The New York herald., 1922-08-14
POLICE ARMY GUARD
FUNERAL OF KO LOW
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| Church. and that If there was clergy
man at all it should be one from that
denomination. There was no way of
proving this great discovery. OF course.
but some one went down into Mott
street to the Church of the Transhgura-
ton and asked the Rev. r. J. Hutchison
to come up to Pell street and conduct
the burial services.
Father Hutchison brushed aside the
lengthy explanations that were offered
He said that he would be very glad TO
read the service and that he did not
require proof Of the conversion story.
1t didn't matter. he said. what Ko Low
had been or was. And so Father Hutch
ison started Ko Low on his way.
First came seven large motor cars
filled with flowers. In the first car, act
ing as pathfinder. rode the manager fo-
Charlie Bacigalupo. Inc. the undertaken.
In the second, driven by IzZy Rabbi
they placed the portrait or Ko Low that
hung until the funeral began TO move
| above the door of the billiard parlor
After the flowers came the hcarse, and
after the hearse the Hip Sing Tong
Orchestra, conducted by Sang Foo Sa
the Sousa of Chinatown. Behind Sang
antas u. S. Navy Band. And then
several hundred members Of the HIP
Sing Tong with their heads uncovered
and the white and black mourning bands
on their arms. They represented eight
American cities-San Francisco. Phila-
delphia, Newark, Jersey City. Chicago.
st. Louis, Boston and New York.
First of all they paraded Chinatown
covering Mott, the Bowery Pell and
Doyers streets. SO tnat everybody might
behold the glory of the departed 10
Low. And then they clambered into
motor cars and started slowly toward
the Williamsburg Bridge. John Quar-
anta's band was playing Nearer My
God to Thee" and Chopin's Funebre
alternately. AT the same time Sang Foo
Sars orchestra was playing dirge that
was written, according TO Sang Foo Sal,
twelve hundred years ago. He called il
mo More River Water"
John Quaranta's men and Sang Foo
Sails played their dirges simultaneously
The founder Quarantas blew the more
frenzied became Sang Foo Sal. and
not until the procession reached the
Deiincey street approach to the bridge
did the competition cease.
On both sides of. the Bowery. Cath
arine street and East Broadway the
sometimes reverent and always eager 10
recognize some one in the procession of
twenty-eight motor cars that led and
followed TIE hearse.
But once across the Williamsburg
Bridge the funeral became quite gay.
There were no more crowds and every
body seemed anxious 10 get 10 Low
under the ground as soon as possible. At
a rate of speed varying from twenty 10
thirty-fivc miles an hour the automobiles
raced over Roebling street. Division ave-
nue.. Broadway and BushwclS avenue to
Jamaica avenue, and thence 10 the
cemetery. There were two detectives in
each motor car. Once when the question
ives said that "the sooner we get Ko
under the sod the safer we'll feel"
The procession made Jamaica avenue
look like a speedway. The flower laden
motor cars up front shed wreaths and
bouquets all along the way. Once or
twice traffic policemen held the flying
funeral up and demanded explanations.
But they seemed satisfied when the de-
tectives repeated their views of the
situation.
There was no excitement at the grave
except when Miss <oe Sang tried 10
throw herself into It. and it was all over
president OF the Hip Sing Tong. read
prayer and throw handful Of earth
upon the box. The ride back to New
York was wild. Having done their duty
by their dead president. the Hip Sing
lads took off their coats. rolled up their
sleeves. lighted cigarettes and told the
chauffeurs TO show them little speed.
And II was on the way back that
one OF the friends of 10 Low told q
story that may have something TO do
with the shooting of the bosg OF the
Hip Sing Tong. This story has It that
woman relative OF Ko Lows had be-
come the debtor Of a Chinese IN Van
couver. To what tong or society this
creditor belongs was not told But
much mystery attaches to this debt,
which amounted to $500.
1t may be that the lady did not tell
10 Low. Also II Is possible that 10
Low refused to recognize the debt II
he had known about II. At any rate
when he was killed and the police
searched his body they found n note
from the man in Vancouver. 1t Is said
that this note demanded immediate pay
ment of the debt or else there would be
reprisals.
Evidently. II this be true. 10 Low
was not disturbed. There were 81 100
in his pockets when his BODY was
searched. There arc. those residents or
Chinatown who place credcnce In this
story.
Others say II was nothing but gang
warfare-not tong fight, but a plain
hired gunman exploit. And still others
sec In 10 Lows assassination the end
OF his activities on behalf OF Chinese
sailors. There Is n possibility that the
smuggling of Chinese into America had
something TO do with II. One of the
favorte ways for a Chinese 10 get into
New York Is TO desert a shin on which
he Is sailor Alderman McGuinness'a
activities In Greenpolnt against alleged
smugglcd coolies caused numbers OF
them TO appeal for help 10 10 Low.
Maybe u was ono of those who failed
to get help who killed him.
At any rate II was AN impressive. IL
not lively. funeral.