Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-12
EVEN ERIN'S SKIES WEPT
Thousands Brave the Rain to
Honor Parnells Memory.
REvERBNTIAL ORDER PREVAILED.
The Anti-ParnelIitss Remained Away
and the Anticipated Trouble was
Averted-Diiion and o'Brion saw tho
Procession from window.

/ ~ NtpN"AoaAee WAS PROBABLY owing TO the
wise resolve OF the Anti Parnellites not Ia
be present. William o'Brien, John Dill
Ion and Sexton watched the scene from
the window OF friends house on the
route Of the procession The curtain was
kept closed so that the three Nj. p's. only
had furtive glances at the great demon.
stration, while they themselves remained
entirely hidden from view. II is said that
Mr. Dillon had expressed his intention q
witnessing the funeral, whatever the re.
suit to himself and that Il was with some
difficulty that he was induced to remain
away
II Was True Funeral weather.
The remains Of Parnell arrived at King.
ston at a. m. sunday There was no
demonstration along the line from London
until Chester was reached, when many
deputatious Joined the train. The parlia.
mentary colleagues Of Mr.. Parnell, includ
ing John Redmond, John O'Connor, Jos.
eph Nolan, DR. Fitzgerald, James O'Kelly
aud Henry Campbell, were am ong the peo
pie that CRESTED the deputatlons on THEN
arrival at Holyhead, which the train
reached at 2 a. m in wet and hazy weather
that well became the mournfulness Of tho
scene. The transfer OF the coffln from the
train TO the mailboa at Ireland was a most
depressing spectacle. The darkness as the
body was borne from the train was unre.
lieved except by few lamps that fickered
nneannily, throwing a wierd light over the
large white wooden case that contained
the coffin. Throughout the voyage some
OF the Parnellites were All the time on
guard over the remains of their beloved
leader. Among the watchers was the
lord mayor Of Dublin, High Sheriff Meade
and J. II. Parnell, brother OF the deceased.
lne bqat made the passage in q gale OF
Wind and rain At the Kingston pier a
multitude was gathered to receive the re.
mains. With the Irish members who had
followed the body from England, the
group at Kingston included nearly every
parliamentary adherent Of Parnell. They
all gathered around the coffin Ia absolute
silence after the remains had been trans.
ferred to the train for Dublin
With Uncovered Heads
The Westland row station in Dublin
was reached at 1880 a. m. A vast silent
crowd waited with uncovered heads as the
train steamed into the station. Conspiou-
Gus IN front OF the dense masses of people
were members Of the Gaelic and Athletic
societies, with the hurlers used in their
sports draped black and tied with green
ribbon. The representatives Of branches
Of the National League wore black badges
on which were the dying words Of parnell.
Give my love to my colleagues and the
Irish nation.n When the remains had
been removed in solemn silence from the
train the case in which the coffin had been
inelosed was laid aside The crowd imme
diately seized upon aud broke ii into small
pieces to carry away as mementos Of the
dead As the hearse moved from the sta
ton the procession, without any design or
marshaling, appeared to fall into an order
~ line In purely extemporized fashion.
As the marched progressed the crowds
grew denser, and yet they kept clear Of the
line OF the procession along the whole
route to Castle hill, where the serried
ranks OF the people occupied every inch Of
space.
In n Pltiless Rain.
The city hall OF Dublin was reached AZ |
$50 a. m. The front was covered with |
somber draperies and dense rain fell as /
the coffin was borne into the hall toward /
the oatafalque. The rain kept pouring in
pitiless torrents for hour after hour but
did not diminish the vast concourse that
toward the hall, ignoring the ele-
ments ia their anxiety 70 show their love
for their dead leader Reverential quiet.
unbroken by partisan cries or the remotest
symptom OF tendency TO disorder prevailed.
The body lay In sthte in the council cham
Der. large circular room now heavily
draped In black, relieved by scrolls OF
white satin in looped festoons bearing ia
black letters the last words OF parnell
The coffin, which rested on a raised dias in
The center OF the chamber, was buried
under masses of wreaths, floral crosses.
irish hRrps and other designs The coffin
was placed at the base OF the O'Connell
statue and between the bold relief statues
II Grattan and Lucas.
From His Breksnheartsd wife,
Conspicuous on the coffin were three
Treaths from Mrs. Parnell, a cross and
lnchar, and circle, with inscription. The
utter inscription was: 'My own true love:
ny best, truest friend my husband; from
lis brokenheartsd wife" Inside this was /
he inscription my dear love; my hus. I
'and; from his brokenhearted wife, and I
he innermost inscription, my dear love: ,
ny husband; my king; from his broken.
earted wife, There were also two beau.
iful wreaths from Mrs. Parnellis daunh.
ers with the words From little Glare 20
ny dear mothers husband, . and From
title Kitty to my dear mothers husband. .
Lying in State.
From 10 o'clock until a continuous .
tream Of people poured into the city hall. !
is estimated that the people who paid
heir last tribute Of respect TO the dead
sader numbered at least 10000 Nearly !,
II were in the deepest mourning, the men (.
'eariug band Of black Grape interviewer j.
nth green ribbon on the arm, and a large
roportion of the women also wearing a
imilar sign OF grief :
At 2:45 the cortege started for the grave 4
! Glasnevin cemetery. Il was led by the
xecutive Of the Parnell leadership com
littee, and following came the bier, drawn
six black horses. Surrounding the bier b
ere the parliamentary colleagues of Par b
ell. AS the coffin passed it was almost D
idden by flowers. Every head in the vast q
ssemblage was uncovered, Parnells fa- 1
orite horse followed the bier. Then came a
strong body Of Gaels, headed by James &
tephens, the Fenian organizer; John 81
'Leary, the advocate of an Irish republic; b.
ohm OConnor, M. p, leading by the arm
le blind member of parliament, Mr.. w.
.. Macdonald, Of Qssory; Parnell's brother
nd sister, and then the lord mayor Of C
uolin, In official state. Next came the Ii
representatives. OF the corporations of the er
rincipal Irish towns and the various so u