Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-12

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members 4 the Dublin municipality came
those of the provincial corporations,
trades societies and other organizations.
Some 10000 people bad passed through the
council hall during the four hours the
body lay in state, ane the most Of these
Joined the procession, forming into liue
Blk abreast wherever gap permitted them
to go. The bands OF music heading the diff
lerent societies dropped in wherever the
chance afforded.
At the Grave.
Throughout the route admirable order
was kept till the cortege came near Glas.
nevin. People began gathering In the
cemetery early in the morning, facing the
wind and drenching showers. During the
long waiting throughout the day crowd on
crowd inspected the turf-lincd tomb,
guarded by single group OF police. The
grave, which was some seven feet deep, ht Il
been cut out of the artificial mound cover.
Ing plot which had long been used to
inter the poorest people.
BY o'clock the police were over
whelmed by the power of the eyer-incrsas-
ing crowd and by the withdrawal Of n por-
tion Of their force, who went TO try aud
clear n way for the funeral nj the gate
Of the cemvery. When the first
part of the procession reached the lower
gate, 10 was found to be imposs ole TO pene-
trate the dense masses. In the struggle
with the on-lookers 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
enter
A Scene of Great Confusion
ensued. The procession for time was
checked and thrown into dsmay. 1t WAS
decided to close the lower gate. and this
was affected amid great disorder Just ss
the hearse reached the spot The hearse
was then taken TO the upper gate. Here
the coffin was removed and placed upon q
platform especially constructed for the
purpose. in order TO enable those in the
procession % tile around aud have full
view of the bier.
At 6 o'clock the 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-Gaels succeeded Ia clearing a way
to the grave and formed n circle, within
which were grouped the lord mayor Of
Dublin, the civic digntaries, Mr.. Parnell's
colleagues In parliament and the relatives
The crush around about was terrible
Darkness had set in. The noise Of shrek
ing women, the cries of children. and the
cries of men struggling amid the crush
made inaudble the voice Of tho clergy re-
citing 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 the way from the city hall. At the
grave Reverend Mr. Vincent OF the Ro-
tunda chapel aud Reverend George Fry
of Manchester ofiicated. They were
obliged to cut the service short, as the
crowd broke Into the protecting circle and
overwhelmed the inner group.
To many scores OF thousands
The Return to Dublin
must have been weary one. II was
o'clock when the mourners started 10 re-
turn to the city. As they drove past num-
berless pedestrians, evidently trudging
homeward, they met a respectful greet
ing. The country clubs and associations
marched direct to the railway stations,
where excursion trains had been kept In
waiting far beyond the time arranged.
The pageant Of the funeral, il not a
grand spectacle. had an especially solemn
interest. The intense seriousness OF feel
ing pervading the myraids partaking
therein gave a unique character to the
whole manifestation. Apart from the nc
cidental disorder at the cemetery the day
was without incident. Probably never
anywhere was a great popular demonstra-
tion attended by so little excitement.
Most of the public houses remained closed
throughout the day out Of respect to the
dead. The police, unfailinRly obtrusive
in Irish gatherings, were conspicuously alb
sent.
Last night Sunday quietness prevailed
i'm the city.