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They said that shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon
the riot occurred between the employees of the R. Hoe
Printing Press Company, on Grand street, and of the
Hebrews who were in attendance at the funeral of Rabbi
Joseph. The riot took place at Grand and Sheriff
streets. Just as the funeral, which started from 263
Henry street, passed the factory, led by Captain
Thompson and a squad of patrolmen of the Delancy street
station, it is said, a number of employees of the Hoe
factory, who were on the two upper floors, turned
several streams of water on the mourners who were
following the hearse. The mourners resented the insult
and commenced to throw stones, sticks and other missiles
up at the men, breaking every window. The funeral
procession stopped and there was intense excitement in
the neighborhood.
The police were unable to cope with the crowd although
they used their clubs freely. The reserves from all the
nearby police stations were called out and eight arrests
have already been made. Detective Sergeant McCafferty,
who was detailed to look for pickpockets, received a
severe cut on the head. Ambulances from all the
hospitals have been summoned.
When the funeral procession reached Cypress Hills this
afternoon an immense throng of nearly 50,000 persons was
assembled to witness the ceremony. There were more than
500 carriages in the procession. The sixty-two rabbis
will deliver eulogies at the grave and the exercises
will
occupy the entire afternoon.
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