The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-16
SCORES AT
FUNERAL Of
LOCK HONG
In Drilling Rain Hear Or.
Matthews at Bier OF
Chinese Merchant

IIlitleSe MeiCtldIlt
Death said the Rev. Or. Mark
A. Matthews. solcmniy.
He paused. and searched the
faces OF those about him
Death
He paused again.
4 Under a canopy Of rough boards
Tand canvas in the street al Eighth
and King he stood-tall. impressive.
harVhcaded. Beside hum was a
easket- Its I'd was appraised. Thru
a drarc OF white mesh was visible
the dead mans face.
PAIIBEARERs IN fwOCK
COATS, HIGH SILK HATS
Thrcc Cinnamon stood on either
side Of the caskcf. They were
tho paiIhearers. dressed In black
frcck coats and high silk hats
At the foot Of the bier was a
table. and on II "A white spread
on which wer- bowl Of h-chee.
another bowl Of soup three small
tea cups. and two sets OF chop
sticks. In the center burned sticks
OF fragrant incense. Beside these
woro two tapers. both burned out
that looked like huge cannon crack
ers. such AZ boys delight To shoot
on July eth.
A small portable organ. AZ which
WAS seated a woman. organist. and
a harp. played also by a woman.
Rdroncd softly 10 DIR. Matthews
hight.
Beside the organ. on the ground.
was a padded mat. and on the mat
~ere two animated bundles. wrar-
ped In white and covered with over
coats and other wraps.
One bundle contained the dead
mans widow: the other his young
son On their knees they rocked
hack and forth. back and forth.
moaning and sobhing. now in a
high key. now low.
'O-hh-h.h-hi yama. o-h.h-h.hh.
Yama-'
SINGULAR CROWD STANDS
IN DREARY DRIxZI.E
A singular crowd had gathered to
see the ceremony. There were .po-
Iicemen. urchins OF the street. white
and black men and women. sports.
gamblers. Chinese fishermen and
merchants. lawyers. and many 9TH
srs. who stood with solemn faces
In the trixxling rain. listening to
the means Of the mourrerS. the low
music and to DR.. Mathews words.
Across the sfreet was the store
OF the Hong chong company. with
is big sign in gold letters. and
towering above It ssx stories high.
the headquarters OF the Hip Sing
tong. Of which the deceased was
oeecrctary.
Framed IN the windows Of the
building we're tho pretty faces OF
many Chinese women and their
danghfers. wearing candy raiment
and elaborate ornaments in their
odd coiffures. They looked down
and listened.
SAD-FACED WOMAN
BRINGS BABE THRU CROWD
There was a hustle at the edge
OF the throng.
stand back said a policeman.
open w a lane--
A sad. faced Chinese woman came
forward. carrying In her arms an
infant wrapped In white IL was
Pearl. The woman picked her way
TO the mourners' corner OF the can
opy and unveiled the baby's face
IL puckered. Its walls mingled with
those Of the t~o rocking bundles
on the mat.
DIR. Matthews concluded his ser
mon. One by one. men. vornep<'
children passed beneath the canopy
for the last look into the face OF
the dead. When they had all gone
By, the two moaning bundles on
the mat were tenderiy unwfrapped.
Two strong men lifted up the
\yidow. a tiny woman. whose face
was covered by a long white mask.
They carried her TO the castzet.
raised the mask She looked at
the face beneath the mesh. scream
ID and collapsed. fainting In their
arms.
The boy was merit Human hearts
are the same the world around.
whether they beat beneath a skin
OF white. black. rcd or yeilow. so
is love and happiness and grief.
The boy.s face relaxed. frightened.
for a moment. as he. looked into
the open caskef: then he turned his
head and uttered an agonIzing cry.
WAGNER's BAND HEADS
FUNERAL PROCESSION
They carried him and his mother
and the little child TO a waiting
limousine behind the hearse. The
casket was lifted In. Motorcycle
policemen cleared the street. wsg-
ner's band struck UP the funeral
march. Slowly the procession. with
It's more than so carriages. passed
down thru Chinatown. on thru the
city and TO Mount Pleasant GENE
terry.
Such was the funeral Tuesday
xfterroon Of Lock Hong. respected
Chinese merchant. secretary of his
tong. treasurer OF the Leon Yick
Improvement company. president Of
the Hong Chong company. ane
member Of the charitable Chinese
Six companies. who died Saturday.
aged 81. after 30 years Of successful
business life In Seattle
Death said DIR. Matthews. fin
ishing his sermon. lis no respecter
Of persons. He comes to every
color and race alike. Only those
who are unprepared for him fear
him. The deceased was a good