St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-12
START FOR THE GRAVE.
The Procession Moves at 2:25 in
the Afternoon.


DUBLIN, Oct 11.-At 1925 the process
sion started, led by the executive of the
leadership committee. Following came
the bier drawn by six coal black horses,
surrounded by the parliamentary col
leagues of Mr.. Parnell. AS the coffin
passed, almost hidden in flowers, every
head in the vast assemblage was UNI
covered. Mr.. Parnells favorite horse
followed the bier. Then came strong
body of the Clan.na-gaels, headed by
James Stephens and John O'Leary.
Prominent in the procession was John
OConnor, leading by the arm the blind
member, Mcdonald. Then came carriages
containing Mrs. Dickinson, the sister
of Mr.. Parnell, Mr.. Parnell's brother
and sister and other friends. The lord
mayor in state preceded by the city
marshal and the sword and mace bear
erS were next behind the family car
riages. Then followed the representa-
tiveS of the corporations of the various
parish towns, trades. home rulers,
private carriages and citizens on foot.
Just as the procession started the rain
happily ceased; the sun broke through
the clouds and snone brilliantly. The
scene was most impressive. All the
windows and hOuSetopS along the line
were packed with people. 1t had been
planned to take somewhat circuitous
route to the cemetery in order to crafty
the anxiety of thousands of people in
city, but as it was found that it would
be scarcely possible to reach the place
of burial before o'clock the more in
direct route was abandoned.
1t was great procession, surprising
in point OF numbers anything of the
Ii wit I'm De-
sides, it presented some extraordinary
features never seen in any other city in
the world. Anywhere else a demon
stratlon on so large scale would have
been conducted on regular plan-sOme
organizing body appointed with mar
Shals to guide the elements into an or
derby sequence, and TO see to it that
such bodies as were authorized to par
ticipate on the occasion should be pro-
tected on their march from the church
yard, and outside elements checked.
Here no systematic plan seemed to reg
ulate the procession. Yet the same fine
instinct OF order pervading everywhere
gave the march an aspect of drilled reg
uiarity. 1t was motley mob of we'll
clad citizens side by side with the rag
gedest that followed the procession, and
extended some smiles.
Behind the members of the Dublin
municipality came those of the proyin-
cial corporations. trades societies and
other organizations. Some 10000 peo-
pie had passed through the council hall
during the four hours the body had lain
in state, and the most of these Joined
the procession, forming into line six
abreast wherever a gap in the process
sion permitted them to go. The bands
of music leading the different societies
dropped in wherever the chance afford
ed, sometimes at intervals so near that
the different strains and different keys
of the bands made harsh discord. be-
sides importing the marching cadence
which those regularly in the procession
strove to maintain. Long strips of
jaunting cars, private carriages and
every sort of vehicle added
length to the cortege. The best
view of the procession was
probably that obtained at Kingsbridge,
after two of the five miles toward the
cemetery had been traverSed. The
rain had ceased, and the brilliant sun
showed both sides of the Liffey densely
lined with spectators. At every point
of vantage, the roofs of houses and the
parapet of the bridge over the river
were all occupied. The long, regular
column of men kept step in harmony
between the ranks of onlookers. Here
one single strain of ''The Dead March
in Saul' broke the absolute stiffness
that served to make the spectacle i'm
preSSive. This long and tortuous route
had been selected to afford the largest
part of the people of Dublin view of
the demonstration.