New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-09
''REDS" in FRENZY
AT WEIRD FUNERAL
Berkmanitec Brawl with
Officials Over Cremation
of Bomb Victims.
WELDING AT LAST,
MAKE 1T A SHOW
Bodies Are Taken TO Fresh Pond
After Agitators Drop Carna-
tons in Collins.

In spitc OF the protests OF Alexander
Berkman and d small company of
"reds" who gathered at the Bellevue
morgue shortly before noon yesterday.
,he bodies OF Carl Hansen, Charles
y. Berg and Arthur Caron, the three
anarchist victims Of the bomb explo-
sion 3. 1926 Lexington av. last Satur-
day. we're hustled away with scant cere-
r,onv early in the afternoon and taken
10 the Fresh Pond Crematory, in Long
Island. for incineration.
Before leaving the morgue Berkmsn
announced that the three urns con-
tanning the ashes would be borne IN
public funeral procession 20 Union
SQUARE next Saturday afternoon He
asserted that be would brook no inter
ference on the part OF the police and
+ha: he rad arranged for euloCies TO
be delivered by Leonard Abbott
Charles ". Plunkltt and other revolu-
uora-y speakers.
Eu.ocies o. the three men killed in
the explosion were delivered by
Charles ". Plunxitt and Becky Edel-
sorr. who agreed that the explosion
could not have been due TO a bomb
ir me possession Of the four men ~
me lat. but was caused by something
not connected with their organization.
PIunkitt suggested that il was probable
thar q gas explosion was responsible
fo~ me deaths.
Strangest Of Funerals. Z
~re impromptu funeral was one o.
the strangest ever witnessed m this
CRY The time limit for the disposal
o. --e three bodies under the regula-
tons Of the Health Department ex-
pred az 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
but a. that hour no effort had been
made 70 claim the bodies. Morgue
KeeDer John Payne communicated by
teleDhone with Commissioner Gold
water. and was informed that at the
request Of the friends Of the dead men
Al extension Of time mad been granted.
but that the bodies must positively be
taken away by l. o'clock.
shortly before noon small group or
anarchists appeared az the morgue,
headed by Berkmsn and Abbot, OF the
ArtI-Nilitaris. League. Prominent IN
me group OF mOurners was Louisa
Berger. the half-sister Of Hansen, who
was sobbing Historically, and was sup.
rorteG by Becky" Edelsohn, one o.
o--.red in mourning, but each wore /
red csrnation in ner corsaGe and mad
sash OF black crepe borcered with
bright red about her waist.
Miss Berger al once began 20 protest
.-alnst the removal Of the bodies, de-
ra-iuc that she would not consent to
Tho cremation OF her half-orothers
body until certain portions OF me
.o-1se which she asserted were stu
,-.ssinr. had been recovered from the
-v.-s o. the dismantled tenement
A. her request Becky" Edelsohn
.,IaDboned from the morgue 20 Health
Comm issioner Goldwater and 10 all
o.rer publlc officials she could think OF,
Insisting that Miss Berger's wish Tor
..rr-her delay be acceded 20. All or
.t.. however. was fruitless. and nnal!y
Police Inspector Morris assured neI
nat should am parts Of the mutllated
BODY be found they would De cared LOT
by the city authorities.
A. 10 o'clock IL was apparent that the
s-arc7ists did not intend 20 remove tn"
bo5ins unless compelled 20 90 so, ana
p- William H. GuilfOy, reg strar OF
-ne Board OF Health, was notified. After
the situation had been explained 70
him he directed Norgue Keeper Payne
"a give Berkman and MS associates
lust I'VE minutes IN when &c gel the
bodies out. .-
The anarchist leader continued ms
protests. and after more than hiteen
,o.-ute. Norgue Keeper Payne ordered
.re undertake.. y. L Morris, OF l494
r-f-1 av.. Ia remove the collins. Then
orIvdid Bcrkman yield 20 the situation.
Directs Funeral Pageant
Wrr tho fnesse Of stage director
fe supe~intended the placing Of the
rIsfr wooden box IN which Caron s
f9d~ lsy upon q marble slab Caron
For- was the only one which mad %
beer dlymembered By the explosion.
Ire bodies Of Berg and Hansen had
feen placed together in second conn
and This was also elevated upon m
autopsy table.
Then Berkman requested that Caron g
face be exposed, IN order that ms as
rembled friends might pass by tne
c.4, and take a final look a. his feat
o, The request was granted. and
s.ou- thirty anarchists formed ~ SIN
cls Fle and passed solemnly by the
In me line were observed lsidore
W,so-..v. Max lsaaeson. Leonard ADJ
lott. Lillian Rubel, Joseph j.. Coneh,
Mare Yuster. Rose Yuster and } rankel
Rorrstetr all well known revolution
s-es All the men and women wore
tia~. mourning bands or sesnes trnged
win red A they passed me open
conn each dropped into il a single req
ca-ratIOI.
Af-e- .nis ceremony the TWO cofiins
we've carried out and deposited N TWO
uat.r@ nearseg. Behind the second
rearse Bersmar narshalled ms follow
ers. headed Dy Abbott and Charles ".
P.unktt Two By two the anarchists
followed ire nearses a. far as First az.
ard 38.h g., where the party took troll
ley cars 70 continue the trip 70 FreSn
Iord. score o. detectives troopcd
along beside the cortege on the sldc-
a@izs, and 4 number o. them sat on the
rar7 with Berkman and his followers
Hrlie others followed the two nearses.
be body o. Mary Chavez, tnc inno-
Dsrf victim % che eIolosion, VINO was
billed .H boz apartment adjoining that
occupied b. f0e anarchist group was
identified a. f,e norgue yesterday al
felloou b. Pastor Chavez, Cuban, IS
ttat NJ fr wife. who mad deserted INN
npa. Pa, year ago. CnaVeh
fa.1 that .e al 'wO boys ~ lorioa'
fr. ron. n tnc dead woman, ana r<-
p.e.rfd tra- pc rad come North Tor me
purpose o. claiming fho body for burial