Evening star., 1924-04-28
THOUSANDS, PAY LAST
TRIBUTE TO MURPHY
East Side Sends Humble Citizens to
Mingle With Rich in
Funeral Cortege.
SERVICE HELD IN CATHEDRAL
Gov. Smith Among Pallbearers for
Tammany Chieftain.
=, ths Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2S.-City and
nation today, nnourned Charles +.
Murphy and henored him in death as
lew have been honored in the me
rropolis in living memory.
From the teeming East Side, from
the homes Of the wealthy, from every
social station, from the manifold
walks of life of the greatest city in
the world there came to the bier OF
the TarnYnariy chieftain in his modest
Last 1fth street home and to great
St Patrick's Cathedral on 5th avenue
men and women united in their grief.
Laborers Pay Tribute.
Mr.. Murphy had been man OF the
people and had remained an East
slider in his heart even unto the PIN
nacle of his power, and it was his
people OF the East Side who. by the
thousands, expressed their great grief
today. Among them were laborers
with whom he had worked. women
and children to whom lie had been
friend in need, and men whom he had
helped rise to power in the city ana
state.
Early this morning. crowds OF
workers hurrying through East Side
streets stopped and turned their
steps to East 18th street, there TO pay
their last respects to their friend ana
leader The streets near the unpre-
tentious home soon after daybreak
we're crowded as they seldom nave
been with a solemn, respectful multi
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as the men and women silently filed
into the house and passed the mahoS-
any coffin.
shop Girls in Throngs.
Hundreds of poorly dressed shop
girls, clerks laborers with their
lunches in their hands walked into
the darkened room. kne!t in silent
prayer and resumed their way TO
their various destinations. Stuyves-
ant Square Park was filled to capac-
ity and 1st and I'd avenues were so
crowded that traffic moved with diff
Guilty.
At $50 o'clock the doors Of the
Murphy home were closed to all but
relatives and intimate friends and
an hour later the casket was borne
down the brownstone steps on the
shoulders of the pallbearers.
The police detachment snapped TO
a military salute chile the onlookers
barred their heads. Honorary pail
bearers were Gov. smith, Mayor Hy-
Hague OF Jersey City, United Senator
Copeland and high officials of the
state, city Army and Navy.
Sidewalks Are Lined.
The crowd parted. The silence was
broken only by heavy shutting of
thousands of feet and the clicking of
cameras.
At Cd avenue and Esd street the
column halted to allow the mourners
to fall in at the rear. The sidewalks
were lined several persons deep.
Throughout the length CT the avenue
to Esd street, along that thoroughfare
and up 5th avenue to the cathedral
traffic had been suspended.
Fifth avenue, ordinarily hectic. gay
and colorful. was hushed. Scores OF
thousands stood. heads barred, as the
procession passed. At 45th street
Gov. Smith, his staff and the pail
bearers left their motor cars and fell
in on foot behind the hearse. The
Governor, long friend of Mr.. Muir
ply, was deeply affected.
Many Delegations Attend.
At the entrances to cross streets,
south of the cathedral. delegations
from political societies and organiza-
tions affiliated with Tammany Hall
stood in military array.
In and around the cathedral police
estimated $4,000 persons had gath
cred, 5000 occupying every available
inch of space in the majestic Gothic
structure. AS the solemn requiem
mass was held inside The crowds out
side bowed their heads in prayer.
A Thousand policemen lined the
route of the cortege to Calvary ceme-
terry, in Queens, where interment took
place.