The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-22
LORD LEITkIM'S FUNERAL.
RIoTOUs AND DIsoRDERLY CONDUCT OF THE
MoB-PopuLAR PROTEST AGAINST INTERRINa
THE EARL BESIDE THE MARTYRS OF NINETY
EIGHT = HOW THE EARLs DOMESTIC
sERYICE" WAS RECRUITED.


SERVICE" WAS RECRUITED.
DUBLIN, April II. 1875.
Tho terrible tragedy Of Lord Letrim may DO con-
sidered to have closed, az least In sense yester
day, by the interment Of his murdered body in tie
family vault at ST Michan's Church. in this city, The
last act very different indeed In almost every.
thing from that hrst performed some days be-
fore the lonely shore Of Muroy Bay, amid the
wilds OF Donegal Yesterday yelling, hooting, halt
frantic mob surrounded the coiu NOBILITY and gentry
were there. as If to throw pail tho murdered
mobiles msdoeds; representatives. Of the government
were present as protest against tho crime which
removed him from lie. To all, tho
police there In force. indicating by the nero
fact Of their presence that the OF tho murdered
had alenatcd from him all public sympathy and
invited popular vengeance. With the worst taste ana
most roprehcnsble folly the persons having charge
OF the funeral had advertisements announcing the
hour and place published IN tho tory ncwspapcrs-a
thing quito out Of consonanco with Irish habits.
They selected Tor the hour OF us performance the
most idle time Of the whole day, when Ioafers aud
roughs Of all sorts would be to be about 81.
Michan's Church, where the bodies oil the brothers
Shcares iad Is situated In OF tho poorest and
most densoly peoped pats OF Dublin, where the ee-
ments OF riot are always 10 DO had for the asking.
But no notice would probably have been taken OF the
noon q strong force OF police marched
into the churchyard and the gates were SYSTEMATICALLY
closed Curiosity was at excited Some cautious
inquiries discovered that these preparations
Lord Leitrims fureraI The news spread all direc-
tons. AMI in short limo the long Church street,
which leads from Arran Quay to ST. Michan's and ali
tho neighborng thoroulh ireS filed with varied
crowd evidently bent on III schcf.
FEARFUL SCENE.
The body bad been conveyed TO killadoon, a rest.
dence which ne owned Celbridge, county Kildare
about miles rom Dublin The funeral left Ce,-
bridge at twelve O'clock Al twenty minutes past two
u sort Of neuaish yc announced that tho hearse had
reached tho corner oil Church street. There was a
evidcnt tension holding the dense ass. As the iu-
neral procession approached tho church yara
closed IL around the nearsc and por OF
yells, groans bsses and cheers rang out. The
pants of tue mourning coaches were Josed aud
with difficulty Obtained an entrance within the
gates The. police tried TO form line around
by an impetuous rush. Tho Dguago used
with reference 70 the dead man truly horrible
efforts 10 remove the body led 10 fresh nd more
violent scenes. "Sure. sir" said OF the widest
10 dance on the ould rulan's carcase aud thin I'll DO
conten,." But the police could not neip INN u hrs
moderate wish. AT last tho coffin was got into the
cemetery, and So 10 the church, which ncd by a
very large and mixed congregation. who showed un-
mis,akavy by their manner that they were present
out OF sheer curiosity. The full service read but
very little attention paid to II. Al It's uson the
colin was borne out toward the vaults. Al once q
furious rush made througn the church after the
cDfnn, ana Tor some umo tho confusion ana
tnuecorum were great within without
the church. The moment tho mob outside caught
sight Of inc bare headed mourners terrible howl OF
exccrallon went up and amidst Kisses, cheers grouns
and ribaid imprccatons tho body OF the murdered
man. guarded Ny double lines OF police, was laid in
It's last resting place. Those familiar with The Irish
history OF the present century Will he strongly
minded by all this oil the far fearful demon
lions which took place around tho coffin OF the
Lord Clare the arrogant John Fitz iDbou, aud
other equally dcisstcd freshman, Lord Castiersagn
THE EARLs DOMESTIC sEavicE."
Reference has been made 10 the murdered Earl's
mcrciless enforcement OF mis- legal rights with respect
to his icnaniry. In England tho belief Is universal
that the murder was aRrarlnu. Not In Ulster,
where, of course, tho man aud everything connected
with him were Infinitely better known There
IL Is set down to private vengeance Tho Earl was
convinced that hc absolute lord Of oil his tonan.s
belongings, Tree 70 dispose OF them at ms will No
Iurksa pacha was more profoundly seif-satisncd OF
his right 10 do what no pleased with tho Giaur
rayahs oil his pachaik; and, report does not caIGn
mate him very much, the visits OF Turkish pacha
were never more dreaded by his subject Christian
rayahs Than those OF Lord Lorm by his terrified
his keen eye detected comlincss He In
sisted on hts right to choose on, OF his
tenants families wnomsocver he pleased Tor
''domestic servcev The popular opinion gave ter.
BILE Interpretation to the Phrase should the chosen
one prove coy and troublesome vengeance Toll upon
tho family which refused minister TO the pleasures
oil the loru, worse and more incxorablc than upon
mere dehulting tenant II Is openly stated now In
Ulster that Lord 1orim his death from causes Of
ms kind. ne irish peasant IS provervsliy tender
about domestic honor. Can we De surprised " svuic
one outraged IN this point sought 10 avenge the
"unuttcraolo wrong oil daughter, sister, swcctneart-
nay, perhaps one dearer stiil2