when he shouted:
This Ia poor Charlie Smiths New Years
present TO you al. II Is all he left II you can
get any comfort out OF II rememb er Silver
Dollar smith"
After the scramblin for the money was over
there were chenrs for Smith. About $500 was
distributed In this manner. Masonic services
were conducted ut the grave