Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-10-17

1rishmen to St. Michae's church,
near the law courts, where
the rector, Rev. Thomas Long,
assisted by Rev. G.. A. Frye,
rector of All Souls church, Manches-
ter, read the service of the church of
Ireland. The immediate friends and
the relatives of the deceased complete
ly filled the church, the throng of gem
eral imourners remaining mean
while outside in the pouring
rain. The brief service being
over, the procession was formed
and the coffin, escorted by numerous
Irish societies and by many thousands
of citizens, was conveyed to the city
hall and placed upon a magnificent
catafalque in the central hall, at the
foot of the statue of the great O'Con-
| nell.
! At the head of the coffin stood the
colors of the Wicklow volunteers, Or
ganized by Mr.. Parnel's father in
1779. At the top of the coffin was an
immense cross of flowers, inscribed
with the names of the thirty-one faith
full parliamentary colleagues of Parnell.
The inclosure around the coffin was
mass of floral offerings of every shape
and design, and coming from Parnelfs
admirers in all parts of Ireland and
England. So numerous were such trib-
utes that room could not be found for
all of them in the hall, and the stewards
were finally obliged to request that the
donors send their tokens to the ceme-
terry instead Some of the masses of
flowers bore revengeful notices, but
most of the inscriptions were of con-
ventional type
AT 10 o'clock the arrangements were
completed so that the crowd could be
permitted to file past the coffin. A pro-
cession six deep moved past, and the
stream flowed uninterruptedly for
three hours. 1t is estimated that 1885,
900 people passed the body. The crowd
was kept moving as speedily as poss
BILE by large detail of police, and
there was no hitch in the programme.
The Parnellite members of parliament
stood inside the barrier as sort of
bodyguard
AT 1 o'clock the procession was
stopped, though there seemed no end
to the line of people who wished to
pass the coffin. 1t was necessary,
however, to begin the march to the
cemetery, which would otherwise
not be reached until late in the
evening. Rev. DIR. Frye and Chap
lain NJ. c. Vincent, of the Rotunda hos
pital, gave the word for the removal
of the body, and at 2SO o'clock the pro-
cession to the tomb began. The coffin
rested on an open hearse, the floral de-
sign accompanying it being the one
| l,,,t Il hoe la ri
ITO My Own True Love, My Husband,
My King"
The other floral tributes were con-
veyed to the grave by the pail bearers
and the colleagues of the deceased
Among those conspicuous in the pro-
cession was Mr.. Alexander j. Reid, the
United States consul In Dublin. Not a
single anti-Parnellite, known as such,
was visible. The order of march was:
Pall-bearers, chief mourners, officiating
clergymen, Gaelics, with eX-Head-Cen-
ter James Stephens and the equally
noted John O'Leary; other societies,
the general public.
Perfect order was observed. The
sight from the city hall, while the vast
cortege was in motion, was unequaled
even by the great outpouring at the
time of the O'Connell centenary.
The streets along the route of
the procession and the intersecting
streets for blocks in both directions
were masses of human beings, while
the windows and housetops We're also
black with spectators. Most of the
houses were draped in mourning, and
festoons of Grape were swung across the
streets at frequent intervals. Hun
dreds of Irish flags, draped in black,
We're displayed Twenty bands scat.
tered through the line of marchers
furnished music, the strains of the
"Dead March in SAUL" the "Adeste
Fiedelis" hymns, and Irish dirges add.
ing to the solemnity of the occasion.
When the head of the procession ar.
rived opposite st. GATHERINGS church.
the scene of Thomas Adds Emmet's
execution, halt was made for few
moments, all hats being removed
A second halt was made in
front of the Bank of Ireland
the old Irish parliament build
ing, where similar quiet salute
} was rendered, and third stop wa.
f made at the National club, OF which
Mr.. Parnell was the leading member
: All in the procession wore badges OF
( Grape and green ribbon. The line, 81,
deep, occupied an hour in passing.
l Among the banners displayed along
? the route many bore words said to hav.
: been Parnell's last message of love t.
his countrymen. The utmost grief wa.
everywhere manifest, expressions be
, ing heard on every side indicating tina
many could hardly believe ther grea
, and beloved leader could have so sud
denly departed. Nothing could con
| vincingly exhibit the immense popu
larity of Parnell as this spontaneous
: demonstration.
= Glasneven, the last resting place o
the dead statesman, was reached at
1 o'clock. 1t was then dark. The Gael
t les surrounded the grave, which was
Y lined with green turf, and into whicl
e the people, pressing forward as near a