Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-10-14
PARNELL IN HIS GRAVE.
Countless Irish Legions Mourn at the
Dead Leaders Bier

this city to-day, but no demon
stration or disorder of any nature
marred the last services over the
body of the dead Irish leader. The
remains of Mr.. Parnell arrived at
Kingston at I o'clock this morning.
Alter leaving London there were no
demonstrations along the railroad route
until Chester was reached. Here large
populations from Liverpool, Manchest-
er, Preston, Newcastle on-Tyne and
other places joined the train. Mr..
Parneil's colleagues in Parliament, in
Guiding John E. Redmond, of Wexford;
John OConnor, of Tipperarv; Joseph
Nolan, of Louth; Henry Campbell. of
Fermanagh; DR.. James c. Fitzgerald,
of Longford, and James J. O'Kelly, of
Roscommon, extended greetings to the
various Occupations. The funeral train
reached Holyhead at about 2 o'clock.
1t was typical British October morn
ing-dark, dismal, wet, cold and hay.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable sur
roundings, eager groups of peo-
pie had collected on the quay
to watch the transference of the
coffin from the train to the
mail boat, appropriately named the
''Ireland," in the inky darkness, which
was scarcely relieved by the few flick
erlng lamps III and about the railway
station and water front. The large
white wooden case in which the coffin
had been placed was borne upon the
shoulders of seamen to the steamer.
The journey across was eventless, the
boat making the passage in a gale of
wind and through torrents of rain.
AT Klngstown a crowd had collected
to receive the remains on Irish soil.
4 1fY1C
the followers of Mr.. Parnell, Richard
Power, member for Waterford: DR.. Jo-
seph e. Kenney, for Cork; Z. Lawrence
Carew, Tor Kildare; James J. Dalton,
for. West Donegal; 7. Rochfort Mcguire,
for. North Donegal; John J. Clancy, for
Dublin County; VIM. J. Corbet, for
East Wicklow; Col. John P.
Nolan, for Galway, and Patrick
O'Brien for North Monaghan. These
with the members of the
House of Commons who followed the
body from London, and the Kingstown
delegation, comprising nearly all the
parliamentary adherents of Mr.. Parnell
All gathered around the coffin in abso-
lutte silence, which was unbroken even
by the exchange Of friendly greetings,
until after the transference of the body
to the railway carriage. The short dis
lance was soon made, the train arriving
at the Dublin station at 7:30. AS the
hearse moved from the station. a
body of police formed in front
of the procession, which appeared to
fall into an orderly line in purely ex-
temporized fashion. The band of the
Workingmen's Union followed directly
behind the police escort, and played
the ''Dead March in Saul" 1t was an
assemblage of remarkable serenity. A
reverential quiet pervaded the entire
mass, which was unbroken by partisan
cries or even the remotest symptom or
tendency to disorder.
At precisely 10 o'clock the gates of
the city hall were opened, and instant
ly the people poured into the building.
The body lay III state in the council
heavily draped in black, relieved by
scrolls of white satin and looped
festoons, bearing in black letters the
last words of the dead chief The
coffin, which rested upon a raised dais
in the middle of the chamber, was
buried in masses of wreaths. floral
crosses, Irish ,harps and other floral
designs. From 10 o'clock till 2 in the
afternoon a continuous stream of peo-
pie poured into the city hall. It is es-
timated that 10000 people avaied
themselves Of the opportunity to pay
their respects to the illustrious dead.
Nearly all wore the deepest mourn
1ng-the men with a band of black
Grape interviewer with green
ribbon around the arm. DESPITE the
drenching rain, large proportion of the
mOurnerS were women. The ceremony
Of lying in state was to have been closed
at noon, but the crowd was so numer-
Gus that the closing Of the doors was
postponed till after 2 o'clock, and even
then hundreds were obliged to 90 away
disappointed.
At 2:45 the procession started, led by
the executive of the leadership com.
mittee. Following came the bier,
drawn by six coal-black horses, sur
rounded by the parliamentary col
leagues of Mr.. Parnell. AS the coffin
passed, almost hidden in flowers, ev-
cry head in the vast assemblage was
uncovered. Mr.. Parnell tavorite horse
followed the bier. Then came a strong
body Of the Clan-na-Gaels, headed
by James Stephens and John O'Leary.
Prominent among tie individual mem
nor, leading by the arm the blind mem
Der, Mcdonald. Then came carriages
containing Mrs. Dickinson, the sister of
Mr.. Parnell, Mr. Parnell's brother and
sister, and other nearer friends. The
lord mayor, in state, preceded by
the city marshal and the sword
and mace bearers, was next behind
the family carriages. Then followed
the repr~ sentatlves of the various cor
porations Of the principal Irish towns,
various trade societies, Foresters, home
rulers, private carrianes and citizens on
loot. Just as the procession started the
rain happily ceased; the sun broke
through the clouds and shone brilliantly.
The scene was most impressive. All the
windows and house-tops along the line
of march were packed with people. 1t
had been planned to take a somewhat
circuitous route to the cemetery in
order to crafty the anxiety OF the
thousands of people in the city, but as it
was found that it would be scarcely
possible to reach the place Of burial
before 6 o'clock, the more indirect route
was abandoned.
1t was great rocession-surpassing
in point of numbers anything of the
kind ever witnessed in Dublin. Besides,
it presented some extraordinary feat
l1raS never seen in auv other pitv Ing tho