The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-10-16
Under THE SOD.
coRYsx orIRELANp's IN
Rhs'' CROWNED KING

1
-. TIE coxrsx orIRELaND'soS'
RESI- CROWNED KING
ur,ucht to Dublin hy Hpes''''
Kc"H'' received by Vast an" 9''.".
Train x. progression of the KIN"
seen in Dubi'n.
o...,.,x oe. 1.-THE remains Of chas-
80, parncll arrived in this cry s"'-
5's morning at 80, vas' but s''en II
49, viii. uncovered heads awaited II
o'o' lied into the station. Timothy
as II ,,,nn. member OF Parliament for
n',1;n Warrior. and Dr.. Hackci' v"0 ar
tended Nr. farncll uhe" his eyes were were
;n;o,cd at Kilkenny, as well as many ',''s
.,,;,;,ies here joined the swelling i"n-
n.ocession. Conspicuous in 'ronf OF
.,o aensc masses of people were the o"'-
lie Athletic hSsoc'"'''"'
nso3 in thcir sports all draped win "'"'N
or.oe caught up with green ribbon. l"e
''@r .on,e,iyes of The different branches
I1o ls,sne wore black badges upon
rh;cb were printed The diving words OF
,,o s,,.esman: Give NY love to my COZ
80, ,La IriSh nation.
r.ooo being removed from the train the
..e was taken from the ccflin' Which "as
.hon ,i.el into the hearse, the panel glass
aos;o,tbe cotlln to view. Wreathes
.na other Aoral tributes literally
.o,cr,d the ,opof the lcarrc and were
o;,od ,ronnd The coliIu case. These, after
,bev bnd been put aside, were eagerly
.ei1od npon by The crowd, broke into
.m,u pieces and kept as mcmcn'ocs OF
..n's,d occasion. As the hearse moved
rrom ,Ae station Il body Of police formed
in front OF
TIE PROCESSION.
which appeared to fall into an orderly
line in purely cXtemporlzed fashion
rho land of the Workingmcu's Union
rollowed directly behind the Police es-
rort. and played the Dead March IN
S,ul j" Then came the Gaelic Athletic
Association with their hurIers reversed,
resembling military body at reversed
arms" As the march progressed The
".n,yd nrrw dcnscr. vet they kept clear OF
the line OF procession along the whoie
youte ia Castle Hill, where serricd ranks
Of peoole occupied every inch OF space.
TIE CITY HALL
VAS reached al $50 clock. its front COW
cred with solemn drapry. a violent rain
storm etrcamed down as the coffin was
born into the Hall towards the cataial-
que. II kept raining in pittleSs torrents
for hour after hour, yet the nunlbcrof the
vast throng struggling to make their way
towards the CITY Hall was not reduced III
thc slightest or VAS thci: caScrncss one
whit dampcncd 1t WAS an assemhlage
remarkable for its sohricty, and IL rcvcr-
entn quiet prevailed the entire mass,
which was unhrokcn by PARTISAN cries or
even remote symptoms OF y tendency to
disorder.
i Precisely 1T 10 o'c)o;k The gates opened
and instantly the people poured INTO the
Hall. The body lay in state III the coun-
s ell chamber, II large circular room, now
drapcd in black, relieved by scrolls of
q white satin, topped with icst00ns bearing
81 in black letters She last words of The dead
q chici. The coffin, Which rested upon Il
81 raised dais in the middle Of the amber,
d was buried in MasScs oi wrcathcS, floral
81 crowns, Irish harpS, aud otiter H"ral de-
81 signs Photographs Of Tie lying ia state
- were taken before ;hr public were admit
81 ted These show the collin placed at the
S. bass of the O'Councli statue. and OH
81 either side in bold rcl.ei are the statues
q OF Gratan and Lucas.
III Conspicuous cn the coffin were three
sS wIcathcs from Mrs parnc!, a cross, an
'ss anchor with Inscriptions: My own true
ss&s love, my best and true friend, NY hus-
s&hand from his broken hearted Wife
ISL Inside this inscriptions WAS the following:
ag' Nv dear love, my husband my king. from
#lIs heart broken Niic. There were also
M wo lovely little wreathcS from Mrs. Par
daughters with words: From lil-
s lie Glare and little Kitty TO our dear moth
serS husband
Ss From 10 o'clock till :! in the afternoon
- continuous stream ofpcople poured into
si he City Hall. 1t is estimated that 49,
sS9OD persons ayaleL themselves of the
s ah opportunity 10 pnv their respects
ssfo the lliuStrlouS dead Nearly all wo e
mourning, the men with bands Of
sSsblock Grape, inicrwoycn between, with
ssse fcen rlhbon' around The arms. Despite
SSsasi nc dfe"chmS ram, Il large proportion 81!
s2;si i'c mourncrS were women The ceremo-
:sssny OF the living in state was to have closed
sSsga' noon hnt the crowd Was so enormous
sssia' ,"c close was postponed till after =
80 Clock, and evcn then hundreds were
obliged to 20 away disappointed.
A Al 20 o'clock the procession started
ss4eu 10y The executive OF the Leadership
s, o"m'I'ce Following came the bier,
80 ra"h ny SIN coal hack houses surround
ssss0 ny tue Parliamentary friends .f ru,nell
go Tue coffin passed almost hidden in
s""cfs' every head n,hc vas; asscmblage
p'coyeted. Parucl', fayortc horse fol.
ed the bier Then came \ strnn" bo,ly
$50 the Clan-pa.G aclS. headed hv James
iephens andjohn 0Ieary, and amon.
8''c '"q'F'q ni members OF the procession
10 'ohV oConner leading Wv the arm
sie blind member, Mcdonald Then
a. a. Tue carriages containing Mrs.
~ ' a'nAo'' the sister of paruell, Parnell's
aro'hef aud sister and nearer friends
sile Lord Mayor in state proceeded bv the
sa'y marshall aud sword and m,ce ho.,nrS
- sEs,' next behind the family CARRIAGES
s8il2n followed representatives Of ,be c,r.
4orA''o"s of the principal Irish towns
pe Various trade societies tnrestcrs
o'ne rulers private carriages and citi,
On foot. ''''N w
:s '"s' as the procession started tie rain
aaPp'iy ceased, the sun broke ON, throuph
eac clouds aud Sbope l.,:,(;o. ". ~, '"'o ~, y