New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05
1FVS MARCH TO DlRGES.
,,o17By M4SSACRED DEAD.
uoss Meeting and Resolutions of
Protest Fo!Iolo Parade.

Ii. nowhere was the observance OF the
-, asv or mourning yesterday by the Jews
60, Russian brethren more noteworthy
fei a.. ,-ocession of their kinsmen the East
taa.' services we're held in all Jewish houses
= worship
- tho sounds Of mufled drums and funeral
..r.es nlayed softly by numerous bands. 1885,
nc nc r7ssian Jews paraded through the streets
,.,o lover East Side and along Broadway. The
-, was followed by a mass meeting at
5-sion Square
~to demonstration, which was under the
,..,tior Of the Jewish Defence Association. was
- oreafpst OF its character ever given in thsi
Tbouch the dead for whom they mourned
.,e living miles away. the procession took on
.-o-v form Of a funeral cortege; the tears. the
,.oe,tations. the hysteria of a funeral cortege
-..,e all in evidence Every tenement and every
&c IN the Ghetto was draped in black and on
- Of them appeared inscriptions such
90 mourn our loss" and Reverence for our
..s.red brethren" Every shop was closed
,-,,o noon until o'clock in the evening.
7-bera we're in line nearly one hundred organi-l
lions labor charitable socialistic and Zionist,
80 NJ them wearing uniforms Along the
,.. of march were packed at least as many
..rticipsted in the parade. Every foot of side
r-,,k space was occupied. and every window and
sre escape was filed. On all sides were weeping
-roraen and children. and not few men We're
.h.rs who shed tears, some of them for their
Own relatives
There was nowhere any attempt at interfer-
snce with the mourners and even the 1000
,olcemen afoot and mounted who were as
s,g7,ed 10 the procession, Injured as they are to
natbetic scenes. were apparently moved by the
solemnity of the occasion.
only once was there anything like disorder.
and that of momentary duration When the
parade reached Union Square crowds on the
sidewalks in trying to gain point of vantage,
hurst through the line, and for time broke
I'd the alignment of the first division. Order
was promptly restored by the mounted police.
men
There were eight divisions in line. The first
division formed in Rutgers Square and the
othe=s in the several streets leading 10 1t. The
start was made at 1890 O'Clock. At the head
Of the procession, following 8 squad of mounted
pslice. marched the Jewish Theatrical Musical
Union. playing Chopin's Funeral March. then
came the Choristers' Union. the Boy Syna-
gogue Union and the Downtown Cantors As
ISOLATION. They sang For them we weep"
There was also in line a company of Zion
Guards in blue uniform. almost like that of the
National Guard, and carrying rifles reversed.
Every Darader wore on his sleeve a band of
mourning. and all the flags were likewise
draped with crepe While the number of Amer
icaa flags borne In the line predominated. there
were may black banners. on which appeared the
vhita stx pointed star OF Israel. There were
also about five thousand Jewish ex-soldiers Of
he Russian army and the Manhattan Rifles
Mere than six thousand williamsburg He
hrsgE after holding prayers in front OF half
dozen synagogueS marched across the Will
jagnsburg Bridge and joined In the parade OF
Their brethren Of the East Side. When the pro-
oession reached the Williamsburg Bridge Police
Captain Hayes refused to let ii pass over the
north roadway, but made the marcherS go over
he structure by way OF tbs footDath. which is in
the centre Of the structure. It was feared that
the presence Of so many persons on one side Of
the bridge might strain it.
The parade made three stops. at the Synagogue
Beth Ganedresh Hagodel, in Norfol6-st. over
which congregation the late Chief Rabbi Jo-
sephs presided; at the First Rumanian-Arner-
and at the Synagogue OF the Congregation Adath
Jesch, in Eldridge-st At each of these places
the nourners stopped, while the women and
boys Of the Choristers' Union sang the ''Kad-
DASH for their ooreligionists in Russia Traffic
Broadway suffered considerable delay when
the procession reached that thoroughfare.
It was tremendous throng that listened to
sian government scored for its indifference
TO the massacre of the Jews. Resolutions were
adopted condemnfng the massacres and calling
upon this and other governments to protest
against them.