New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-27
CHISADEN MOURN IN GORGEOUS ARRAY.
GArDY COSTUMES AND WEIRD CEREMONIES AT
YING HING's FUNERAL

GArDY COSTUMES AND WEIRD CEREMONIES AT
YING HING's FUNERAL
YinE Hing. said to have been Grand Master of
the Chinese Masonic Fraternity Of this continent
buried in state yesterday afternoon In Ever
greens Cemetery. and his funeral was one of the
most gorgeous ever seen by the Cinnamon of this
city. Nearly fifteen hundred Cinnamon gathered
yesterday noon at No. Mott-st. where Wing Kings
body had been kept for several days The Ma
sonic Hall. at No. l6 Pell-st. was thronged with
gaTly dressed Celestials all the forenoon At the
head Of the coffin in the storeroom at No 8 Mott
81 were Inscriptions red paper setting forth
sore Of the virtues of Wing Hing Around the
room were more streamers of red and yellow signi-
flying something in Masonry. At 10 o'clock a dele
cation left the Masonic Hall, carrying large plat
teTs Of eatables for the dead Mr. Hing Baked pig
garlanded with flowers: roasted chicken bowls Of
rice. preserved ginger and two kinds of pud-
ding were among the Chinese delicacies, and these
were placed around he coffin. Gong Hear well
known Chinaman of Baltimore. presided at what
said TO be a Masonic service reading from a
number Of the streamers.
At 1890 the funeral procession formed. with a
number Of Cinnamon on horseback. Ahead of the
hearse marched a lot OF richly clad Ch.name-
carrying banners, and among them were bearers
of small vari-coiored papers. with Chinese eharac-
te1s them, which were released in the biting
wind. 1t is said that these 10 keep the evil
spirits busy while Wing Hing being buried
Out Of curiosity, L is supposed the evil spirits
viii stop what the slips OF paper contain,
and Ar. Hing will be annoyed by their presence
Several hundred Cinnamon marched in the pro-
ccssiOn 10 the Grand-st. ferry. Some of the cos
tunes were gorgeous. One was made up Of bright
yellow trousers tied at the ankles with pink silk
ribbons. green blouse with black silk sleeves and
a skull cap of pearl gray material The who
wore these had ribbons reaching from his
queue 10 the ground, and when the wind made his
other mourner had lavender trousers with yellow
ribbons tying the bottoms, so that the wind could
not make him uBcomforta ole: white silk stockings
pearl ana black shoes, light green blouse. with
with a piece Of a peacOckS feather IL. He
the envy OF mis- fellow mourners, and he al
bitterly cold wind must have made some of the
Cinnamon decidedly uncomfortable as many of the
trousers worn were apparently designed for summer
service.
At the Grand-st. ferry the procession largely dis
pessed. only the relatives of the departed taking
the carriages for Brooklyn. There about fifty
more or less confusion. On the Brooklyn side the
mourners left their carriages and marched TO the
GENE cry, releasing the paper slips the way in
orcer 10 occupy the attention of supposed evil
spirits. At the grave the mourners had the great
es5 difficulty in getting up to the coffin low
cred, as there were hundreds of men and boys
Inc exercises AT the grave were simple. Gong
Hear. the Grand Master of the Baltimore Lodge of
Masons, ofrciated at the grave, he did in the
Masonic Temple in Pell-st
The procession and burial did not complete the
funeral Of Wing Hing, for all through the Chinese
quarter last night there ritualistic observ-
ing 1lng' II Is said, was the Grand Master
Mason OF the Chinese order Of this continent and
tgTdolIg member Of the Hop Sing Tong. the Wing
Ios ana other longs constituting the Chinese
masonry Cinnamon from distant cities were pres
ent yesterday do him honor He died in To-
'"hlo' as was told In The Tribune few days ago