The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27
10000 AT HEBREWS FUNERAL.
POLICE ESCORT STAMPED IN An
EAST SIDE THRONG.
Reserve 70 From Half the city Called-AOO
ChOristers and 1000 Lodge Dele
gates In the Procession - Biggest
crowd since Rabbi Joseph Died.

gates In the Procession - Biggest
crowd since Rabbi Joseph Died.
The largest funeral since that Of Rabbi
Joseph was held yesterday AFTERNOON on the
Fast Side. when more than 1000 Hebrews
crowded into Attorney street TO do honor
10 Moses Singer. who died Of heart disease
at his home 4sl Grand street, on Friday.
Mr.. Singer was president Of the DuolIler
Mgan Abraham Synagogue, a member Of
the Congregation Oheb Zedek, the Clinton
street synagogue and Of twenty-six different
societies and lodges on the East Side. He
was horn in Austria in 1853 and came here
twenty years ago. He was in business as
q maker Of stencils.
The funeral procession started from 4Sl
Grand street az 1890 o'clock. About 5 900
were in line. guarded by reserves from the
Delaney street police station under COM
mand Of Capt. John w. OConnor II went
I'D Grand street TO Norfolk street and
there 10 tho Synagogue Oheb Zedek.
Outside this, 400 boys from the Talmud
Torah school az $50 East Broadway,
were drawn up. Hymns were chanted and
Or Philip Kline cantor Of the synagogue
rang
TIE crowd had grown to such proper
tons by this time that Capt. O'Connor sent
IN shurry call for more police. The reserves
from twelve precincts, eXtendlngas far up
ssHarlem, we're sent, until some two hun
dred policemen were on hand.
The crowd had doubled before a start
was made for the Oheb Zedek Synagogue,
ard il took repeated charges Of the police
10 get the throng into some sort Of order
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proceed. The funeral went down Clinton
street and then through Riving ton to At
toney street, where the Duckler Mugan
Abraham Synagogue is and where the
funeral ceremony proper was to take place.
Extra police had been stationed along the
route, but the crowd had grown to such
numbers that the police bent all their
energies TO keeping Attorney street near
the synagogue open.
About 200 Of the mourners were allowed
10 enter the synagogue with the body.
Rabbi Nauftalie ReiteT, bead Of the orthodox
Fynagogles Of the East Side, oficiated.
In the synagog the scene was quiet and
orderly, save that all present kept pressing
forward to touch the bier. Outside a crowd
Of fully 20, 700 was fighting TO get near the
fight Of steps leading 10 the synagogue.
The fire escapes and windows were crowded
with women and children.
By command Of Capt. O'Connor, Rounds
man Robinson took q squad Of twenty men
and began TO clear the street in front Of
the Synagogue. As fast a. a space was
cleared other police lined up and kept the
crowd back. Detectives from the Delaney
.Rtreet station were Kept busy sorting out
pickpookets and thieves.
One boy climbed to a FIRE escape and
began TO throw stones into the crowd.
Detectives Spencer and Armstrong climbed
up and caught him. The police on the steps
Of the synagogue were kept busy pushing
back excited Hebrews who tried 10 enter.
Just before the body was brought out
a procession made up Of delegations from
the lodges and societies on the East Side
came through Attorney street 10 head the
procession which had formed at Delaney
street, at the entrance 20 the Williamsburg
Bridge. The Columbia Club Of the Six
tenth Assembly district, led by City Clerk
James Scully, Assemblyman Edward Ros-
enstein, James J. Deylin and all the clerks
'--. - district courts, was at the head
Of the delegation. For a few minutes It
boxed a. though they would all be scattered,
for The crowd at the upper end Of Attorney
street seized the opportunity 10 get into
the procession and get nearer the syna-
gogue Quick and forceful action by the
police prevented a stampede.
When the coffin was brought out a rush
vas made to touch the bier Many fell,
bot no one was seriously hurt.
Fifty carriages had been hired 20 carry
the mouTners, and there was a wild rush TO
get into them. Six and eight attempted
TO crowd into each carriage, but as fast as
they got in on one side the police hauled
them out through the door on the other
side. Only FIVE were allowed in each car
mage
While the procession was forming in
front Of the synagogue the crowd had
teen making its way to the Williamsburg
Bridge. By the time the procession started
Attorney street was almost deserted, but
the crowd on the bridge had become so
dense that the cars we're blocked. The police
we're forced 10 clear the crowd or Most
n them started across the bridge ahead Of
the funeral. and preceded by some 5000
and followed by the members Of the lodges
ana 600 boy choristers the procession went
to Union Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn.
The Delaney street station house was a
lively place az this time. Capt O'Connor
lad fine assortment Of pickpockets and
their victims in the station, all clamoring
70 be heard. After they had all been ques-
toned FIVE we're held
Abraham Finger Of is Forsyth street
eald he had been robbed Of his weeks
salary SIS, and that be had a wife and six
children who would starve unless his money
was recovered. He was told that de.
tectives would be put on the case immedi-
Gtey.
There we're more than . dozen lost
children 20 be sifted out and about two
dozen mothers who had lost children.
The dozen children we're quickly claimed.
Mr.. Singer leaves a widow. eight sons and
'our daughters.