The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-12


cortege came near Gaiasevin. Here the
people began gathering in the cemetery
eariv in the morning facing the wind and
drenching showers. During the long wait
ing throughout the day, crowd on crowd
inspected the turf-lined tomb. guarded by
single group of police, who had a diff
cult task to keep them moving. The
grave, which was some seven feet deep,
had been cut out of an artificial mound
covering the plot, which had long been
used to inter poor people.
BY o'clock the police became over
whelmed by the ever increasing crowd
and by the withdrawal of a portion of
their force, who went to clear a way
for the funeral at the entrance to the gates
of the cemetery.
When the first part of the procession
reached the tower gate at 5 O'Clock
1t was found impossible to pene-
trate the dense masses. In the
struggle with the onlookers the
police were obliged to abandon the attempt
to drive them back. the surging crowd
around the gate seeking to see the cortege
met great contending wave of Others
trying to see, and scene of great con-
fusion ensued. The procession for time
was checked and thrown into disarray. 1t
was decided to close the lower gates, and
this was effected amid great disorder, just
as the hearse reached the spot. The
hearse was then taken to platform,
specially constructed for the purpose, in
order to enable those in the procession to
hie around and have full view of the bier.
At O'Clock fast-falling dusk found the
procession still filing past. There seemed
no likelihood that the stream of marchers
would end till far into the night, so orders
were given to remove the coffin to the side
OF the grave. A body of the Clan-na-Gael
succeeded in clearing a way to the grave,
and formed a circle within which were
grouped the lord mayor of Dublin,
civic dignitaries, Parnell's colleagues
in parliament and relatives. The crush
was terrible when darkness had set in. The
noise of shrieking women, the cries of
children and noise of men struggling amid
the crush, made inaudible the voices of
the clergy reciting the ritual of the Church
of England. The first portion of the SER
vices had been celebrated at st. Nicholas
church, where the remains rested twenty
minutes while on the way from the city
hall. At the grave Rev. Mr.. Vincent. of
the Rotunda chapel, and Rev. George Fry,
of Manchester, officiated. They were OBJ
liged to cut the services short, as the
crowd broke into the protecting circle and
overwhelmed the inner group.
Some time after. in the dead of darkness,
when the crowds had thinned away, more
intimate friends again grouped themselves
around the grave, deposited wreaths
thereon, and took last view of the coffin.
The grave became heaped with masses of
floral tributes.
Apart from the disorder at the cemetery
the day was without incident Probably
never anywhere was a great popular
demonstration attended by so little ex-
citement. Most of the public houses re-
mained closed throughout the day out of
respect to the dead. The police, unfail-
ingy obtrusive in Irish public gatherings,
were today conspicuous by their absence.
Tonight, Sunday, quietness prevails.
Various estimates have been made as to
the number of persons who witnessed the
demonstration, the Daily Nems this morn
ing placing it at 200, 600. Hourly dispatches
were sent Mrs. Parnell, at Brighton, de-
scribing the scenes at Dublin. She is still
Frustrated.
The Chronicle says: The demonstration
WAS a spontaneous, lrreSlStlDle suISluS
from all parts of Ireland to Glansnevin.
The mighty wave would have swept away
any barrier of police or politicians that
could have put up to stop it. The Catholic
democracy paid their last tribute of hon.
age to the Protestant leader, in defiance of
priests and in defiance of majority of
their own representatives in parliament.
LONDON, Oct 1.-THE Times this morning
referring to the Parnell funeral, attributed
the magnitude and impressiveness of the
scene to the fact that the Irish masses are
passionately fond of pageantry in every
shape, and especially when it combines
political excitement with an appeal to
sentiment.
PARIS, Oct 1.-THE Irish Extremists
resident in Paris had wake today in
memory of Parnell, and resolutions of re-
gret were passed at the loss Ireland has
sustained.