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deep, had been dug out of an artificial
mound covering the plot, which has long

mound covering the plot, which has long
been used to inter the poorest people.
BY O'Clock the police became over
whelmed by the ever-increasing crowd,
and by withdrawal of portion of their
force, who went to clear the way for the
funeral at the entrance gates to the ceme-
terry. When the first part of the process
sion reached the lower gate, at 5 O'Clock,
1t was found impossible to penetrate 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 the great
contending wave of others trying to en-
ter. scene of great confusion ensued.
The procession for a time was checked
and thrown into disarray. 1t was de-
cided to close the lower gates, and this
was affected amid great disorder, Just as
the hearse reached the spot.
The hearse was then taken to plat
form specially constructed for the pur-
pose, in order to enable those in the pro-
cession to file around and have tull
view of the bier. At o'clock the fast
falling dusk found the procession still
filing past. There seemed to be no like
llhood 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. The body of Clan-na- Gaels
succeeded in clearing the way to the
grave, and formed a circle, In which were
grouped the Lord Mayor of Dublin, civic
dignitaries, ParnelPs colleagues in Par
lament and relatives
The crush was terrible. Darkness had
set in. The noise of shrieking women,
cries ofchildren, and shouts ofmen, strug-
CLING amid the crush, made inaudible the
voices OF the clergy reciting the ritual of
the Church Of England.
The first portion of the service had
been celebrated at ST. Nicholas Church.
where the remains rested twenty minutes
while on their way from the City Hall.
At the grave Rev. Mr.. Vincent of Ro-
tunda Chapel, and Rev. George Fry of
Manchester officiated. They were obliged
to cut the services short, as the crowd
broke into the protecting circle and over
whelmed the inner group.
some time after, in dead darkness,
when the crowd had thinned away, the
more intimate friends again grouped
themselves around the grave deposited
wreaths thereon and took a last view Of
the coffin. The grave became heaped up
with masses of floral tributes.
Apart from the disorder at the ceme-
terry the day was without accident. Prob
ably never anywhere was a great popular
demonstration attended by so little ex-
cltement. Most of the public houses re-
mained closed throughout the day, out of
respect to the dead. The police, unfail-
ingly obtrusive in Irish public gather
Ings, were to-day conspicuously absent.
Tonight Sunday quietness prevails
Various estimates have been made as
to the number OF persons who witnessed
the demonstration, the DdilaJ Ne1cS
placing it at 100000. Hourly dispatches
We're sent Mrs. Parnell at Brighton, de-
| scribing the scenes at Dublin She is
still prostrated.
Inc Chr0n1cte says the demonstration
was "a spontaneous and irresistible
surging from all parts of Ireland to
Glansnevin. The mighty wave would
have swept away any barrier police or
politicians could have put up to stop
It. The Catholic democracy thus paws
their last tribute of honor to Protestant
leader, in defiance OF the priests, in def
ance OF majority of their own repre-
| sentatives in Parliament"
THE "THUNDERER" TALKS.
LONDON, Oct. 12.-The Times this Mon
day. morning, referring to ParnelFs
funeral, attributed the magnitude and
lmpressiVeness of the scene to the fact
that the Irish masses are passionately
fond OF pageantry, in every shape, and
especially when it combines political ex-
cltement with an appeal to sentiment
IRISH EXTREMISTS HOLD A WAKE.
PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE Irish extremists
residents in Paris had wake to-day in
memory Of Parnell. Resolutions of re-
gret at the loss Ireland has sustained
were passed.