New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-25
FARS AT BIER
END TONG WAR
m Leongs and Hip Sings
Peace Pact Sealed at
Gin Gums Grave.
WIDOW MOURNS
WITH DAUGHTER
r,reral of Celestial Sage Salts.
ses Chinatown and Mission
Teaching.

CIV Gum silent in Cypress Hills
c.n,tery last night, far from tong
and sill evil spirits which infest
-, troubled neighborhood Of Mott
s.,... Two women wept over his
ve One was Mrs. Josephine Gum,
dow Of Chinatown's sage and diplo-
-, the leader Of the On Leongs. The
.A,- was her daughter, Mrs. Mock
ny wife OF the former president Of
~ Hip Sings, enemies Of the On
1--WE was. four years or so ago, when
8. ass death for r Hip Sing to cross
-. cutter which separates Mott from
n,vers Street To-day the houses of
CIV, and Duck are united in marriage,
"a over the bodies, not of their own
'Ajaren. but Of their clsnsmen. the
yortacues and Capulets Of Chinatown
S.ve sworn 20 keen the peace.
7. was ten years ago, when Mock
nr,k was the deadlest gunmsn Of the
Nm Sings. that he from his lookout
:, the end Of Death Alley cast admir-
&c Elances upon the young and fair
rTsnees Toy. She was of the hated
Len Years passed. Mock Duck never
tound a Hip Sing girl whose charms
MD rival those Of the forbidden
RANGES. Troubles came to Mock Duck.
u went away" for year. That was
=, the river 70 Sing Sing.
Whom he came back he looked upon
r-srces As she battered up Mott Street
=, her way 10 public school, and she
,.;u wss fair. Mock Duck took counsel
9TH the political bosses Of Chinatown.
v.- nrice was above rubies, he was
aid but not above his neutrality. II
!. would sever his connection with the
Hip Sings and put away forever the
,,r that never slipped II might be ar
ysnged. L was.
Mock Duck turned his attention TO
r5rely commercial pursuits. In 1918
ne warning factions signed a treaty
~ pesce AZ the behest Of the Chinese
Consul and other officials. II began
:, be safe for the men and women of
ne Hip Sings 10 walk on each others
street.
Gin Gum, sage Of the On Leongs,
marked rot the young wife Of Mock
Duck. but he observed with interest
,ss Gignifcd. intelligent person Of the
voang wfo's mother. Finally he sent
trusted am bassador TO Mock Duck.
Are we not friends >" he said. in
fleet Give me your mother-in-law."
That is Why since 1918 there has
lsan no war between the houses of
Mock Duck and Gin Gum. and why
yesterday. when the mourners fol-
owed Chinatown's grand old man 10
his grave the women of the warning
longs wept together.
L was the most imposing funeral
Chinatown ever saw. Not only was
Gin Gum honored in his own person
So the wisest of the counsellors of the
..tle colony, but in his obsequies
Chinatown marked the end of an epoch.
The days of old Chinatown are num-
bered. l. was because of this feeling
rat Lee You Nom, president of the
ID Leorgs. spared no expense IN or
..-ing lavish funeral. Fifty car
ages fun Of flowers followed the
issrse More than 200 carriages of
nourners made p procession, which oc-
1pied an hour in passing, and kept
large force of police reserves and
sixty detectives busy handling the
crowds. OF the hundreds of On Leongs
vho marched, only one wore q queue.
TvO wagons Of Chinese musicians beat
SEay the evil spirits.
Slips Of perforated paper thrown
ron the first carriage were intended