Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-31
A RABBITS FUNERAL
l. Was tn. Occasion Of q Remark
able Demons tration.
The hose TURNED on The JEWS


RetAliatsd BY Brsakisg Windows,
when Police Take Hand.
New York, July 31.-The funeral
Of the late Chief Rabbi Jacob 10
seph, head Of the orthodox Hebrews
Of the United States, which was held
here yesterday, was the occasion OF
one Of the most remarkable demon
STATIONS ever witnessed in this city
and led to . collision between the
masses Of Jewish mourners and the
police. The streets were packed with
thousands Of Hebrews, the stores
were generally closed and every
point Of vantage along the route
taken by the funeral procession
to the different synagogues was
crowded.
Directly in front Of the house
where the body has lain in state Tor
the last few days, over 100 patrolmen
kept the crowd from entrance with
considerable difficulty. After the
services at the house the body was
taken to each Of the six synagogues
on the East side, where brief serv-
ices were held.
When the procession was passing
the printing press factory OF r. Hoe
4 Co., on Grand street, on its way
to the cemetery in Brooklyn, the EN-
ployes Of the factory emptied pals
Of water from the windows Of an
| upper floor onto the spectators
massed upon the sidewalk. Pail after
pail, 1t was said, was emptied on the
throng, which shouted and struggled
and stampeded in vain to escape
Then overalls and clothing soaked II
water came down from above, snt
even tools, scraps Of steel, bolts and
. dead cat.
| The angry populace, most Of whom
were Hebrews, retalisted by throw
ing back into the factory Window
the missiles that fell on them. The.
also gathered up stones and stick
and in Q few minutes there wa
scarcely q whole pane Of glass on tn
Grand street side Of the factory
Then some one in the factory turne'
on hose and played II, indiscrim
inately all over the funeral process
sion. At one time as many as fv'
streams were playing on the crowd
Drivers of mourning carriage
whipped up their horses, tramplinl
over citizens, and the stronger mel
trampled women and children unde
foot in their effort to escape. /.
The police in the meantime ha
taken a hand in the trouble and wer
clubbing the people right and LEFT
They were, however, unable to cop
with the crowd and the reserves O
half dozen precincts were dis
patched to the scene. 1t was NOR
than half an hour before order wa
restored and the streets in the v
cinity of the factory cleared. A nun
Der of arrests were made, anon
them being several employees OF tn
Hoe company.
Many persons we're found about tn
streets bleeding from wounds Q
their heads and other parts OF the
bodies. Ambulances had been sun
moned in the meantime and thre
responded. The surgeons were kel
busy for some time dressing I'll
|, wounds Of the injured. Later in II
day persons arrested were arraignt
in police court and fines of IS to $
were imposed in several instance
Bad feeling is said to exist betwee
some Of the employees Of the III
! company and the Hebrews residir
, in the neighborhood and this is SO
{ to have been the cause Of the tro
y BILE. wv ' t'e fa ~
. After the riot had been quelled Il
= funeral procession proceeded
|, Brooklyn, where the body OF Rab
Joseph was inferred. The funer
procession did not reach the Gem
terry, however, without incident,
il passed through Brooklyn sire
some one threw q heavy block
> wood from the roof Of . building IN
the line Of mourners. The latt
! broke through the police lines a
tried to get into the building. Threa
Of clubbing by the police finally ]
stored order. Forty thousand pe
Il pie were crowded in and about :
. cemetery at Cypress Hills IN an
l. tempt to witness the services at
Il crave, 39Niltf'