The Washington herald., 1909-04-13
new YORK HONORS
MARTYR DETECTIVE
Dense Crowds Witness PetrO-
SinO Funeral COrtege.
MAYOR PRESENT AT SERVICES
Three Thousand Two Hundred PO-
Heemen on Special Duty I'm Con-
neetiOn with the Funeral of Black
Hand Victim-Pathetfc and Spec
taeuIar Incidents Numerous.

New 1orh. AprE l---tlltn avenue paid.
late this afternoon. as sincere. tribute
OF grlef and respect to the memory OF
Joe Petrosinl. the martyred detective. as
his own humber section Of the city and
his own humble people had paid earlier
in the day. The passage OF the funeral
cortege up town. from Washington
Square TO the greensboro Bridge Plaza
was the occasion for "a tremendous out
pouring Of citizens. Scores Of thousands
witnessed the processiol
The stores. offices. mansions. and clubs
along Fifth avenue carried emblems OF
mourning. Windows were JAM. a with
spectators along the whole ~ of the
procession. The crowds were not as dense
as they had been in the Mulberry bend
neighborhood, where the funeral began.
butt the sidewalks were impossible new
ertheless, and vehicular traffic was para
lyzed on the important cross streets.
i was nearly ( O'Clock in the after
noon when the last or The infantry Dc
lice reserves marched away from the
ueensboro Bridge Plaza over to Fifty
ninth street and Sixth avenue 70 disband.
The mounted police escort the carriages.
and the 6,ooo members Of the Italian So
cieties who had walked all the way up
from the bend. continued across the
bridge out to Calvary. there the body
was Inferred as the sun began 10 cast
long shadows.
Many Pathetic Incidents.
The funeral was attended BY a success
sion Of incidents, pathetic and spectacu-
lar. The emotional countrymen Of the
dead police officer gave the grief full
sway, as the black hearse moved through
the streets he had known so we'll Many
bands played dirges increasingly.
The crowds We're SO vast. that. though
respectful and anxious 10 conform TO
the rules for aiding the convenience or
all. there was continual excitement along
the course pursued by the head of the
procession.
The impressive services az the church
were attended by Mayor Mcclellan. Po-
lice Commissioner Bingham, al the dep-
uty commissioners. Borough President
Ahearn, Borough President Coier. Presi-
dent Of the Board Of Aldermen Meow
an. and scores Of other prominent city
officials
Throughout the funeral ceremonies.
from the time the body was taken from
the house in Lafayette street until il
was lowered into the grave at Calvary
Cemetery. there was police guardian
ship about il that was. as per intention.
both warning and menace 10 the law
less element that put an end 10 Petro-
sino's usefulness. The Black Hand Grim
inals, skulking in the background as the
cOrtege passed, saw that. while one man
was dead the organization OF which he
was a member remains 10 carry on the
work he prosecuted so weH.
Policemen In Pageant.
It was rather a glittering funeral. most
appropriate. perhaps, as the final mark OF
respect to a man who spent most of his
life under street, Of excitement and peril
The policemen. on horseback and on foot.
with their blue uniforms. their gold but
tons, and their shining shields, gave a
military aspect TO the solemn pageant.
The members OF the various Italian So
cieties wore the crashing dlscords OF
color peculiar 10 the uniform Of the
Latin when he adorns hlmselef for dis
play.
There were S2OO policemen on special
duty in connection with the funeral. 900
in the funeral cOrtege proper and 2Oo0
handling traffic along the line Of march.
detachment of 200 fremen marched in
the procession. The police infantry went
only as far as the Manhattan entrance
10 the Greensboro Bridge, but the mount
ed men escorted the hearse all the way
TO the cemetery. and the buglers sounded
I Taps" there as the body was lowered
into the grave.