The historic times., 1891-10-17
PARNELL'S FUNERAL.
Vast Numbers Pay Their Respect to the
Memory OF the Dead Leader-Servicesa at


Memory OF the Dead Leader-Services at
the Grave.
DUBLIN, Oct 12-The last honors
have been paid to Charles Stewart Par.
| nell, the renowned Irish leader, and
the last sad rites have been performed
at the grave and not disturbance
marred the day.
The remains of Mr.. Parnell arrived
at Kingston at z o'clock yesterday
morning. After leaving London there
were no demonstrations along the rail
way route (the London & Northwestern
line) until Chester was reached.
Here large deputations from Liver
pool, Manchester, Preston, Newcastle
on-Tyne, and other places joined the
train.
At Kingstown crowd had collected
to receive the remains on Irish soil
Conspicuous were the followers of Mr..
Parnell: Richard Power, member for
Waterford; Dr. Joseph Kenny, for Cork;
L. Lawrence Carew, for Kildare; James
J. Dalton, for West Donegal; T.
Rockfort Mcguire, for North Done
gal; John j. Clancy, for Dublin coun-
ty; William ]. Corbet, for East Wick
low; Col John P. holland, for North
Galway; Patrick O'Brien. for North
Monaghan. These, with the members
of the house of commons who followed
the body from London and the Kings
town delegation, comprised nearly all
the parliamentary adherents of Mr.
ParnelL All gathered around the
coffin in absolute silence, which was
unbroken even by the exchange
of friendly greetings until after
the transfer of the body to the railway
carriage.
AS the hearse moved from the station
a body of police formed in front of the
procession, which appeared t. fall into
an orderly line in a purely extempor-
lied fashion. The band of the working
mems union followed directly behind
the police escort and played the Dead
March in Saul" Then came the Gaelic
athletic association with their purlers
reversed, resembling a military body
at reversed arms" AS the march
progressed the crowds grew denser yet
they kept clear of the line of the pro-
cession along the whole route to Castle
hill, where the serried ranks of people
occupied every inch of space. The city
hall was reached at $50 o'clock.
violent rainstorm streamed down
as the coffin was borne into the hall
toward the catafalque. 1t kept raining
in torrents for hour after hour, yet the
mum bers of the vast throng that were
struggling toward the city were not re.
duced in the slightest
The ceremony of lying in state was
to have been closed at noon, but the
crowd was SO numerous that the clos
ing of the doors were postponed till
after o'clock, and even then hundreds
were obliged to go away disappointed.
At a quarter of the procession start
ed, led by the executive of the leader
ship committee. Following came the
bier, drawn by six coal black horser,
surrounded by the parliamentary col
leagues of Mr. Parnell. AS the coffin
passed, almost hidden in flowers every
head in the vast Assem- blage was un-
covered. Mr.. Parnell's favorite
ho.se followed the bier. Then
came strong body of the Clan-na-
Gael with James Stephens and
John OLeary. Prominent among the
individual me m bers of the procession
was John O'Connor, leading by the
arm the blind member Mcdonald
Then came carriages containing Mrs.
Dickinson, the sister of Mr. ParnelI,
Mr. Parnell's brother and sister, and
other near friends. The lord mayor in
state, preceded by the city marshal and
the sword and mace bearers, was next
behind the family carriages. Then fol-
lowed the representatives of the cor.
porations of the principal Irish towns
various trade societies, Foresters, home
rulers, private carriages and citizens
on foot
Just as the procession started the raiA
happily ceased, the sun broke through
the clouds and shone brillia ;tly. The
scene was most impressive. All the
windows and housetops along the line
of march were packed with people 1t
bad been planned to take a somewhat
circuitous route to the cemetery in or
der to crafty the anxiety of the people
in the city. but as it was found that it
would be scarcely possible to reach the
place of burial before o'clock the
more indirect route was abandoned
1t was great procession, surprising
in point of numbers anything of the
kind ever witnessed in Dublin.
Throughout the route admirable or
der was kept till the cortege came near
Glasnevin.
Here the coffin was removed and
placed upon platform especially con-
structed for the purpose in order to
enable those in the procession to pass
around it and 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.
The noise of women, the cries of chill. |
dren and the cries of men struggling |
amid the crush made inaudible |
the voice of the clergy recitine |
the ritual of the church of En- |
gland. 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