| Show P 0 os s CHINESE asje 11 BORNE TO THE GRAVE IN STATE never has chinatown seen a more imposing funeral procession than that which followed to the grave chew qui yet president of the kong chow aay him lum the oldest and richest of the six companies says the san francisco chronicle chew qui yet had been a noted canton judge and was called to san francisco many months ago to serve a two years term as head of the powerful kong chow asylum beside the body stood numbers of bril cad clad dolls in the dress of man darins and court ladles ladies which were to be burned at the grave of the great man and thus accompany his spirit into the other world that he might be attended by such servants and friends as befitted his station the room was filled with mourners in blue and white robes mingling with the many visitors outside in a court there was a glori ous feast whole roasted pigs that might tempt the appetite of the most spiritual ghost and cal es and other material delicacies to be placed upon the grave when the funeral procession started from the house it was preceded by a regulation american band playing a classic dirge behind tae band was a two horse trap in which were seated two mourners bearing a huge portrait of the dead man wreathed in flowers then came mourners in white robes carrying lanterns of dark blue and gold and one lofty red banner which recited the history of chew qui yet and told what a remarkable man he had been then followed a group of men beating upon the in a quaint and weird way that combined with the dirge of the band at the head of the procession proved trying to equestrian nerves along the line of march to chinatown in the midst of this group walked the chief mourner an old man bent and feeble tottering under the weight of the jar of incense he bore behind him marched the chiefs of the kong chow asylum in their light blue robes and black caps a striking body of stately men none the less impressive because they carried umbrellas A long line of carriages in which sat be purpled and be gilded dig nit kitanes aries and prominent chinese mer chants in the robes of mourning closed this unusual and lengthy funeral pro cession |
