Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-27
FUNERAL OF MISS PARNELL.
Attend ded bV Delegates from New
York, New Jersey and PennsyIva-
nia-The Body Probably 10 Go TO
Ireland.

NoW AOFR WOTtIs %OLH.
The funeral of Miss Fanny Psrnell took
place yesterday morning at Ironsides, near
Bordentown, N. j. The train containing
the delegates from the Land League
branches in New York was switched on to
the Amboy Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Trenton and taken to Ironsides,
where 1t was switched on TO a side track at
the end of the town at the back OF the
house. About 40 ladies and gentlemen
were on board. They represented all the
Land League branches and the Ladies'
Land League. When the train stopped the
ladies headed the procession to the house,
which they entered at the rear door and
proceeded to the library, where the remains
OF Miss Parnell were placed. The body
rested In a white oak casket, having gold
mountings and bearing on the top q
gold plate with the inscription: "Fanny
Parnell, died July Goth, 1882. Aged 28
years" The body was dressed in a white
satin embroidered dress and white kid slip
pers, and the head, which was slightly
turned on one side as In sleep, rested on q
white satin pillow on which was arranged a
bunch OF shamrocks from the Vale of Avoca.
Worked in silk on one corner were the
words: Fanny Parnell with her native
shamrock seepeth.-Mrs. NJ. J. Burne."
Placed alongside the body was q scroll bear
ing poem by Miss Mary Frances Smith, of
Bordentown, written apropos Of the bunch of
shamrocks. The first verse was as folloWs:
REST. gentle sleeper, rest,
Though far thou'rt from thy native place,
Yet here we lay Its emblem
On thy breast
A fitting tribute to thy glorious race
The coffin was in bower OF flowers. un-
der which the delegation passed while look
lug on the face Of Ireland's dead friend.
After viewing the remaius the delegation
proceeded to the front piazza to await the
arrival OF the Philadelphia delegation. The
howers taken by the delegations were un-
usually handsome. The design taken by
farneIl Branch No /. attracted much atten-
'iou. 1t was harp made Of tiny rose buds
resting oD the edge Of bank of full blown
roses, around which was a wreath of pond
lilies from the Delaware-Miss Parnell's IA
vorlte Hover. On the bank was a slab bear
Ing the first eight lines OF Miss Parnell's
last poem "The Utterances of an Irish
Heart" as follows:
What Give our land to EneIandY
What Give our land to you?
Our ravished land, whose every rood
Ou' patriots bones bestrewl
Our 6lood-steeped land-our plundered land.
With seed of martyrs sownl
Our tortlre1 land-our writhing land,
Which yet we call our Ownl
On the arrival OF the train from Pnladel-
phia, and after the delegates had viewed he
nodY, The funeral services began By Mile.
Rosa D'Erina singing "Angels Ever Bright
and Fair" The Rev. Nathaniel Petit, rec
tor OF Christ Episcopal Church at Borden
town, read the service for the dead to the
Wor Is . am the resurrection and the life,n
when Mile. D'Erina sang Gave Maria - and
the ceremony was closed to be resumed in
RtveTview Cemetery, near Trenton, where
the remains were taken by train, upwards of
four hundred people accompanying them.
The procession formed again and led the
way down the hill to the train, followed by
the pall-bearers, Mr.. 7. B Hopkinson. Mr..
NJ. D. Gallagher, DIR. w. B. Wallace. Mr..
Robt. 3. Murphy, Mr.. Fisher of Philadel-
phia, and Mr.. Stephen j. Meany, bearing the
casket, which vas followed by Miss Ellen
A. Ford, Mrs. Kate Diggs and Miss Sabins
Davitt, sister Of Mr.. Michael Davitt. Mrs.
Parnell followed later when she was able to
overcome her emotion. On entering the
car she sat near the coffin with her son. Mr..
John Parnell, who had come on from West
Point, Ga, to attend the funeral. When
the train stopped at Labor street, Trenton,
the coffin was put in the hearse and follow ed
by Mrs. Parnen and her son In q carriage,
and the rest forming Q line wended their
way to Riverview Cemetery. There the
funeral service was concluded and the re-
mains were placed In the receiving vault to
await final disposition. It is now almost
certain that they will be taken to Ireland,
as 1t was said yesterday that an offer made
by Messrs. Williams & Guion to take the
casket over free Of expense had been ac-
cepted.