The sun., 1901-10-27
DlLKS TO- BIZ BURIED TO-DAY
THRILLING CAREER or THE OLD
POLICE INSPECTOR.
His splendid Services On the Dsys Of the
Dead Rabbit and Draft Rists-Gen-
Miles WIN Como From Washingtou
10 Attend tho Funeral services.


The funeral Of .crmer Police Inspector
George Wright Oaks who died on Thurs
day will take place this afternoon from
the Church OF tho Ascension. Gen. Miles
the Commander-in-Chief OF the Army.
for yeays elose friend Of the late Inspector
will be among those who will attend. A
stsscial platoon Of uniformed men from
the Police Department will act a. guard Of
horrpr from the house Of the late inspector
"a wost Ninth street to tho church.
tGeoree Wright Dllxs was a member OF
tho New York police force for forty-nlne
years He was the first man TO be appointed
Inspector after the new law creating In
spectorsinps went into effect, Originally
appointed on the old Municipal force. he
wp, made captain Tor bravery during
tho Dead Rabbit riots. When the old
Municipal force was superseded 10y tho
Metropolitan forcc. Dils went into the new
department Tho hte Superintendent
walling entered the new department at
the same tine Tho New York policemen
who stuck Co tho old Municipal force and
Who tried 10 have themselves recognized
by the courts, remained on duty. claiming
that they were the only legal forcc. The
many rows that followed between the rval
police forces brought Dilks prominently
before the public as the champion Of the
good citizen and this record he bore until
his retirement from the force In 1883. lie
and waling were In tho midst OF the fray
at the City Hall when the two. police force.
clashed.
He remained on duty continuously for
six dave and dx nights during the famous
Draft riots and In the hcrce-t Of the lights
he was found battling against the rioters,
whom he routed on each occasion. With
Copeland and Walling he did good work
when the rioters went 20 the old La Forge
Hotel In Broadway for the purpose OF
negross employed there lilo was injured
while trying to disper-e the mob, and IL
was rumored that he had been killed But
he bobbed up IN time TO do duty In
another part OF tho city on the same day
end wae again at the head Of his mn. dnv-
Ing back the rioters.
On tho morning OF Monday, July Is,
mas, Inspector Diks was sent with few
677 Third avenue where the provost marsha
In charge eSpected trouble. About 10
o'ciook IN the morning the trouble came.
Inspector Dilks was notified that Superin-
tsndent Of Police Konnedy had besn at.
tucked by a mob while alone on tour OF
hspsc;ion at Forty sixth street and Lex
hgton avenue Kennedy wes disa bled
and the command OF the police deyoived
upon the President Of the Board, Thomas
Acton. Acton. however. remained at
Police Headquarters and directed the
operations Of the oampaign that followed
BY using the telegraph. while Diiks con-
tinusd 10 do service on tho streets. The
entlre police forcs, had been assembled
At the station houses In accordance with
orders sent out by Dilks. The mob had
only the police to contend with and made a
break for the East Twenty-seco street
station where tie torch was applied and
the station house burned Inspector Dilks
hurried them with a dozen men. and en-
gagged ia "A fierce battle. For the next
Ghree DAYS ho, was kept busy stamping
Out the sparks of insirrection In various
SECTIONS Of the city.
4 When m. riptc-s -woopsd down on the
eoiored orphan asylum which occupied
Tie Fit,h avenue block between Forty
third and Forty-fourth streets. Inspector
pillts l,st ths squad of police through Forty
fourth strrsf fiyhting Inch by inch. In an
&lpIt TO protect the children OF the asylum
While he had only a handful. Of men the
mob Numbered more than THOUSAND and
saccesdsi In getting into the asylum and
setting the building on fire. Then Dilk-
slSiei. the nurscS in getting the 2oo orphan
children ihroagh roar door 20 a place ~
safety. Tho childrsn were all saved but
the buiiaing was burned 10 the ground
'oTlri CIV went rp - kill tho police. Tho
mob hsd Increased in numbers and 500
vioters started downtown to attack Police
, Headqlarters la Mulberry street. Pr,--i-
dent Acton Of the Police Board was informed
BY sDilks Of the mob's intention lie de-
tailed Inzpactor Carpeter with 2oO police
men to lis In wait for the mob. Carpenter.
who Ht that time was sergeant moved
his column down Bleecker street Ia Broad
way. at the same time -"nding a detachment
up the neares, parallel strc~ts east and
west. 70 strike tho tanks of the infuristed
tnass bearing down upon him. Al tho
psoper moment Inspector Dhks, with
anst her squad. appeared and when ths
poiice got through with the mob tho II rcets
about Police Headquarters looked like a
baftlcfeld That night the Mayor called
FOR troops and on the two following days
hayonets and bullets were substituted for
pohcemens clubs.
In the Orange riots Inspector Dlks wAs
prouinent In preserving the psRce.
All Through has oaroer he had the rcputa-
lion II bang Tho friend Of the poor and
dosntrodien. tie was n honest a. Tho
day II long and when he left the Police de-
partmont he was not a wealthy man. nor
tiid lrs die wealthy. Mr.. D,iks ws- NJ years
oki. lie was born in New Brunswick, y. j.,
and was DESCENDANT Of Admiral Dil.es OF
tho Ar itish Navy vino died la 1877.