The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-26
JAP FUNERAL SNOWBOUND.
NOURNERS FOR BABY HAGAkANA
SUFFER SEVERELY.
Hcscucd by Police From Woodlawn Gene
terry After IIcarse Oyerturned-Ail
Frostbliten and Women Faintins-Cops
Sent TO Aid Vanish I'm the snow.

FrOStbltten and women FainllnS-sops
Sent 10 Aid Vanish I'm the snow.
There we're few burials yesterday after
noon. Several Of the largest firms OF I'M
dertakers decided that II would be best
to take no chances.
About twenty persons, Japanese and
white, who went to the funeral of il Haga-
kama, a two-year-old Japanese girl were
stormbound last night at the Woodlawn
police station After the girl had been
buried. the hearse was overturned In
snow drift in the cemetery The horses
drawing four OF the carriages were so ex-
hausted that they gave out. and the mourn
era were rescued by a squad OF police.
There were six carriages In all and two OF
them got home last evening with their
occupants.
The little girl died last Saturday at her
home in the Majestic Apartments at l45th
street and st. Nicholas avenue. Her father
IL Kagero Hagakana, a silk merchant in
Broadway. The funeral started at o'clock.
About thirty persons attended It. includ-
ing a number Of women, Japanese and
white Mr. Hagakana. his wife, who is
Japanese. and her mother Mrs. Janushi,
were in the first coach.
The trip TO Woodawn took over an hour
and a half. The grave diggers had been
waiting for some time and were numb
from cold. The coach drivers also were
exhausted by the trip. The mourners,
although they had heating appliances in
the coaches, werc almost as badly off.
1t had been the intention to have an
elaborate ceremony, but the programme
was shortened 30 that II consumed only
a few minutes. When some of the mourners
arrived at the grave they started back inn
mediately without even waiting for this
Those who didn't wait were the ones who
got home last night Their horses were
in better condition.
When the ceremony was over, the hearse
started for Manhattan. The grave was
about half n mile inside the cemetery gate
The driveway was piled high with snow
drifts and the hearse was caught IN one
near the gate; the horses gave sudden
turn and it toppled over. There we're iouT
carriages right behind. s. j. Luckngs'
the undertaken. sent two OF his men, heo-
dore Ooht and Oscar kessher, TO the =" ood-
lawn police station for help. Meantime,
the drivers and the men mourners tried
to dig out the hearse. They had mace
little progress when ten policemen in charge
of Roundsman Flock arrived.
They had run al the way from the station
10 Keep warm They tackled the hearse,
but were unable to right 1t. By, this time
the women mourners were almost ex-
hausted from the cold. They had been
shivering in the coaches for over hali an
hour and some of them had swooned.
The police then decided that the only thing
TO do was 10 get the women folk to shelter
The horses were unhitohed. as 1t was I'M
possible for them to be turned around IN
the SNOW banks, and taken to the cemetery
stables. Then the police and the men
mourners started with tho women for the
Woodawn station. They had half mile
TO 60 over snow hanks and dr1its, no path
having been broken.
The women were practically carried all
the way. When they got to the police
station three of them were exhausted and
tainted.
All we're frosthitten and it was some time
before the women were thawed out.
Two Of Luckings's. drivers went to
Charless Hotel at 23Gth street and Jerome
avenue. When they told Charles Of the
storm bound mourners at the police station,
he got truck with four horses and made up
piles Of sandwiches and got several cans
Of hot coffee. The relief expedition reached
the police station about half an hour later
and was warmly welcomed.
Shortly after the hour. however, the
Wakefield police heard from them Ihey
said that when they arrived at the over
turned hearse their wagon broke down.
Then they took refuge at the Woodlawn
police station and were thawed out
We are starting back they chorused.
you may see us in the morning.
Soon after the party got to the station
Luckings telephoned 70 Police Head
quarters for help. The Wakefield station
was notified and Sergt. Tierney sent Police
men Dunn and Ross in the captains wagon
to see if they could be Of any help. At
midnight neither Police Headquarters nor
the Wakefield station had heard from Dunn
or Ross.
About the time that Dunn and Ross went
out Police Headquarters notified Fordham
Hospital to scnd an ambulance to the GENE
terry Dr. Dolan. with John Vaughn driv
ing the ambulance. started TO make the
three and half mile trip. They had gone
about two miles when the horse plunged
into a snowdrift that. almost covered the
ambulance.
Dr.. Dolan decided that there wasn't
much use in trying to get any farther and
he and Vaughn began to dig out the horse
and ambulance. That took them about
an hour and it was two hours later before
they finally got back to the hospital.
There was considerable worry at the
Majestic apartments last night when Mr.
Hagakana and his wife did not return.
Finally, about 8 o'clock Mr.. HnRakana
telephoned that he would not be able TO
return until this morning. Mr. Swift, a
friend Of Hagakana's was with him Mrs.
Swift stayed at the Hagakana apartments
last night.
According to the telephone message re-
oeived from Mr.. HaRakanR, 1t was i'm
possible, on account OF the cold, TO bury
the body Of the little girl. The operator
at the Ma estc apartments said however,
that Mr. Hagakana was heard so indis-