The New York herald., 1922-08-10
CHINESE FLOCK HERE
FOR KOLOW BURIAL
Leaders of Race Throughout
America to Attend Funeral
Sunday.

While Chinatown sleeps on the vol
cano of possible tong war. preparations
GO on apace for the funeral OF Ko Low,
national president of the Hip Sing Tong,
shot and mortally wounded. in front of
restaurant in the heart of Chinatown,
last Monday night. Yesterday the
Hip Sing Tong announced the funeral
services for Sunday at l p. NJ. In the
tong headquarters at Is Pell street.
If the present tentative arrangements
are adhered to New York. which time
and again In the last decade has stood
as wondering witnesssto the pomp and
panapoly of an Oriental funeral, Is
doomed to disappointment. for 1t was
said the funeral will be modern. up to
date. and American" which means that
much OF the picturesque and Ito Oc-
cdental eyes) bizarre will be conspic-
uous by its absence.
Notwithstanding this unexpected an
nouncement. the high position occupied
by 10 Low among members of his race
in this and other countries promise that
the funeral will surpass in statliness and
grandeur anything that New York's
Chinatown has ever before seen.
The funeral cortege OF Fong Flu Long.
local president of the Hip Sing Tong,
who was buried just a month ago, con-
pated that there will be at least 200 in
the procession which follows Ko Lows
body TO the cemetery. Delegations from
every city in the United States which
boastsSa Chinese element or a tong are
already on the way to attend the service.
At Hip Sing headquarters word is now
awaited from prominent Chinese in for
eign lands. who on hearing OF the death
of the president departed at once to pre-
sent themselves at his bier
Every tong In greater New York and
vicinity will have substantial represen-
tation, consisting of some ranking Of
ficial and his staff In addition to the
Hip Sings, who will, OF course. turn
out TO the last man. there will be the
On Leongs. the Gee Kong Longs and the
-Four Brothers, to say nothing OF some
ten or twenty lesser organizations. The
Gee Kong Longs will undoubtedly take
an important part in the ceremony. as
they constitute the Chinese brotherhood
of Free Masons. OF whom ko Low is
said to have been member.
The funeral service at Hip Sing head
quarters will be conducted by the Rev.
Lee To. a Chinese Christian minister.
The service will be distinctly pagan.
OF his fathers. After the service the
funeral cortege will wind about the mar
row streets of Chinatown preceded by a
! Chinese band. Burial will be In the
cemetery at Cypress Hills, where there
is a plot set aside for Chinese. Here
the body of Ko Low will rest until the
passing OF a period of five years. when
the bones will be transported to China
tc be buried among those of his ances
tors. in accordance with Chinese custom.
Yesterday the body lay in state In the
Undertaking. establishment OF Charles
Bacigalupo, 26 Mulberry street. To-day
or tomorrow ii will be transferred 10
Hip Sing headquarters, where It will be
viewed by thousands OF Chinese. The
body Is sealed in bronze and encased In
I. casiet Of quarterod oak. On the lid
Is gold and silver plate bearing the
simple engraved inscription "Ko Low.
Died August Z. 1922"