Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-12
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Payneirs brother and lister, and other near
friends. The Lord Mayor in state, preceded
BY the city marshal and sword and mace
bearers. came next behind the family car
risaes. Then followed Representatives OF
corporations Of the principal Ifisn towns
vs,iou, trade societies, fcressers, home
ruler, ptivx.e carriages and caiuens on
foot.
Jnss as the procession started the nam
ceased; the sun broke through the CLOUDS
md shoue brilliantly. The scene vas moss
impressive. Ali the windoTs and nonse-
tops along the line Of march were PACKED
with people.
Ifvas . grea, procession, surpass'ng 10
numbers anything Of the kind ever VII.
nes.ei in Dublin. Il Was mot!y mob OF
welLelad ei.iEens, sids BY ada via Inc
rssgsdsss. that followed the procession,
which e1'srdsd some miles.
Some 40 0o0 people passed through toe
council hall curing tine forr hours the
hody Law ID stale Most OF these joined the
procession. torairg inio line six abfeast
shs rsver a gap in he procession permitted
them.
Bsnds Of music hesiir different societies
5roopsd in wherever a chance Afforded.
L1ng strips of j,unting cars, private car
risges and every sort Of vehicle added
lergth to the cos,ees. Throughout the
route admirable order vas kept NIL the cor
,ese came rear Glssneven. The people
began gathering in the cemetery early in
the morpiry. facing the wind and dfenchirg
showers.
During the long waiting throughout the
dsy cfosd on crowd inspected the turf
lined tomb, guarded By singled group OF
oiice, Who had "a difficult task TO keep
them m5ving.
The grave was some seven feet deep ard
cut GU. of q plo. long used to inter the
poores Of pc. pie.
Dense Crowds About Grave.
A Glance into the grave suggested thst it
would he necessary in order to get down TO
& solid fout d. tion for monument, to SINK
concrete pillars right through the suosoii
around the mound By o'clock the Pc
lice became over shelmed by the power OF
AL ever increasing crowd, and by the with
drswal Of 8 portion of their force who went
to try to clear way for ihs funers! at the
gates Of the cemetery. When the first pat
Of the procession reached the lower gate al
o'clock it was found to be Impossible "a
penetts;e the dense masses. In the s.rug'
Gle W tn ihs on-lookers the police were
obliged TO abandon the ate mp. TO crive
the m back. The sutging crowd sround the
gate, seeking to see the cortege, met a
gres. con,endiag wave of others trying 10
enter A scene of great confusion ensued.
| The prccs s.ion for a time was checked
and thrown into 5issrtsy.
1t WAS Dc cided to close the lower gate
aud this was effected amid great disorder
Just as the hearse reached the spot. Inc
| nesrse was then taken to the upper gate
| Here the ctffn was removed and placed
upon a platform specially Constructed fol
the psrpose, in order to enable those in tn;
ptoce ssion to file around and have full vieS
| Of the bier. At six o'clock the fast falling
dusk found the procession still ding past
There seemed no likelihood that the ssres Il
\ of msYchers would end till far into the
depth Of the night, so orders were given Il
remove the ccff to The side of the grave
| A body of cl8n-na gaels succeeded In clear
| ing way to the grave and formed circle
within which were grouped the Lord Mayo
of Dublin, civic digni aries, Mr.. Parnslf'
colleagues in Parliament and relatives
| The crush. around about was terrible
Darkness had set in The noise of shrek
| ing women, cries of children, and cries Of
men struggling amid the crush, made To-
| audible tue voices Of the clergy reci;inl
the iiusl { f the church Of England. The
frs. poition of The service had been cele
brated at St. Nicholas church, where tbs
remains rested 20 minutes on the way from
city hall.
At the grave Rev. Mr. Vincent Of
R1tuads Chapel. ard Rev. George Fry oil
| Man chester officis,ei. They were obliged
| 10 Gu. the service short, as The crowd broke
irto q protecting circle and overwhelmed
h, inner group. some time after. in des1
| darkness, when the crowd had thinned
away. the more intimate friends again
| grouped themselves ssouLd the grave, de-
posiud wreaths thereon and took q as
1i:w of the ccffi1. The grave became
heaped up with masses of fIral tributes
one Of which was from Miss O'Shea. over
looked 10 the det csipiion given above.